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Eric Wiberg – PBM Mariner seaplane sinks near Royal Island
ON the night of Wednesday, July 19, 1944, at Royal Island, North Eleuthera, Lt (jg) HL Hayes crashed while landing in a turbulent sea. No injuries to the personnel occurred, but both wing floats were torn off the plane and the starboard wing tip bounced on the bottom and finally sank in 20 feet of water. The plane was damaged beyond repair and was later surveyed.
Bahamas to face Canada, US Virgin Islands and DR
TEAM Bahamas will face Canada, The Dominican Republic, and The US Virgin Islands in the first round of qualifying for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
New dormitory opened at Fox Hill
OFFICIALS at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services at Fox Hill yesterday described the completion of a 40-unit dormitory complex as the “dawn of a new era”. The newly constructed training facility will host between 80 and 120 potential officers during the department’s next recruiting cycle.
ROYO reaches out with hot breakfasts
The Reach Out Youth Organisation (ROYO) is launching a feeding programme next week, providing hot breakfasts every day to about 80 needy children in the inner-city area of Freeport.
Repatriation of Cubans rises by 80 per cent
REPATRIATIONS of Cuban nationals skyrocketed last year, according to statistics from the Department of Immigration, which indicated that total repatriations increased by some 80 per cent over 2015.
Man abandons attempt to challenge sentencing
A MAN has abandoned his attempt to challenge his sentencing for a high-speed chase with police in Freeport in which he hit and dragged a pedestrian 80 feet before stopping the car and shooting at police.
Breezes High Flyers one game from championship
THE Division II defending champions are a game away from repeating as champions while the Division I series went in the opposite direction and is a game away from being all tied up.
Baseball America: Chisholm is the No.1 d-backs prospect
JAZZ Chisholm continues to garner international recognition and a season of milestones has one media house projecting his rise in the Arizona Diamondbacks at an accelerated pace.
NPBA: Undefeated Giants rout Specialists 101-71
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants are still undefeated after routing the Uptown Cuts Specialists in one of the two games played in the New Providence Basketball Association on Monday night.In the earlier game played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, the Aspha
Cable readies $30m pref share offering
Cable Bahamas is again preparing to tap the Bahamian capital markets for a further $30 million in preference share financing, which will help fund the roll-out of this nation’s second mobile provider.
New realty listings dwarf sales by 25:1
New realty listings dwarf sales by 25:1 By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor New properties added to the Bahamas Real Estate Association's (BREA) Multiple Listings System (MLS) during the 2012 first quarter dwarfed those sold by 25 times', one realt
70 years of working for the same company
COMMITTED, loyal and hard-working are just a few words used to describe Pat Higgs, who, at 84, is still an employee of Rubins, the clothing and shoe retail company for which she has worked for 70 years this month.
GB Power: $80m plant to further lower outages ‘cut in half’ during 2011
Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) $80 million West Sunrise plant has started operations with a workforce that is 92 per cent Bahamian, the monopoly power provider yesterday saying it would further improve reliability following a year in which outages were “cut in half”.
Ayton and Suns one win from NBA Finals
BAHAMIAN DeAndre Ayton and his Phoenix Suns are now in the driver’s seat of the National Basketball Association’s Western Conference Finals.
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.
1,100 job loss ‘trade off’ for $100m taxes
Freeport’s economy could lose up to 1,100 jobs if the Government were to ‘trade off’ employment for $80-$100 million in extra revenue generated by allowing the city’s key tax breaks to expire.
SPORTS IN BRIEF
THE Eleuthera Junior Baseball League of Rock Sound is all set to hold its 2014 registration day at the Primary School Baseball Park 10am to 4pm on Saturday.
GB power lays-off 19 over steam phase-out
Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday made 19 staff redundant as part of a restructuring designed to “retire” its steam generation plant, a senior executive telling Tribune Business the engines at its new $80 million power plant were up to four times’ more efficient.
'I've never seen it like this before'
'I've never seen it like this before' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Bahamas-based used car dealers have seen a significant drop off in business year-over-year, with one telling Tribune Business: "I've never see
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Funerals and last rites for Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30.
