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China’s Ambassador sees Andros’ potential
China’s Ambassador sees Andros’ potential (Mar 31) NICHOLLS TOWN - The agricultural potential of Andros has caught the attention of China’s Ambassador to The Bahamas His Excellency Hu Dingxian.

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IBS Build-A-Bridge Challenge challenges students
IBS Build-A-Bridge Challenge challenges students (Mar 31) Twenty-three schools throughout The Bahamas will be competing in the IBS Build-A-Bridge Challenge on April 23rd at the Holy Trinity Church Activity Center. The Challenge is a science competition in which 10th and 11th grade students build a lightweight, load bearing bridge using only Popsicle sticks and all purpose glue.

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Privy Council Judicial Committee on third working visit in The Bahamas
Privy Council Judicial Committee on third working visit in The Bahamas (Mar 31) Nassau, Bahamas – The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; the final court of appeal of The Bahamas, affects “the lives of Bahamians, the region and people in the wider common-law world,” Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Senator the Hon. Michael Barnett said Monday.

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Felix Stubbs resigns as Chairman of GBPA
Felix Stubbs resigns as Chairman of GBPA (Mar 31) Freeport, Grand Bahama – The Board of Directors of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) announced on Friday, March 27th, their acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Felix Stubbs as Chairman of GBPA. Mr. Stubbs will continue as a Director of the Board of GBPA.

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'Young Chef of the Year 2009' senior and junior winners from Jack Hayward High School
'Young Chef of the Year 2009' senior and junior winners from Jack Hayward High School (Mar 31) Jack Hayward High School have once again demonstrated their culinary skills in the finals of the Young Chef of the Year contest, held last week in New Providence.

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Prime Minister gives Caribbean constituency closing statement at IDB/IIC meeting in Colombia
Prime Minister gives Caribbean constituency closing statement at IDB/IIC meeting in Colombia (Mar 31) 50th Annual IDB/IIC Meeting Statement, On Behalf of the Caribbean Constituency: Barbados, Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Monday, March 30, 2009

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Minister Deveaux tours NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft
Minister Deveaux tours NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft (Mar 26) Minister of the Environment the Hon. Earl Deveaux, second from left, along with US Embassy Charge’ d’Affaires Timothy Zuniga-Brown, Colonel Dave Borsi and Commander Stephen Russell, Director of NEMA get set to tour the NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Monday, March 23, 2009. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson).

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Caricom countries to make representation on behalf of Turks and Caicos, PM Ingraham tells Parliament
Caricom countries to make representation on behalf of Turks and Caicos, PM Ingraham tells Parliament (Mar 26) NASSAU, Bahamas – Members of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) propose to make representation to the British Government regarding recommendations in the Interim Report of the Turks and Caicos Commission of Inquiry, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham told Parliament Wednesday.

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Bahamas Rugby: Games coming up against Brown University
Bahamas Rugby: Games coming up against Brown University (Mar 20) With both the Bahamas Cup playoffs on Saturday and 3 touring matches through the week, there's a lot of rugby coming up.

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Western New Providence seawall repairs progressing
Western New Providence seawall repairs progressing (Mar 20) Four seawalls in the western district of New Providence are currently under repair. The Government of the Bahamas recently awarded a contract totaling $464,438.60 for the repair of seawalls at Delaporte, opposite the Caves, east of Gambier and Rock Point and west of Mosko’s residence.

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BAFF 2009 junior national team members visit with NFL great Jerome “The Bus” Bettis
BAFF 2009 junior national team members visit with NFL great Jerome “The Bus” Bettis (Mar 20) Freeport, Grand Bahama - The Bahamas American Football Federation (BAFF) continues to make strides on the international sport scene and Saturday, February 28th, 2009, was no exception. A few BAFF players were treated to a one-on-one meeting with a former NFL great Jerome “The Bus” Bettis. “The Bus” was recently on the island of Grand Bahama, heard about BAFF and took some time out of his busy schedule to speak with some of the players and organizers of the federation.

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Bradford Marine Bahamas adds Biggs as Commercial Manager
Bradford Marine Bahamas adds Biggs as Commercial Manager (Mar 18) Bradford Grand Bahama, Ltd. (Bradford Marine Bahamas), one of the Bradford Marine family of companies, announces that they have added John Biggs as Commercial Manager at their Freeport shipyard.

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Police Commissioner affirms force’s commitment to stemming crime and criminality
Police Commissioner affirms force’s commitment to stemming crime and criminality (Mar 18) NASSAU, Bahamas --- The Royal Bahamas Police Force has the capability and the know-how to reverse the crime, criminality, violence and anti-social behaviour currently impacting the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Commissioner of Police Reginald Ferguson said Tuesday.

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Bahamas and Canada sign asset sharing agreement
Bahamas and Canada sign asset sharing agreement (Mar 13) The Bahamas and Canada signed an Asset Sharing Agreement, formalising an arrangement to confiscate the proceeds of drug trafficking, money laundering and other criminal activities.

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'Landmarks' demolished as VOPAK begins expansion work
'Landmarks' demolished as VOPAK begins expansion work (Mar 11) Three smoke stacks were demolished at the VOPAK oil storage facility on Grand Bahama to make room for additional tanks and equipment to expand the company's storage facility.

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Six young ladies to compete for the title of Miss Grand Bahama
Six young ladies to compete for the title of Miss Grand Bahama (Mar 11) The 3rd Annual Miss Grand Bahama Beauty Pageant is one step away from crowning the new Miss Grand Bahama for 2009/2010. We have six beautiful young intelligent women competing for the prestigious title of Miss Grand Bahama.

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Sotheby’s International Realty brand celebrates fifth anniversary
Sotheby’s International Realty brand celebrates fifth anniversary (Mar 11) Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury real estate firm based in Nassau, Bahamas, today announced that this month marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of the Sotheby’s International Realty network, of which it is a member.

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Bahamas Christian Council donates to NEMA
Bahamas Christian Council donates to NEMA (Mar 11) The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) accepted a cheque donation from the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) during a presentation on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at NEMA’s office, Churchill Building, Nassau.

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Uriah McPhee Primary School celebrates Commonwealth Day
Uriah McPhee Primary School celebrates Commonwealth Day (Mar 11) Students of Uriah McPhee Primary School celebrated Commonwealth Day Monday. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel)Nassau, Bahamas – Employees of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture joined the staff and students of Uriah McPhee Primary School as they celebrated Commonwealth Day Monday. Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of nations held on the second Monday in March.

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Top producing HG Christie real estate agents honoured
Top producing HG Christie real estate agents honoured (Mar 3) H.G. Christie Ltd., the oldest and most extensive real estate agency in the Bahamas, recently honoured their top revenue producing agents. These agents are recognized annually and have set themselves apart by achieving outstanding fiscal results through professionalism, hard work and dedication. The top producing sales agents of H.G. Christie Ltd. for 2008 were Neil Aberle of Abaco, Rhonda Waton of Eleuthera, Donna Jones of Grand Bahama, and Elbert Thompson of New Providence.

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