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Six deaths confirmed in two days
FOUR more deaths were recorded on Thursday - following two confirmed on Wednesday in the latest date from the Ministry of Health.
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Aliv places Dorian repairs at $5m-$10m
Aliv yesterday completed the full restoration of its mobile towers in Abaco and east Grand Bahama, finishing a storm recovery “first phase” estimated to have cost between $5m-$10m.
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Fox and Chisholm named to Arizona Fall League rosters
LUCIUS Fox and Jazz Chisholm continue their progression through their respective Major League Baseball organisations and reached another pair of milestones this week.
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Maureen M Leonard
Maureen M Leonard Aged 96 Mrs Maureen Leonard passed away peacefully at her home on Eastern Road on Wednesday 13th June 2018. She will greatly missed by her family and friends.
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Merciana Storr
Memorial Service for the Late Merciana Storr aged 96 years of George Town, Exuma will be held on Tuesday August 21st, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at Southwest Cathedral, Carmichael Road. Officiating will be Rev’d Carlton Adderley.
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Burrows, Augustin-Fairell make season debuts in France
THE French Pro A League tipped off the 2018-19 season and both Bahamian players made their season debuts.Jaraun “Kino” Burrows and his Fos-Sue-Mur Provence Byers competed in Pro A for the first time while Jonathan Augustin-Fairell played his first ga
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Shockers, Cybots take early lead in playoffs
The Shockers and Mail Boat Cybots took early leads in their respective series as the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) Playoffs got underway Monday night. Both series will continue with game two on Friday.
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James, Heat escape with 97-93 win over Bulls
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- The odds had to overwhelmingly be in Chicago's favor. Down by a point with 22.7 seconds left, with Derrick Rose heading to the line to shoot a pair of free throws. The reigning NBA MVP. He was a perfect 29 fo
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Malisse, Knowles fall to Bryan brothers
BAHAMIAN tennis ace Mark Knowles and Xavier Malisse of Belgium lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 6-3, 6-2 at the French Open yesterday.
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Government urged to speed up Downtown demolitions
THE Downtown Nassau Partnership has called on the government to get serious with owners of abandoned and dilapidated buildings on Bay Street.
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Questions over BPL and URCA
There is a headline today: URCA to investigate BPL fires attributed to URCA’s CEO Bereaux. With respect to Mr Bereaux where is the investigation as to why BP&L who are totally governed through URCA did not apply under Articles…15…25-28 for permission to change the type of generation and fuel at Clifton?
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Web shops: Tax rises attempt to seize industry
The government has been accused of trying to seize control of the web shop industry through tax increases that will “decimate” all operators and 3,000 jobs in less than a year.The Bahamas Gaming Operators Association, in a furious post-budget counter
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It was much safer in 2018 than it was in 2017, says Ferguson
OVERALL crime across the country decreased by eight percent last year when compared to 2017, with murders dropping 25 percent, Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said yesterday.
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No Bull come up short
WHILE the elimination process is currently underway at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, teams are also jockeying to make a run for a shot at the final four in their bid to get into Monday night’s championship game of the 32nd edition of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.
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MONDAY UPDATE: One newly confirmed case of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that there is one newly confirmed case of COIVD-19 in The Bahamas, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 93.
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THE New Providence Basketball Association kicked off the other half of its playoff series on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the defending champions, Commonwealth Bank Giants, and the PJ Stingers winning the John Archer divisional double header.
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THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has announced its boys and girls national teams that will be participating in the World Junior Tennis Competition in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 11-16.
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Eric Wiberg – New Providence: 60 land accidents
WHETHER planes touched wingtips, men walked into propellers, bombers collided, planes were lost in microbursts, or had training gunnery mishaps, Nassau, Windsor and Oakes air fields and adjacent waters claimed many lives. More than half of all accidents in the colony – 80 of 150 – took place at or near the air fields and New Providence. This article deals with the 55 accidents that happened or ended up on land. In the three years from January 1943 131 aviators and a Bahamian family of three were killed by military aircraft in New Providence and its waters, with 83 rescued, and those fatalities recovered buried on Farrington Road. Pre-existing Oakes Field, used for training, saw nine crashes and most of the 25 unallocated, and Windsor Field, still in use, had 21.
