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Frustrated resident waits for approved roof repair as hurricane season soon to start
TWO weeks before the hurricane season starts, a frustrated resident said she is still waiting for her leaking roof to be repaired, 18 months after the Urban Renewal Commission approved her request.
Contractor's roofing system can sustain over 600 mph winds
While the famed white coated Bermuda roofs are known to withstand severe hurricanes, a recent rigorous test conducted on the product of local contractor and businessman Guilden Gilbert's patented Bermuda roof design concluded that his roofing system could withstand hurricane force winds in excess of 600 miles per hour, four times higher than Category 5 storms ...
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CUBAN MIGRANTS LEAD NEW WAVE OF REFUGEES: Pinder warns numbers now heading our way is 'through the roof'
CUBAN MIGRANTS LEAD NEW WAVE OF REFUGEES: Pinder warns numbers now heading our way is 'through the roof'
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said officials are seeing an influx of Cuban migrants into the country in higher numbers than before.
Vendor on the roof discharged
Vendor on the roof discharged
A magistrate yesterday discharged a coconut vendor who fled to the roof of his grandmother's Fish Fry stall while handcuffed because he was afraid the officers who arrested him would beat him.
'Through the roof' but for loan provisioning
'Through the roof' but for loan provisioning
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
Bank of the Bahamas International's managing director yesterday warned the recent interest rate cut would have "a significant impact" on top-line revenues in the first half of its 2012 financial year, although net profits for the fiscal 2011 third quarter and first nine months would have been "through the roof" if not for extensive loan loss provisioning....
PHA Actions Immediate Repairs After PMH Roof Leak
PHA Actions Immediate Repairs After PMH Roof Leak
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has actioned immediate repairs to an area in the Princess Margaret Hospital, after heavy rains compromised a temporary construction measure...
Man Plunges From Third-Floor Roof After Girlfriend Murdered
GRAND Bahama police are investigating a murder and attempted suicide that left a young mother dead and her boyfriend critically injured after he reportedly jumped from the third floor of an apartment building in Freeport late Tuesday...
Contractor: Bahamas should look to Bermuda for roofing
In a climate prone to severe weather and destructive hurricanes, a local contractor and businessman said it is time The Bahamas embraces the durability and energy efficiency of Bermuda roofs. Guilden Gilbert, who is the president of Innovative Building Systems (Bahamas), said he believes Bermuda [...]
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Lava crashes through roof of Hawaii tour boat, injuring 23
HONOLULU (AP) -- An explosion caused by lava oozing into the ocean sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a sightseeing boat off Hawaii's Big Island, injuring 23 people Monday, officials said. They were aboard a tour boat that takes visitors to see lava [...]
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610 cheques handed out to repair roofs in GB
610 cheques handed out to repair roofs in GB
SIX hundred and ten more residents of Grand Bahama are now better prepared to repair their roofs as a part of the government's national repair programme.With a steady flow, those armed with the necessary identification, lined up on Monday to receive