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Host of events for heart month

Host of events for heart month THE Bahamas Heart Association has scheduled several events for Heart Month to increase awareness about heart disease and help encourage heart-healthy lifestyles. The Minister of Health has said non-communicable diseases ac

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Championship matchups are all set for tomorrow

WE have our final pairings to decide the 2018 Sam Haven National Soccer Championships, presented by the IL Cares Foundation.

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Calsey Johnson, a journalist who bubbled over with love

The late Calsey Johnson; nation building Bahamian; media pioneer; a dedicated family man; a son of The Lord Jesus Christ; parliamentarian and a diplomat par excellence, will long be remembered fondly as long as there is The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

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UPDATED: Shooting at Boatswain Hill leaves man dead

A MAN was shot dead in the Carmichael Road area yesterday, bringing the country’s murder count for the first five months of  2017 to 58, according to The Tribune’s records.

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Treasure Cay seeks $59m purchase to ‘maximise potential’

The Treasure Cay Resort Marina and Golf Course is seeking a buyer that will take the area to its “maximum potential”, Tribune Business has been informed.

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Andrew Stephen Knowles

Memorial service for the late Andrew Stephen Knowles affectionately called “Drew Boy” age 55 years of Fowler Street, East of Shirley Street & Kemp Road will be held on Saturday, August 4th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Restview Memorial Chapel, …

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Jenneth Eloise Demeritte Austin Saunders

Funeral service for Jenneth Eloise Demeritte Austin Saunders, 92, of Emmanuel Way, Malcolm Allotment, who died on 8th July, 2012, will be held at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Blue Hill Road South, on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will …

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Jenneth Eloise Demeritte Austin Saunders

Funeral service for Jenneth Eloise Demeritte Austin Saunders, 92, of Emmanuel Way, Malcolm Allotment, who died on 8th July, 2012, will be held at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Blue Hill Road South, on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will …

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Hans Backford Braunlich

Funeral service for Hans Backford Braunlich, 29, of Windsor Avenue, will be held on Saturday August 18, 2012 at 11:00a.m. at Salem Union Baptist Church, Taylor Street. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Enoch Backford Jr., assisted by Rev. Warren Anderson …

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Shirley Mae Conliffe

Funeral Service for the Late Shirley Mae Conliffe, 77 years of Twynam Heights, will be held on Thursday July 25th, 2013, 10:30 a.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. Fr. Neil Nairn assisted by other members of the …

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George Wilton Hunt Jr

Funeral Service for George Wilton Hunt Jr. age 43 affectionately called “Sir Dukes” a resident of Bernard Terrace and formerly of Tarpum Bay Eleuthera Bahamas, who died July 27th at the Princess Margaret Hospital will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday …

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Insolvency Association to discuss legal reform

The Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA Bahamas) is to host a roundtable discussion on proposed changes to this nation’s insolvency legislation.

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Grand Bahama Shipyard helps East End schools

FREEPORT – Last week, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald toured improvements to East End schools and a visited a media centre donated by the Grand Bahama Shipyard.

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Sports in brief

THE Bahamas Bowling Federation has announced that its trials for the Tournament of Americas is scheduled to start 7pm Wednesday.

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A gift to help regatta

THE Cat Island Regatta is an established fixture on the Bahamian summer calendar and this year’s event in August will offer a busy programme and upgraded facilities.

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80% of motorists exposed torogue, uninsured drivers

A SENIOR insurance executive yesterday said it would not take “a heavy lift” to crack down on uninsured drivers who threaten to inflict a substantial loss on 80 per cent of Bahamian motorists.Patrick Ward, Bahamas First’s president and chief executiv

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BISX-listed fund promises investors ‘far better’ 2015

The BISX-listed Bahamas Property Fund yesterday said 2015 will be “a far better year” for its shareholders, as it aims for a ‘double digit’ increase in occupancy levels at its flagship building in downtown Nassau by mid-year.

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More 94 says Bodie suspended, but not terminated

IN the wake of reports from controversial talk show host Ortland Bodie Jr that he had been “terminated” by officials at More 94.9 FM, the radio station’s management yesterday denied the company fired him, saying he “was suspended from his usual duties as host” until internal matters could be resolved.

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Galanis: Flat $100 Business Licence fee is ‘mistake’

A prominent Bahamian accountant yesterday urged the Government to reconsider its proposal to reduce all Business Licence fees to a flat $100 rate, arguing that such a move would “fly in the face” of achieving equality in taxation policy.

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Bahamian basketball players in 70th NJCAA Tournament

WHILE the NCAA Division I Tournament grabs international headlines, several Bahamian players competed this week at the Junior College Division I Tournament.