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DPM praises ‘exceptional’ Sandals 95% occupancy
The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed Sandals Emerald Bay’s “exceptional” 90-95 percent slow season occupancy levels with the resort chain eyeing further Bahamas expansion.
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EDITORIAL: Children face Christmas without their mother
Every murder is a tragedy – but some make the heart ache that little bit more. The murder of a mother of six just two weeks before Christmas is one that hurts.
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Ayton posts double-double in 111-109 loss to Raptors
TORONTO (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 17 rebounds, Devin Booker scored 30 points and Kelly Oubre Jr scored 18 for the Phoenix Suns in a 111-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors last night.
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‘Far too premature’ for PM to claim VAT success
A well-known businessman yesterday said it was “far too premature” for the Prime Minister to boast about Value-Added Tax (VAT) being successful, accusing him of “gloating” over the hundreds of millions of dollars the tax will suck out of the Bahamian economy.
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MELVIN BONABY
Funeral Service for the late MELVIN BONABY age 82 years of Port Howe, Cat Island will be held on Saturday, April 14th, 2018 at 12:45 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, New Bight, Cat Island. Officiating will be Deacon Andrew …
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Verna Violet Fox
Funeral service for Verna Violet Fox , age 82 years, of Salt Pond, Long Island, who died on Wednesday October 24, 2018, will be held on Saturday November 3rd , 2018 at St. Joseph’s Anglican Church, Thompson Bay, Long Island …
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Lucille Myers Moss
Funeral service for Lucille Myers Moss “Ovi” age 82 years and a resident of #27 Montrose Drive, South Bahamia Grand Bahama and formerly of Snug Corner, Acklins will be held on Saturday March 12, 2016 at 11:00am at Community at …
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William Daniel
Funeral Service for William Daniel, age 82 of Newbold Street and formerly of Port Au-Paix, Haiti who died on Friday, January 3rd, 2020 will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Holy …
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George Albert Wilson
Funeral Service for Mr. George Albert Wilson, age 82 years, a resident of Tamarind Street, Sir Lynden Pindling Estates, will be held on Saturday January 25th, 2020, 10:00 a.m., at Nassau Fellowship Centre, Miami Street. Officiating will be Bishop W. …
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Willis Walter Lindergh Harding
Willis Walter Lindergh Harding, 82, of Salt Pond, Long Island died on Sunday, May 12, 2019 will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Anglican Church, Thompson Bay, Long Island. Officiating will be Rev. …
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Demitri Knowles has career day with Hokies
PERHAPS it was wearing the white road jerseys for the first time, but the much maligned Virginia Tech receiving corps finally gained legitimacy this season, due in large part to a career day from Demitri Knowles.
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Ceremony held at new appeal court facilities
THE country’s second highest court yesterday debuted its near-completed fully state-of-the art facilities during a special ceremony hosted to report on its success and challenges during the previous legal year.
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Family's sponge business eyes Eleuthera alternative
A Long Island family has shrugged off the devastation Hurricane Dorian inflicted upon their sponging expansion plans by targeting another island as an alternative.
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Residents welcome move to improve street lights
FRANKLIN McMinns, a resident of Bain Town, says he feels safer as a result of The Royal Bahamas Police Force’s partnership with Bahamas Power & Light that aims to improve streetlights throughout the community to combat crime.
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Minister Bowleg: ‘There were tears of joy to see this come to a reality’
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg said he was pleased with what he saw from the men’s national basketball team in La Banda, Argentina.
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MICHELLE MILLER MOTIVATIONALS: Your perception is your reality
Many people say that perception is 99 per cent of reality. If you think this is true then what you call reality only amounts to a measly one per cent. For this reason, people live according to their perceptions not their so-called reality. Better said, for all intent and purposes there’s really no reality, only your perception of reality.
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Graycliff: 'Happy compromise' saves 25% of cigar sales
Graycliff yesterday said it had preserved 25 per cent of its cigar business by reaching “a happy compromise” over the Government’s tax policies, a move that will allow it to continue domestic sales.
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‘Tum Tum’ and Ayton atop NCAA rankings
A WEEK of upsets is expected to produce a shakeup atop the NCAA Division I college basketball polls and several Bahamian players should figure prominently in the new rankings.
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‘Thousands of vaccines’ to counter near-bottom status
The Bahamas will likely receive “hundreds of thousands” of COVID-19 vaccine doses this quarter, it was revealed yesterday, amid concerns the nation is near-bottom in the Caribbean in inoculation rates.
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TECH TALK
• AMAZON has launched a paid streaming music service, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field.