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Broshadrack Collins
Broshadrack Collins age 80 years of Rolleville Exuma Bahamas died Friday November 2nd, 2018. Providencethers: Raymond Collins. He is survived by his wife; Loretta Collins; Children Veronica Collins Styles, Marva Collins, Collette Collins, Lazanta Collins Thompson; sister; Rena McPhee; brothers; …
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EVA PORTIA SCHAFFNER
MRS. EVA PORTIA SCHAFFNER, age 80 years of #5 Tradewinds Drive, South Bahamia died Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at her sister’s residence. She is survived by her daughter: Yasmine Neely; grandchildren: Portia, Sasha and Selina Neely; great grandchildren: Clarence Symonette, …
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Cleveland Anthony Hepburn
Retired Educator Cleveland Anthony “Teach” Hepburn, age 80 years, a resident of #49 Finlayson Street, Bain Town, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday November 21st, 2016. Cleveland was predeceased by his daughter: Marsha Hepburn- Peters. He is survived …
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Aaron Rolle
Aaron Rolle age 80 of #44 Sunset Drive and formerly of Long Bay Cays, Andros died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday October 20, 2019. He is survived by his daughters, Clarice Varence and Myrtle Rolle; his son, Anthony …
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Thelma Thedora Adderley
Thelma Thedora Adderley, 80 years of Burnt Ground, Long Island and formerly of Lower Deadman’s Cay, Long Island, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, 24th May, 2019. She is survived by three (3) Daughters: Geralene Williams, Lisa Darville …
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Students learn table etiquette
LAST week 80 students from D W Davis Jr High School learned the principles of table etiquette at Sandals Royal Bahamian.
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Sears says newly launched Traffic Management Centre first phase to cost $1.8m
THE Ministry of Works and Utilities launched the first phase of its Traffic Management Centre yesterday.
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Michael Pintard appealing for help to find missing Grand Bahama man
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard is appealing for help finding Philip “Big Mama” Stubbs, who has been missing for almost a week.
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59-year-old man dies from COVID-19
ANOTHER COVID-19 death has been recorded, according to the Ministry of Health yesterday.
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Two-sport star? Deyton Albury makes debut on the gridiron
DEYTON Albury is known for putting up big numbers on the basketball court. But he may be a two-sport star on the rise after his debut on the gridiron. Albury returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, rushed for 120 yards and another to
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Global growth too low
Since September 2019, the Federal Reserve has been buying 80% of US Treasury debt. The US is borrowing from itself – unprecedented. The attack on the Abqaiq oil facility in Saudi Arabia in September 2019 that affected global oil supplies significantly barely increased oil prices. The killing of the Iran general by the US on January 3, 2020 barely influenced oil prices. The markets are not being influenced by threat to Middle Eastern oil.
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Recognising women's softball legends
Members of the women’s national softball team of the late 70s and 80s were recognised yesterday during the House of Assembly session. The women were invited by Minister of Youth, Sports & Culture Dr Daniel Johnson as a part of events to honour International Women’s Day.
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Sandals staff learning to save lives
BOTH Sandals Royal Bahamian and Sandals Emerald Bay are continuing their bid to ensure that as many as 80 per cent of their staff are trained to deliver life-saving aid, not only to resort guests, but to members of the public who may need assistance.
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Memorial services to remember two ‘cultural giants’
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Dr Daniel Johnson yesterday outlined plans to memorialise the life and work of two of the country’s most renowned “cultural giants” - entertainer Franklyn “Count Bernadino” Ellis and Junkanoo pioneer, Brian “Sir Boldy” Gibson.
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Tax break may help 41,000 homeowners
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said more than 41,000 homeowners could benefit from the Government’s decision to waive real property tax arrears for owner-occupied homes valued at less than $250,000.
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60 per cent drop in use of nolle prosequis
THE use of nolle prosequi orders to hack away at the backlog of criminal matters before the courts decreased by more than 60 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.
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54 deaths in car crashes in 2017
A TOTAL of 54 people died as a result of traffic accidents in 2017, according to Royal Bahamas Police Force crime statistics.
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Lashann Higgs scores season high 16 in Longhorns’ 85-79 win over Bears
LASHANN Higgs has established an important role in the rotation for the Texas Longhorns women’s basketball programme and it has helped the team’s current win streak, highlighted by an upset over an interstate rival and second ranked team in the country.
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Michael Dingman: a man who chased new horizons
Michael D. Dingman, the corporate leader, financier and philanthropist who organized what at the time was the largest initial public stock offering in U.S. history, died October 3 at his home in Lyford Cay, The Bahamas. He was 86 and Shipston Group L
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NAUGHTY’S NFL PICKS - WEEK 9
LAST WEEK: 8-7 SEASON: 86-36
