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Call for curfew in hot spots to tackle crime
NOTED psychiatrist Dr David Allen has called for a curfew in crime hot spots and urged the government to bring in law enforcement officers from overseas to help combat the crime problem.
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$18.8m credit shrink exposes weakness
Persistent private sector and consumer weakness was further exposed by July’s $18.8m credit contraction, with total banking sector loan arrears also slightly increasing to $835mThe Central Bank, in its July economic update, said: “Private sector cred
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Bahamas First in 94% first half profits jump
Bahamas First has unveiled a 94 per cent year-over-year increase in first half profits, although this was driven largely by a $4 million gain in the value of its investment holdings.
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Renovated Wyndham re-opens
AFTER an extensive $4m hurricane restoration, Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach Resort reopened its newly renovated property to guests and is expecting 90 per cent occupancy during the Christmas season.
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Regulators stop Rebels 120-107, Aliv Buckets get 89-75 win over Stampers
THE Regulators dominated the overtime period and closed the game on a 10-1 run en route to the win. Alexander Rolle outscored the Rebels all by himself in overtime when he dropped 10 of his game high 31 points.
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Biodiesel firm is 'coiled spring ready to explode'
A Bahamian biofuel producer yesterday described itself as “a coiled spring ready to explode” with ramped-up sales after four painstaking years of perfecting its product. Scott Metcalf, Bahamas Sustainable Fuels’ general manager, told Tribune Busines
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Bell concerned by rapes spike
STATE National Security Minister Keith Bell yesterday stood by his earlier comments that there has been a recent spike in rapes, but insisted that Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade was correct when he told reporters that the overall reported cases of the crime are down.
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Maureen M Leonard
Maureen M Leonard Aged 96 Mrs Maureen Leonard passed away peacefully at her home on Eastern Road on Wednesday 13th June 2018. She will greatly missed by her family and friends.
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Pro baller Kentwan Smith signs with BCA Nokia in Finland
KENTWAN Smith received the opportunity he was waiting for all offseason long as he signed with a new club in a new country to continue his pro basketball career.
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Tourism urged: Do more to counter COVID inaccuracy
A senior tourism official yesterday questioned what the industry is doing collectively “to counter” COVID-19 disinformation on social media as he revealed the “uneven” Family Islands recovery.
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Atlantis booking paceup 7% on 2011 figures
The Atlantis resort’s booking pace was 7 per cent ahead of 2011 comparatives for August, its operator telling Tribune Business it was confident that 2013 group business would “match, if not exceed” this year’s levels.
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PHA: Expansion of salaries and benefits 'not sustainable at this time'
THE Public Hospitals Authority has disclosed that the expansion of salaries and benefits of medical personnel is “simply not sustainable at this time”, in the wake of last week’s demonstrations by healthcare unions over such outstanding issues.
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Muriel Russell
Muriel Russell age 94 years of #30 Amber Jack, Freeport, Grand Bahama, and formerly of Abaco died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama. She is survived by her sons: Damien M. Fox and Peter Russell; and other relatives …
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Sports in brief
THE fourth annual Georgette Rolle Junior Golf Camp is slated to get underway 9am to 2pm today in the Golf Driving Range at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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location.href="http://tinyurl.com/nowmlb13" (Watch).MLB.World.Series.2013.Online.Live.Stream.Free.Game.1.2013 The Red Sox bounced back from their worst year since 1965 to post the best record in baseball …
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Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete. The Argentina superstar is finally a World Cup champion.
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Emerald Alvilda Winder
Funeral Service for the late Emerald Alvilda Winder age 97 years of Baillou Hill Road will be held on Saturday 2nd February, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Grants Town Wesley Methodist Church, Baillou Hill Road and Chapel Street. Officiating will …
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Irma Iris Sandilands
Funeral services for the late Irma Iris Sandilands, aged 97, of Poitier Avenue, Boyd Subdivision will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, Boyd Road. Officiating will be Monsignor. Alfred Culmer Interment will …
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Fighting the virus
We have made a complete mess. Our government does not understand that lockdowns are not a panacea, and refuses to learn from the experiences of others.
