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100 farmers hit through tobacco grow 'scrapping'
Up to 100 farmers could be impacted by a Bahamian cigarette manufacturer’s decision to “scrap” its Andros tobacco growing plan, its chairman telling Tribune Business that conventional agriculture will also take a hit.
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Angela Rolle
Angela Rolle, age 88 of # 37A Eneas Street and formerly of Andros, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. She is survived by 2 Daughters: Donna McPhee and Marionette Rolle; 1 Son: Jerome Moss; 1 …
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Eric Sands
Eric Sands, 88 yr.s, a resident of Pleasant Bay, South Andros, died at PMH on Friday, May 10, 2018. He is survived by his 4 sons: Patrick & Stanley Sands, Maxwell & Adrian Smith; 9 daughters: Angela Ferguson, Patsy Francis, …
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Allan Dames
Death Notice For Allan Dames, 88 of The Ferry Exuma died on February 7 2018 in Winton Estate. He is survived by his wife: Retnilla Rolle-Dames; Seven (7) Son: Kenneth, Gregory, Allan Jr., Leroy, Noel, Kendal & Richard; Three (3) …
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Grace Mary Cartwright
Mrs. Grace Mary Cartwright age 88 years of Perth Street formerly of Mangrove Cay, Andros passed away at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday November 28th 2017. She is survived by her 3 sons: Warren Randolph Cartwright, Denton James Cartwright …
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THELMA LOUISE ELLIS
THELMA LOUISE ELLIS, 88 of Bullen Terrace, Golden Gates #2 and formerly of Millers, Long Island, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, December 12th, 2017. She is survived by her 4 Daughters: Beryl Braynen, Beverley Farrington, Thelma “Pixie” Williamson …
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Edward Jervous Clare
Edward Jervous Clare age 88 years of #18 Odle Corner and formerly of Major’s Cay, Crooked Island died at his residence on Sunday, January 21st, 2018. He is survived by his sons: Glenroy, Oswald, Dennis, Randy; daughters: Marina, Cyprianna, Maryann, …
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Deacon Timothy Eugene Martin
Deacon Timothy Eugene Martin, 88 a resident of Caribbean Gardens & formerly of Forrest, Exuma, died at his residence on Sunday, January 5, 2020. He is survived by his sons: Pledge, Timothy Jr., Verchinal & Mario Martin; daughters: Ferrone Martin-Knowles, …
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Jones and Sun pull off 84-80 upset over defending champion Lynx
JONQUEL Jones and her Connecticut Sun returned from the league-wide Olympic break, continuing the momentum they gathered in late July.
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‘The Tank’ Williams loses unanimous decision to Hammer
IT WAS a less than desirable result in the return to the ring for Bahamian heavyweight Sherman “The Tank” Williams in his first fight of 2015.
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Man who died in plane crash was 88-year-old Texas native
POLICE have confirmed the American citizen killed when his small plane crashed on the island of Eleuthera as 88-year-old Coy Lee Austin.
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Stephen St. Clair Forde
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr. Stephen St. Clair Forde, age 89 of Ford Close and formerly of St. Michael Barbados, will be held on Saturday February 10th, 2018 at 11:00a.m. at St. Gregory’s Anglican Church, Carmichael Road. …
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Munnings advances to league final, Knowles returns after ruling
TRAVIS Munnings and his Portuguese club advanced to the league final while Zane Knowles and his Bulgarian club received a favourable ruling in arbitration to keep their playoff hopes alive.
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Tributes paid for iconic journalist Ed Bethel
TRIBUTES continued to pour out for veteran journalist Eldred “Ed” Bethel yesterday, with the Free National Movement and Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas remembering the media legend.
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$358m penalty for fraud with Bahamas 'alter ego'
A US judge has imposed a $358 million fine on the perpetrators of an alleged multinational fraud that he found employed a BISX-listed firm’s subsidiary as its “alter ego”.
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'Severely hampered' over legal action against Alliance
Liquidators for an alleged multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme have been “severely hampered” by a lack of financing in their efforts to recover a $5 million investment, and pursue legal action, against a BISX-listed company’s main affiliate.
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Cuba: Immediate threat to 20% of Bahamas’ visitors
Cuba’s opening will immediately threaten more than 20 per cent of the Bahamas’ stopover visitor market, it has been revealed, amid calls for a ‘tourism trade agreement’ with the US to mitigate the impact of its ‘diplomatic reset’ with Havana.
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Cable: URCA regulations ‘impede’ mobile roll-out
Cable Bahamas has warned that the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) own infrastructure sharing regulations will prevent the winning mobile bidder from meeting the Government’s “ambitious” network roll-out targets.
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Tourism share loss to Cuba ‘inevitable’
A prominent businessman yesterday said it was “inevitable” that a fully-open Cuba will eventually “take a piece of the Bahamian tourism pie”, amid calls for this nation to urgently boost its economic competitiveness.
