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Norma Rosaline Vera Erskine
Memorial Service In memory of Mrs. Norma Rosaline Vera Erskine age 81 years of #303 East Street will be held at Light and Life Community Church, Madeira Street Palmdale on Saturday January 30th, 2016 at 11 a.m. Officiating will be …
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Olive Laverne Evans-Colebrook
Funeral Service for the Late Olive Laverne Evans-Colebrook, age 81 years of Peter Street West & Hospital Lane and formerly of Nicholl’s Town, Andros, will be held on Saturday May 24th, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at Abundant Life Bible Church, Abundant …
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Joseph Jerome Treco
Funeral Service for Joseph Jerome Treco age 81 of Gray’s, Long Island and formerly of Hamilton’s, Long Island who died on January 17, 2020 will be held on Saturday January 25, 2020 at 10:45 am at Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, …
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Amelie Dorvil
Funeral Service for Amelie Dorvil, age 81 of Allen Drive, off Carmichael Road and formerly of Port De Paix, Haiti who died on Monday, November 25th, 2019 will be at 2 p.m. at Gospel Assembly Church of God in Christ, …
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Suspect accused of killing his mother
A JURY was empanelled yesterday in the Supreme Court for the trial of a man accused of murdering his mother.
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Police hunt three in stealing probe
Three Grand Bahama men are wanted by police for questioning in connection with investigations into housebreaking, stealing and shopbreaking. Lavarr Laroda, 22, of Amberjack Street is wanted for housebreaking and stealing. He is six feet tall, weighs
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INSIGHT: Climate change is coming and we have to prepare - now
A STARTLING new report says harmful effects of climate change will be experienced at a lower temperature than previously anticipated, all while the world runs out of time to do something about it.
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Abaco Schools Sports Association basketball results
Abaco Schools Sports Association Basketball Championships (Best of Three series)
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‘Incredibly difficult’ for middle class to ever purchase home
Middle class Bahamians will find it “incredibly difficult to ever get a home”, developers and realtors warned yesterday, with financing and other hurdles constantly being raised that “little bit higher”.
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GSSSA sudden death playoffs heat up
THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) basketball sudden death playoffs are heating up at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium with action set to continue on the court on Thursday.
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Flight Services must cut ‘growing taxpayer draw’
Nassau Flight Services (NFS) must “reduce its ever-increasing draw” on Bahamian taxpayers, a Cabinet minister charged yesterday, after privatisation efforts proved unsuccessful.
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GB power cost 'third lowest' in region says top executive
A Grand Bahama Power Company top executive said the cost of electricity in Grand Bahama is the third-lowest in the Caribbean region but agrees that it could be lower.
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Banks not ‘betting against economy’
Top bankers yesterday rejected the Prime Minister’s assertion that they are “betting against The Bahamas’ economy” after it was revealed that a recent bond issue was just 40 percent subscribed.
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Legends stop Rebels 82-80, Caribs beat Cybots 102-94
THE University of the Bahamas Caribs pulled off another big victory to remain undefeated in the New Providence Basketball Association men's division one play, knocking off the Mail Boat Cybots 102-94 at AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.
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Bahamas 5th at FIBA Centrobasket Championship for women
WITH a pair of wins against Costa Rica, the Bahamas finished fifth at the 2018 FIBA Centrobasket Championship for women and missed qualification for the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2019.
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Bahamas Bowl players are selected in the NFL Draft
TWO student athletes who participated in last year’s Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl joined three other alumni from previous years as they were selected during the 2019 NFL Draft, held April 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Large support for expansion of NHI to fund health care
NEARLY 90 percent of respondents in a new survey support the expansion of NHI to provide affordable coverage for high cost medical care — including treatment for widespread cancers, dialysis and heart attacks.
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BEC pollution liability 'could be over $100m'
The successful bidder(s) for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) will inherit potentially massive environmental liabilities, it was revealed yesterday, in addition to a $350 million debt mountain and $81 million employee pension fund deficit.
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Regulators level NPBA series with 96-74 rout of Cybots
THE back and forth battle between the Mail Boat Cybots and Mr Ship It Freight Regulators continued over the weekend and set the stage for game five in their best-of-seven series in the NPBA Division I.
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Tourism return to pre-COVID peak in 2023
The start of tourism’s revival has been “pushed back” beyond the peak winter season, the Central Bank’s governor warned yesterday, with a return to top performance not expected until 2023.
