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Day three with no new cases
DESPITE increased testing for COVID-19, the country has not recorded new cases of the disease for three days in a row.
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‘SIGNIFICANT’ RISE IN SYPHILIS CASES
THE number of syphilis cases among other reported instances of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) is on the rise in the Bahamas, said Ministry of Health officials yesterday.
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NPBA FINALS: Series tied 1-1
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants’ bid at a perfect season was ruined on Friday night after their Your Essential Giants’ division II team also suffered a defeat in the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-seven championship series.
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Saunders gets chance to earn roster spot in NFL
Mavin Saunders will have his first opportunity to earn a roster spot in the National Football League with the franchise that has made some of this year’s most high profile acquisitions in the offseason.
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Financial group chair to gain trailblazer award
A BAHAMIAN financial institution’s chairman is set to receive the Trailblazer Award at today’s Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Bahamas conference.
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50,000 travel visas show scale of tourism drop
ABOUT 50,000 people bought travel health visas to enter The Bahamas in December, suggesting arrivals declined by more than 90 percent compared with December 2019 despite relaxed entry requirements.
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NPBA: Bucket, Shockers Stingers in the win column
THE Aliv Bucket, Seafood Shockers and PJ Stingers were winners of the New Providence Basketball Association’s triple header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.
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Real Property tax reforms can ‘double’ revenues to $200m
The Government has been advised that it could double real property tax collections to almost $200 million per year through better enforcement and ensuring all eligible properties are on the roll, a Cabinet minister has disclosed.
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Ermyntrude Miller
Ermyntrude ”Trudy” Miller 90, of Warren Street , Oakes Field and formally of Ragged Island , died who on Friday February 1st,2019. She is survived by her children: Altheamease Richardson, Judy Miller, Rudolph Miller (pre-deceased), Ava Armstrong, Michael Ramsey, Berkely …
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Ruth Pauline Higgs
A Celebration of the life of Ruth Pauline Higgs, 90 of Marsh Harbour, Abaco, The Bahamas, will be held (TODAY) Thursday, 12th December, 2019 at Ebenezer Methodist Church, East Shirley Street, Nassau at 4:00 p.m. Officiating will be Reverend Milton …
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Buddy sprains ankle
Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield was helped to the locker room (above right) after he limped off the court with a sprained right ankle midway through the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday in Sacramento, California.
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Man gets 10 years for sex with 14-year-old
A Supreme Court judge has sentenced 32-year-old Alban Johnson to 10 years in jail for the statutory rape of a 14-year-old in May 2013.
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Rand Memorial Hospital 'yet to fully recover' from loss of staff after Dorian
THE Rand Memorial Hospital has yet to fully recover from the loss of physicians and nurses in specialty areas and hospital equipment.
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UPDATED: Sol Kerzner dies age 84, PM pays tribute to ‘pioneer in the resort industry’
Hotel tycoon, business magnate and Atlantis developer Sol Kerzner has died age 84.
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$112m spent with 'no due process'
$112m spent with 'no due process' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor With more than $112 million in public monies spent "without any evidence of due process", the Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president has urged the Government to use t
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James, Heat win home finale over Houston
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- As LeBron James was walking to Miami's home bench for the final time this regular season, he raised his left arm to acknowledge the roars of another sold-out crowd. And when the obligatory "M-V-P" chants star
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Howard Howitt Monroe
Funeral service for Howard Howitt Monroe, 84 yrs., a resident of #91 Ridgeland Park East & formerly of Current Island, Eleuthera, will be held at Zion Yamacraw Baptist Church, Yamacraw Road, on Saturday at 11:00 a.m Officiating will be Rev. …
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GB Power invests $8min solar battery storage
GRAND Bahama Power Company is investing $8 million in constructing a battery storage facility before year-end, as it moves to introduce utility-scale solar and other renewable energies.The utility monopoly, in response to Tribune Business’s questions
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Chisholm Jr, Marlins lose Wild Card Series
Phillies sweep Marlins to earn NL Division Series rematch with MLB-best Braves
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryson Stott crushed the second grand slam in Philadelphia Phillies postseason history and Aaron Nola tossed seven shutout innings in a performance worthy of a postseason ace that led to a 7-1 win and a two-game sweep over the Miami Marlins in their NL Wild Card Series last night.
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Jonquel Jones and Sun start fast, breeze to 92-70 victory over Fever
JONQUEL Jones’ individual numbers are short of her MVP pace from a year ago, but a more balanced Connecticut Sun has surged ahead of the WNBA’s Eastern Conference standings.
