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June 24, 2019
Lewis Hamilton cruises to French GP victory

Lewis Hamilton took a stranglehold on the world title with a dominant victory in the French Grand Prix...

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June 10, 2020
Babylon Health admits GP app suffered a data breach

Babylon Health has acknowledged that its GP video appointment app has suffered a data breach...

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October 24, 2019
Water and Sewerage Corporation Extends Agreement for Additional Vehicle GPS Tracking Services

Continuing efforts to improve operational efficiencies and productivity, the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) is extending its agreement to provide services to track 75 additional vehicles with CompassCom, a provider of GPS tracking solution for automatic vehicle location and mobile resource management...

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October 23, 2019
WSC agrees deal to expand GPS tracking system

THE Water and Sewerage Corporation signed a contract yesterday for the expansion of its GPS tracking solution, which will help support improvements within its operations. Speaking at the contract signing, WSC Executive Chairman and Long Island MP Ad

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December 17, 2010
Whitney Heastie appointed VP of GP Power Co. Generation plant

FREEPORT,
Grand Bahama Island....  Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) is pleased
to announce that Mr. Whitney V. Heastie has been appointed Vice President
of Generation effective December 6th, 2010. 

A seasoned engineer with more than
thirty years combined experience in the petroleum, petrochemical and
pharmaceutical industries, Heastie will be responsible for the overall
managemen...

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January 16, 2024
Letters to the Editor: No one is safe unless everyone is safe

Editor, No one is safe unless everyone is safe. Ten lives have been lost to senseless bloodshed during the first eleven days of 2024, leaving families mourning for their loved ones. The harsh reality is that it could easily have been any one of us left breathless - a casualty of war, as bullets do [...]

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November 20, 2023
What To Do When Someone With Alzheimer’s Disease Wanders

The definition of wandering varies from context to context. Technically, wandering is an umbrella term for several different behaviors. This includes elopement (attempts to escape), repetitive pacing and becoming lost. According to neurologist, Jagan Pillai, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, most of the caregivers he works with think about wander...

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October 19, 2023
Don’t Let Your Bike Gear Get stolen. Guard it With the Galaxy SmartTag2

Thanks to the Galaxy SmartTag2, you can ride your bike with peace of mind — knowing that you can track its location anytime, anywhere.

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July 18, 2023
"We are currently crafting solutions that are sustainable and will feed The Bahamas for the next 50 years," said Minister Sweeting

The Bahamas Youth Climate Conference was held at the Performing Arts Centre of the University of The Bahamas, July 13, 2023 under the theme, 'Fighting for the Future: How will we feed The Bahamas for the Next 50 Years.'

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February 13, 2023
Colombians take plea deal in drug case

Two Colombian drug smugglers on Friday afternoon admitted their roles in a plot to bring cocaine worth $1.4 million and $34,000 from Venezuela to Acklins. Cristhian Garcia and Cristhian Aragon have agreed to give evidence against their former co-accused, Assistant Superintendent of Police Sonny Miller, who was the officer in charge of Acklins. In a ...
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February 01, 2023
Helping hand to fight crime

PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said new vehicles donated to the Royal Bahamas Police Force by the United States, as well as additional vehicles ordered by the government, will boost law enforcement's saturation patrols and help combat crime.

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February 01, 2023
Court of Appeal affirms murder convictions of two men

The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld  the murder convictions of two men.

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January 30, 2023
Police adding trucks to fleet as they boost patrols

The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) will add 100 trucks and 50 motorcycles to its fleet as it looks to "upgrade and improve" its saturation patrols in its fight against violent crime, Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said on Friday.

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January 19, 2023
January is National Stalking Awareness Month

January is National Stalking Awareness Month, and it is so important to know the facts. For instance, 76% of women murdered by an intimate partner were stalked first.
Stalking generally refers to harassing or threatening behavior that an individual engages in repeatedly, such as following a person, appearing at a person’s home or place of business, making harassing phone calls, leaving written ...

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February 10, 2017
FNM pledges to rework BAMSI, expedite immigration

The Free National Movement (FNM) hopes it can implement a plan to strengthen the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI), identify Crown land to establish a Junkanoo theme park, inclusive of a cultural village, and expedite the regularization of long-term residents as well as people born and raised in The Bahamas to non-Bahamian parents if successful in becoming the next governmen...

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July 19, 2022
Conditions at GB private airport a 'disgrace', locals say

As the government seeks to secure a public-private partnership (PPP) for the development of a new public airport in Grand Bahama, almost three years after Hurricane Dorian, residents contend that the private airport facility has been neglected to the detriment of employees, travelers and business people.

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July 08, 2022
Fernander asks Rolle, 'Why now?'

Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander yesterday questioned why former Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle waited until last week to reveal that he did not support the Minnis administration's decision to place several senior officers on leave. Fernander, who appeared as a guest on the Global 99.5 talk show "GPS: Global Paradigm Shift" with host Michelle ...
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June 01, 2022
GBPA: We're ready for storm season

THE Grand Bahama Port Authority Ltd announced yesterday that it has completed a "robust and comprehensive" Storm Response Plan for the start of the new Hurricane Season.

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May 19, 2022
Passenger who landed plane says 'hand of God' was with him

A MAN with no flying experience, who kept his cool on board a small plane that took off from The Bahamas, says "the hand of God" was with him after the pilot collapsed at the controls.

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March 18, 2021
Department of Statistics Achieves a Major Milestone

For the first time in census history, the Department of Statistics (DOS) will introduce online options for the completion of a digital census questionnaire. After unavoidable delays due to Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19, pre-census activities are finally getting underway for the 2021 Census of Population and Housing scheduled for September.

The DOS will be conducting a Listing Exercise during t...

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October 15, 2021
OCTOBER 2021: Breast Cancer Symptoms

Breast cancer can cause a number of signs and symptoms. See your general practitioner if you notice a change to your breast that’s new or unusual for you.
On its own, pain in your breasts is not usually a sign of breast cancer. But look out for pain in your breast or armpit that’s there all or almost all the time.

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April 11, 2019
Palm Beach Boat Show Give The Bahamas and Opportunity to Continue its Impressive Growth in the Boating Business

The Islands Of The Bahamas is known globally as one of the top boating destinations in the western hemisphere. Moreover, recent statistics reveal that over the past three years there has been an increase of more than 60 percent in the number of boaters to The Bahamas...

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July 15, 2021
Roadmasters has 30 members in Boston Marathon

The Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club (BRRC) has 30 of its members registered for the 125th Boston Marathon, and are in high training mode as they get ready to chase “the unicorn” (official symbol of the Boston Marathon).

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June 25, 2021
Research Edge Forum Highlights Challenges and Targets for Sustainable Groundwater Management in Grand Bahama and Abaco

Ever since Hurricane Dorian ravaged Grand Bahama and Abaco in 2019, Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO) IsraAID has been on the ground providing critical Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) support to those adversely impacted. As a result of the storm's devastating impact on groundwater resources on both islands, IsraAID is now seeking to ensure that residents have consistent and sustain...

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January 06, 2015
Cop shooting suspects were on bail

The two men arrested in connection with the attempted murder of Constable Demetrius Taylor on Sunday were wearing ankle bracelets as a condition of bail, The Nassau Guardian can reveal.
Chief Superintendent Paul Rolle, the head of the Central Detective Unit (CDU), declined to say whether the GPS-enabled devices had placed the men at the Nassau Village scene of the shooting. Rolle said the men were...

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May 10, 2021
Poacher must buy RBDF 200k boat

A FLORIDA fisherman and restaurant owner who was convicted in the United States of illegally fishing in Bahamian waters will buy the Royal Bahamas Defence Force a new vessel as part of a plea deal.

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March 26, 2021
Ministry adds four patrol vessels

Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard said they are making progress as a ministry in protecting the country's scarce marine resources, with the addition of four patrol vessels at a cost of some $700,000.

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September 07, 2010
Gov says storm drain contracts should prevent flooding

Four contracts have been signed by the government for the maintenance of hundreds of storm drainage wells in an effort to prevent flooding in New Providence, Public Works Minister Neko Grant said.

"The contracts provide for maintenance, by cleaning and blowing with compressed air,

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