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May 18, 2023
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.

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May 17, 2023
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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June 24, 2022
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.

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December 01, 2021
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.

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June 29, 2011
'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....

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July 13, 2020
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...

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September 25, 2019
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...

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April 26, 2019
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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July 17, 2018
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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April 25, 2018
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

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