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July 22, 2021
Louis Carlington Johnson

DEATH NOTICE Louis Carlington Johnson age 54 years of Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, July 16th, 2021. He is survived by his son: Louis Johnson, daughters: Asia Johnson, Rome Johnson, Jasmine McQueen; daughter-in-law: Tameka Johnson; sisters: Henrieta Hanna, Ida Johnson, Charlotte Culmer, Etta Sweeting, Delphine Dean and Petrol Johnson; ...
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July 04, 2010
DR Congo oil tanker blaze 'kills 220'

DR Congo oil tanker blaze 'kills 220' At least 220 people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo when an overturned oil tanker exploded and set fire to parts of a village.

Scores more were injured in the accident in Sange, near the border with Burundi.

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April 22, 2020
Coronavirus: UK inflation hits 1.5% as lockdown begins to bite

The UK's inflation rate fell to 1.5% in March, largely driven by falls in the price of clothing and fuel ahead of the coronavirus lockdown.

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Gas stations to strike
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August 17, 2011
Gas stations to strike

The Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association (BPRA) voted to strike last night because the government would not increase fuel sales margins the retailers claim are unfair. The gasoline retailers gathered at the British Colonial Hilton where 25 retailers, representing 85 percent of the service stations in New Providence, agreed to stop purchasing gasoline from their suppliers until the government in...

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October 02, 2019
Hong Kong protest: City reels from 'one of its most violent days'

The 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China was "one of Hong Kong's most violent and chaotic days", the city's police chief has said...

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September 04, 2017
Be Prepared Before The Hurricane

Everybody should start making preparations now and do not wait until next week...

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October 19, 2016
Irresponsibility on social media

I refer to The Tribune editorial dated October 13, 2016 on the misinformation churned out daily by social media, which appears to result in public alarm and panic.

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September 22, 2016
Increase salaries and allowances of members of Parliament

Dear prime minister, it has come to my attention, and it also disturbs me greatly that the government of The Bahamas has deemed it fit to compensate members of Parliament only a meager $28,000 annually.

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August 19, 2016
Rio Olympics: US swimmer Jimmy Feigen 'settles robbery row'

US Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen has agreed to pay nearly $11,000 to a Brazilian charity over his involvement in a dispute about an armed robbery.

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August 18, 2016
Rio 2016 Olympics: US swimmers 'invented robbery story'

US Olympic swimmers in Rio de Janeiro invented a story about a robbery in an effort to disguise a dispute over a damaged petrol station door, police sources have told the BBC.

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