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January 12, 2023
MR. SHERRICK ANTHONY "SHABO" SMITH

Funeral Service for MR. SHERRICK ANTHONY "SHABO" SMITH, a former Golf Pro and Businessman, age 72 years of West End, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, January 14th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Magdalene Anglican Church, West End, Grand Bahama. Officiating will be Reverend Father Oswald Pinder. Interment will follow at West ...
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December 14, 2022
Cooper: We will defend nation's reputation

WITH the arrest of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried dominating international headlines, Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper gave an assurance yesterday that the government will continue to protect the country's reputation, while expressing confidence in the nation's judicial system.

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November 16, 2022
Cooper confident in local regulators as FTX fallout reverberates

Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper yesterday expressed confidence in The Bahamas' financial services laws following the collapse of the Bahamas-headquartered crypto currency giant FTX. "Let me say that the prime minister will be speaking to the FTX matter," Cooper told reporters before the weekly Cabinet meeting. "It's in his remit as minister of finance. It's ...
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June 21, 2022
Outrage over turtle harvesting

A video recorded by a visiting American couple last week showed a loggerhead turtle with a rope around its neck in the water at the rear of a business in West End. This video not only kindled outrage among eco tour operators, but also sparked an appeal for laws prohibiting such incidents to be enforced. The ...

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June 04, 2021
Scores gather for Labour Day, motorcade goes ahead despite police notice

SCORES of Progressive Liberal Party supporters as well as union members and leaders gathered at the national stadium on Friday morning despite a notice from police a day earlier that no motorcade had been sanctioned to take place on Labour Day.

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August 27, 2021
Cooper: Govt failed to report on fiscal affairs before election as required by law

The government's failure to report on the state of its fiscal affairs prior to a general election is in breach of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper charged yesterday.

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June 06, 2021
Scores gather for Labour Day event

MEMBERS of the labour movement and supporters of the Progressive Liberal Party gathered at the national stadium on Friday morning in an attempt to participate in a Labour Day motorcade despite a notice from police a day earlier that the event had not been sanctioned by authorities.

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November 26, 2019
'Govt should move forward with marijuana law'

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper said yesterday that the government should move forward with legislation to decriminalize marijuana and legalize the substance for medical use. His comments came a week after Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced his support of decriminalizing the [...]
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Louise Momma Sands, 92
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January 27, 2012
Louise Momma Sands, 92

Funeral service for Louise "Momma" Sands, 92 yrs., a resident of Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, who died on 18th January, 2012, will be held at The Bible Truth Hall, North Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Elder Jason Thompson, asisted by Douglas Thompson & Dwight Thompson. Interment follows in St. margharet's View, North Palmetto Point, Eleuthera.
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February 02, 2012
Valerie Renee Culmer, 56

Funeral service for Valerie Renee Culmer, 56, a resident of Trumpeter Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, February 4th 2012, 10:00AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Officiating will be Msg. Alfred Culmer and Internment will follow in the St. Joseph's Cemetery, Tyler Street. Services entrusted to Gateway Memorial Funeral Chapel Mount Royal Avenue and Talbot Street.

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