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Victim's wife is expecting twin babies

Victim's wife is expecting twin babies

Tue, Jul 30th 2013, 10:11 AM

 

A FATHER-to-be from the Bahamas was killed in a motorbike collision three days after finding out his wife was pregnant with their twins. Lavardo Anthon Burrows, 27, who grew up in Pinewood, had been so thrilled about the news of the pregnancy he called his family in the Bahamas and took trips to tell friends. It was while he was riding his motorbike to his home in Brampton, in Ontario, Canada, after telling a friend about his wife Christine’s pregnancy, that tragedy struck...

A FATHER-to-be from the Bahamas was killed in a motorbike collision three days after finding out his wife was pregnant with their twins.

Lavardo Anthon Burrows, 27, who grew up in Pinewood, had been so thrilled about the news of the pregnancy he called his family in the Bahamas and took trips to tell friends.

It was while he was riding his motorbike to his home in Brampton, in Ontario, Canada, after telling a friend about his wife Christine’s pregnancy, that tragedy struck...

 

PM congratulates Olympic bronze medal recipients

PM congratulates Olympic bronze medal recipients

Tue, Jul 30th 2013, 08:04 AM

PM congratulates Olympic bronze medal recipients...

Helping students keep the right focus

Helping students keep the right focus

Tue, Jul 30th 2013, 06:00 AM

 

FOCUS, the Lyford Cay Foundation’s tuition-free, school enrichment programme that sets primary school students on an eight-year path to college and career success, held its third annual “Summer Slam” Open House at The College of The Bahamas. Sponsors, members of the students’ families and all interested persons were treated to the group’s All-School Rally on the steps of the Harry C Moore Library and given a tour of the classrooms as the children participated in their lessons...

FOCUS, the Lyford Cay Foundation’s tuition-free, school enrichment programme that sets primary school students on an eight-year path to college and career success, held its third annual “Summer Slam” Open House at The College of The Bahamas.

Sponsors, members of the students’ families and all interested persons were treated to the group’s All-School Rally on the steps of the Harry C Moore Library and given a tour of the classrooms as the children participated in their lessons...

 

Second phase of training to begin

Second phase of training to begin

Tue, Jul 30th 2013, 05:00 AM

 

THE second phase of a programme is set to begin designed to produce Bahamian technicians who are equipped with internationally recognised skills needed in the elevator industry. The first phase of the project was a seminar on elevator safety which took place at the Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute (BTVI) earlier this month. There, lecturers on elevator safety from around the world told engineers and other participants about how seriously elevator safety must be taken...

THE second phase of a programme is set to begin designed to produce Bahamian technicians who are equipped with internationally recognised skills needed in the elevator industry.

The first phase of the project was a seminar on elevator safety which took place at the Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute (BTVI) earlier this month.

There, lecturers on elevator safety from around the world told engineers and other participants about how seriously elevator safety must be taken...