04252024 OBITUARIES

Thursday, April 25, 2024

PEARL MCKINNEYSTUBBS, 83

of Gilbert Street, Kennedy Subdivision and formerly of Congo Town, Andros, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, 4th April, 2024, will be held Bahamia West, West Bay Street, on Saturday, 27th April, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Kellin Russell will officiate.

Cremation was held.

Left to cherish fond memories are, her six (6) Children: Anthony, Hensley and Shawn (Nicole) McKinney, Angie Lee, Ken (Allison) Stubbs and Memorial Service for

Shantell Sweeting; Two (2) Adopted Children: Elva Strachan and Kermit Munroe; eighteen (18) Grandchildren: Walter McKinney, Roselle (Ricardo) McKinney-Dean, Hensia, Shaquille and Deshonda McKinney, Sarah, Shawn Jr., and Sarai White, Shandalisa (Robin) Fowler, Shera Lee-Rolle, Terran (Tiara), Terron (Desha) and Terrance (Vandesha) Duvalier, Judah and Zion Stubbs, Angelique, Angelo and Shantinique Sweeting; nineteen (19) Great-Grandchildren: Ethan Thompson Jr., Romen Dean, Khindia, Hensley Jr., Harmony and Haisley McKinney, Robin, Romero and Royal Fowler, Kymani, Khario and Khalia Lee Roberts, Terran Jr., Terraj, Milan and Milano Duvalier, Semaj’ Bethell, Angelo Sweeting Jr. and Edwin Lewis Jr.; Cousin: Matilda Woodside; Nephews: Theo and Ricardo Mckinney; Nieces: Rhonda, Brenda, Sharon & Gwendolyn McKinney and Kaynell Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Directions: Heading west on West Bay Street, take the 1st left after passing Orange Hill. Once you make that first left, you drive over the hill, and on the left is the property. Blue trim white house.

A repass will be held immediately after the service.

Funeral Service For

Harcourt Clarence Poitier, 87 affectionately called “Coins”

a resident of Crawford Street will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at Church of Christ, Highbury Park. Officiating will be Elder Kevin Beneby. Cremation will follow.

Left to cherish his memories are his loved ones wife: Verlie Driskell-Poitier; daughters: Audrey Poitier-Saunders; Paulette Saunders; Charlene Darville; Michelle Poitier; step children: Nicol Driskell; Dr. Tara Ingraham Taylor; Gladys Miller; sons-in-law: Craig Saunders; Michael Darville; Rashun Taylor; granddaughters: Monique S. Rolle (Corporal 3672 Amos Deron); Natasha Poitier-Bain (Francis); Kimberly Poitier-Wilson (Renaldo); Gereka Moss; Oneisha and Keishelle Saunders; Nikera Poitier; Perniqua and Pereaka Stubbs; A’anna Taylor; grandsons: Carlos and Mark Poitier; Kyle Albury; Duran and Mario Stubbs; Charlton and Michael Darville Jr.; Nathan Taylor; great granddaughters: Sydesha Neely; Denaria and Danai Rolle; Natalia Bethel; A’aliyah, Brianna, Shamia and Syri Poitier; Renell Wilson; Kyla Albury; Tianna and Symai Stubbs; Tazara and Jade Lewis; great grandsons: Deshawn Lightbourne; Durmani, Pereanno and Duran Stubbs; Keishelle Saunders; Gabriel Bain; Nathaniel Bethel; Kai Maynard; Kimari Bullard; Deonte, Deshawn and Carlos Poitier Jr.; Durante and Aundre Poitier; Keron Kemp; Pereanno, Duran Jr., Durmani and Mario Stubbs Jr.; great great grandson: Amari Bain; sisters: Cynthia, Irene, Althea and Ethelmae Poitier; Barbara Duncombe; Margaret Pennerman; Susan Poitier-Cartwright; Deserina Forbes; Willimae Rolle, Freeport, Grand Bahama; brothers: Trevor Poitier, Memphis, Tennessee; Gereno Poitier, Stevenson, Cat Island; Retired ASP Edward Poitier, Freeport, Grand Bahama; sisters-in-law: Ivy and Beryl Poitier; Crystal Cunningham; brothers-in-law: Vincent Duncombe Sr.; Sidney Gomez; Clifford Cartwright; Bruno and Don Cunningham; nieces: Cenita Duncombe; Rhona Daxon; Metrice and Amanda Arthur; Claudine Poitier-Joseph; Gwen Burrows; Melissa, Roseanna, Trenae and Genika Poitier; Wendy Huyler; Monique Culmer; Keisha and Signa Rolle; Darnell Neely; nephews: Brent and Winston Duncombe; Jefton and Devon Arthur; Adrian and Maurice Forbes; Rico Connelly; Gerard Rolle; William Wilson; Dr. Myles, Ramon, Sabatha, Darron, Jerad, Devin, Drew, Jerrard, Paro, Jamal, Sean, Terrance, Dwight, Adrian, Maurice, Clifford and Cedric Poitier Sr. and a host other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Relatives and Friends may pay their last respects at Butlers’ Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Ernest and York Streets on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and at the church on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Service for

BRIDGETTE ARLENE FRANCIS-INGRAHAM, 49

a resident of St. Vincent Road & formerly of Oakes Field, will be held at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Boyd Road off Nassau Street, on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred Culmer, assisted by Deacon Peter Jones. Interment follows in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, John F. Kennedy Drive.

She was predeceased by her parents: Oscar Francis and Marilyn Smith-Francis.

Left to cherish the Christian ministry of service by Bridgette are her Husband: Pete Ingraham; Step-children: Crystal, Hannah, and Pete Ingraham Jr.; Step-grandchild: Jairus Williams Jr.; Brothers: Oscar Lynden and Dr. Brendan Francis; Sister: Loretta Francis; Aunts and Uncles: Brenda Smith-Hanna (Frederick), James Black, Rev. Donald Kerr, Hiram Livingstone Francis, William “Bill” Curtis, Lynn Francis, Leathe Francis, Stephane Kerr-Teele, Daphne Johnson, Dorothea Francis-Davis, and Beatrice Powell; Sisters-in-law: Edith Taylor, Paige Joseph, Deborah Ingraham, Renee Duncombe, Glenda Thompson, Sandy Smith, Bethsheba Ingraham, Devra Wright, Mia Ingraham, Linda Basden; Brothers-in-law: Orpheus, Joshua (Ferry), Kendal, Edwin, William, and Kris Ingraham, Steve Joseph, Kendal Turner, Allan Taylor, Dion Duncombe, and Masio Smith; Auntsin-law: Elcina Smith and Hortence Ingraham. Cousins: Patrice (David) Farrington, Denise (Eugene) Mackay, Allison Gibson, Mark Anthony, Anastasia, Keyone, and Denzel Smith, Kelly, Rudy, and Don Alleyne Jr., Terry Alleyne-Treco (Michael), Corie (Athyma) Smith, Dominique Cartwright, Tiffany Cooper, Michelle (David) Whymns, Sherese Williams, Ricardo and Shenique Hanna, Selina, Ronnie Jr., Aaron, and Simon Archer, Donavan and Donica Farrington, Gary Oliver, Deveril Whymns, Gitano Black, Raynesha and Chasanique Williams, Semaz Rolle, Maite and Yohann Roberts, Destiny Bain, Donavon Jr., Damien, and Devonte Farrington, Gabrielle Oliver, Aniyah Cargill, Gitara Black, Cierra Moxey, Charles Jr. and Travis Cooper, O’neil Higgs, Tarnisha Stubbs, Rickia and Rayne Hanna, Syntychee Kemp, Malik Moss, Nadia, Jaques, Antonia, Kay, Kikkann Smith, Triston Lewis, Corie Jr., Chavargo, Corinique, and Cayden Smith, Danielle and Dominic Cartwright Jr., Michael Treco Jr., Reggie Knowles, Brittany Dorsett, Sonja Francis-Morris (Luke), Arlene and Allison Shuford, Anastacia Thompson, Sherece Murray, Sian (Rochielle) Bevans, Stephen (Linda) Francis, Monique Rolle, Lynette (Bursil) Daxon, Rodari (Agatha) Francis, Lisa Nelson, Khalilia (Randy) Knowles, Theodosuila (Darren) King, Khalile Omar (Michelle), Kamarah, Mario and Michan Francis, Joyann (Will) Frith, Debra Dames, Patricia, Wende, Stephen, and Sophie Francis, Kenrah (Cecil) Newry, Gerald, Corey, Brian, Tyrone, Gilbert, Carvel, Trevor, Michael E. and Sidney Francis, Renaldo Johnson, Ashley Jones, Davina Major-Lewis, Dianne Johnson, Carmen Major-Kellman, Dr. Tanya Pratt, Alexander, Caroline, Phillip, Gregory,

Lynette, Ida, Tomico, Ellis, and Rev. Andrew Major, Linda Marche, Lorraine Marche-Bethell, Ian and Tracy Cooper, Anthony Carey, Loukishia Cooper, Nicole Knowles, Nessa Marche-Miller, Inderia Saunders-Lindeman, Dr. Hadassah, Gregory, Lovell, and Walton Saunders. Extended Family: Lee Callender, the families of the late Neville and Vincent Butler, and the Francis, Smith, Cash, Marche, Butler, Major, and Pyfrom families. Godmothers: Bernadette Archer and Sandra Outten. Godson: Justin Ellis. Other Relatives and Friends: John and Dorothy Bowleg, Tyonne Sr., Tyronne Jr., and Jacqueline Dames-Perpall, Caroline Palacious, Monalisa McAlphin, Monsignor Alfred Culmer, Barbara Tynes, Angela Hanna, Ronald Taylor, and the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church family, Pastor Arlington and Minister Karen Rahming, Raquel Beneby-Hart, Minister Hon. Pia GloverRolle, Hon. Shanendon E. Cartwright, Kay Francis, Bert, Bridgette, Brittany, and Kristen Moss, Cheryl Adderley-Davis, Joyce, Karen, and Kim Bain, Neil King, Delores and Ivan Hanna, Bernadette BenebyColeman and Chief of Police for Riviera Beach Michael Coleman, William Fleming Jr., Jane Ann Williams, Phil Hanna, Anthony Smith, Rev. Diallo and Infiniti Ingraham, Lyndira and Minister Kirsten Knowles-Fowler, Rhonda Williams, Kelly Cartwright, Dr. Nigia Mackey, Cherry Charlton, Adrian McPhee and family, Donna and Natassia Storr, Kimberley Bowe, Carl Kemp, Carlos and Sarah Milander, Olivia Turnquest, Frank Dean, Nikia Ferguson, Philippa Fowler, Cecil Moncur, Jamal Williams, Ricardo Deveaux, Ross King, Dr. Laura Pratt-Charlton, Melissa Darville, Anthony Pearce, Theo Neilly, Melinda Bacchus-Maynard, Jayette, Casey, and Janae Dean, Marsha Boston, Andrea Huyler-Kelly, Rosalie and Chynna-Rose Foulkes, Sandy Morley, Ngaio Hinsey, Lawson and Cherice Sweeting, Cherelle Cartwright, Dr. Anastasia Brown, Kevin Cambridge, Rev. R.E. Cooper, Pastor Kino and Lisa McCartney, Dr. Tonette Hanna, Ruth Coakley, Emon Williamson, Eleanor “Sugar” McQuay, Dr. Nakeisha Rodgers, Monique (Alonzo) Hinsey, The Central Church of Christ, Dr. Christa Wells and the doctors, nurses, and support staff at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Happy Healing Hands Home Care, Renew Home Care, Thomas Dean Sr., Thomas Dean Jr., Moncur, Strachan, Seymour, Russell, King, Greenslade, and Rigby families, Clothie Lockhart, Ethlyn Pickstock, Lightbourne, Kenneth Sweeting, Mrs. Pinder, Brookes and Stubbs family, Lavette Scott, Sam and Darlene Rolle, Rev. Errol Johnson, Mackey, Shirleon Murphy, Morrison family, Rev. Thompson and the Faith United Missionary Baptist Church, and the families of the late Dwight Moncur, Deacon Sidney Sturrup, Vincent Charlton, Zorelene Wraing, Lou Adams, E.R. Hanna, Ralph Butler, Christopher Wells, Larry Johnson, Copeland Rolle, Residents of St. Vincent Road, Golden Gates, and Oakes Field, Oakes Field Primary School (Eva Hilton Primary School), St. Augustine’s (SAC) Alumni Association, Palm Beach Atlantic University, and the clients and numerous institutions associated with Bridgette Francis International College Planning and Consulting Firm.

We apologize for the names not listed as Bridgette had a great impact on many people.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-6:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday at the church from 8:45 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Service for

MRS. ROSELAINE LUBIN-MARTIN, 81

a resident of Shad Street, St. Vincent Road & formerly of Jean Rabel, Haiti, will be held at Our Lady of the Holy Soul’s Catholic Church, Deveaux Street, on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be Fr. Jonathan Duka. Interment follows in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, John F. Kennedy Drive.

Left to cherish her memories of Roselaine Lubin-Martin is her Husband: Raymond George. Son: Lenevil Noel. Daughters: Viola Leon, Mazelie Leon, Shirley Cooper, Charlene Brown, and Sharon Cooper. Daughter Predeceased: Janet Leon. Goddaughter: Maudline Cooper. Son-in-Law: Cyril Cooper. Grandchildren: Curtis Walkes, Shabernice and Shanice Brown, Naica and Regy Daphinis, Wesley and Camisha Francois, Brittney Noel, Nelson Lindsay, Lanell Noel, Lenevil Noel Jr., Sirnell Lindsay, Mikaela and Raydiko Cooper. Great Grand: Jeremiah Junior Smith and Jenesse Renea Tony. Sisters: Anastasie Lubin, Olame Metayer. Sister Pre-Deceased: Annette Simeon. Brothers: Saint-Jilus Estinvil, Roland Simeon, and Evecque Octuis. Brother Predeceased: Clovy Lubin. Nieces: Cerline Alexandre, Evelyn Charles, Wallete, Georgette, Avenette, Eglante, Chimi Lubin, Cary Metayer, Sherlie Metayer, Roseda, Roselene, Rosemene, Micheline, Adeline, Idelanne, and Kerlande Estinvil, Jean Mary Desert, Katia, Fanèse, Judith, Dieunese, Rolene and Louiseda Simeon, Guelic Octeus. Nephews: Smith Lubin, Ryan Joseph, Tony Lubin, Kevin and Emanuel Charles, Eddie Ulysse, Rony, Louide and Ideber Metayer, Brenton, Chandais, Chanticho, Rouclude, Chalensky Octeus, Channel, Wesley, Jean Raymond, Culbert and Luc-Albert Simeon, Ilfran Saint, Freno and Iliener Cetoute. Numerous Cousins: Ruth, Flocie, Lorine, Solange, Rutha, Gerry, Laura, Wilfred, Gilande, Arnette, Nadege, Amalia, Ashile and Belizai Lubin, Arnette and Shedley Preval, Tasha, Henridine and Barbara Cooper, Katrime Metayer and Acita Cetoute. Family and Friends: Charlamise Petty and Family, Kendal Marshall and Family, The Laurie Henfield and Family, Shuvon Adderley and Family, The Rolle Family, Andrew, Frankel, The staff from the former Grand Central Restaurant, Captain Roy and Maggie Newbold, Lawerence Green and Family, Frankel, Peter and Cylestina Williams and Family, Mario Goddard and Family, Pedro Braynen and Family, Cyrena Wallace and Family, Kera Demeritte and Family, Lawrence and Delphine Greene and Family, Lorenzo and Nicky Darville and Family, The Gardiner Family, Ivan and Tanya Miller and Family, Kendra Munroe and Family, Shirley Kemp and Family, Sean and Shenique and Family, Daniel Durrant, Jean and Bertha Brice and Family, James and Philomise Benoit and Family, Lorrick Roberts and Family, Tayana Branchedor and Family, Kevin Pratt and Family, Bernie Brown and Family, Sheldon

Rahming and Family, Paul Cooper and Family, Dr. Zelrona Mackey and Family, The Shad Street Family, The Cable Bahamas Familyespecially the Collections Department, Marlene’s Cleaning Ltd. Family, Town Center Mall Family, Foresight Security Family, Queen of Peace Church, Prayer and Outreach Family, Our Lady‘s of the Holy Soul Catholic Church and Administration Dept., The New Destiny Women’s Ministry and Usher Board and the Demeritte’s Funeral Home Family; and a host of other relatives and friends too many to mention.

The Family humbly apologizes to relatives and friends whose names are listed above. Please understand that this has been a stressful time for the entire family. Please know we love and appreciate you all.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-6:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday at the church from 9:30 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice for MAUDE HENRY, 77

a resident of Elizabeth Estates, died at PMH on Monday, April 22, 2024.

She is survived by her, 6 sons: Dwight, Michael, Basil, Perez, Theo & Marvin; 3 sisters: Daphne, Gail & Jill; numerous grandchildren, nieces & nephews & a host of other relatives & friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Funeral Services for

CLEVELAND BASIL DORSETT, 57

a resident of Goggle Road, Soldier Road & formerly of Bain’s Town, Cat Island, will be held at Church of Christ, 8th Street Coconut Grove, on Saturday April 27th, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Donald W. Dorset, assisted by Minister Karol Missick. Interment follows in Southern Cemetery, Cowpen & Spikenard Roads.

Basil is predeceased by his Parents: Ella Jane Adderley and Rubin Dorsett.

Left to cherish his memories, Son: Clevland Dorsett; Three sisters: Joyce Adderley, Catechist Bloneva Hunter, and Rev. Angela Munnings; Nieces & Nephews: Shenique & Terrence Flowers Sr., Shanti & Sibron Johnson, Jarette McKenzie, Jason Moss, Gabriella, Ella, Loretta & Glen Adderley, Debbie & Kevin Brown, Nicole & Shawn Knowles, Jerry, Patrice, Shelia, Daisymae, Ena, Prince & Aaron Hunter, Gaylean Forbes, Shakeria Munnings, Feron Rolle; Numerous grand nieces and nephews. Other Family & Friends: Esthermae, Delarise, Shenique, Tonneka, Michael, & Lorraine Rolle, Shevamae, Clinton, Shelton, Shane & Kyle Rolle, Joel, Zephanie, Edvin, Namman, Calvin, & Lionel Rolle, Maxine Stubbs, Alphonso, Lawerance, Clarence, Nameka, Darranette Williams & Family, Edris

Rolle & Family, Ambrister Family, Flowers Family; Godmother: Deloris Butler & Family; Rev. Kendal Butter & Family, Overseer Vandamae Albury & Family, Hepburn Family, Roxbury Family, Thelma Gibson & Family, Delcine McDonald & Family, Cleoa Rolle & Family, Paula Thurston & Family, Gail Chalow & Family, Leola Bain & Family, Avery Johnson & Family, Mr. Curtis & Family, Natasha Ferguson & Family, Bonaby Family, Pratt Family, Cordell King-Hunter & Family, Zonicile Hill Family and The entire community of Cat Island including the settlement of Bain’s Town.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-6:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

JULIETH “GiGi” JOHNSON, 59

a resident of Forbes Street, Nassau Village, will be held at Seven Hills Church of God of Prophecy, Seven Hills, Blue Hill Road, on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Bishop Kendal C. Simmons, assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel. Interment follows in Southern Cemetery, Cowpen & Spikenard Roads.

Julieth “GiGi” Johnson is survived by her Husband: Howard Keith Johnson. Sons: Valentino Ferguson Zchivargo Mackey. Daughters: Lashandria Johnson, Lakeisha Johnson (Cedrick) and Kendira Charlot (Rosemond). Brothers: Tracey Charles Demeritte and Kevin Richardson. Sisters: Jacqueline Demeriite, Genevieve Deborah Christina and Vernia Richardson & Deborah Johnson. Aunts: Agnes & Olivia Farrington & Margaret Rolle. Uncles: James Farrington. Grandchildren: Taniqua Colebrooke, Kyrie & Ky’Ori Rolle, Tashard, Tashara & Tarsharna Mackey. Sisters-in-law: Lathera Demeritte, Samantha King, Viola Richardson. Brother-in-law: Ivon Gray. Daughter-in-law: Eulisa Mackey. Nieces: Zoe & Clarrisa Demeritte, Demita Frazier, Thatcher Russell, Lashanna McDonald, Shirleymae Knowles, Andrea Forbes, Crystal Richardson, Chaurina Frazier, Tishka Forbes, Latoya Richardson, Christonia Knowles. Nephews: Charles Demeritte Jr., Antonio Woodside, Rukeithso Richardson, Alfredo Russell, Andrew Ingraham, Alexander Williams, Leroy McDonald, Elijah Knowles, Shawn McDonald, Millennium, Neville Knowles, Kevin Richardson. Cousins: The Munnings, Miller, Rolle, Armbrister, Forbes, Charlton, Whites, Bowes, Woodside and Johnson Families; and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention. Special thanks to the Doctors & Nurses of Female Medical Ward ll, Bishop Kendal C. Simmons and the Seven Hills Church of God of Prophecy Family, Norman Bastian, Demeritte’s Funeral Home.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-6:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

MICHAEL JUNIOR CUMBERBATCH, 64

a resident of #18B Brougham Street, died at MPH on April 18, 2024.

He is survived by his, wife: Karen Cumberbatch; mother: Annie Green; 5 daughters: Karen Marcel, Atanya Bain, Lorraine Cumberbatch, Danovia Smith & Michelle Pruit: 2 sons: Michael Cumberbatch Jr. & Basil Cumberbatch; 17 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, 6 sisters: Tamika & Charmaine Green, Sheila Brown, Mary Harp, Cynthia & Helen Cumberbatch; 2 brothers: Jason Green & William Fritz; numerous nieces & nephews & a host of other relatives & friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Death Notices for ANTONIO O’BRIAN HANNA, 36

a resident of Dumping Ground Corner, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

He is survived by his, mother: Mellony Smith; 1 daughter: Ashley; stepfather. David Francis: sisters: Tonya Smith, Meltina Evans & Shavette Evans; brothers: Anthony Evans & Kentroy Evans; numerous nieces & nephews & a host of other relatives & friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

FREDRICKA AMANDA “Mom” JOHNSON, 88

a resident of #14 Compass Cout, Golden Gates #11, died at her residence on Sunday, April 21, 2024.

She is survived by her 1 daughter: Abagail Johnson; 2 sons: Randolph Pearce & Trevor Johnson; daughter-in-law: Jennifer Pearce; 8 grandchildren: Hailey, Ryan, Tehillah Jannicka, Shannon, Thaddeus, Christina & Julianna; numerous great grandchildren, 1 sister: Catherine Fautaux; numerous nieces & nephews & a host of other relatives & friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Memorial Service for

YVONNE ANN MARIE RICKETTS, 54

of Soldier Road, will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 29th, 2024 at Centreville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5th Terrace, Centreville. Officiating will be Pastor Michael Toote. Cremation was held.

Yvonne was preceded in death by her Father: Leopole Ricketts.

Left to cherish her treasured memories are her Mother: Sheila Solomon; Beloved Son: Mikhail Richards; Grandsons: Mikhail Richards Jr. and Mickoy Richards; Granddaughter: Mikhailia Richards; Sisters: Althea and Sharon Ricketts; Brother: Mark Ricketts; Special Aunt: Molly Peart Clarke; Special Nephew: Kenardo Harrison; Bahamas Extended Family: Sir Michael and Lady Barnett, Senator Honourable Michela Barnett-Ellis and Kamelia Ellis, Rory and Viola Major and Lily Major, and Carl Bennett (Blacks); Other Family, Aunts: Doreth PeartBrown, Moreen Peart, Icie Solomon; Uncles: Clard Peart, Lebert Ricketts; Niece: Kendra Ricketts; Nephews: Kimany Myres, Nickios Ricketts; Special Friends: Gregory Brown, Cheryl Uter, Vivine Hibberth (Brenda), Sharline Chambers (CC), Richards Manrow, Jenita Lewis, Doreen Patterson, Serah Swims, Adassa Williams, Sister Haley, Sister Forbes; Cousins: Javan Harrison,

Iona Wright, Rohan Ricketts, Marva Peart, Eloreen Peart, Beverly Peart, Patrick Brown, Vivine Brown; Other Friends: Taniesha Taylor, Kenya Lightbourn, The Barnett Family, The Neil Family, The Bellot Family and The Cover Family, Jessica Smith, Fredy Jean, Randy Knowles and the Staff of Islandscape.

May Her Soul Rest in Peace!

Funeral Service for BERNADETTE ELIZA INGRAHAM, 66

of Blue Sky Alley, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday (TODAY), April 25th, 2024 at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Kemp Road. Officiating will be Rev’d Fr. Whitfield Hutchinson. Interment will take place in Old Trail Cemetery, Old Trail Road.

There will be NO public viewing.

May Her Soul Rest in Peace!

Death Notices for

REGINALD McDONALD RIGBY, 77

of St. Thomas Road, Golden Gates and formerly of Clarence Town, Long Island, died on Sunday, April 21st, 2024.

He is survived by his Wife: Louise Rigby; Daughters: Regina Dulcie Rigby, Rayane Derel Rigby-Thompson, and Reniska D’Andra Rigby; Son: Dr. Reginald Neymour; Son & Daughterin-law: Patrick Smith and Carole Neymour; Grandchildren: D’Qheilyo, Zinnea, D’Zahn, Sasha, Alexis, and Nathan; Greatgrandson: D’Zharrion Reginald; Sisters: Lolamae Rolle, Janet Lightbourne, and Alana Smith; Brothers: John, Anthony, and Baldwin Rigby; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

ODIA HADDASSAH McKINNEY, 28

of Gibbs Lane off Nassau Street, died on Friday, April 19th, 2024.

She is survived by her Special Friend: Miguel Ritchie; Sons: Mickhai Trevaughn Ritchie & McKellunn Trevor Ritchie; Parents: Stephen & Treva McKinney; Sisters: Okoya McKinney, Stefka Wood, and Nalla McKinney; Brothers: Stephen Jr. and Schvonne McKinney; Aunts: Philippa Robinson, Shelly Collymore, Sabrina Ingraham, and Davina Brown; Uncles: Theodore Rahming and Desmond Sands; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service For Memorial Service For

Paulamae Dean, 55 affectionately called “Paula”

a resident of Kennedy Subdivision, New Providence, Bahamas will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2024, 1:00 p.m. at the Centerville Seventh Day Adventist Church, Fifth Terrace, Centerville, New Providence, Bahamas. Offciating will be Dr. Michael Toote and Dr. Peter Joseph with the Committal to be held on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, 10:00 a.m. at the Pleasant Bay Public Cemetery, South Andros. Cremation was held.

Paula was predeceased by her adopted grandmother: Geneva Catherine Toote; grandmother: Rosetta Johnson-Taylor; father: Churchill McNeil; mother: Rosenell Dean; son: Randy McNeil.

Left to cherish his memories are her son: Samuel Mervin Humes III; sisters: Ruthnell and Lashanda McNeil, Anna Sands, Tiffany Reckley, Thomasina Sawyer-Hamilton and Rebecca Hepburn; brothers: Deon Holbert, Brenden McNeil, Joshua Hepburn, Sean Reckley, Sheldon Gordon, Joshua and Emmanuel Hepburn; brother-in-law: John Sands Sr.; step mother: Augusta McNeil; aunts: Lillyamae (Vincent) Belle and Comfort Smith; uncles: Rupert Flowers and Randolph McQueen; adopted brothers and sisters: Eula Nixon, Rebecca Johnson, Johnathan Pride, Kingsley Dean, Kevin, Rance, Dwight and Edward Smith and Tanique Brutus; great grand aunt: Christina Burrows; numerous cousins including: Meralyn Williams, Veranell Dean, Janet, Floyd and Shevorn Armbrister, Clayton, Alton and Craig Burrows, Curtis Pride, Bradley Belle, Kalya Hamilton, Claudius and Pamela Curtis, Carlette Rolle, Shamarco and DeAngelo Flowers, Yolander and Eldridge Taylor Jr.; nieces and nephews: Gregory Lindsey Jr., Lyndia and Gerrard Lindsey, Kaden Kemp, Chardaye and Dereon Holbert, Nicholas Johnson, Chantonique Minnis, Devon Sawyer, Quitell Whymns, Marcus Williams, Shawn Reckley Jr., Laretta Allen, Annastacia Brown, John Sands Jr., Terrance and Desmond Sands, Kenlisa, Queenae, Savannah, Luka, Grason Isaacs, Alexio and Travis Sands and Stephen Allen III, Nariah Pride, Lorshanda and Tyler Smith, Kaden, Jaleel and Alexander Dean, RaJah Smith and Jaydon Brutus; other relatives and friends including: Robertha Johnson, Dellarece Johnson, Vanda Carey, Kendra Johnson, Nyoshie Miller, Arnie and Linda Johnson, Zelina and Percy Sawyer, Ms. Dotlanda Storr, Arnika Smith, Stanley Sands, Freddy Flowers; Eula Nixon and Family, Mary Barr and Family, Leslie and Julita Johnson and Family, Cynthia Taylor and Family, Timothy and Lonix Smith and family, Nyoshie Miller and Family, Joe, Jeffrey and Michael Johnson, Carol and Desmond Stuart, Melinda Smith, Deacon Theopholius Rolle and Family, Eddie and Ena Sands and Family, the community of Pleasant Bay and Little Creek and a host of other relatives and friends too many to mention.

Lillian Bernard McKinney, 67

a resident of Palm Breeze Estates, New Providence, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at New Bethany Baptist Church, Key West Street. Offciating will be Dr. Matheo Smith assisted by other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, John F. Kennedy Drive.

Left to cherish her precious memories are her 3 children: Sonia Knowles, Alfred and Ingrid Saunders; son-in-law: Felton Knowles; 11 grandchildren: Tarrio, Sheldon and Nathan Knowles, Marvin, Marvinique and Sierra Strachan, Natoris and Alisha Taylor and Amair, Alex and Alexis Saunders; 7 great grandchildren: Izah, Felisha, Taranna, Ashanique, Amura, Natoris, Russian and Garcia; 4 sisters: JudyAnn Ferguson, Sandra, Jackie and Maria Bernard; 4 brothers: Stanley, Wilfred, Gregory & Tory Bernard; in-laws: Rudolph Ferguson and Gloria Bernard; aunts: Mary Hanna-Moreira and Birdie Hanna; uncle: Charles (Faye) Hanna of Fort Lauderdale, Fl; cousins: Reynold (Alisa) Robinson, Carlton (Portia) Robinson, Franklyn (Yanlan) Robinson, Georgianne Robinson, Craig Hanna, Diane (Preston) Major, Theresa Rolle, Michael (Crystal) Rolle, Francis (Lee) Chong, Katrin (Timothy) Wilson, Patricia McDonald, Valencia Hanna, Barbara Wright, Theresa Hanna, Stanford (Christine) Hanna, Craig (Paulette) McPhee, Wilfred Charles Hanna and Wilebo Hanna, Adrianna, Abigail and Charles Hanna Jr.; nieces: Tamika, Shenique, Lisa, Tanya, Leslie, Bernadette, Angela, Tiffany, Marsha, D’Andra, Philippa, Asia, Janell and Alya; nephews: Darrell, George, Deon, Nathan, Torinique David, Torry Jr., Robert II, Deon, Stanley Jr., Gary, Wilfred Jr., Renaldo, Kemio and Mario; grand nieces and nephews: Jer-vante, Jerlissa and Jermari Hutcheson, Teanna, Robert III, Aaron & Arielle Sands, Brandon & Brittany Collie, Alexis Jones, Lakell Clarke, Cameron, Aleisha & Gino Bernard; other relatives and friends including: Alfred & Seirah Saunders, Leon Knowles, Shantel Williams & family, Craig & Janice Reckley & family, Darren & Family, Dr. Phillipa Pratt, Nicole Hutcheson & family, Palm Tree Estate Community, Water & Sewerage family, Sunshine Park family, Living Waters Kingdom Ministries family and the Carmichael Baptist Church family.

Viewing will be held in The Legacy Suite at Vaughn O. Jones Memorial Center on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to service time.

Funeral Service For Death Notices For

Lawrence Ivan Adderley, 88

of Glinton’s, Long Island, Bahamas who died on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10:00 a.m at St. Gregory’s The Great Anglican Church, Carmichael Road. Offciating will be Rev. Canon S. Sebastian Campbell assisted by the Clergy. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleums, John F. Kennedy Drive.

He was predeceased by his parents: Bruce and Jestina Adderley; son: Joseph Adderley; brothers: Israel, Thomas and James Adderley.

Left to cherish his fond memories are his children: Samuel Adderley, Dawn Forbes, Deborah Adderley and Karl Adderley; brothers: William and Clifford Adderley; sisters: Everlina and Ruth Smith; grandchildren: Doyle, Darren (Sandy) and Devaughn Sears, Deshaughn Forbes, Anique

Adderley, Demario Hanna, Gemmia Edgecombe, Joshua, Nathan, and Noah Adderley; great grandchildren: Doyle Jr., Montae Sears and Seoni Malcolm; other relatives including: Clinton Forbes, Raquel Adderley, Sam Gray, Clement Simmons, Eugene Adderley, Floret Adderley, Evelyn Miller, Cassie Major, Mary Gray, Iva Mae Adderley, Sandra McKinney and Ginger Miller; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Viewing will be held in Legacy Suite at Vaughn O. Jones Memorial Center, Mt. Royal Avenue on Friday from 12:00noon to 5:00 p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to service time.

Marlean Wilnise Cadet, 22

of Gibbs Corner died at her residence on Saturday, 20th April, 2024.

She is survived by her mother: Maltide Dorvil; father: Maxon Cadet; aunts: Christine and Wedeline Dorvil; uncles: Fontane and Philbert Dorvil; cousins: Lyse and Lysemene Camelus, Maco, Lorizna; friend: Gibbson and other relatives and friends.

Funeral Service will be announced at a later date.

John Roosevelt Burrows, 79

of Deadman’s Cay, Long Island, Bahamas died at his residence on Friday, April 19, 2024.

He is survived by his wife: Maria Burrows; son: Dwight Burrows; daughters: Michelle & Gidget Burrows; grandchildren: Romiche

Hepburn, Mona Burrows, Jordan

Hepburn, Gayle, Ari & Deanne Burrows; great grandchild: Amiyah Miller; sisters: Shirley Smith; other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral Service will be announced at a later date.

Death Notices For

Alice Victoria Gray Miller, 91

of Salt Pond, Long Island died at her daughter’s residence in New Providence on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

She is survived by her sons: William, Welford, Bob, Ralph, Stafford and Neil Miller; daughter: Louise Miller; grandchildren: Tennille Burrows, Sharlene Miller, Alexis Miller, Melford Miller II, Courtney Miller, CaMera Outten, Gabrielle Miller, Jasmine Miller, Carson Miller, Joshua Miller, Alichia Miller, Neaha Miller, Kamryn Farrington, Rian Farrington, and Caraneaka Farrington; great grandchildren: Aidan Miller, Trent Colebrooke, Zion Miller, Tyler Colebrooke, Hadassah Johnson, Kole Miller, and Liam Miller; Brother: Halley Gray; nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral Service will be announced at a later date.

Deaconess Delphine Knowles Duncombe, 92

a resident of Deep Creek, South Andros, Bahamas died at her son’s residence Poitier Avenue, Boyd Subdivision on Thursday, April 18th, 2024.

She is survived by her husband: Rev. Ruben Duncombe; 11 daughters: Elizabeth, Leanna, Evelyn, Estherlyn, Margaret, Lenora, Cathleen, Barbara, Gwendolyn, Sandra, Masier, Lavetta and Shawnette; 7 sons: Phillip Allison William Cleveland Dwayne and Vaughn; 1 sister: Deaconess Amanda Colebrook; 19 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild, nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Mitchell Jerome Dean, 62

of Roses, Long Island died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

He is survived by his wife: Corease Dean; sons: Clyde Watson (Anishka Watson), Carl Dean, Asten Dean; daughters: Lavern Thompson, Carlene Burrows (Burleigh Burrows Jr.) and Carlisha Dean; grandchildren: Carllia, Kayanna, Cayden, Carter, Burleigh and Bazyli; brother: Philip Dean Sr.; sister: Thelma Dean; nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral Service will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service of Thanksgiving for

Gregory Neilly, 59

a resident of Bamboo Town, who died on Saturday 30th March 2024, will be at Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries, Carmichael Road & Antigua Way, on Friday 26th April 2024, at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be Archbishop Roston L. Davis, Assisted by: Bishop Trent E. Davis. Interment will follow in Southern Cemetery, Cowpen & Spikenard Roads.

He is survived by his, Wife: Shakera Bain-Neilly; Sisters: Rosemary Brown, Margaret Hepburn, Patrice Darville, Monique JohnsonWilliams, Katherine Neely-Cooper, Laura Neely, Dora Neely; Brothers: Dereck Neilly, Kevin Hepburn Sr., Tyrone Neely Sr., Tony Neely; Aunts: Louise Bergon Fowler, Patricia Johnson, Sharon Lewis; Uncles: Ronald Neilly, Raymond Fowler; Nieces: Deanthea and Georgia Darville, Cordisa Neilly, Dominique Rodriquez; Nephews: Tametrio Brown, Delvon and Dominic Neilly, Kevin Hepburn Jr., Luther Saunders Jr., Christopher Cockbill; Grand nieces: Tametrya Brown, Anaya and London Saunders, Mariah Rodriquez, Tamesha, Banesha, Clydesha, Jupiter, Eternity and Phoenix Brown, Donnique Rolle; Grandnephews: Donneil and Dontay Rolle, Xavier Rodriquez, Dominic Neilly Jr., Zayn I’emer Darville, Lamacas and Jordan Brown; Sisters-in-law: Joan Hepburn, Wendy Bain-Rosphall, Phylis Bain, Charmaine Bain, Shakita, Terah, Allison and Tanya Hall; Brothers-in-law: Patrick Darville, Roosevelt Hunt, Gilbert Rosphall; Cousins including: Veronica Cockbill, Edith Neilly, Rev. Dr. Jacinta Marie Neilly, Nurse Donalda Higgs, Willamae Albury, Beryl and Alvin Neilly, Lillias ‘Lily’ Benson, Gary and Larry Johnson, Pastor Ednol and Emerald Cash, Pamela and Kevin Culmer, Helena Neilly and family, Pastor Monique and Daron Davis, Ann and Donavan Jackson, Mark Johnson, Jeremy Pinder, Basil Neilly, Elder Roy and Bonnie Wilson, Claudia and Gerald Treadville, Marvy and Marilyn Kelly, Kenva, Tracy and Barry Johnson, Lisa Higgs, Genevie and Gary Albury, Patricia Leonard and Veronica Collins, Michelle Cumberbatch, Randolph Neilly,

Eardley, Pedro, Frank, Cindy, Taneka and Verizer Neilly, Elder Sandra Saunders, Oralee Saunders, Naomi, Florence, Lavina, Annette, Roseanne and Deon Neilly, Melvena Culmer, Marvin and Italia Gordon, Beverly Kemp, George Moss and family; Friends including: Andrew Hanna and family, Meryl Desmangles, Norma Woodside and family, Nathalie Bonimy and family, Ethlyn Rowlands and family, and others too numerous to mention.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Newbold Brothers Funeral Chapel, Palmetto Avenue & Acklins Street, off Market and East Streets (TODAY) Thursday 25th April 2024, from 10:00a.m., to 5:30p.m., and on Friday at the church from 10:00a.m., until service time.

Death Notice for Donald Deoken Deveaux, 46 affectionately known as “Dee”

a resident of Hamilton’s Subdivision off Carmichael Road, died on Sunday, 21st April, 2024.

He is survived by Wife: Tracey Deveaux; Sons: Taeyon Deveaux, and Justin Deveaux; Daughter: De’Abrell Deveaux; Brothers: Edison, and Ornald Deveaux, and Ian Stuart; Sisters: Allison Deveaux, Bettina Duncombe, Scarlett Stuart, and Donalla Pinnock; Numerous other Relatives and Friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service for (Cat Island)

MATRIARCH IDELL DEVEAUX-DORSETT, 99

of Sea Link, New Bight, Cat Island, The Bahamas, will be held on Sunday, April 28th, 2024, at 11:00a.m. at The Highway Church of God, New Bight, Cat Island, The Bahamas. Officiant will be held by Bishop Winslow Moss, Pastor Emeritus, Highway Church of God, New Bight, Cat Island. Interment will follow in New Bight Public Cemetery, New Bight, Cat Island, The Bahamas.

Left to celebrate her life and wonderful memories are her, Dear Children: Rev’d Marzell Dorsett-Smith (Cardinal-deceased), Udell Dorsett-Cartwright (Brenell), Marjoriana Dorsett-King (Fulton-deceased), Lula Dorsett-McKenzie (Norman), Helena Dorsett-Smith (Michael), Darlene Dorsett-Miller (Derek), Bradley Dorsett (Inger). Step-Son: Wellington Dorsett-deceased, (Audrey). Grandchildren: Vanessa Smith-Tumuluri, La’Keva McDonald (Samuel), Cedeno, Karranda, Cardinal, Marlene and De’Ondra Smith; Rev’d Keyshan Cartwright-Bastian (Pastor Ronald), Deona Cartwright-Pearson (Audley Sr.), Redell Cartwright-Butler; Gladston King (Renell), Tameka King Mugisha (Dennis), Aldeka KingDemeritte; Alicia, Anishka, Ava, Bradley Jr., Neville, Braman and Bra’nee Dorsett; Desmond Pinder (Rolecea), Kristell PinderSwann (Renaldo Sr.), Glenndear Pinder; Celicia Smith-Knowles (Crispin), Omar Smith (Jaimee), Austin Smith (Nadia), Rudi Smith-Williams (Nyshieko), Immanuel Smith; Dereka, Deressa, Derenique and Derelene Miller. Great Grandchildren: Samiah and Liam McDonald, Dillen Swann, Cardinal Jr. and Shakur Smith, Jordan Whitfield and Tayanna Taylor; Amarlyia Edwards, De’Anna and Audley Pearson Jr., Cleveland Butler; Austin, Ethan and Christian King, Darren and Darius Mugisha, Chase Calton; Demetrius, Shantae, Skylar and Jonathan Pinder, Renaldo Jr., Renerio and Recardo Swann; Aaron Smith, Aysia-Dorsett Sands, Alijsh Dorsett-McKenzie, Toshika Grant, Khaylin and Bradley Jr., Brandon, Amaya, Shante, Neville Dorsett Jr., Briana Dorsett; Christinae and Celia Knowles, Sharon, Omar, Aidan and Aubrey Smith, Nylah and Nykhai Williams; Kymani Wilson, D’Arra Goodman, Khairo and Kaiden Miller. Sisters-in-Law: Mildred Cox of Miami Beach, Florida, Gloria Dorsett. Brothers-in-Law: Beaufort Dorsett (Daisy), Garnet Dorsett (Alice). Nieces: Verdell Williams, Catherina Jones, Cosette Wilson, Maud Adams,

Aremintha Newbold, Elva Lindsey, Iva Deveaux, Rosetta Wells, Hortence Ferguson, Judy Moncur, Bethsheba Mackey, Lavern Cooper, Arementha Krasllis, Bethsheba Schmid, Eureka Swain, Shurn Henry, Coralyn Bethel, Carolyn Adderley, Mary, Cassine and Glendina Smith, Annimae Seymour, Rose Moss-Rolle, Dorothy Hortence, Loressa Rahming, Monique Moss, Katieann Rollins, Karen Pratt, Sherry Moss, Denise Roxbury, Christine Roker, Dorothy Hanna; Overseer Rev’d Angela Pratt Rolle, Denise Dorsett, Eunice Burrows, Ida and Christine Dorsett, Elanor Taylor. Nephews: Ishmael McKinney Jr., Gerald, George, Sidney, Franklin, John, Phillip, Denny, Godfrey, Jeffrey, Patrick, Harry, Floyd and Johnny Deveaux; Tomfrey, Norris and James Smith; Bradley, Cadwell and Gary Pratt; Clifford Moss Jr; Marcus Cox; Richard Jr., Erecel, Marcian, Vincent, Gregory, Adelaide Dorsett. Other relatives and friends including: Bishop Neville Hart and family, Viginia Hart, Bishop Winslow Moss and family, Cindy Moss and family, Sis. Paula Romer and family, Rufus Johnson and family, Vanessa, Valencia and the entire Seymour family, Allan Gilbert and family; Virginia and Marge Romer and family, Elsie Johnson, Alfred (Pompy) Johnson, Albert Armbrister, Rufus Johnson, Pastor Vernis Storr, Neka Kowles, Gracie, Sadie, and Jennie Dorsett, John Saunders, Dr. Olga Clarke King, Ann Dawkins and family, Dr. Kolli Apparao. Nurse Saunders and family, Nurse Hart and family, Bro. and Sis. Allan Russell and family, Pastor Bradley Russell and Family, Pastors Jason and Maurice Russell and Family, Ezra Russell and family, Jeffrey Johnson and family, Dr. H. Simmons and family, Christopher Stubbs, Sharon, Rhonda, O’Neil, Nicora, Krissy and the entire Stubbs family, Pheliece and Tamara Jones, Shantell Rolle, Zerlene (Eve) Maycock and family, Portia, Collinwood, Michael and the entire Armbrister family, Dwayne, Fred, Eric, Rodger, Detris and the entire Josey family. Caretakers: Naido and family, Ms. Flowers and family, the descendants of the Deveaux, Dorsett, Hart, Josey, Saunders, Poitier, Gilbert, Romer, McKinney, McKenzie, Thompson, Smith, Thurston, and Johnson families, Amethyst Memorial & family her Cat Island Family especially the communities of Smith’s Bay and New Bight.

May Her Soul Rest in Peace!

Please forgive us if we inadvertently excluded your name. We thank everyone for your prayers and support during this time.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects in the “Delsworth Curry Memorial Suite” at Amethyst Memorial, #534 East Street South (opposite Fresh Auto Car Lot) on Thursday (TODAY)

April 25th, 2024, from 11:00a.m to 6:00p.m. & Cat Island viewing (Saturday) 10-4.

Sean D. Pratt-L.F.D&E C.E.O

Funeral Service for

GEORGE PAUL, 89

of #538 East Street South, Nassau, Bahamas, will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, at 1:00p.m. at One Accord Pentecostal Prayer Ministries, Sequoia Street, The Bahamas. Officiant will be held by Prophet Derrick Bastian, Assisted by Other Ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road, Nassau, Bahamas.

Left to cherish his memories are his, three sons: Tyrone, Donnie and Clinton Paul; Daughter: Georgina Culmer; Two Sisters: Leona Paul (Ona), Terosita Paul-Miller; Sister-in-Law: Betty Paul (Kermit), Olga Leonce (Canada), Andrea Culmer; Brother-in-Law: Everette Leonco, William Culmer; Nieces: Dorothy Butler, Annie Roker (Edward), Maria Lightbourne, Verlene Winiford-Newbold, Norma, Iris Kimberley Paul, Kayla Poul-Lindsey (Tony), Ernestine, Luella Trotman (Ricardo), Janico Coakloy (Bercil) Miami, Florida, Leona, Maxino, Theresa & Tammy, Donna Paul (Tiny), Theresa Miller, Patrice King, Monique Sweeting, Jennifer Ferguson & Ashley King, Diane, Donna & Antoinette Colebrooke, especially Chaquell, McKell, Tanya, Michelle Williams, Racquel and Nadette Culmer, Monique, Yvetto, Alia and Phillipa, Latoya, Latico, Kelsha, Shanny, Natasha, Shakera and Nivea; Nephews: Jessie, Tyrone, James Jr., Mario Paul, Ritchie, Noel, Ryan, Raymond (Calpumia) Pierre, Kirkwood, Kevin Kelly, Leonard Miller, Rollice Clarke, Hansel, Brady and Dwight Clarke USA, Trevor, Wayne, Demetruis, Tamico, Quincy and Shavardo; Granddaughters: Lila, Verlina, Nadia & Sandy Maycock, Georgette & Tea - Leoni Culmer, Acacia Lord, Aubrica Williams, Rukeya Ferguson, Shandalisa Lee; Grandsons: Carl Sr & Renaldo Culmer, Patrico Culmer, Kane & Terrell Williams, Rashad Sweeting; Great-Grandchildren: Nehemiah Sr., Jada, Tanae, Carticia, Dillion, Emani, Emily, Elijah, Alair, Anthoniay, Carl Jr., Erickay, Ayana, Gregory Jr., Asher, Rhaine, Cincere, Xavier, Nehemiah Jr. (Prince), Jaylin Paul, Ayana, Seven, Oma, Owen Jr.; Other Relatives and Friends: Patricia & Alexi Martinez, Nigel Ellis, Stephan Bullard, Alvarez Ferguson, Jerome Miller, Prophet Derrick Bastian & Family, Riverside Church, Deloris Francis & Family, The Nassau Village Family, Jeffery Bannister, The Smith, Johnson and Saunders Family of Nassau Village, Latoya & Wanda Lamm, Carmen Major, Isabell Strachan, Hazel Chipman, Franklyn Lightbourne & Family, Hollis Curling, Daisy Baptiste, Margaret Johnson, Nelso, Virginia Outten & Family, Mario Lewis & Family, Florida Green & Family, Quebi Rahming & Family, House Emmanuel & Family, Mizpha and Cecile Emmanuel, Roslyn Capron & Family, Gaynor Seymour, Daphine, Rick, Ida Coakley & Family, Franklyn Bannister, Harry Miller & Family, The Black Village Community, The Staff of Bahamas Telecommunications Company, The Princess Margaret Family & The Straw Market Family.

May His Soul Rest in Peace!

Please forgive us if we inadvertently excluded your name. We thank everyone for your prayers and support during this time.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects in the “Delsworth Curry Memorial Suite” at Amethyst Memorial, #534 East Street South (opposite Fresh Auto Car Lot) on Friday April 26th, 2024, from 11:00a.m to 6:00p.m.

NEW LOCATION: EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Established Since 1996)

for the late

MRS. EUDANE MONIQUE STUBBS

Age 63 years

of Bird Court, who died on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 will be held on Saturday, April 27th, at 10:00am at Mt. Tabor Church, Mt. Tabor Drive. Offciating will be Bishop Delton Ellis. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens and Mausoleums, John F. Kennedy Drive and Gladstone Road.

Eudane is Pre-deceased by her Mother: Maud Pinder and Father: Louis Russell

Fond memories will forever be cherished by her Husband: Jerry Stubbs; Children: Latoya Stubbs and Latanya Pascal; Mother-in-law: Melvina Albury; Son-in-law: Kelly Pascal; Grandchildren: Navado Glinton, Laterio Pascal and Isaiah Pascal; Great-grandchildren: Leara Glinton and Iyla Glinton; Sisters: Rosenell (Roscoe) Thompson and Angela Smith; Sisters-in-law: Tamra Moxey and Lisa (Hartman) Sawyer; Brothers: Lionel (Fernander) Pinder, Tyrone (Deborah) Russell and Orville Walcott; Nieces: Staceyann Pinder, Shandera Smith, Michelle Pinder, Lisa (Rico) Simms, Jackie (Scott) Taylor, Andrea (Basil) Damianos, Lavern Thompson, Melissa Rahming, Taranika Russell, Melinda Pinder and Nichol Burrows; Nephews: Troy (Arodeanna) Stubbs, Kendrick (Shantasha) Thompson, Lavar Watson, Tristan Russell, Michael, Pedro Pinder, Tyrpone Russell Jr., Kenrico, Charles and Tamarco; Grandnieces: Lapeedra, Ricketa, Reshander Knowles, Wintergrace (Wilford) Matador, LaSummer, Aaliyah, Lakera, Eudane (Destiny), Trevornicka, Skylar, Meagan, Yonesha, Daniel, Shantese (Keiarj) McKenzie, Cheyanne, Aundrea and Cobie; Grandnephews: Ricardo, Basil Jr., Alexis, Roger Jr., Joshua, Deangelo, Keron, Keenan, Theron, Azariah, Eathan, Maleek, Adoni, Trevon, Nathaniel and Anthony; Godchildren: Julrice Adderley, Oneil Farrington, Mariah McKinney, Treasure and Demetrius; Numerous other Relatives & friends including: Bishop Donnie Storr & South West Cathedral Church, Bishop Neil & Delton Ellis & the Mt. Tabor Family, Deloris (Anthony) Bullard, Joy Bosfeld, Dena Ingram, Marsha Roberts, Bernice, Maggie, Bertram, Craig, Michael, & Edith Mott & Family, Michelle Johnson & Family, Debra Brown, Olive Brown, Edith (Lovely) Rolle, Kent Fawkes, Margaret Mcphee, LaNikki, Karen, The Kelly’s Family, Sandal’s Family, Melia Family, Quakoo Street Family, Columbus Primary Family, Bird Court Family, & the Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute Family. Special Thanks to: Halifax Health Medical Center Oncology Department

Viewing will be held at Clarke’s Funeral Home & Crematorium, East West Highway on Friday, April 26th, from 11:30am to 4:30pm and on Saturday from 9:00am at the church until service time.

Sean D. Pratt L.F.D&E, C.E.O

Funeral Service For

Robert Albury Johnson

of #73 Armeryllis Avenue, Garden Hill Estates 1, (formerly of Kemp’s Bay & Deep Creek, South Andros) will be held, (Next) Thursday, 2nd May, 2024, 10:00 a.m. at Zion Baptist Church, East & Shirley Streets, Downtown, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas. Offciating will be Rev. T. G. Morrison assisted by Associated Ministers. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, Gladstone Road and J.F. Kennedy Drive, New Providence, The Bahamas.

Memories of Robert Albury Johnson are permanently etched in the hearts of his wife: Mildred L. Johnson (née Simmons); children: Devra N. Forde, Charis J. Johnson, Kristen A. Johnson and Robynn M.L. Thurston (Stario); special children: Rev. T. G. Morrison (RoyAnne), Eric Norville-Smith (Breleith), Rev. Ulric Smith (Rev. Bonnie), Rev. Anthony Sampson (Minister Michelle); grandchildren: Destinee Forde, A’Miah Cooper, Zyana, Zayne & Zaryelle Johnson, Jayden & Austin Thurston, Natalie Randall, McKennon Cartwright, Se’Rhy Demeritte, Kenniyah Sears, Paul Adderley, Abigail NorvilleSmith; sister: Melvern Smiith; special Sisters: Mary Jane Sweeting, Agnes Bain, Shirley Holmes (Errol), Eugenia Thurston, Josephine Parker, Sonia Muir, Loraine Williams, Cheryl Cartwright; brother: Kenneth Sturrup; uncle: Carl Rahming, Sr.; sisters-in-law: Helen Simmons, Ramona Wilson (Leon), Joan Stubbs; brothersin-law: Maxwell Glinton, Allen Francis (Jeanette); nieces and nephews: Shawn Bastian, Shedell McKekenzie (Shannendon), Sharand & Shonah Bastian, Anthony, Jr., Mario, Marco, Amadd, Akiel and Anthonique Smith, Kenneth Sturrup, Jr., Elizabeth and The Hon J. Machelle Sweeting, Alicia Rahming (Joel), Wanda Newton (Clarence), Jonathan Glinton (Ruth), Melinda Symonette (Tellis, Sr.), Winnifred Johnson (Whitney), Theresa Williams (Leon), Cheryne Miller, Chevon Glinton, Tanya Francis-Chinnery, Kay Francis-Garland, Anton Francis (Patricia), Janae & Algenon Francis, Khristi Ferguson (Jason), Dr. Christiaan Johnson (Dr. Avianne), Dr. Khristle Rolle, Christophe Johnson (Katherine), Leonique Taylor (Nathan), Tenier McPhee (Troy), Leon Wilson, Jr. (Giselle), Raemon Wilson (Simone), Wayne (Marsha), Trevor (Charmaine), John (Tahesha) and Jason Stubbs, Jonetta Rolle (Sean), Streisand Cumberbatch (Leonard), Errol (Cynarra) and Stacia Holmes, LeMelle Kemp, LaCricia Swain; grand nieces and nephews: Ashanta, Takoya, Mariah, Ashtinique, Marranique, Mia, Ava, Ebonique, Tia and Tamara Smith, Anthony, Jr., Marcus, Mario, Jr., Alex, Khyden, Makai, Marcus, Dacarri, Marion, Amadd, Jr. Smith, Lavar (Samienta) Glinton, Sheena Tynes, Clarissa Duncombe (Jerone), Chloe Newton; Joslyn, Jonathan, Jr. (J’Marie), Jamillah & Jahrael Glinton and Racquel Charafant; Tellis, Jr. (Rosa) & Tevin Symonette; Paul Belizaire, Darenique Young, Rebecca Griffn (Tevin), Kobe Forbes; Wayne (Denisse) & Ashleigh Barr, Burnique Glinton, Burnai, Takia and Angelique Capron, Rickell & Resean Munnings; Latajh & Hanna Beneby; Jason Jr., Sasha, J’aire and Kyrah Beneby; Kaden, Skylar & Sierra Beneby; Khamari, Khamryn and Kharter Nixon; Samara Olivia Isabelle Taylor; Cadence, K’Dyn and Cade Ferguson; Arielle Rolle; Trey, Hope, Cerae & Preston McPhee; Leon III & Leander Wilson and Jazmine Samuels; Araina Wilson, Chantal Jiles, Kristi

Thompson; great grand niece: Willow; cousins: Edley Sweeting (Jane), Sylvia Baird (John), Charles Sweeting (Grace), Arlington Sweeting, Ostel & Daniel Duncombe, Betty Mae Rolle, Yvonne Adderley (Neville), Pethrel Miller (Lennard), Coralee Munroe (Bruce), Sheryl Rolle, Jennifer Smith (Kevin), Mary, Isaac, George Watkins (Ronette), Wilma Wilson (Franklyn), Deborah Watkins, Peggy & Sherry Ferguson, Charlene & Michelle Rahming, Marie, Oris Sweeting, Zelda Hanna (Mark), Sonia Miller (Kendall), Jennifer Rolle (Kenton), Vyomie Green (Sean), Carl Rahming, Jr., Smith Demetrius Kemp (Greta), Arlette Pennerman Kemp, Danniele Kemp, Sherryann Kemp Walters (George), Brent Osborne Kemp, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Kemp Skippings (Oscar), Doralyn Hanna Bain, Marthalena Minnis-Knowles (Philip), Shelithia Minnis, Donnalee Roberts, Tamika and Antonio Roberts, Pandora Moxey (Wayde), Gaylene Bain Seymour, Kenyetta Bain, Theodore Bain (Michelle), Michelle Collie, Ednal Collie, Michael, Davinci and Ariel Collie, Patrice Balfore, Scavella and Perry Balfore; other relatives and friends: Ministers, Deacons and Evangelists, Men’s Ministry and the Family of Zion Baptist Church, East & Shirley Streets; Matriarch Mitylene Fowler & Family, Matriarch Gwendolyn King, Josephine McKenzie & Family, Pastor Christopher & Evang. Olive King and the Zion Baptist Church Cat Island Family, Rev. Vanda P. Rahming & the Mizpah Baptist Church North Andros Family, Chief Apostle Leon Wallace and The Voice of Deliverance Family, Edison Cartwright & Family, Mario Forde, Lacretia Johnson, Everette & Eureka Rolle & Family, Bishop Rudolph & Veronica Bowe & Family; Bishop Dr. Franklin & Minister Dr. Rovena Ferguson & Family, Bishop Anthony Roker; Bishop Ghaly & Minister Angela Swann & Family, Willamae & Don Lightbourne, Isula Henfeld & Family, Deacon Peter & Paula Jones; Rose Estilorme, Dr. Romeika Ferguson-Adderley, Maud Ferguson, Simon & Pauline Beneby, the Baycroft Condominium Family, Towers of Cable Beach, Carefree Apartments, Selena Grammatico, Patrick & Sandra Grammatico, Michael Grammatico & Family, Kathy Key, Deborah Lowe, Marvin & Zelia Bethell, Rev. Dr. James Rahming & Family, Michael Pearce, Ernest Thompson & Family, Mike Keaton, Jay Deblinger, Paul Harding, Dellarese Strachan, Dr. Jahan Johnson-Munnings & Family, Dr. Barry & Mrs. Mary Russell and the Bahamas Orthodontic Center Family, Soul Sisters, Pastor Camille Heron and the Church of God of Prophecy Love Fellowship Ministries (Miami, Florida), Melvern Davis & Family, Ava Dean & Family, Pamela Fisher, Jackie Sturrup, D. Shane & Pastor Jacqueline Gibson & Family, Verna Williams, Vera Lowe & Family, Evelyn & Herbert Newbold & Family, Claretta Duncombe, Darnita Farrington, Peter Brown, The Hon Mario Bowleg – Garden Hills MP and the wider Garden Hill Estates #1 Family, Café at Doctors’ Hospital, Enviroscape Two Thousand, Bank of The Bahamas, The Bahamas Kidney Association, the Bahamian American Association, Inc.; special thanks to: Dr. Delton Farquharson and Team of Vascular Surgeons (Nottage, Phillips, Nixon, Johnson, Lewis, Lucas, Adderley), Dr. Yasmin WilliamsRobinson – Palmdale Medical, Nurse Newbold (MSW1) and Nurse Coakley (MM2), Nurse Madlyn Campbell (retired) of Princess Margaret Hospital, his very special PCT Laverne Lillian Charlton, and the Blood Donors

Viewing will be held at Cedar Crest Funeral Homes and Crematorium Limited, Robinson and Baillou Hill Roads on Wednesday, 1st May 2024 from 12:00 noon to 5:00pm and at the Church on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

Donations, in lieu of foral arrangements, may be made to The Bahamas Kidney Association account at CIBC, J.F.K. Branch, account No. 20174763, in Memory of Robert Albury Johnson

Parking is provided in the Royal Victoria Gardens

Funeral Service For

Felix Napier Taylor, 74

a resident of #30 Spice Street, Pinewood Gardens and formerly of Clarence Town, Long Island, Bahamas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church, Montrose Avenue, New Providence, Bahamas. Offciating will be Bishop Theophilus Rolle. Interment will follow in the Southern Cemetery, Cowpen and Spikenard Roads.

Left to cherish our earthly loss and celebrate his heavenly home going are his devoted and loving wife of 35 years: Lizzie Ann Taylor; children: Gaylord and Anwar (Carol) Taylor, Shakira (Daniell) Mason and Lynmore Taylor; bonus son: Ranauldo Ferguson; brothers: Percy (Melrose) Taylor Sr., David Taylor; sisters: Naomi Major, Margarita (Phillip) McPhee, Tiny Taylor and Norma (Conrad) Fernander; grandchildren: Allan, Lamon Gabriella, Melika, Sierra and A’rielle Taylor, Rodwell Martin Jr. Danielle Mason Jr., Shania Boderick, Deserie Mason and Karnayh Rolle, Ranicia, Danario, Ranauldo, Raven, Rohand and Romero Ferguson; nieces: Stacy (David) Pinder, Rhonda, Isis and Tamara Taylor Sharma, Samantha Boodle, Shanice (Allan) Major, Megan Elliott, Erica Saunders, Tinnesha Trufant, Shannon Barris, Kenyatta Moyer, Elevetta (Lester) Reid, Tammie Nixon, Nicky and Elaine Sinues, Kenyatta, Tenesha, Shannon and Erica Saunders, Jameli, Nadia and Teona Watts, Kawana Rahming, Darnette Pinder, Cephis Moss and Nickey Pinder; nephews: Chad, Kai and Caden Mcphee, Joshua and Dillon Fernander, Duane and Max Boodle, Noel and Vishnu Turnquest, Dwight (Charlene) Major, Donta Elliott, Sean Adderley, McFerris (Tasona) Hannah, Dennis Watts, Jeremiah Mullins, Clay, Clarkie and Fredrick Ferguson, Clyde Cartwright; brothersin-law: Clark, Fredrick and Daniel (Wilhelmena) Ferguson; sistersin-law: Janice Mullins, Cassandra Roberts, Pamela (Dennis) Watts and Tena Ramse; Cousins: Kurl, Richard, Elias and Macon (Patsy) Cartwright, Erma Smith, Sidney (Pearl) Slyvester, Beverley Laroda, Greta Kemp, Doretha (Jordan) Ritchie, Marsha (Franklin) Thompson, Inman & Lenn Lawerence (Anita) King, Katherine (Charles) Bethel, Eva Reeves, Nancy Arangil, Abbie, Mohabir and Betty Turnquest, Lynmore Wells, Dulcina Cooper, The family of the late Jack and Lynmore Cartwright Taylor, The Adderley Family of Deans Long Island; other relatives and friends including: Hon. Alvin (Arnette) Smith, Hon. Myles Laroda, Antoinette Sturrup-Thompson, Rachel

Culmer, Jerry Taylor, Livingston Johnson, Pastor Dwayne Johnson and Family, Rowena Mcain and Family, Christine Barr, Carolyn Johnson and Family, Eleanor Steele & Family, Pastor Ian Johnson and Family, Bishop Theophilus Rolle and Family, Emily Hall and Family, Estelle Zonicle and Family, Lester Farrington, Theresa Clarke and Family, Patricia Belle and Family, Margaret Wakes, Millie Cox, Ephraim Mackey, Boo Turnquest and Family, Peter Turnquest and Family, Dangeria Taylor, Danny Morley and Family, George Johnson, Debbie Adderley and Family, Viola Johnson, Freida Johnson and Family, Claudette Hutchinson, Coral Pinder, Minister Patricia Chisholm, Prescola Fox and Family, Miram Rolle, John Rolle, Sylvia (Simeon) Dawkins, Daisy Gibson and Family, Theresa Williams, Pastor Norris and Family, Dr. Flossie and Pastor Jeff Cooper, Landis Smith, Darrel (Paula) Smith, Gary (Deagrie) Smith, Arthur Smith and Family, entire Spice Street Family, Community of Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, Community of Forest, Exuma, the staff of Columbus Primary School, the staff of Eva Hilton Primary School, Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church Family, Ebianna Smith and family, Lovie Clarke and Family, Sophie Laing and Family, Edith Johnson and Family, Granville Ferguson and Family (Exuma) and Cephis Pinder and Family, Queen Mary’s Guild, Travelling Women Ministries and Women Alive Ministry and many more relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Cedar Crest Funeral Home and Crematorium Ltd, Robinson and Baillou Hill Roads on Friday from 12:00 noon until 5:00pm and at the church on Saturday from 9:00am until service time.

Death Notice For Joanne Elizabeth Poitier, 62

a resident of Faith Gardens, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, April 19th, 2024.

She is survived by her son: Adrian Smith; daughters: Betsy Sweeting, Rhonda Bethel and Roshonda Poitier; 6 grandchildren, numerous brothers and sisters and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be fnalized at a later date.

Funeral Service For

Monette Newbold, 49

a resident of #8 Fulston Place, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, 27th April, 2024 at Church of The Ascension, West Beach Drive and Arden Forest Road. Offciating will be Archdeacon Earl Hepburn. Interment will follow at The Grand Bahama Memorial Park#2.

Left to cherish her memories are her husband: Dale Newbold; daughter: Phylicia Rolle; step daughter: Dericka Newbold; grandchildren: Valencia Rolle, Alexia Riley; son-in-law: Wendal Rolle; siblings: Shella Julien, Antonio Thompson; sister-in-law: Shandera Montissol, Kimberly Caballero; brothers-in-law: Mario Montissol, Cosmo Oral Newbold Jr., Michelin Julien; parents-inlaw: Deloris Newbold, Oral Newbold; nieces: Jonique Holness, Alyssa Coakley, Camille Caballero, Keziah Kerr, Michaela Julien; nephews: Scott Newbold, Cameron Knowles, Justin Knowles, Jason Kerr, Jathan Kerr, Mikendrick Julien, Ricodel Fleuricas, Louis Stephane Junior, Kerrington Newbold Jr., Tatum Holness, Jermaine Holness; godmother: Margaret Mathiex; cousins: Aaliyah Humes, Alicia Johnson, Serenity Humes, Sherman Humes, Labion Laroda Jr. Nastassja Mathieu, Leon Pierre Jennie Mathieu, Marvin Joseph, Joshua Mathieu, Gerald mathiex Stanley Mathiex, Orkell Mathiex, Marc Rolle, Francis Bain, Dovin Bain, Gobrina

Joseph, Gonesha Joseph, Malika Rolle, Marvin Joseph, Joshua Mathieu, Morgan mathiex, Gerald Mathiex Jr., Jermaine Mathiex, Issacia Wesley, Issac louis; close friends: The Duncombe Family, Leroy & Coria Carnegie, Angie & Angelique Smith, Nicola Waiters, Monique & David, Denise Decius, Laura, members of church of Ascension, J’adore clients, The Pintard Family, The Missick Family, Evette, Patrice and Monique.

Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Yager Funeral Home & Crematorium, Queens Highway, Freeport on Friday from 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until service time.

Memorial Service For S. Ricardo. A. Bowe

a resident of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas and formerly Ramsey, Exuma, Bahamas will be held at 5:30 p.m. on (TODAY) Thursday, 25th April, 2024 at The Pro-Cathedral of Christ The King Freeport, Grand Bahama. Offciating will be Canon Norman Lightbourne assisted by Fr Colin Saunders and Canon Curtis Robinson.

Death Notices For

Leonna Marie Hall, 83

a resident of Love Hill, Andros and formerly of Calabash Bay, Andros, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, April 21st, 2024.

She is survived by her daughters: Bonnie Knowles, Jeda Williams, Heda Rich and Dellarese Hinsey; son: Troy Knowles; 16 grandchildren; brothers: Bertram and Vincent Rahming; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be fnalized at a later date.

Anita Dorelie Ambrister, 76

a resident of East Park Estates and formerly of Borgne, Haiti, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

She is survived by her daughters: Rosena Oreste, Lorna Dorelie, Janet Dorelie and Manita Dorelie

Jacques; grandchildren: Ishmael

Pierre, Beverly Pierre, Joanna

Pierre, Katrina, Justin Fountain, Jaden Ferguson, and Amber Doreli; great grandchildren: Destiny

Pierre, Ishmael Josiah Pierre, Isaac King Pierre and Israel Pierre; and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral arrangements will be fnalized at a later date.

Emerald Ruth Stubbs, 62

a resident of Taylor Street, Nassau Village, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, April 20th, 2024.

She is survived by her children: Jayshawn Woodside, Keoshe Woodside; 5 grandchildren; brothers: Robert and Geno Dames, Omar and Andrew Stubbs; sisters: Wendy Dames, Angelique Hanna-Williams, and Karen Farrington; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be fnalized at a later date.

Falcom Melvin Knowles, 61

a resident of Bellott Road formerly of Simms, Long Island, Bahamas fed on Monday, April 8, 2024.

He is survived by his sons: Oneal Dorsette and Branden Knowles; daughters: Sherice Darling, Faleane Bain and Lyndell Saunders; grandchildren: Kassidy Bain, Teyjah Sears, Kasginae Knowles, Brenae Knowles, Malachi Knowles, Samuel Darling Jr., Zion Darling, Samiya Darling and Felicia Dorsette; brothers: Delvin Knowles, Alfred Knowles, Theophilus Knowles, Rev’d. Dr. Joseph Knowles, Ellis Knowles and Alonzo Knowles; sister: Mary Knowles; mother-in-law: Helen Smith; father-in-law: Winton Gibson; daughter-in-law: Kenya Knowles; sons-in-law: Winton Bain Jr.; nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends: a vast network of friends spanning New Providence, Grand Bahama Island and Long Island.

Funeral arrangements will be fnalized at a later date.

Death Notice For Mr. David Norelus, 37

of Second Street, Coconut Grove, New Providence, Bahamas died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024.

Mr. Norelus is survived by his father: Delicence Norelus; mother: Marie Joseph Norelus; brother: Dumercy, Joseph Archange Norelus; sister: Delicia Norelu; numerous nieces and nephews a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention at this time.

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Death Notice For Maurice Francois, 92

a resident of #10 Shermin Avenue, New Providence, Bahamas formerly from Port-auPrince, Haiti died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, 24th April, 2024.

He is survived by his wife: Elzar Francois; daughters: Debbie Greene, Paula Haley’s, Marise Francois, Margarette Francois, Pharah Francois, Ozracia Francois, Martine Carole Francois, Lune ya Francois, Yvrose Francois, Betty Francois, Denise Francois; sons: Albert Francois, Max Francois, Donald Francois, Harry Guy Francois, Samuel Mauris, Regional Francois and other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Rest On Funeral Chapel Limited and will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service for KRYSTLE ALEXIS MARISA DAVIS, 37

of Thompson Avenue, Stapledon Gardens and formerly of Nicholl’s Town, Andros, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, 7th April, 2024, will be held at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road, on Saturday, 27th April, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. The Venerable Archdeacon Keith N. Cartwright, assisted by Rev’d. Deacon Howard L. Bethel will officiate. Interment will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery, Nassau Street.

Krystle Alexis Marissa Davis is survived by, Loving Husband: William Freeman Eric Davis II; Mother: Lerlean M. Christie; Brothers: Dr. Kirk Christie, Kendrick Christie, Miguel Christie; Sisters-in-Law: Sosefina Christie, Cynthia Christie, Bianca Christie; Nephews: Kamari and Kamryn, Miguel Jr. and Channing Christie; Aunts: Muriel Dawkins, Marjorie Albury, Theresa Carroll, Bernadett (Bill) Pratt, Tense (Henson) Evans; Uncles: Phillip Carroll; Melvin Carroll; Wendell Carroll; Cousins: Theon and Shannicole Dawkins, Shawn and Jhvon Albury, Dicaprio, Deangelo, and Philip Christie, Cleon, Deon, Eddison and Chara Carroll, Michael and Beulah Carroll, Erica Albury, Karla and Simone Albury, Pamela Christie, Courtney Christie, Atiya and Makarios Smith, Phillipa Christie, Apryl Christie, Phaedra Christie, Lutericie and Tencie Evans & Bernadette Pratt, Christina, Victoria & Bertica, Shirel Cartwright and Craig, Andrea and Michael Cooper, Rosemary Benson, Jennifer Carroll, Milinda and Trevor Rolle, Gaylord Taylor & family, Anwar Taylor & family, Lynmore Taylor, Shakera Taylor-Mason & family, Zhivargo Carroll, Sherice and Horace Cartwright, Craig Mackey, Jermaine & Trevor Mackey & family, Wendell and Polly, Weniscka, Weneisha, Wenchantia and Wentina Rigby, Allan and Heidi Rigby & family, Gina Taylor, Gary and Shavon Taylor, Lakeithra, Tatir, Keiran, Khaliel and LaDexter Taylor, Antoinette and Rev. Gary Armstrong and family, Lisa, Janone and Inga Russell, Kavon, Kavia Russell-Stewart, Keresse and Orlando Russell and family, Irene Turnquest and family, Verdent Christie, Brynique Wilson. God Parents: Majorie Russell, Nurse Janet Lightborune, Osborne Stuart. Other family, friends and neighbours: Silvia Russell, Rev. Ifil Russell, Icelma Russell and family, The Treco family, Angela McDonald and family, Randy Butler and family, Forence and Deanne Christie and family, Tina Cooper and family. Special Friends: Venieshan (Randy) Mortimer and family, Sherrell Knowles, Camille Pratt, Mr. Newton, Barry (Lezly) Hall and family, Rawle (Duranda) Springer, Katrina ‘Brenda’ Davis and family, Floyd (Katherine), Renaldo, Jamal, Cliff, Jimmy, Jerome, Quin Davis and family, Jacquelin Bain and family, Lavern, Harrison, Deldra Sands, Delicka, Gianni, Danae McKenzie, Vashti P. Stubbs and family, Anthony, Philip, Trevor, Eric, Martha Stubbs, Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Wilson and family, Roselyn ‘Rosey’ and Brett Wright, Claudine, Corandee Kylie, Agdral Jr., Kyden, Damian, Damah, Agdral, Ericka, Vashti, Amber, Paige Phillip Jr., Anwar, Shakeem,

Eric Jr., Zhivargo, Shameko, Shamano Sr., Derek Stubbs, Skai, Danae, Dylan, Shamano Jr., Sanchez, Mari, Tyler & Heaven Stubbs Jaunique Knowles, Tyneko Williams Amaiya Williams Arthur ‘Jay’ Wilson, Kathy, Stephan, Michael, David, Randon, Kishona & Kewanda Thurston, Bernita Nairn, Vasti Colebrooke & Family, Archdeacon Keith Cartwright, Reverend Deacon Howard Bethel, Bishop Reverend Raymond Neilly and Dean Patrick Adderley, Ruth Gardiner, Dr. Sophia Rolle, Sean Smith, Donna Carroll Henfield and family, Colajanne Butler and Family, Joel and Johnathan Armstrong; Corey Maycock, Dahria Franks, Rotary Club of New Providence. Adopted Family: Pastor Alvin Hepburn, Vince Martin, Mark Sweeting Antonio Crawley, Petrona and Joy Johnson, Tina Cooper and Valtio Cooper, Zorena Woods and Vernice Gibson, Daisy Bowleg, Val Strachan, Ashley Albury, Kimberly Bethel, Gregory Cartwright, Mrs. Roslyn Neily, Tammy Evans, Valderine Adderley. Special Mention: Dr. Isla Grant, Nurse Glinton and All the Doctors, Nurses and the support staff at Renal House Nassau, The Doctors, Nurses and support staff at The Princess Margaret Hospital & ICU Team, Dr. Paul Ramphal and staff, Dr. Dane Bowe and staff, Kelly’s Bridal Department Staff (Bride of The Month, 2013); Grace Funeral Home Staff and St. Agnes Parish.

Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Grace Funeral Home, #36 Rosetta Street on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

There will be NO VIEWING AT THE CHURCH.

Memorial Service for LENNA BROWN, 99

of Hawthorne Road and formerly of St. Mary’s, Jamaica, will be held at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Kemp Road, on Friday, 26th April, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Fr. Whitfield Hutchinson will officiate. Cremation was held

Her memories will remain in the hearts of her Niece: Marva Thompson; (her husband) Tommy, her daughters: Teniel and Kenea. Her son: Kirk and (her grandchildren); her Granddaughter: Shernette Brown; her 2 Grandsons: Erick and Linton Brown; 26 greatgrandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren. 14 nieces, including: Claudette, Jenny, Angie, Pauline, Judith and Lorna Beulah; 9 nephews including: Barry and Arthur; 1 daughter-in-law: Maudlyn Brown; 1 sister: Sonia Clarke; Grand nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends too numerous to mention.

For the Service please wear festive colors.

Funeral Service for FRANCINETTE GEDEUS, 57

of Lucaya Circle, Marathon Estates and formerly of Anse a Foleur, Haiti, will be held at The Historic Metropolitan Baptist Church, Hay Street and Baillou Hill Road on Saturday, 27th April, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Bishop Dr. G. Elton Major, assisted by Minister Cardwell Sands and other Ministers of the Gospel will officiate. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, John F. Kennedy Drive & Gladstone Road.

She was predeceased by her Mother: Bernadette Gedeus and Sister: Sonia Gedeus Grimes.

She is survived by her Sons: Kassandra Gedeus, Edson Dorleon and Peterson Dorleon; Daughters: Tania Gustave, Gina Gustave; Sisters: Sophie Saintenlin, Gloria and Margaret Delson; Brothers: Anthony Richardson and Julio Gedeus; Nephews: Joevanni, Ethan, Nathan and Jeremiah; Cousin: Gina Gedeus; and a host of Other Relatives & Special Friends, including: the Fox Hill Community and family, Thirty, Carmelita Gedeus, Rodney Gedeus and Family, Benji and Family, Gertha Joseph, Evannah and family, Saskia, Roger and family, Venise Saintil, Denise Desinor, Janeisha Desinor, Peter Tilusnord, Peterson Tilusnord, Chandliene Tilusnord and Chandlerne Tilusnord.

There will be NO PUBLIC VIEWING

Death Notice For Jessie Nathaniel Emmanuel, 67

a residence of Ferguson Way, Marathon Estate, formerly of Salina Point, Acklins Island, Bahamas, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, 22nd April, 2024.

He is survived by his wife: Debbie Emmanuel; children: Garvin, Jarad, Emmanuel and Alissa Romer; adopted children: Nadia Green and Janae Major; mother-in-law: Gloria Campbell; brothers: Bishop Leroy and Pastor (Miriam Emmanuel) and Stephen Rose Sr.; sisters: Doreen, Ruby Emmanuel and Geneva Jones; grandchildren: Janiah, Gabrielle Emmanuel and Brooklyn Green, Joelicia Ferguson and Dylan Storr; 9 aunts, 3 uncles, 21 nieces, 16 nephews and a host of other realitives and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Rosewill Memorial Mortuary, #244 Market Street and Oxford Avenue. Tel 429-8011, 565-3016.

Death Notices For Mark Keito Anthony Miller Jr., 30

of Balls Alley off Shirley Street died on Sunday, April 07, 2024 at the Princess Margret Hospital.

He is survived by his mother: Antionette Gordon; father: Mark Keito Anthony Miller Sr.; brother: Ricardo Russell, Kennedy Gordon; sister: Ricarra Russell, Anthoniqua Gordon, Tariqua Gordon; aunts: Raquel Josey, Syd JoseyDavis, Victoria Dummett, Kimberly Bain, Tina Bain, Kamicka Bain, Darlene Brown, Linda Charles; uncles: Brent Dummet, Valentino Josey, Clifton Bain, Derek Rolle, David Rolle, Trevor Miller, Eric Fox, Micheal Fox; 10 nieces, 3 nephew and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Rosewill Memorial Mortuary, Market Street and Oxford Avenue.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Glenroy Lou Brown Jr., 21

of #16 Water Street, Big Pond Subdivision died on Sunday, April 09, 2024 at the Princess Margret Hospital.

He is survived by his mother: MarieAnn Hanna; father: Glenroy Lou Brown Sr.; brother: Glenroy Brown II, Rodrick Brown; sister: Yendricka Hanna, Glendena Brown; aunts: Annistacia, Charlene Ranger, Denise Hanna, Idamae Hanna, Rev. Michelle Crump, Lerlane Lewis, Sandra Clarke, Cora Ferguson, Edna Munnings, Casa Bain, Portia Brown, Cherry Brown; uncles: Basil Brown, Jason Brown, Jeffery Brown, Morse Brown, Tyrone Brown, Bradley Brown, Rodger Brown, Tavares Brown; grand father: Alfred Hanna, and a host of other relatives and friends including: Norman Waldron.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Rosewill Memorial Mortuary, Market Street and Oxford Avenue.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Memorial Service For

Gerald Julian Greene, 58

a resident of Barbados Avenue, Elizabeth Estates, New Providence, Bahamas will be held at Zion South Beach Baptist Church, Zion Boulevard on Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at 10:00am. Officiating Reverend Dr. Anthony A. Sampson and other Ministers of the Gospel. Cremation was held

Left to cherish and carry on his legacy are his wife: Grace; son: Geran (Christanique); daughter: Geranique; step son: Germico; grandchildren: Monico, Keno, Christasia & Germya; brothers: Patrick (Felicianna) & Anthony (Buelah) Arthur, Gregory, George Jr.,Sam & Jerome Williams; sisters: Georgina Williams, Westina Bernard, Tanya Woods; brothers & sisters-in-law: Julie Arthur, Vanria Wallace, Troy Adderley, Margaret (Hubert) Nixon, Erma (Enoch) Smith, Jenny Mae (Brent) Taylor, Virginia & John Gaitor; aunt: Pandora Miller; uncle: Sam Williams; nieces & Nephews: Angelique, Alexia, Alexandria, DiMarcia, Cherrilyn, Patrick (Eva), Benjamin, Patrick Jr. (Tymant), Miguel, Anthony Jr., Alexander, Andre, Andru, Lila, Verlina, Nadia, Sandy, Shandilisa, Shangoria, Georgette, Tea, Tahlia Williams, Terrel, Renaldo, Rashand, Patrico, Gregory Jr.; grand nieces & nephews: Cordaro, Dontray, Ashanti Jr., Benjamin, Arianna, Kayden, Ayden, Amir, A’zarie, Athalia & DaMari; cousins: Dr. Geoffery, Kendal, MacFarlane, Bryan, Agatha, Julian, Percival, Audrin, Georgina, Greta Pennerman and

family, Lenora Gray, Veronica Outten, Loretta Nairn & family, Gelita Rolle and family; special friends: Janice Bain & Family, Tadashi Curry, Bridgette Robinson, Stuart Major, Corey Chase, Steve Basden, Andre Williams, Chrissy Murphy, The Seagrape Shopping Plaza & Ultra Games crew; other relatives and friends including: Janeth Laing & family, Sharon Maynard & family, Marguerite Taylor and family, Ray Cartwright & family, U.G Family: Harrie, William, Mr. Gray, Gena, Verna, Nathan, Henderson, the management & staff of Hit Spot Audio, Dolly Pinder & Family, Rico & Sharron Neely, the management & staff of John S. George, the management & staff of Innovations, the entire community of Elizabeth Estates especially Barbados Ave, R. M. Bailey Class of 1981, the entire communities of Peardale, Pinedale & Union Village. We apologize for any names that may have been left out as it’s too numerous to mention.

Death Notice For Miracle Tamika Rolle, 15

a resident of Bishop Way off Windsor Place died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024.

She is survived by her parents: Pastor Daniel Rolle & Minister Edrina Rolle; adopted parents: Dale Malone, Linda [Sidney] Storr, Pastor Eartha Charlow, Milton [Tashana] Garrick; three sisters: Charity, Dannisha & Peaches Rolle; two brothers: Daniel Jr. & Joel Rolle; grandparents: Edward & Clarissa McGregor, Margaret Rolle; nieces & nephew: Sklyar & Leonique Wallace, Lathario Oliver, Tashawn Rolle; aunts: Alana McGregor, Stacy Dean, Shelly, Bloneva, Sarahlee Rolle, Denise Paige, Tecoya Curry, Mackel Pinder [George] & Marjorie Nottage; uncles: Edward Jr., Graylin, Edrico [Noemie], Edwin [Shanice], Antone [Natasha] McGregor, Basil [Lisa], Patrick [Deidre], Mark [Crystal] Derrick [Oddette], Kirkwood, Kenneth, Anthony & Christopher Rolle and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Death Notices for VERNON MAXWELL PINDER, 98

of Tyler Street, Chippingham and formerly of Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, 20th April, 2024.

He is survived by his Children: Jeffrey, Delores, Keith and Claudine Pinder, Carol Bullard, Desmond and Pastor James Pinder, Daisy Russell and Headley Gibson; Sisters: Barbara Farrington, Marina Gibson, Vernie Duncan and Nancy Fernander; numerous grand children and great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Please visit our website: www.eastsunrisemortuary.com to share your memories and condolences with family and friends.

TROY WELLINGTON McPHEE, 88

of Carmichael Road and formerly of Bannerman Town, Eleuthera, died at his residence on Friday, 19th April, 2024.

He is survived by his Children: Ricky and Pedro McPhee, and Priscilla Woodside; Sisters: Deloris, Esther and Annis McPhee; numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Please visit our website: www.eastsunrisemortuary.com to share your memories and condolences with family and friends.

BRACIEL BROWN-CLARKE, 78

Death Notices for AREMENTA LOUISE HANNA, 71

of Nassau East and formerly of Exuma, died on Saturday, 13th April, 2024.

She is survived by her Children: Cassius, Kevin and Jefferey Clarke, and Yen Lathera Smith; Sisters: Carriemae, Angela, Betty, Ceile and Donna Brown; Brothers: Ormond and Luis Brown; 11 grandchildren; Son-in-law: Simon Smith; Daughter-in-law: Coralee Clarke; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Please visit our website: www.eastsunrisemortuary.com to share your memories and condolences with family and friends.

of Curacao Street, Golden Gates #2 and formerly of Landrail Point, Crooked Island, died at her residence on Monday, 22nd April, 2024.

She is survived by her Husband: Roy Hanna; Children: Edsel (Patrika) Hanna, Roy Jr., Valinda Hanna-Lazarus, Xanthe Minnis and Nerissa (Dwight) Williamson; Brother: Norl Gibson; Grandchildren: Tracelle (Asante) McKenzie, Tashae, Edsel Hanna Jr. (Alissa), Nadia (Danny) Hamilton, Kristen and Ian Lazarus, Travis Minnis, Aria and Alex Williamson; 7 Great-grand children; Brother-in-law: Patrick Levarity; Sister-inlaw: Christine Ferguson of Miami, Florida and Barbara Hanna-Cox; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Please visit our website: www.eastsunrisemortuary.com to share your memories and condolences with family and friends.

Funeral Service For

Baby Jayce Josiah Johnny Dumont, 1 month

a resident of Big Water Estates who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, April 14th, 2024 will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at New Birth Deliverance Kingdom Ministries, Soldier Road. Pastor Dr. Practon Patton assisted by other Ministers will offciate and interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens John F. Kennedy and Gladstone Road.

Precious memories of Jayce will linger in the hearts of his parents: Petra Patton and Johnny Dumont; sister: Brianna Dumont; brothers: Jeremiah, Joshua and Jamario Dumont; grandparents: Prophetess Burnell Denise Curtis; aunts: Attorney Krystal Dillett, Paula Patton, Antoniece Patton, Jeanine Leonce, Janette Dumont, Vernice Leonce and Kedeisha Smith; uncles: Corporal Paul Patton Jr. #3958, Preston Patton, Immigration Offcer John Leonce, Jimmy Leonce, Herman Leonce, Charles Young and Gregory Dillett II; cousins: Genesis Minnus, Kayleigh and Greyson Dillett, D’armani Poitier, Rico Roberts, David Leonce, Jha’miya Edwards, Ceejay Young, Johnell and Ja’Niyah Leonce, Kareem, Javon and Jamal Leonce, Kiara and Paris Leonce and Deisha Rolle; great grandparents: Mother Cynthia Hanna, Jack and Margaret Lightbourne; grand aunts: Pastor Valeria Patton, Devadra Hanna, Latera Hanna Sanchez Matos, Shervon Olbrice, Kesha Sawyer, Jackie and Lisa Lightbourne, Antionette Hanna, Tasha Hanna, Janice Curtis, Lisa Curtis; grand uncles: Hon. Zane Lightbourne MP for Yamacraw, Pastor Dr. Practon Patton, Prophet Keith Curtis, Perry, Prince, Pedro, Percy and Perez Patton, Wendell Curtis, Mark, Geno and Nicholas Hanna, Kwady, Avery, Stephen and Cordell

Lightbourne; family: Pastor Tyrone and Virnetta Sands, Ertha, Chantal, Dumond and Bleyette Dumond, Aldrin Sear, Fritz Noel, Flavie Petiti, Charline Charles, Kettly St. Brave, Monique Valcin, Michelin Dumont, Michelle Dumont, Robinson Dumont, Luben Dumont, Marcus Leonce, Kenny, Alex Telusma, Jacob Francis, Moses Joseph, Brenda Adderley, Nathaniel Thurston, Rodney Collins, Marsha Adderley, Deandre Ferguson, Jacob Francis, Devonte Thurston, Johnny Adderley, Michael Rolle, O’nette Dean, Chardera Ferguson, Claudette Almanor, Margaret Almanor, Harold Taylor, Keitho Johnson, Wallace Phillips, The Patton Family, The Dumont Family, The Lightbourne Family, The Curtis Family, The Hanna Family, The Dillett Family; and a host of other relatives too numerous to mention; special Thanks to: Dr. Janelle Osadebay Brown, NICU Department of The Princess Margaret Hospital, Minister Emily Curtis, Minister Beverly Miller, Phillip, and Minister Delores Rahming, Bishop Elect Gwen Greenslade, Pastor Tara Olridge and family, Tatyana Barry, Shantiara Stubbs, Davette Strachan, and Newbirth Deliverance Kingdom Ministries.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at THE CHAPEL OF MEMORIES THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME, INDEPENDENCE DRIVE on Friday from 11:00-6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to service time.

Death Notice For Coralee Elizabeth Percentie, 73

a resident of Harbour Island, Bahamas died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, April 18th, 2024 .

Cherished memories are held by her daughters: Paige, Ginger and Lebria Percentie; sons: Lebrone Percentie, Andrew Percentie and Dario Armbrister; 8 grandchildren including: Mr. Daishon “Mr. Pee” Percentie; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME and will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service For Death Notices For

Deacon

Livingstone Sweeting, 81

of Miami Gardens, FL. and formerly of Port Howe, Cat Island, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, 11:00a.m. at St. John’s Native Baptist Cathedral, Meeting Street. Officiating will be Bishop Carrington S. Pinder assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Church’s Cemetery, Meeting Street.

He was predeceased by his daughter: Kristian Sweeting and siblings Virginia Taylor, Maudlin Carey, Reverend Luanna Rolle, Reverend Nathan Sweeting, Danford Sweeting, Copeland Sweeting (of Hialeah, FL) and Brezetta Moxey, Pastor Milton Sweeting, Ashley Sweeting, Harold Sweeting and Johnathan Taylor.

He is survived by his wife: Shelia Sweeting; children: Alvin (Marcuita) Sweeting of Maryland, Livingston Sweeting of Georgia, Lisa Sweeting of Florida and Porsha Sweeting of Florida; 12 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews: Emanuel Rolle, Bloneva Bowe, Carmita Rolle, Patricia Armbrister, Eunice Rolle, Anthony Rolle, Rolle, Leanna Smith, Helen Morrison, Barbra Smith, Alice Rahming, Elizabeth Rolle, Lionel Carey, Roscoe Carey, Mark Carey, Reeba Carey, Kirkwood Andrews, Captain Author Moxey, Ruel Moxey (deceased), Janet Bullard, Rev. Greyland Moxey, Dianna Moxey (deceased), Daniel Moxey (New York), Copeland Moxey, Jerry Moxey, Elisabeth Moxey, James Moxey, Rosemary Moxey of Florida, David Moxey and Lincoln Moxey of Alabama; and a host of other relatives and friends throughout the islands of the Bahamas, the United States and many others too numerous to mention.

The body will repose in the Blessed Redeemer Chapel at Ferguson’s Funeral Directors, 7th Terrace Collins Avenue on Friday from 3:00pm. – 6:00pm and at the Church on Saturday from 10:00am until service time.

Norman Eugene Strachan, 73

affectionately called “Tom”

of Golden Gates No. 2, died at his residence on Friday, April 19, 2024.

He is survived by his beloved wife: Marina Braynen-Strachan; 5 children: Dentri, Lauralee Strachan-Forbes, Bridgette, Isaiah and Lauren Strachan; son-in-law: Brian Forbes; 5 grandchildren; 3 sisters, 2 brothers and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will announced at a later date.

Latonia Tamika Mackey, 40

of Farrington Road, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, April 21, 2024.

She is survived by her mother: Joyce Mackey; brother: Mark Rolle and Phillip Seymour Sr.; sisters: Kim Rolle, Rosemary and Tracy Mackey, Carol McDonald, Manoushka Joseph of Miami FL and Kenron Bullard; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will announced at a later date.

Funeral Service For Thomasena Dorothy Moss, 85 affectionately called “Tommy”

of South Beach Drive, South Beach Estates and formerly of Harbour Island, Eleuthera will be held on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, 11:00am at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, 3rd Street, Coconut Grove Avenue. Offciating will be Father Simeon Roberts assisted by Deacon Danny Price. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.

She was pre-deceased by her husband: Victor Moss; sisters: Ethelyn Moss, Rose Nabbie, Genevieve Gibson, Joan Gibson; brother: Leo Gibson; parents: Willliam Sr. and Hattie Gibson.

She is survived by her daughter: Michelle Goffe; sons: Donald, Sterling, RBDF Lieutenant Commander Gladstone and Kenneth Moss (Missing since November 2016); brother: William Gibson Jr.; son-inlaw: Leonard Goffe Jr.; daughters-in-law: Pandora and Shirleymae Moss; brothers-in-law: Monis, Partick (Joan) and Maxwell (Sandra) Moss; grandchildren: Thomasena Storr (Charlie), Shakara Marte (Alex), Rachael Swann, Gina,Terell, Astonia, Kendra, Adrian, Dominic, Cortez and D’shazz Moss, Raaven, Taeler and Jade Goffe; great grandchildren: Charlisa and Chante Storr, Kajai, Courtney, D’shazz Moss and Cortez Jolly Jr., Shanya, Teiji, Bry and Nrya Swann; nieces: Ethelmae Dames (Timothy), Debbie and Rosemary Nabbie, Frederica

Darville (Clarkson), Theresa Miller, Jackie,Yevette and Karen Gibson

Joann Knowles, Nathanya Mckinney (Pastor Robert W. T.), Katie Clarke (Reverend Franklyn), Kimberly Clarke-Gibson, Shyann, Norma, Angela, Carolyn, Joycelyn, Theresa, Laverne, Malissa, Bianca, Cynthra, Ann, Brenda, Casey, Marsha, Debbie, Shavon, Sherry and Rickeya Moss; nephews: Ogden Aranha (Aquilla), Timothy Dames, Joseph, Dan and Reginald Gibson, Craig Mitchel, Randy, Samuel Jr., Ricardo (Flora), Tito (Nekeva), Gifford, Andre (Gillian), Ambrose (Vera), Glen, Jerome, Joseph, Joey, David, Jonathan, Michael, Donahue, Martin and John Moss, Ustinov Clarke, Omar, Llewelyn and Desmond Curling, Clyde and Thadeus Cornish; additional relatives: Father Simeon Roberts, Sister Ena, Albury O.S.B., Pastor; friends: Robert WT McKinney and Family, Reverend Franklyn Clarke and Family, Dr. Caron Finlay, Carol Dames, Rosanne Moss, Kakirer, Randanette, Rochea, Kenton, Ranaldo, Ranard, Rashawn, Ryan, Nadia, Jagger, Edison, Jason, Andy, Brian, Cleo, Petra and Vanessa Moss, James Strachan, Raymon, Ronald and the extended Neely family, Hudley Hanna, B. H. Hanna, Flossamae Bowleg-Curling and the extended Curling family, Firstina Gibson and Family, Mrs. Liz Mackey and Family, Jack Musgrove and family, Sonia Knowles and Yvonnie Lopez and family, Ms. Raquell and Family, Mr. Frank Bethel and Family, The Hanna Family, Petty Offcer Tia Rolle RBDF and family, Mr. Ronald Newman and Family, Blanche Roberts, Charlene Saunders, Brenda Miller & Family, Romel Cargill, Anthony Hinds, Roland, Tina McKinney & Family, Teeny Poitier, Tony Hinds, Jeneth, Joy, and family, Henry, Harry, Rollen, Michael and the extended Goffe Family, Patricia Jolly & Family, Utha Butler Josey and family, Camelinda Burrows, Stuart Holbert, Javot Moncur, the family of the late Barbra Neko, the extended Johnson, Clear, Barry and Saunders families of Harbour Island, the BATELCO/BTC family, the Real Harvest SDA family the South Beach Estates family especially Joy, Mr. Bonimy, the Butler, Pratt and Rolle families, the Harbour Island family, Deacon Danny Price and the Saint Cecilia’s church family, and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention; special thanks to: PMH, especially the staff of the private ward.

Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Ltd. Robinson and Soldier Roads on Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 from 10:00am to 5:00pm and at the church on Thursday from 9:30am until service time.

Funeral Service For

Retired Senior Immigration Offcer

Leonard Smith, 66

of Garden Hills #2 will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, 10:00 a.m. at United Christian Cathedral, Flamingo Gardens. Offciating will be Pastor Lester Thurston assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens.

Memories of Leonard will live on in the hearts of his mother: Deaconess Louise Smith; daughters: Lenette and Natasha Smith; sister: Marva Smith; brother: Fred Smith; sister-in-law: Deidrie Smith; nieces: Dr. Charléa and Ahnae Smith; nephews: Ahmad and Ahmon Smith; grandchildren: Taj Stubbs, Tavion Farrington and Dontae Johnson; aunts: Mabel Rolle, Sylvia Rolle, Naomi Smith and Beatrice Smith; uncles: Fred “Papa” Smith (Catherine) and Wellington Demeritte; close Friend: Clarkson Darville (Fredericka); god brothers: Vincent Hall and Wayne Roberts; god sisters: Florence Charlton, Tavia Johnson, Hollis Delancey and Tanya Bain; god daughter: Kendera Charlton; numerous cousins including: Julia (Calvin) Hudson, Linda (Matthew) Bass, Rudolph Jr., Wayne & Darrin (Kimberly) Smith; Kay, Kevin & Judith Hinsey; Mark, Andre & Tanita-Joe Smith; Fred Jr. (Rochelle), Dwayne, & Tracee Smith; Gary Cooper; Stephen (Ganesta), Gregory (Fredrica), Cyril, Theresa, Kim and Norman Baker (Lamaya), Norma Baker-Joseph (Pascal); Frederick Brice, Rodney, Marilyn, Rev. Denise Rolle, Sonia, Deac. Jacqueline Sands & Delta; Wilfred Jr, Cleveland, Gary, Lindsey, Angelo & Craig Rolle, Sarah Burnside & Jacinta Rolle; Dencil Smith, Trevorand Kendino Rolle & Claudine White; Talbot, Ericka and Cadwell (Shelese) Demeritte; Coleta, Sheffeld (Johnette), Sherry, and Janet Sweeting; John and LarryPinder; Peggy Davis; Albert and Andrew Armbrister; Rev. Jennifer (Sheldon) Newton; Augusta McNeil, Iona Harris, Jerlene and Ashley Clarke; other relatives and friends including: Oliver “Bones” Swann of Washington, D.C.,USA; Sherry Walkine; The North Family; The Maura Family; The Williams Family;The Rolle Family; Marjorie Treco; Greg (Ola)

Treco of Vail, Colorado, USA; Ricardo (Jennifer), Timothy (Kenresse) and Vaughn (Norma) Treco, Ramona (Cyril) Peet, Joy Coleby, Melody (Leroy) Hanna and Daneen (Robert) Southworth, Dencil and Dressler Albury, The Backyard Crew; Ericka Cooper- Saunders and Family, Samuel Poitier; Garth Sr. and Louise Ann Munroe’ Kena Wright and Family; Garland Cooper; Sandra Bain and Family; Rosemary Knowles; Mary Ching-Neely and Family, Patrick Sands,Nelson and Wyonie Symonette, Thomas and Karen Minns,Claudiemae Hepburn and Family, Theresa Evans and Family; Reginald Johnson andFamily, R.M. Bailey Senior High School Classes of 1975 and 1976, The Bahamas Department of Immigration; The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources;Baha Mar Casin; Aml Foods Limited; the entire Englerston Community including the Symonette, Richards, Minns, Barret and Goffe Families, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing will be held in the Celestial Suite of Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, Robinson & Soldier Roads Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and again at the church on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice For Dorothea Jane Clarke-Smith, 67

of # 3 Bethel Avenue, Stapledon Gardens died at her residence on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024.

She is survived by her husband: John Smith; children: Chamekia, Vernon, Joaquin, Aaron & Amber; brothers: Bertram & Oral Miller, Anthony Archer & Dencle Barr; sisters: Jacquelyn Deveaux, Delores McPhee, Sonia Woodside, Michelle Cunningham & Daphne Lindenmuth and other relatives and friends.

Arrangements for the funeral service are being fnalized and details will be announced at a future date.

Funeral Service For Mrs. Marion Louise Strachan-Taylor, 71

of Lily Way, Golden Palm Estate, New Providence, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, 27th April, 2024, 10:00 a.m. at Bible Truth Ministries, Martin Close off Cowpen Road. Offciating will be Pastor Alan Strachan assisted by other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.

Precious memories will linger in the hearts of her husband: Paul Taylor Sr.; sons: Chief Superintendent Eugene Strachan and Paul Taylor Jr.; daughters: Stephanie (Raymond) Rose and Genell Whyte (Clyde Rolle); grandchildren: Eugene Jr. and Isaac Strachan, Adrienne Miller, Marissa and Mariah Emmanuel and Unique Rose; great grandchildren: Eugene and Enrico Strachan; brothers-in-law: Peter, Anthony and Hasten Taylor; sister-in-law: Rebecca Taylor; nephews and nieces: Alfred (Catherine) Taylor Sr., Marilyn (Olubukola) Olrin, Carolyn (Donald) Ribgy, Albert Taylor, Syan (Drexel) Rahming, Tanya, Phillipa, Phil Jr., Alfred Jr., Anthony, Barry, Bruce, Joel, Sylvia Bain, Elizabeth Charlton, Alice Sears, Shirley Carey, Peggy Rose, Ruthnell Rolle, Hildarene Ward, Joan Bethell, Aune Carey, Prince Carey, Sandra and Geletha Davis, Leona Dean, Natasha (Cecil) Bain, Martin Davis, Shauna and Sheniqua Ward, Amanda Johnson, Vanessa Clarke; and a host of other relatives and friends including: Andrea Whyms and family; Zipporah Smith and family; Sister Ullie and family; Vernice Paul and family; Ceandra, Ian, Deandra, Ian Jr. and C’Ann Stubbs, Ianna Stubbs (godchild), Ianta Stubbs-Townsend; Deanna Moncur; Judy and Philipa Rolle and family; Shena Johnson and family; Lillian; Ettamae Emmanuel and family; Femme Rolle; Shirleymae Rose; Ms. E. Gardiner; Mrs. Coffe (Waycross, Georgia); Euterpie Bain and family; Daniel Douglas (Therapist); Caroline Angie Hanna (Caregiver); Raquel Marshall and family; Keno, Kevin, Archie

and Dion Paul; Troy Babbs; Suzette and Ms. Rolle; Calvert, Janis and Calva Bostwick; Adrian, Arrian and Amber Edgecombe; Nica “Pinky” Poitier; Alicia Bethel; Priscilla Dawkins and family; Nicole McCardyAdderley; Stephanie Adams; Roseann Bastian; Margaret Musgrove; Petronah Moncur and family; Dr. Denise Williams-Hanna; Karen Williams-Cox; Aisha Lightbourn-Adderley and family; management and staff of Restview Memorial; there are so many relatives and friends and we cannot mention you all by name, we do apologize. Thank you for being a part of the life of our dear, Marion Louise.

Viewing will be held in the “Celestial Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary Crematorium Limited, Robinson and Soldier Roads, Nassau, New Providence on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice For Sharon Alechia Antoinette Albury née Bain, 61

of #84 Marigold Farm Road, Joe Farrington Road died at her residence on Sunday, April 21st, 2024.

She is survived by her husband: Alphonso “Chicken” Albury; son: Crispin Albury; daughters: Tia-Maria Albury & Inspector Tereah Thomas; step son: Jason (Lilian) Albury; brothers: Shervin (Evangeline), Warfeld (Cherrieanne), Brian, Arnold, Asst. Supt. Nnuamdi Bain, John Jr. & Ario Bain; sister: Kerisca Albury; grandchildren: Caleb Knowles, Deandro Jr. & Emery Thomas; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of other relatives and friends.

Arrangements for the funeral service are being fnalized and details will be announced at a future date.

Semi-Military Funeral Service For Reserve Supt.

Fred Joseph Cooper Jr., 79 affectionately called “Freddy J”

#12 Hawaii Avenue, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas and formerly of New Providence will be held on Friday, April 26th, 2024, 10:00 a.m. at Community at Heart Tabernacle Church of God of Prophecy, Coral Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Offciating will be Rev. Elkanah Brian Seymour. Interment will follow at Grand Bahama Memorial Park, Frobisher Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Fred is survived by loving and devoted wife: Jacqueline “Jackie” Bain-Cooper; sons: Derrick, Customs Offcer Nekos, Sgt. 3496 Fredrick (WPC 4283 Takia) Cooper; adopted sons: D/Sgt. Mario Rahming and Marvin Pritchard; daughters: WR/C 593 Allaydice, Meshae and RN Felicia Cooper; adopted daughters: Shonette Rolle and Dajanae (Cpl. 3795 Justin) Missick and Diane Sands; grandchildren: Vacarro, Keishawn, Marion Cooper, Brianna Ellis, Shawndice and Shakor Major, Tariah, Karmel, Robert, Freddricko, Messiah, Dwight, Nekoya, Daniel and Faith Cooper, Hannah and Hank Davis, Alexander Cleare, Divine and J’dore Martin; great grandchild: T’naj Major; brothers: Donald (Cora), Bradley (Ophelia), Rudolph, Franklyn, Gary (Garnell), Gregory (Petra), Godfrey (Virginia), Tyrone and Marvin Cooper and Carroll (Janet) Laing; sisters: Maxine McCartney, Claudia Whylly, Theresa (Oliver) Munroe, Cynthia Johnson, Michelle (Ian) Tynes, Sandra Ferguson, Gaylean Laing, Terry (Rudy) Rolle, Patrice (Derrick) Dean and Antoinette (Robert) Parotti; aunt: Constance Mackey; mother-in-law: Jane Bain; brothers-in-law: Robert (Dandria), Keith (Madlyn), Kennedy, Dwight and Dr. Brian (Mahala) Bain; sisters-in-law: WR/SGT. 383 Claudette Bain, Janet, Cleary and Val Cooper Sharman (Randy) Davis, Kelly Bootle and Gayle Wallace; god children: Vashti Johnson, Woman Marine, Kameisha Brown, Alicia Bodie, Lauren Edgecombe, Crystal Bostwick, Italia Hall, Vonya Roberts and Tara Sawyer; nieces and nephew: Byron and Dawn Whylly, Kirkwood (Gia) Smith, Brian Lucas, Jackie Goddard, Aniskha, Robert, Karlya, Jason, Dominic, Lashawn (Peyton) Bain, Cameron Johnson (nephew/God child), Roman Curry, Katrina (Joey) Morgan, Kashad, Kennedy, Kadan, Keisha, Dwight Jr., Keishan, Zachary, Brian Jr., Brandon and Hannah Grace Bain, Marsha Forbes, Monique Collie, Michelle Cooper, Natasha (Godfrey) Stuart, Ronald (Marsha) McCartney, Denise (Darcy) Louis, Lakeisha Brown, Deidre Cooper, Angela Nixon, Angelino Cooper, Alicia Johnson, Dr. Bradia (Edward) Trustman, Bradley (Shaveal) Cooper, Bradley Jr., Rudolph Jr., Monalisa, Romano (Sarah), Leopold and Andranique Cooper, Chanelle Thompson, Jakiro, Ianthe and Ian Tynes, Nathaniel Cooper, Cynara (John) Clarke, Able Seaman Charlan (Kotora) Johnson, Gregario (Latasha) Cooper, Dr. Gregranique Cooper, Breantie and Joh Benet Parotti, Amanda and Vacarro McKenzie, KayShawn, Simone and Remonne Duncombe, Robin Dawn and Rashad Lynes, Jonah,

Janelle, Jermaine, Darrold, Jasmine and Sasha, Deon Rolle Daisha Carey, Rashae, Clenae and Clenardo Davis, Shaquille Bootle, Gary, Jamaal and Ethan Cooper, Girissa (Dreko) Chamberlain, Justice, Leonardo and Titus Cooper, Dawn, Marvin Jr., Jakiro (Michelle) Smith and Lateka (Renaldo) Culmer, Sario (Arnette) Baker, Shamron Rolle and Cynnique Johnson, Jefferson Laing Sr., Sabrina, Yulinda, Orlando and Jefferson Laing Jr.; cousins: Allardyce Scott-Fritzgerald, Cedric Scott, Sybilene Dean, Emery Symonette and family, Hon. I Chester Cooper, Patricia Mitchell, Keith, Donna, Perry, Stephen, Spencer Floyd, Kellie and Spencer Mackey, Stephanie Ferguson, Deborah Nubirth, Barbara and John Scott, Jennis Demeritte and David and Locksley Cartwright, Ingrid Collie, Remelda Been, Bianca Pinder, Jennifer Braynen, Johnnie Mae Gilbert, Creswell Morley Ambrose and Sheila Smith, Monique Mitchell, Joann Curry, Judson and Rev. Kenny Mackey, Beryl Bain, Gloria Adderley, Audrey Woodside, Shirley Smith, Myrtle Murphy and family, family of the Late Bloneva McDaniels and Hilda Cooper; care giver: Julie Smith; and a host of other Relatives and Friends including: ACP Shanta Knowles, I/O Northern District and the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham and Mrs. Ingraham, Hon. Phillip Davis and Mrs. Davis, Hon. Perry Christie and Mrs. Christie, Hon. Fred Mitchell, Bahamasair Retirees, Murtis Russell, George Russell, Wilfred and Eldora Curry, Vernell Williams aka Chubby, Patrick and Fabian Johnson, Clevie Fawkes, Camille Brown, Dudley and Althea Turnquest, Velma Outten and family, Sophie Kavari, Sheryl Hurst, Victor and Pauline Wells, Harold Williams, Gloria Archer, Tracey Cooper, Bahamasair Managing Director, Tanya Pratt, Chairman Bahamasair, Bahamasair Board of Directors, Management and Staff at Bahamasair, Norma Headley and the Board of Director and Members of the Cancer Association, Phil and Ethlyn Johnson, Kimberley Bain, Norma Swann, Beryl Ferguson and family, Lucille Grant and family, Sally Laing and Family, Jestina Virgil and Family, Melvina and Sarah Gardiner, Rosetta Hamilton, Richard Gardiner, R/Supt. Angie Sands, R/ Supt. Leviticus Wright and family, Kirk Bowe, Patrick Storr, Nolan Dean, Joseph Ward, Sindy, Linda and Domicia Swann and Jessica and Rodney Myles, McDonald Penn, Edith Bodie, Charlotte, Dwayne, Bronwen and Caleb Swann and Portia Hanchell, Clarance Russell, Philly Burrows, Fred Sturrup, Gladstone and Daisy McPhee, Edith Smith, Forstine Major-Smith, Rev. Theophilus and Mrs. Rolle, Rev. Kenneth and Mrs. Lewis, Evangelist Carmen Ramlochen, Sharon Wallace, Sharon Hield and family, Dillard Martin, Joy Rolle and family, Home Boys family, Michael and Shorri Brathwaite, Patrice Brathwaite, Theresa Williams and family, Yasmine Stubbs, Sergio and Sherry Armaly, Donna Cartwright, Patrice and Flavery Cooper, Ralph and Linda Detzil, Aniskha Russell, Vincent and Patricia Curry, Maria Adderley, Clyde Rahming, Dr. Odia Stubbs, Dr. Virenda Panday, Ed Carey and the Same Ole Place Crew, Bain Town Community (Three Piece Corner) Jackie and Dino Munroe, Dashie Williams, Kelly Burrows, Clyde Nixon, Steve Russell, Denzal Swain, Monique Leary, Ricardo Lightbourne, Debra Fawkes, Agatha Bryant, Dorothy Bain, William Young, Demarcia Lockhart, Pamela Stubbs, Athama Bowe, RH and Darlene Culmer, Henrietta Mullings, Marlene Laroda, Arimentha Newbold, Perpall Tract Community, Van Diah, Juanita Roberts, Zetta, Robert, Frank and Marion Carter, Dominique and Denise Johnson, Teddy Woods, Shawn and Pennie Saunders of Bimini, Barry Major, Ricardo Swann and the Charlton Family.

Viewing will be held in “The Foyer” at Gerald Bartlett Complex, Police Headquarters, Freeport, Grand Bahama on (TODAY) Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the Church on Friday from 8:30 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Service For

Mr. Roderick Oneil Brown, 56 affectionately called “Dutty Moore”

of #130 Redwood Lane, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at Community At Heart Tabernacle, Church of God Of Prophecy, Coral Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Offciating will be Bishop George Thompson assisted by Minister Dolan Cartwright, Bishop Rudolph Arthur and Minister Cecil Bethel, Interment will follow at Grand Bahama Memorial Park, Frobisher Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Precious memories will linger in the hearts of his children: Shenece Rodericka, Rashan, Rachel, Ronicka and Rokisha; grandchildren: Aayden Moultrie and Shylah-Marie Johnson; sisters: Cassibelle Hall, Lorraine Brown, and Rochelle Smith-Bosby; brothers: Floyd and Randy Brown and Howard Thomas; sisters-in-law: Diane Brown; brothers-in-law: Carlton Hall and John Smith; Nephews: Nelson Jamall, Renaldo, Michael and Renaldo Hall, DeAngelo Brown (LJ), John Smith and Peter Sweeting; nieces: Carla Hall, Jareka, Jorisa, Joenika, Summer, Daniell, Danisha Brown, Melissa (Bobbi Valdez) Poitier, Ashley Smith, Deandra, D’Andre, Cherity, Cherish, Lyric, Divine, Diamond Brown, Arnetta, Aintonette and Shavone Sweeting; grandnieces: A’Nyla Edgecombe, A’Miya and Zion Brown Camree Stewart, Maddison Poitier, and Layla Williams; grandnephew: Kanye Adderley, Antoinne Thompson Jr., Joeneko Brown, Travon and Treyvan Smith, Jeremiah, Lashawn and Josiah Brown, Safaree Brown, De’Shon Smith, Dajon Moss and Denahijo Brown; aunties: Elva Brown Coakley and Meryl Brown Desmangles, Linda Brown (Atlanta, Ga.); uncles: Sherwin and Arnold Brown (Nassau), Rev. Arthur Butterfeld (Provo, Turks Island); mother-in-law: Mrs. Ettamae Austin; cousins: Bonita Pratt, Theresa Butler, Jacqueline Storr Fudge, Fontella Brown, Wendy Major, Paulette Antoinette Archer, Alicia Gay, Desiress Pinder, Janice Moss, Sonia Burrows, Sherry Ann Ferguson, Caroline, Lorna Gardiner, Lorraine Roker, Dorothy, Yvonne Barbara, Edith Paulin, Sandra (Orlando, Fla.), Mikita Butterfeld Morley, Agatha Butterfeld (Grand Turk), Tony Butterfeld, Lester Butterfeld (Grand Turk), Michelle Matthew (Canada), Beatrice Robinson and Keshia Butterfeld, Lisa Butterfeld (Abaco), Arnold Brown Jr. (Los Angeles), Everette Coakley (Abaco), Brian and Larry Pinder (Atlanta Ga.), Thomas Desmangles, Ronald Brown Jr. Samuel, Wenzel Brown, Jamall Charlton, Ronald “Fly”, Jason, Valentino Butterfeld (Nassau), Benjamin, Adam Butterfeld, Alleveia Butterfeld Chan-Jono-Chui (Prov), Albury, Arthur and Tony Butterfeld (Turks Island), Joseph Delancy Turks Island, Rufus and Joseph Butterfeld (Orlando, Fla.), Kenneth and Gregory McDougal (California), Mr. and Mrs. Hilgrove (Jack) Delancey (New York); best friends: Brain “Scrooge” Bethel; and a host of other special relatives and friends including: Aunty Jewelene Missick and family, Dionne Austin, Bishop Stephen Cefort and family, Mrs. Catherine Simmons and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenny “Red Light” Williams and family, Minister George Hall and family (Nassau), Pastor Oliver and Minister Agnes Kennedy, Darrell “Psycho” Missick,

Darren “Cabbage” Simmons, Leslie “Gizmo” Aranha, Marvin “Gun Nose” Richardson, Williams and Kweeamad Pratt, Jamal “Mally” Garland, Devaron “Devy” and William “BJ” Cooper, Mario “Patchy” and Gregory “G5” Bethel, Andrew Kenndy, Mario Neely, Kevin Moore, Clement Newton, Justin “Goose” Williams, Keith Russell, Richie Delancy, Tyran “ White Boy” Newbold, Papa Harry, Trevor Hendfeld, Pratt, Colin “Whitey” Bain, Mrs. Lockhart and family, Yvette Thompson and family, Mrs. Hunt and Ms. Smith and family, Pam Russell, Austin and family, Patrick “Lizard” Rigby, Morgan Lane and Dampier Drive families, Redwood and Limewood Lane family, Harold Taylor Jr., Owen Ferdinand, Mrs. Floyd James, Mrs. Rosalie Green and family, Cox family (Pine Dale), Lesher Cox, Assistant Pastor Anthony Morrison, Keeno Major, Anthea Williams and family, Mrs. Carmett Bain and family, Community of Pine Dale, Violet Butterfeld, Mr. Nevin Hall and family, Cora Thomas and family, Mrs. Hamilton, Rosin Forbes and family, Cedric and Jackie, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Neely and family, Ms. Omese Wilson and family, Mr. Royal Robinson and family, Christian Mitchelle and family, Oral, Oval, Clarence, Gilbert Selver (Provo), Lovely Sweeting, Minister Marvis Major and family, Sis Janet Marshall and family, Deacon Lynden and Minister Janet Hall and family, Sister Laverne Dean, Brother and Sister Musgrove, Lorraine Stubbs, Brother James and Minister Betty Kemp, Bethel Deliverance Church families, Brother and Sister Indira, Sister Rosalie Smith, Sister “Mama Gold” Amanda Adderley, Minister Beulah Fowler, Minister Erma Adderley, Men’s Ministry at Community at Heart Tabernacle, Mrs. Pedican and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hector Williams and family, Emmanuel Cefort, Mrs. Brice and family, Doctors, Nurses and Supporting Staff at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morley and family, Mrs. Michelle McCoy and family, Oscar Thompson, Last but not least his “Clients” too many to mention.

Viewing will be held in the “Serenity Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, #11-A Coral Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice For Apostle Dr. Yuel A. Symonette, 54

of #4B King Neptune Drive, Seahorse Village, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Friday, April 19th, 2024.

He is survived by his children: Breanna and Elijah Symonette; granddaughter: Irielle Thompson; fancé: Bernadette Bethel; sister: Tangalee Symonette; brothers: Shawn and Quint Symonette; numerous nieces and nephews host of other relatives and friends.

Arrangements for the Funeral Service are being fnalized and details will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Services For Rev. Betty Delores Outten-Rose, 65

#14 Waterfall Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama, BNahamas will be at on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at Freeport Bible Church, Norma Headley Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Offciating will be Rev. Doctor Alonzo A. Hinsey assisted by Rev. Harrison G. Butler. Interment will follow at Le Pavillion Interment and Mausoleum, Settler’s Way, Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Precious Memories will linger in the hearts of her loving and devoted husband: Robert Rose Sr.; children: Cachina Swann, Regaina “Louise” Rose, Nakarra Brooks and Robert Rose Jr.; grandchildren: Janeko Cartwright, Fredric Fisher, Sammallie Farrington, Samara and Samaine Swann, Johnathan Swann, Ayden Jones and Harmony Rolle; great grandchild: Jazarie Cartwright; mother: Rafolita Williams; sisters: Sheila Williams, Shirley Small, Rosetta (Stanley) Jennings, Dorothea OuttenGumbs, Donna Pratt, Renea (Edwin) Simms, Michelle (Gary) Cox and Beverley (Bozzlie) Delancy; brother: Elrod (Ruby) Outten; sisters-in-law: Pandora Pratt, Barbara Outten and Gloria Culmer; aunts: Viola Cox, Rosenthal Gardiner, Amaida Hall and Victoria Phillips; uncles: Gladstone, Caleb, Alboin Williams and Glen (Ruby) Outten; nieces: Cherrell (Andrew) Rolle, Ashley Small, Faith Williams, Andrea Missick, Kathryn (Adderley) Selver, Mila (Shirlen) Gardiner, Melissa (Maura) Celestin, Tanya, Jaiden and Jahilea Outten, Dornell Jones, Raven and Simone Gumbs, Kirby (Vincent) Burton, Shekira Williams, Jordyn Cox, Onesha, Vincenique, Vinceyah Rakira, Destiny Delancy and Dr. Monique Pratt; nephews: Rickey, Rodney, Robbie Knowles, Keino (Lenorah) Curry, Vinter (Donna) Curry, Timothy (Dawn) Williams, Travaine Williams, Kendal, Kenjwan (Crystal) Carroll, Marvin Jennings, Troy, Jarod (Brittney) Outten, Edwin Jr. Tyrell and Tyrece Simms, Jamaal (Annastacia), Justin Cox, Ian, Ricardo (Becky) Pratt Vincent Jr., Rafael and Rakeem; and a host of other relatives and friends including including: Pastor Harrison and Diana Butler, Carnetta Farrington, Dorothea Johnson, William and Paula Hutton and family, Kendall Jones, Brenda Whyte, Horrace Bullard, Pastor Kyle and Abiola Maycock and Family, Pastor Marvin Rolle, Pastor Bradley and Verlene Dean, Patsy Hendfeld, Monica Gordon, St. Johns Native Baptist Church, Freeport Bible Church families, Management and Staff at Island Seas Resort, Management and Staff at Universal Security, K and S Florist Staff, Staff at The Kidney Centre, The Bahamas National Council of The Boys Brigade, Management and Staff at CIBC Caribbean, Doctors and Nurses at the Rand Memorial Hospital especially the ICU Department, Management and Staff at Colina Imperial Insurance Company, entire Rose, Williams and Outten family and a host of other family and friends too numerous to mention. We the family apologizes for anyone’s name we may have missed it was not intentional. Thank you for your understanding.

Viewing will be held in the “Celestial Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, #11-A Coral Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 9”30 a.m. until service time.

Avery Wilfred Sherman, 42

of Stafford Creek, Andros, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024,10:00 a.m. at End Time Deliverance Ministry, Stafford Creek, Andros. Offciating will be Bishop Mark Knowles & Dr. Dorinda E. Dean assisted by Mannix Cargill. Interment will follow in Stafford Creek Public Cemetery, Stafford Creek, Andros.

He was predeceased by his mother: Eva Smith; father: Wilfred Sherman.

He is survived by his wife: Rokelle Ferguson; children: Averial Sherman, Averio Sherman, A’Kari Sherman, Lathera Johnson, Avery Wilfred Sherman Jr., Ava Sherman; sisters: Mrs. Emma Scott, Sherifa Sherman, Thanya Brice, Sharron Smith, Dianne Woodside, Dotlyn Hart; sister-in-law: Stephine Smith, Nyla Scott, Arlene Johnson, Tina Roberts, Quetel (Shannan) Gardiner, Kavianna Ferguson, Ariel Ferguson; adopted sisters: Inderia Tate, Ricita Bauld; brothers: George Smith, Edwin Smith, Derry Oliver, Trevor Johnson, Raymond Scott, Duran Woodside; brother-in-law: Pastor Mark Alexander Scott, Lamont, Aliston; adopted brothers: Warren Gray, Lynden Saunders; aunts: Shirleymae Barr, Adline Sherman, Petra Collie; grand-aunt: Maria Russell William of Miami Florida; mother-in-law: Rose Ferguson; father-in-law: Lye Ferguson; nieces: Monique, Neketha (Whitney) Miller, Natasha, Nekera (Corrie) Smith, Natara, Deresha, Eva, Brehana, Tedricka, Safya, Dacia; nephews: Derecko, Derrell, Deshawn, Dave Jr., Duran Jr., Xavier; grand nieces and nephews: Wynta, Whyatt; cousins: Sherry Fowler, Loney Storr, Fredrick Storr, Elvis Storr, James Storr, Jonathan Barr, Roy Barr and Robert Barr; god mother: Sharron Riley; god-sisters: Utorica Peirce; other relatives: Wendell Newton, Tony Albury, Clement Albury, Hesly Pinder, Alonzo Pinder, Vincent Peet, Leroy Neely, Ian Stubbs, Telmar Newton, Carolyn, Coralyn, Mario Adderley, Shirley, Lilly & Gale Brown, Esther Woodside, Elizabeth Collies, Davaro Saunders, Debbie Bowleg & Marina Lee; friends and Loved Ones: Carlton Scott, Pastor Maxwell Roberts, Solomon Murphy, Charles Balfour, Serano Saunders, Daphne Saunders, Jacquelyn Steed, Gregory & Jane Knowles, Sheila Blatch, Alvin Bauld, Calviese Saunders, Neville & Clever Woodside, Cameron Kerr, Ellen Newton, Linda Williams, Mr. Witfeld, Mr. Skinny Moxey, Edison Hanna, Nurse Pandora Evans and the entire Fresh Creek Clinic Staff, the entire Stafford.

Viewing will be held at End Time Deliverance Ministry on Saturday at 9:00am until service time.

Funeral Service For Ms. Philicia Shiniker Williams, 36

of Crossing Rock, Abaco, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at The Voice That Calls To Repentance Ministries, Crossing Rocks, Abaco. Offciating will be Rev. Albert Russell assisted by Pastor Jason Roberts. Interment will follow at Crossing Rock Public Cemetery, Crossing Rock, Abaco.

Precious memories will linger in the hearts of her daughter: Tionna Schmid; devoted parents: Rev. James Williams Sr. and Monica Williams; grandmother: Berlean Bain; brother: James Williams Jr.; sister-in-law: Seville Smith-Williams; nephew: Jamell Williams; aunts and uncle: Betty and Michael McIntosh, Pastor Carolyn and Joseph Bain, Harry and Carlene Williams, Israel and Eula Williams, David and Joyce Williams, Gloria and Leo Russell, Susan, Peggie and Christian Bain, Samantha and Eddie Bodie, Hubert-Willis and Eva Bain, Willard and Alice Williams; grandaunts and uncles: Maxine Bain, Lillian Wilchombe, Myrtle Carroll, William and Veronica Bain, Margareta and George Sr. Williams, Rita and Leo Douglas, Marilee Fritz, Ann Coakley and Augusta Greenslade; god parents: Joclyn and Vernitta, Rev. Albert; god children: Tamia, Carter, Shaquon and Kenisha; cousins: Roshell, Kendria and Derek, Sherell, Kendrick, Trista, Edwin and Portia, Troy and Ruvina, Vastachia, Clarissa and Lia, Tori, Savannah, Cordero, Tony Jr., Branae, Bijuan, Brandon, Shevon and Anthony, Diana, Deano, Adam, Levan, Kerisha, Willard Jr., Javis, Trevor, Nevillo and Tiffany, Patrick and Dorren, Edgar and Jerfevia, Shevia and Barry, Novy Bain, Dia Bain, Tanisa Cooper, Remano and Rochell, Tony, Terry and Ruth, Kentrell and Marvin, Frosco, Eulisha, Arthur and Antonia, Catherine and Delvin, Fredrick and Samantha, Sharan and Robert, David Jr. and Antoinette, Rosilee and Jason, Quintence, Harrian, Harrianque, Tica, Jameslow, Felton-Michael, Basino, Navia, Destiny; 34 grand cousin, 24 great grand cousins and a host of extended relatives and friends including: Guenter Schmid, Bernice and family, Preston and family, Nicholas and family, Jason and family, Nigel and family, Rev. Albert Russell and family, Peter, Sandra, Kirtlin, Theoplius,

Nathaliee and family, Khandi Rahming, Kenva, Kennisha and Kenneth Christie, Marcia and Shana Wilchcombe, Indira, Kaysianne, Lakeisha Davis, Monique, Jeramie, Kevin, Ronald Stubbs Jr., Tyneal, Shawan and Nadia, Carrissa, Ms. Jan, Vanessa, Sophie, Lakia, Neoshie, Lakeishia Lightbourn, Coleen Curry, John, Quanisha, Lathanio, Buffy, Gary, Dennis, Ray, Sophia, Channa, Khand, Anselee Woodside, Jessica Simms, Aniska McKinney, Ganester Mills, Roberts family, Williams family, Walkers family, Russell family, Burrows family, Hepburn family, Adderley family, McKinney family, Davis family, Hon. John Pinder II (MP) and family, Community of Crossing Rocks, Sandy Point, Marsh Harbour Castaway Cay Family, Bristol Wine and Spirits Family, and the family of Be Beautiful Shoe Store.

Viewing will be held in the “Celestial Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, Robinson and Soldier Roads, Nassau, New Providence “TODAY” from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and at The Voice That Calls To Repentance Ministries, Crossing Rocks, Abaco on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday.

Death Notice For

Mr. Joseph Beverly Hall, 67

of #15 Cornwallis Place, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas died at his residence on Sunday, April 21st, 2024.

He is survived by his daughter: Lindsey Brice; numerous grandchildren; sister: Orchid (Hubert) Russell, Hazel (Daniel) McKinney, Susan (Elvis) Brice-Hepburn and Linda (Clint) Brice-Wilson and Constance Brice; nieces and nephews: Marcus Cleare, Kelleandro Hall, Tabitha (Emanuel) Stuart, Michael (Shankira) Hall Jr., Michael (Alexis) Croissy, Hubert Russell Jr., Destiny (Audie) McKinney-Morley, Daniel II and Joseph McKinney, Felicia Hall, Jamal Clarke, Leonardo, AJ, Henry III, Lakeshia, Alencia, Precious, D’Allan and Alliyah Brice, Shayla, Drew and Andrew Hepburn, Clinthera and Clint Wilson; aunts: Delores (Kenny) Lockhart, Maxine Nesbitt, Deborah Campbell, Sundy (Greg) Ritchie Lavina (Kirk) Culmer and Sylvia Roker; uncles: Othniel (Elva), Anthony (Elsie) Lindsay, Maurice (Betty), Terry (Alverna), Dewitt (Jean) and Gary Sands and a host of other Relatives and Friends.

Arrangements for the Funeral Service are being fnalized and details will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service For Vernal Verdell Cooper, 66

of Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter’s Anglican Church. Offciating will be Khistopher Higgs assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Green Turtle Cay Cemetery, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco.

Left to cherish his memories are his loving wife of 42 years: Cathreen Cooper; children: Brad Sr. (Nia) Cooper, Sasha (Willard Sr.) Demeritte, Chad (Cassie) Cooper, Sonya (Herbert) Roker, Patiqua and Zoe Cooper; grandchildren: Willard Jr., Wryan, Dashia, Keitaro and Zaire Demeritte, Shanae Knowles, Renardo, Brad Jr., Chasity, Jersey and Trey Cooper; great grandchildren: Tyryn Demeritte and Shavado Smith Jr.; brothers: Victor (Katrina), Vincent (Ellouise), Virgil (Veronica) Cooper, Jackson (Ruthmae) Davis; sisters: Vernika (Earklyn) McIntosh, Veronica Swain, Verna (Omri) McIntosh; brothers & sisters-in-law: Arnold Newbold, Johnathan (Karen) Curry, Kenneth (Denna) Curry, Brent, Craig Curry, Joycelyn Smith, Ruth (Gary) Hood, Branhilda Curry and Jacklyn Wyllard; uncle & aunt; nephews & nieces: Wesley, Kyle, Emerson, Cedric, Leland, Lewis, Kelly, Lance, Kimberly, Keva, Angelica, Vincent Jr, Kyle, Vashtie, Claude, Elias, Aaron, Symone, Kira, Sheena, Amber, Jade, Cassie, Chantelle, Verdell Jr, Jacklyn, Julianna, Jackson Jr., Shavon, Rodney, Jamal, Jonniska, Kardera, Leandro, Fernando, Ramon, Lorenzo, Aaliyah, Santino, Kennedy, Michello, Deangelo, Jason, Mason, Nadine, Nicole, Nadia, Nathan, Nicholas, Marv, Leah; numerous grand nephews and nieces god children: Almond McIntosh, Odessa McIntosh, Bridgette, Levarity and Georgia Burrows; other relatives & friends: Alice Deveaux & Family, Albert

& Janet Mortimer, Hazel Rigby, Stephen Pedican, Rosemary Newbold, Sybil Smith, Tony McGowan, Charles Bangert, Janis Biewend, Mary Katherine McIntosh and The Bluff House Family, Sherry Thompson, Max & Mary, Earl Crowe, Mac & Denise, Walter & Diane Ritter, Walter Davies & Family, Aria DeOlivera, Ruth Jones & Family, Luke McIntosh & Family, Kevin McIntosh & Family, Louis Dames & Family, Godfrey McIntosh & Family, William & Tanya Knowles, Wanda & Justin Sands, Crystal Smith, Green Turtle Cay Community Nurses, the entire Community of Green Turtle Cay and a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing will be held at St. Peter’s Anglican Church on Friday from 2:00pm and on Saturday from 9:30 am until service time.

Death Notice For Cyril Everette Pinder, 85

of Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas died at Freeport, Grand Bahama on Saturday, April 20th, 2024.

He is survived by his wife: Ella Pinder; daughter and son-in-law: Nicole and Troy Lowe; grandchildren: Joshua Pinder, Christopher, Hannah and Benjamin Lowe; granddaughter-in-law: Breanna Pinder; great grandchildren: Mia, Khloe and Jordan Pinder; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law: Patrick and Minerva Sawyer, Darlene Sawyer and Adrella Sawyer; nephews and nieces: Steve and Bonnie Russell, Craig and Jan Russell, Lynn Russell, Cheryl Russell, Randy Russell, Dawn and Cameron Sawyer, Curtis and Crystal Sawyer, Matt Sawyer, Andrew and Stephanie Sawyer, Betsy and Jimmy Sawyer, Loretta and Dave Lowe, Jessica Sawyer along with many relatives and special friends, including the entire Treasure Cay Community.

Arrangements for the Funeral Service are being fnalized and details will be announced at a later date.

The Bishop’s Chorale returns with a concert of hymns, anthems, Negro spirituals and gospel music

By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Writer acadet@tribunemedia.net

“Born to Die” is the theme for the second annual Bishop’s Chorale concert taking place this coming Sunday, April 28, at Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries.

Starting at 6.30 pm, the Chorale’s aim is to introduce and

promote quality church music for all ages.

The Chorale, founded in February 2023 by Bishop Trent Elliott Davis, is comprised of members from various denominations, making it a diverse ecumenical group.

Markareio K Simmons, assistant to the Bishop, said hopes and expectations are that this year’s concert will exceed last year’s performance and serve

as a reminder of where God has brought the church, and will continue to take its membersthrough hymns, anthems, Negro spirituals, gospel music, and the sacred texts. He said everyone is invited to join in this life-changing experience of an event.

Last year, the Chorale was held under the theme “Sing to the Lord Sunday”. It was a concert in celebration of the Bahamas’ 50th Independence.

Bishop Davis said the night of music celebrated the historical backbone of the nation’s affluence as a Christian nation.

He said if you are a fan of choir music, this was the event to attend.

The concert honoured the church’s foundations, cherished what it has built so far, and celebrated as members continued to increase the impact of gospel music in the country.

While Bishop Davis believes it is important to celebrate Junkanoo and gospel music, he said it is also vital to uphold these great hymns of the church which have helped bolster the faith of the Bahamian people.

For all those interested, tickets for the concert are now available for pickup at the church’s office, Monday – Friday, 9am - 3pm, and on Saturday, 11am - 2 pm.

LAST year’s inaugural Chorale, held under the theme “Sing to the Lord Sunday”, was a huge success for Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries.

Rihanna’s religious imagery is a protest against feminine ideals of respectability and decency

By Chris Greenough Reader in Social Sciences, Edge Hill University

(THE CONVERSATION) Rihanna’s no stranger to causing a stir. This time, she’s attracted controversy and outrage with her “dehumanising and degrading” representation of a nun for the Spring 2024 cover of Interview magazine.

This isn’t Rihanna’s first use of religious imagery in her work, either. Take her “sexy pope” outfit at the 2018 Met Gala, for example. It became an iconic look, since immortalised in a Madame Tussard’s wax work, that inspired Vogue magazine to declare “Rihanna won the Met Gala”.

Like the cover image for Interview magazine, some quarters deemed the Gala theme “heavenly bodies: fashion and the catholic imagination” “sacrilegious”.

But the catholic church partnered with the accompanying Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition, lending more than forty papal vestments from the Vatican. The Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, not only sanctioned but also attended the event.

Rihanna hasn’t limited her use of religious symbolism to Christianity, either. In 2021, she was accused of cultural appropriation when she photographed wearing a pendant of the Hindu deity Ganesha.

And the year before, Rihanna apologised for using sacred Islamic text in the music for the 2020 Savage x Fenty lingerie runway show.

Religious symbolism as cultural provocation

Like many high profile pop stars from Beyoncé to Madonna and Lady Gaga to Lil Nas X, Rihanna

uses religious imagery as cultural provocation.

Just as Beyoncé used Virgin Mary imagery in her pregnancy announcements to subvert associations between whiteness and sexual purity, Rihanna parodies the “nunsploitation” genre to play with assumptions about the politics of respectability and taste, sexual abstinence and the sexualisation of women.

Rihanna’s nun-themed look has sparked outcry because it betrays cultural ideas about how women should dress. Religious

imagery is her tool for using playful parody to push back on religious ideals about women’s bodies.

Christianity has long held notions about women’s dress. There are a number of biblical texts which proscribe modesty for women, including 1 Timothy 2:9-10, “I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes.”

Codes of dress remain in force in a number of

plots, subvert expectations of their humble, seemingly passive existences.

Popular culture’s nun obsession sparks both interest and outrage because it challenges orthodoxy. And it isn’t just religious orthodoxy that is challenged – it’s also social expectations of women and cultural assumptions about their bodies. The same anxieties and concerns aren’t shared about monks or priests, for instance.

Often portrayed as unattainable or celibate, priests can be presented as “hot” in pop culture without the same level of public outrage as similar representations of religious women.

Nuns provoke anxiety because they are women who exist without men. The sexualisation of nuns results from the perceived rupture of notions of abstinence and purity, often associated with those who have undertaken religious orders. It’s easy – but reductive – to say that this imagery is simply a cheap attempt to attract attention and court controversy. Yes, the images have done exactly that, for all the celebrities listed above too.

Christian denominations today.

Nuns as popular cultural trope

The appropriation of the figure of the nun is deeply embedded in popular culture, including cinematic portrayals of musical nuns in much loved classic films such as The Sound of Music and Sister Act.

In the popular imagination, nuns are disciplined, modest, humble, silent –and sexually abstinent. In such films, viewers’ interest lies in how these nuns, the key actors in vibrant

caused controversy, especially in the case of the Virgin Mary. There is a celebrated collection of icons “virgo lactans” or “nursing Madonnas” in which Mary is nursing the baby Jesus.

Here, the bare breast doesn’t provoke outrage because it is maternally focussed – the Mary feeding the baby Jesus – and the mother is a virgin.

Religion has a significant role to play in contemporary culture. After all, while these symbols and iconography may have their roots in religious traditions, they are also cultural products. Religious symbols and ideas are culturally embedded, so much so that push back against Rihanna – and other celebrities adopting religious imagery – is a symptom of the anxiety that Christianity is losing control over its symbols.

Religious symbolism is also an important way of raising questions and discussion about pressing cultural issues from the relevance of organised religion to social attitudes to women, especially women of colour.

Rihanna’s eroticised nun imagery, then, functions as a protest against feminine ideals of modesty and decency.

Maternal breast is best For example, on the Interview magazine cover, Rihanna partially exposes her breast. Exposed breasts in religious art haven’t

It is telling, then, that a woman’s choice to express herself, her sexuality and take control of the presentation of her body is considered dangerous and blasphemous. This response to Rihanna’s Interview cover reveals much more about social and cultural attitudes to women and their bodies than it does about Rihanna’s bad habits. -

Scout Association week for God, country and people

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

The Scout Association of the Bahamas, a dynamic youth organisation with a mission to develop the youth in myriad ways, recently hosted its annual week of fellowship, training and information sharing.

Scout Week kicked of last month with an overnight camp at Adelaide campsite, a parade and church service at St George’s Anglican Church, and a game and fun night at the Scout Headquarters.

The events continued with a courtesy call on Governor General Cynthia Pratt. Activities concluded with the annual general meeting AGM and the headquarters located on Dolphin Drive. During the courtesy call leaders President Andrew Pinder, Chief Scout Alex Gibson and Chief Commissioner Lamar Pinder spoke in earnest about the Scouts achievement and its history.

“Her Excellency was most impressed and also shared her history in working with young people (especially in her community). She expressed passionately the need for a collaboration with Urban Renewal Centres. This she said would definitely make a greater impact on our nation’s youth,” a statement by the Scout’s Association said.

During the AGM, a special invite was extended to Keith Bell, Minister of Housing and Urban Renewal, who spoke about the need for greater working relationships with Urban Renewal Centres.

The Scout Association of the Bahamas were established in 1913 to engage, train, and equip boys and girls to become model upright citizens, fostering further growth of the well-being of the nation. The benefits have clearly been evident in the lives of former Scouters who have served in high offices in the community.

Although its history has been long, the Scout Movement still remains relevant in these changing

times. The principles and ideals continue to shape the lives of young people who desire to pledge to its motto and mantra in service to God, country and people.

“It would appear that as a nation, we are confronted in an age of decadence with social ills and violence," said President Warren Andrew Pinder in his message to the Association.

“Let us commit ourselves wholeheartedly to this noble endevour, preparing our youth to become men and women of unwavering character and integrity. Together, let us embark on this journey of renewal, guided by the spirit of camaraderie, service and devotion that defines our Scout movement. With unity and determination, we will forge ahead, laying the foundation for a brighter and more vibrant future for Scouting in the Bahamas."

The Annual Scout Week and AGM ended with an awards ceremony and a fellowship with attendees.

MAIN (l-r) Scout President Andrew Pinder, Governor General Cynthia Pratt and Chief Scout Alex Gibson during a courtesy call.

ATTENDEES and Scouts shown with Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell.

Bahamas Anglican Men Cursillo weekend set for June; seeking suitable candidates

TCriteria for candidates include being an active church member, as they are typically expected to be active in their local Anglican parish.

he Pre-Cursillo committee is seeking potential candidates from the Anglican Men within the Diocese of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands for the upcoming Cursillo weekend, set for June 6-9.

They have to be over the age of 18 and have an endorsement of a pastor; often, a recommendation or endorsement from the candidate's priest. This endorsement helps to confirm the candidate’s active

participation and good standing in their church community.

Candidates have to be open deepening their spiritual life and willing to engage fully in the process of self-examination,

sharing with others, and participating in regular group reunions after the initial weekend.

They should also have the ability to attend the entire retreat: The threeday retreat is intensive, and full participation is crucial. Candidates need to be able to commit to attending the entire weekend, from Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon, without interruptions.

It’s often recommended that candidates have a support system in place, such as a sponsor who has already attended a Cursillo. This sponsor guides the candidate before, during, and after the retreat, helping them to integrate the experience into their daily life.

Given the intense nature of the weekend, candidates should be psychologically and emotionally stable to handle the rigours of the weekend.

The team meeting will commence soon. All male Cursillistas are asked to attend meeting on Saturdays when announced at Mount Olivet Retreat.

Cursillo is a movement within the Anglican Church that aims to strengthen and deepen the faith of its members. The word Cursillo is Spanish for "short course," and the full name is "Cursillo de Cristiandad," which translates to "short course in Christianity." The movement originated in Spain in the

1940s and has since spread worldwide, affecting not only Catholics but also having versions in other Christian denominations.

The core of the Cursillo movement is a three-day retreat that focuses on renewing participants' Christian commitment. During these weekends, attendees listen to talks given by priests and laypersons, participate in group discussions, attend mass and partake in the Sacrament. The talks generally cover topics such as grace, faith, and the fundamentals of being a Christian in the world.

Following the weekend, Cursillo emphasises the importance of forming small groups to continue the growth in faith and to support each other in their Christian lives. These groups meet regularly to pray, discuss their spiritual progress, and encourage charitable activities in their communities.

The goal of the Cursillo movement is to empower lay people to become active and vibrant leaders within their communities, promoting Christian values and moral living. Through ongoing education, friendship, and community involvement, the movement seeks to impact the world positively.

For more information, e-mail Clayton Curtis, the Pre-Cursillo committee chairman, at clayton. curtis276@gmail.com.

REMNANT TABERNACLE OF PRAISE CELEBRATES

25 YEARS OF SERVICE

- Free outreach fair with community giveback on May 4 -

Twenty-five years after it was founded in 1999, the Remnant Tabernacle of Praise is celebrating its silver jubilee with three nights of services, a community outreach day, and the naming of its first sanctuary building.

Commenting on the church’s anniversary, Pastor Melvin Grant said, “This is indeed an amazing milestone that is meant to be celebrated. ‘He will finish what he started’ - that is our theme taken from Philippians 1: 3-6.”

The country will be hosting the World Relays during the time of the church’s anniversary and Pastor Grant likened the ministry at the Remnant to a race: “Right now, I am serving on the second leg of this pastoral journey, having been passed the baton over a decade ago.”

The Remnant has always maintained a strong connection to the community, and its church building was constructed with the idea of being able to reach and minister to those in need in mind.

It has a multi-purpose campus, inclusive of two sanctuaries, a preschool and primary school, a gymnasium, an indoor basketball court, conference room and kitchen facilities.

A special feature at the church is its Barnabas Closet, which is consistently stocked with clothing and food supplies.

“On any given day, persons will stop by seeking assistance, and although we pray and counsel, we want to ensure that we are meeting people at their point of need,” said Pastor Grant.

In its spirit of community, the church will host a free outreach fair on Saturday, May 4, from 10am to 3pm on the church’s grounds where furniture, clothing, food and more will be distributed to those in need.

“We encourage you to tell a friend and share the information about our free outreach fair, so we can reach as many persons as possible,” said Pastor Grant.

The Remnant will be honouring a number of its members for their service over the years. The church has numerous ministries with a strong outreach component.

The Remnant has been known for its outreach ministry at Retirement Park, outreach in the Family Islands, and its partnership with children’s homes.

“There are many in our congregation that have given unselfishly to our church and our community, and we will be honouring them for their service, through the unveiling of our Commemorative Wall, with some being honoured posthumously,” said Pastor Grant.

“We will also name several classrooms in honour of those who have served.

A big part of our ministry is acknowledging those that have served and blazed trails.”

The anniversary celebrations will kick off on May 1 with guest speaker Dr Cleopatra Williams of Life Changers Ministries International.

The church’s first sanctuary, located on the eastern end of its property, will be named in honour of its founding pastor, Dr Kendal C Stubbs, who served with distinction from 1999 until his passing in 2012.

Bishop Denczil Rolle of Life Worship Centre and Rev Trajean Jadorette, moderator of the Bethel Baptist Association and Pastor of New Covenant Baptist Church, will be the guest speakers on May 2 and 3 respectively.

Pastor Rickeno Moncur of the newly formed Revolution Church will bring the word at the anniversary service on May 5.

The Remnant Tabernacle of Praise is located on number 309 Carmichael Road. Nightly anniversary services will begin at 7pm, and the church’s anniversary service will be held on Sunday, May 5, at 3pm.

The public is invited to attend. Services will also be streamed on the church’s Facebook page.

The church assembles each Sunday at 11am for regular worship services. For more information, contact the church’s office at 361-4294 or follow

Remnant Tabernacle of Praise on Facebook.

PASTOR MELVIN GRANT

THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION HAS DEEP DIFFERENCES OVER HOMOSEXUALITY – BUT A PROCESS OF DIALOGUE, KNOWN AS ‘VIA MEDIA,’ HAS HELPED HOLD CONTRADICTORY BELIEFS TOGETHER

By Lisa McClain Boise State University

(THE CONVERSATION)

In recent years, churches in many Christian denominations have split over LGBTQ+ issues.

In the past six months, hundreds of congregations voted to leave the United Methodist Church over same-sex marriage and whether LGBTQ+ people should be clergy.

The Church of England, the original and largest member of the Anglican Communion –the third-largest Christian denomination worldwide – held a General Synod in London in February 2024 that debated such issues. Bishops, priests and laypeople from every diocese of the Church of England voted down several amendments that opposed liturgical same-sex blessings, and they essentially agreed to disagree on the issues. Participants ended discussions early, concluding it was “too soon” to definitely resolve these issues.

With over 80 million believers in 160 countries, the Anglican Communion has been grappling with LGBTQ+ issues since the 1970s.

Congregations and church leadership disagree on whether homosexuality is contrary to Christian scripture; whether clergy can perform same-sex marriages; and whether openly and active LGBTQ+ people should be ordained to the priesthood and as bishops.

As a scholar specialising in history of the Christianity and gender studies, I can attest that the Anglican Communion’s lengthy, unresolved dialogue is not so unusual. It is a long-standing process for navigating disputes called the “via media,” or middle

way, which has thus far succeeded in holding together people with contradictory beliefs.

Controversies in the Anglican Communion

For decades, diverging points of view over homosexuality and rumours of schism have both confused and polarised believers in the global Anglican Communion. Conservative bishops, many serving in Africa, Asia and Latin America, have repeatedly emphasized that engaging in same-sex relations is contrary to scripture.

This is part of a larger struggle within the Anglican Communion to renegotiate imbalances of power and authority left over from the colonial era of the British Empire. British Commonwealth and North American churches – such as the Church of England and the US-based Episcopal Church – historically dominated discussions of Biblical interpretation, liturgy and church policy.

In the 21st century, these churches still have most of the money in the Anglican Communion, but congregational numbers are dwindling. At the same time, congregations

in Africa, Asia and Latin America are growing. The Church of Nigeria is the second-largest and fastest-growing church in the Anglican Communion. Leaders of these churches expect a greater voice in the communion.

A majority of church leaders in Africa, Asia and Latin America believe that homosexual priests should not be consecrated as bishops and that samesex marriages should not be celebrated. As Archbishop of Uganda Livingstone MpalanyiNkoyoyo summed up in 1998 (a position reiterated by conservative leaders for over 25 years): “We are all quite clear that practicing homosexuality is wrong. That is the orthodox Anglican position.” Views like these carry great weight in the Anglican Communion, even today.

Furthermore, some bishops and believers in Europe, North America and Australia agree and have aligned themselves with conservatives in Africa, Asia and Latin America. But they remain within the Anglican Communion.

Meanwhile, some progressive bishops have

church. It is this Church of England that eventually spread globally with the British Empire to become the Anglican Communion.

argued that when properly interpreted, scripture allows for full inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in church leadership and rituals.

The Episcopal Church in the US has ordained openly gay bishops – most controversially Gene Robinson, former Bishop of New Hampshire, in 2003. In 2015, the Episcopal Church and some Canadian dioceses approved the celebration of same-sex marriages.

In 2016, the primates – the most senior leaders of the Anglican Communion – voted to suspend the Episcopal Church from decision-making on Anglican governance and policy for three years.

The via media

Despite such heated conflicts, the Anglican Communion holds together through the via media. Via media was first mentioned by English reformers who broke from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century. King Henry VIII wanted his marriage to his queen, Catherine of Aragon, annulled, but Pope Clement VII, the queen’s nephew, refused. Subsequently, England created its own national

Early church leaders were influenced by Aristotle’s encouragement of a Golden Mean, a middle path, between vice and virtue, avoiding extremes when making decisions about religious change. Leading reformers such as Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of three English monarchs, saw themselves walking a via media between the ideas of Roman Catholicism and Protestant reformers such as Martin Luther and John Calvin.

For example, when considering the role of good works, reformers sought a middle path between what they saw as Catholicism’s overreliance on good works as the path to salvation and Protestant reformers’ insistence that good works in and of themselves did not produce salvation. They navigated a path between the two dominant faith traditions in the turbulent years of the Reformation in Europe.

In the 19th century, via media became a way of thinking about internal, rather than external, challenges, such as resolving debates over how to interpret scripture. A controversy over theological issues and the proper way to understand the meanings within scripture was threatening global Anglican unity mid-century, much as is occurring over homosexuality today. Most notably, John Colenso, bishop of Natal in South Africa, sparked dispute when he questioned theological issues such as whether receiving Holy Communion was necessary in order to be saved.

The first conference for such discussions was convened in 1867 at Lambeth Palace in London. There was to be no rule-making. Bishops were to discuss differences, share insights and reinforce community across divisions but without the authority to impose their views on any others. The Lambeth Conferences have been convened approximately every 10 years since, most recently in 2022.

The via media’s effectiveness was evident in 1998 when the conference passed Resolution I.10, which defined homosexuality as contrary to scripture but avoided a schism. The conference used shared ritual to reinforce bishops’ communal bonds and spiritual mission, such as joining in the intimate act of ritually washing one another’s feet. Bishops prioritized unity and agreed that their resolution would not be the end of the discussion. They called for the use of new knowledge to revisit and possibly reinterpret the church’s traditional understandings of scripture.

Holding together

It is this understanding of via media, I argue, that is holding the Anglican Communion together thus far. It does not refer to fence-sitting or finding a palatable middle ground or compromise position. Instead, it seeks to include people with deeply held but contrary beliefs within the same church through common worship and life.

The via media is not easy or comfortable, but members of the Anglican Communion appear committed to remaining at the table so far. The Church of England, for example, made plans for negotiations between people holding differing viewpoints before the Synod meets again in July 2024.

MEMBERS of the Church of England’s 2023 Synod in London.