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August 03, 2021
Top Florist Says, Everything Finally Coming Up Roses

As the Covid-19 pandemic strengthened its grip on an increasingly anxious nation, local florist Jim Whitehead worried that ‘saying it with flowers’ might be subject to its own restrictive mask, silencing and shuttering his Dowdeswell Street flower business.

“When Covid-19 broke out in March last year, I was worried like everyone else, especially with the lockdowns but I thought everythin...

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June 11, 2013
The NEW Nassau Florist/JW Events hosts Grand Re-opening celebration

The press and public are invited to attend the Grand Re-Opening reception for Jim Whitehead?s The Nassau Florist and JW Events. The event will be held at Villa Flora (formerly Gaylord?s Indian Restaurant) on Dowdeswell Street (across from the hospital) on Thursday, June 13, 2013. A private reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. which will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6:00 p.m. ...

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March 14, 2013
Florist Store Robber gets 7 Years

Two cases set for trial ended without the respective juries having to deliberate. In one case, the Crown withdrew a murder case against a defendant; and in the second case the defendant admitted guilt before the Crown called witnesses.

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November 26, 2012
Red Carpet Spotlights at BIFF with Nassau Florist, Jim Whitehead & Jolly Roger Ltd

The Nassau Florist is pleased to be the official provider of decor and flowers, and sophistication for the 2012 Bahamas International Film Festival. With over 60 years of continuous operations, few other enterprises in the Bahamas have the same institutional knowledge, know how, and strength.

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November 28, 2012
Nine Bahamian Films Entered in BIFF Caribbean Spotlight

Nassau, Bahamas - The 9th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) taking place from December 6-9, 2012 in Nassau will once again be featuring Bahamian filmmakers in their Caribbean Spotlight which will also showcase films from Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, and Guyana.

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November 12, 2012
Bahamas International Film Festival Unveils Official 2012 Program

Festival Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool today announced the final program details for the 9th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), which takes place December 6-9, 2012 in Nassau.

BIFF will begin with QUARTET and end with a quartet of four Australian aborigine Singers called THE SAPPHIRES.

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August 15, 2022
Newly Weds Supported by CIBC FirstCaribbean

Wedding season is at its peak as brides and grooms-to-be revert to traditional wedding and honeymoon plans following relaxed COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Following a two-year hiatus, the Bahamas Bridal Show, which returned for its 32nd production at Baha Mar's Grand Hyatt this year was a crucial source of information and support for thousands of lovebirds

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May 24, 2019
Starting a Small Business just faster and easier

Department of Inland Revenue introduces provisional licences...The Department of Inland Revenue (DIR) is continuing its efforts to improve ease of doing business by helping to speed up the process for entrepreneurs to start a new business...

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'Beyond frustrated'
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October 21, 2016
'Beyond frustrated'

Several business owners still without power two weeks after Hurricane Matthew said yesterday they are unable to pay salaries due to the decrease in business.

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CORRECTION
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July 13, 2016
CORRECTION

IN the profiles of the 43 Bahamian Cultural Legends to be honoured at the anniversary of Independence (The Tribune, July 8)...

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