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Family prepare to sue over cremation of mother’s body
THE family of the late Lillian Theresa Gilbert has retained a lawyer to get answers from officials at the Rand Memorial Hospital as to how their mother’s body was released and mistakenly cremated at a local funeral home in Freeport.
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Alice Elizabeth Newman Cox
Final Rites and Burial for Mrs. Alice Elizabeth Newman Cox, Age 51yrs, a resident of Miami Street, will be held at St James Native Baptist Church, Saturday November 15th 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Vincent O. Moss …
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Beryl Moss
Funeral Service for the Mrs. Beryl Moss age 84 years of Commonwealth Blvd. Elizabeth Estates will be held at Annex Baptist Church on Friday August 16th at 10 a.m. officiating will be Rev. Dr. Mitchell Jones. Internment will follow in …
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Virus claims another 79 cases plus extra death
THE Ministry of Health confirmed 79 more COVID-19 cases yesterday and another related death.
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Two men flee as officers seize drugs
BAHAMIAN and US law enforcement officers seized over $1 million worth of suspected marijuana during a high speed boat chase in East Grand Bahama, but the two suspects were able to escape after running the vessel aground in shallow waters.This is the
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Cut 'terrifying' bad loan rate by over 50%
The Central Bank’s governor wants to further cut the “terrifying” 8.7 percent loan delinquency rate by more than half despite it having fallen to its lowest level in a decade.While describing the consistent decline in non-performing bank loans as “ve
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Roosevelt and Abel help Hurricanes get to top of the polls
ROOSEVELT Whylly and Abel Joseph have led the Holland College Hurricanes men’s basketball programme to the top of the polls headed into the Winter Holiday break.
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Training programme to reach at-risk youths
RECOGNISING the correlation between unemployment and crime, the Ministry of National Security yesterday signed a contract with the National Training Agency that will provide job training for 260 at-risk youth.The 12-week long programme will begin on
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More doctors and nurses to be added
MORE doctors and nurses will be soon added to the public healthcare system as COVID-19 cases and hospital rates continue to climb.
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Cox to return for 2nd stint in Iraq Superleague
BAHAMIAN national basketball team player Torrington Cox will return to Iraq with his latest signing.
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College Basketball: Bahamians go head-to-head
FOLLOWING a break for the holidays, collegiate basketball resumed amongst Canadian colleges and universities with several Bahamians back on the court for their respective programmes.
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Baha Mar on target for opening date
BAHA Mar is still expected to meet its targeted December 2014 opening, the resort’s Chief Marketing Officer, Denise Godreau, said yesterday.
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State-recognised funeral for John 'Chippie' Chipman
A state-recognised funeral will be held for John Arthur “Chippie” Chipman MBE on Saturday, September 28, at 11am at St Agnes Anglican Church on Baillou Hill Road and Cockburn Street. The interment will follow at St Agnes Cemetery, Nassau Street. Mr
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Gibson’s ex-fiancee’s virtual testimony ruling Monday
A SUPREME Court judge will rule on Monday whether Adrian Gibson’s ex-fiancee can testify virtually in his corruption trial.
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Rosalie Bowe
Funeral service for Mother Rosalie Bowe, 98 a resident of Pond Court, Big Pond Subdivision & formerly of Smith's Hill, Cat Island, will be held at Evangelic Assembly Church of God in Christ, Blue Hill Road & Fleming Street, on …
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Judge to summon employer to court after claim that juror would be made to use vacation time during Gibson trial
A SUPREME Court Judge has summoned a major employer to court for reportedly telling their employee, a sitting juror in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial, that their time off for jury duty will count as vacation leave.
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WORLD VIEW: Kenya’s President wants ‘steadfast leadership’ by Commonwealth Secretariat
IT is good to see the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has nominated his Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Monica Juma, for the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General.
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Latest delay in family dispute
THE legal dispute between the millionaire Weissfisch brothers experienced another setback yesterday as the matter was adjourned to a date to be announced by the Court of Appeal.
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Caroline Althea Bain
Funeral service for Caroline Althea Bain, 88 a resident of Garden Hills #3 & formerly of Rum Cay, will be held at Grace Community Church, Palmetto Ave., Marathon, on Saturday January 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor …
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Charles Edward Rolle
Funeral Service For Charles Edward "Jessie" Rolle, 88 a resident of Tyler Street South and formerly of Old Bight, Cat Island will be held on Saturday December 20th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Wesley Methodist Church, Baillou Road and Chapel …
