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UPDATED: Tornado at airport damages plane, cars
A TORNADO at the Lynden Pindling International Airport early yesterday morning caused significant damage to a Bahamasair plane and minor damage to several cars at a nearby car rental agency.
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Water leaks cost taxpayers $93m
THE Water & Sewerage Corporation’s $249 million taxpayer subsidy over the 12 years to 2015 could have been slashed by $93 million if all water leakages had been eliminated.
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Sports Notes
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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Wiltjer leads Bulldogs to 80-64 win over Huskies in opener
THE opening session of the fifth annual Battle 4 Atlantis saw the favourites easily advance to the winner’s circle in a pair of dominating performances in the Atlantis resort’s Imperial Arena.
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Sports in brief
THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the DW Davis Gymnasium over the weekend.
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Golfers tee off at Caribbean Amateur Junior Championships
TEAM Bahamas opened the 27th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships yesterday as the host country celebrates 60 years in the sport.
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Undersized Bahamas ‘manhandled’ by Argentina, 74-53
Before they left, the Bahamas Basketball Federation knew that if there was one disadvantage for their national boys’ team, it was their size.
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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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Man cleared of 2012 murder faces court on new charges
A MAN recently acquitted of murder found himself back before the courts on Wednesday facing serious charges, including murder.
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Suspect remanded to prison over attack on brothers
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with one of the country’s recent murders.
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Suspect in murder case is remanded to prison
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on charges of murder and armed robbery.
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Vernette Ferguson
Funeral Service for the late Vernette Ferguson age 84 years of Gainesville Florida and formerly of Rock Sound, Eleuthera will be held on Saturday August 11th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Rock Sound Methodist Church, Eleuthera. Officiating will be Rev’d …
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Anna Margareta Russell
Funeral service for Anna Margareta Russell, "Ms. Annie". 84 yrs., a resident of Pigeon Plum Street will be held at Roman Catholic Church of The Resurrection, Resurrection Drive, Joan's Height West, South Beach, on Saturday, 16th January, 2016 at 10:00 …
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Lillian Advilda Fisher
Funeral Service for Mrs. Lillian Advilda Fisher, age 84 years, a resident of Regency Park, and formerly of Rolle Town, Exuma, will be held on Saturday January 24th, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Shirley Street. Officiating …
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Douglas Eugene Johnson
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr Douglas Eugene “Dog” Johnson, Age 46yrs, and a resident of Evans Street off Hay Street, will be held at, East Street Gospel Chapel, East Street, on Saturday February 14th, 2015 at 11:00 …
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Henley Birthwick Perry
Funeral Service for the Late Rev Henley Birthwick Perry, 84 years of #2 Apollo Close, Winton Heights and formerly of Trinidad & Tobago, will be held on Saturday February 14th, 2015, 2:00 p.m. at Wesley Methodist Church, Malcolm Road East. …
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Florenia Ferguson
Funeral Service for Florenia Ferguson, age 84 of who died on October 6th, 2015 will be held on Friday at 12 noon at St. John’s Native Baptist Church, Meeting Street. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Carrington S. Pinder, assisted by …
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Kathleen Martinborough
Funeral Service for the late Kathleen Martinborough age 84 years of Coral Heights East and formerly of Bennett’s Harbour, Cat Island who died at her daughter’s residence on Friday, June 20th, 2014 at 10:00am at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou …
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Eleadon Elias Cox
Funeral service for the late Mr. Eleadon Elias Cox “Ledon” 84 yrs of Ridgeland Park West will be held on Friday February 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Native Baptist Cathedral, Meeting Street, Nassau. Interment will be at …
