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Lola Elizabeth Albury
A funeral service for Lola Elizabeth Albury, 80 affectionately Called “Aunt Lola”, of Orchard Terrace, Nassau, The Bahamas, who died on Monday, 8th July, 2019, will be held at Bible Truth Fellowship, West Avenue, Nassau on Saturday, 13th July, 2019 …
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Evangelist Thelma Tamar O-Shanna Symonette
Evangelist Thelma Tamar O-Shanna Symonette age 80 of Sun Shine park, died at The Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, July 4th, 2019. She is survived by her Children: Micheal Symonette, Theresa Symonette-Forbes, Stephanie Symonette – Goodman, Stephen, Orset, Garvin and …
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Sports in brief
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Airline eyes 3% Easter load factor increase
A Bahamian-owned airline yesterday said passenger volumes for the Easter weekend were projected to be up 3 per cent year-over-year, with load factors averaging 80 per cent “all around”.
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Governor General successor
There is serious significance of who will the Prime Minister nominate to follow HE Cornelius Smith as Governor General or will he allow Smith to continue for a further term through the 50th anniversary of Independence and on and the anticipated Referendum on whether The Bahamas stays a Realm State or graduates to a Democratic Republic.
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Battle 4 Atlantis: Duke Blue Devils get win
A DOMINANT performance by the Duke starters, led by seniors Mason Plumlee and Seth Curry, helped the fifth ranked Blue Devils roll by Minnesota in game two of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
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Two more shootings this morning; MP's brother fights for life after teen is shot dead; man murdered playing dominoes
Renward Wells's brother injured in shooting; two people shot this morning in Andros; man shot dead as he was playing dominoes.
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Pros get 10-6 road win over Freeport Bulldogs
INTER-island play began over the weekend at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex in week six of the Commonwealth American Football League.
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Criticism of parliamentarian appointments
FREE National Movement chairman Darron Cash said Bahamians should be reminded of the government’s decision last year to appoint numerous politicians and past parliamentarians to government boards like the National Insurance Board and the Water & Sewage Corporation Board.
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EULA ROLLE
Death Notice for EULA ROLLE, 85 of Strachan’s Alley, off Kemp Road, died at her residence on Sunday, August 20, 2017. She is survived by five sons: Bertram, Elvis, Kevin and Keith Rolle and Phillip; Two sisters: Century and Elder …
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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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Chamber chief says 'space for third mobile operator'
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce's chief executive believes "there is space for another mobile player", and is urging the Government to issue a third licence come 2019.
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Dirty money - The biggest policy failure of all
THE Central Bank’s former chief enforcer says the US and UK are the biggest recipients of “dirty money” and suggests racial bias against countries like The Bahamas in anti-money laundering (AML) programmes.
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Jonquel Jones ties career high 31 points
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 21 of her career-high tying 31 points in the first half and Connecticut beat the Washington Mystics 85-75 last night for the Sun’s ninth straight victory.
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Chanticleers open Baha Mar Hoops ‘Nassau Championship’ with victory
AHMARD Harvey had an opportunity to play an official game on Bahamian soil for the first time since his high school days but remains out of the rotation for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at this point in the season.
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ETHEL ROSE PRATT
MRS. ETHEL ROSE PRATT, age 82 years of #81 Rum Cay Place, Hawksbill, Grand Bahama died at Memorial Regional, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday, September 15th, 2019. She was predeceased by her husband: Eugene Pratt Sr. She is survived by …
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Locals take on "Nature Walk" for diabetes cause
SOME walked, while others chose to jog or cycle through acres of Bahamian Coppice during the ACE Diabetes Nature Walk, Saturday. Participants followed Terry Miller, president of the Bahamas Association for Social Health (BASH), through the trails, while taking note of the natural vegetation and wildlife.
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Coaches hold inaugural Throwers All-Comers Meet at COB
WITH no local track and field meet being held at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium over the weekend, a group of coaches took advantage of the break to hold the inaugural Throwers All-Comers Meet at the College of the Bahamas on Saturday.
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Natasha Newbold ‘was a strong-minded individual who never felt that she would fail’
NATASHA Newbold played a pivotal role in the sport of bodybuilding and powerlifting. She was a strong-minded individual who never felt that she would fail or not be able to finish a race.
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LIFE LINES: Harnessing our thoughts
Why should we try to harness our thoughts, understand them or rein them in when we are frequently told to “think things through”. Certainly we need to “think things through” objectively and in a realistic way before taking certain actions which could be either physically dangerous, risky economically or emotionally hazardous. In other words, exercising some common sense in everyday situations.
