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LEANNA ROLLE

Funeral Service for the late MATRIARCH LEANNA ROLLE age 95 years of Victoria Blvd., East Street and formerly of Rolle Town, Exuma will be held on Saturday, August 13th, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Zion South Beach Baptist Church, Zion …

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Sybil Forbes

Funeral Service for Mother Sybil Forbes, 95 of Ferguson Court , Nassau Village and formally of Kemps Bay Andros died on December 20 ,2016 will be held at Living Faith Seventh Day Adventist Church , Old Trail Road , on …

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Lezera Olevia Ann Butler

Funeral Service For Lezera Olevia Ann Butler, 95 a resident of #9 Timothy Lane, Fox Hill, & formerly of Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera, will be held at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Fox Hill Road, on Saturday 22nd July, 2017 at 10:00 …

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Alwilter Jane Bain

Memorial Service for Alwilter Jane Bain, age 95 years, of Melvern Road and Maize Court, formerly of Harbour Island will be held on Friday November 30th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., at Christ the King Anglican Church, Ridgeland Park West. Officiating …

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Viola Gibson

Funeral Service for the late Ms. Viola Gibson age 95 years old of Finlayson Street and formerly of Major’s Cay, Crooked Island will be held on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 at 1:45pm at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Officiating …

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Work to repair hurricane damage to begin

By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net CONSTRUCTION of 13 homes destroyed in the southeastern Bahamas during hurricane Irene will soon begin as building supplies worth $400,000 were shipped to contractors late last evening. Yesterday, NEMA director C

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Junior golfers are crowned champions

After picking up a second-place finish, Alex Dupuch said he just wanted to make sure he finally won his first Bahamas Golf Federation junior national golf championship title before he made his exit.

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Slave ship artifacts uncovered

ON craggy rocks and in silent gullies at Lynyard Cay in the Abacos lay the fragments of an American-owned slave ship, the 129-ton, 88-foot schooner, the Peter Mowell.

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Conquerors, Crimestoppers pull off victories in NPBA

THE Police Crimestoppers and the Woodside Petroleum Conquerors both pulled off victories Tuesday night as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at CI Gibson Gym.

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S&P’s higher deficits on VAT ‘uncertainties’

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has agreed that there are “indeed uncertainties” surrounding Value-Added Tax (VAT) implementation, and is less optimistic than the Government in projecting a 3 per cent fiscal deficit for 2015-2016.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: There really is no place like home - shame we don’t go out and see it

It began with a thin piece of paper that fell out of an old folder. I can’t explain why I kept it for more than 40 years or why I kept any of the stuff in that folder, for that matter. Instinct, maybe, but back to the slip of paper. It was a small 4.5”x 8.5” flyer, now yellowed with age, with the name and photograph of Earl Nightingale, the legendary author and radio personality who ruled the airwaves in the 1950s and ‘60s.

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‘We see NAIA membership in our short term future’

WHILE the College of the Bahamas will be transformed into the University of the Bahamas next week, everybody is waiting for the unveiling of its new Athletic Department.

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Builder defends $20m contract

GOVERNMENT-hired builder Rev Lloyd Smith has defended his construction firm Holiday Industrial Builders International (HIBI) insisting that during the arbitration process, which followed a “politically motivated” contract termination, he pocketed nearly $10 million as there was no evidence that his work did not meet coding standards.

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NPBA: YES, Commonwealth Bank Giants are undefeated

YOUR Essential Store (YES) and Commonwealth Bank Giants are both still undefeated in the New Providence Basketball Association.Coming off the Christmas break, the Giants highlighted NPBA action Saturday night as YES pounded the Triple K Stampers 105-

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Smith leads the Hawks past Celtics 83-74

ATLANTA (AP) -- Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, leading the Atlanta Hawks to an 83-74 victory over Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs last night, the final minute turning ugly when Celtics star Rajon Rondo was ejected

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Central Bank: Investors no longer ‘tepid’ on Gov’t debt

The Government’s domestic debt issues were fully subscribed for the first time in almost three years during the 2022 second quarter, the Central Bank has revealed, arguing that “tepid investor sentiment” has been reversed.

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Hunt for suspect after man shot dead

POLICE are on the hunt for a suspect responsible for a shooting incident that left one man dead late Tuesday night.

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17-year-old boy shot dead outside his home

A TEENAGE boy was yesterday shot multiple times and killed after two gunmen ambushed him and his older brother as they arrived at the home they shared with relatives on Podoleo Street.

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Nick Mike Pikramenos

A funeral service for the Late Nick Mike Pikramenos, age 88, of Love Beach, Nassau, The Bahamas, who died peacefully at Doctors Hospital, Collins Avenue. Nassau, on Monday, 12th March, 2018, will be held at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, West …