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Resident renews attempt to build new cemetery
Resident renews attempt to build new cemetery
A LOCAL resident is reviving an effort to build a new cemetery off Bernard Road. The Town Planning Committee in 2018 rejected James Bain's application to build the cemetery on 13 acres of vacant land he owns near the Budget convenience store, which
CWGC's high praise for Nassau War Cemetery
CWGC's high praise for Nassau War Cemetery
THE Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) yesterday toured and commended the state of the Nassau War Cemetery on Farrington Road.
Town planners say no to Soldier Road cemetery
Town planners say no to Soldier Road cemetery
THE Town Planning Committee has rejected an application to develop a cemetery in the Soldier Road area after the proposal was deemed to be "incompatible land use" for the community, committee chair Diane Holowesko Dunkley told The Tribune yesterday.
Residents alarmed at plan for Soldier Road cemetery
Residents alarmed at plan for Soldier Road cemetery
SOLDIER Road residents are expressing concern over plans to develop a cemetery in the area.The cemetery is reportedly to be built immediately northeast of Kennedy Subdivision, next to Superwash on Soldier Road.Local resident Gloria Wallace expressed
Body found in cemetery
Body found in cemetery
Police discovered the partially decomposed body of a Caucasian man in the cemetery of St. Matthew's Anglican Church on Sunday. Police Superintendent Anton Rahming said, "Sometime shortly before 7 p.m., a family member came to visit a deceased family member at this location. "They smelled [...]
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Bernard Road cemetery proposal 39rejected39
Bernard Road cemetery proposal 39rejected39
A PROPOSAL to construct a cemetery on Bernard Road has been rejected by the Town Planning Committee, The Tribune understands.Asked to confirm this yesterday, Charles Zonicle, director of the Department of Physical Planning, said: "A decision has been
Commonwealth War Graves Commission praises Nassau War Cemetery
THE Commonwealth War Graves Commission on Friday, toured and commended the state of the much-improved Nassau War Cemetery following a multi-year restoration effort at the site.
Today's soldiers clean up World War Two cemetery
Today's soldiers clean up World War Two cemetery
THE military police section of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), in a joint effort with the US Embassy Marine Corps, Bahamas Branch, spent this past Saturday sprucing up the country's World War Two Cemetery, which they recently adopted.
Businessmen help to clean up cemetery
Businessmen help to clean up cemetery
THE Pinder's Point Public Cemetery was given a much-needed clean up thanks to the financial contributions of two Grand Bahama businessmen with close ties to the community.
Call to make war cemetery a national heritage site
Call to make war cemetery a national heritage site
AN international organisation has reached out to the Bahamas government in hopes of having the 72-year-old Nassau War Cemetery officially preserved as a heritage site, officials said yesterday.