The photos below show the devastation faced in St. Maarten after the passing of "super cyclone" Hurricane Irma.

Photo source: @VigilanteKorsou on Facebook

On Saturday July 15th, Bahamaslocal.com was in attendance at the opening of Logos Hope , the world's largest floating book fair. The honorable Travis Robinson, MP for Bain & Grants Town, was the special guest of honor. He welcomed the Logos Hope ship and crew members to the Bahamas.
The vessel is currently docked at the Prince George Wharf, down town. The floating book fair will be situated at the Prince George Wharf until July 26th, after which time it will move on to Freeport, Grand Bahama from July 6th - August 6th.
See the Logos Hope listing page here on BahamasLocal.com for opening hours and other operating details.

Pictured from left to right- Brandon Kemp, Advance Planning Team Co-coordinator for Logos Hope; Francis Taylor, Sales Director for Bahamaslocal.com; and The Honorable Travis Robinson, member of Parliament for Bain & Grants Town.

The draft legislation seeks to protect sensitive personal data from hacking and government surveillance.

EU citizens are entitled to personal privacy and this extends to online communications, the committee argues.

A ban on "backdoors" into encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram is also being considered.

Encryption involves digitally scrambling a communication to protect its contents, and then using a digital key to reassemble the data.

End-to-end encryption means the company providing the service does not have access to the key, meaning it cannot "listen in" to what is being shared - giving the sender and recipient added confidence in the privacy of their conversation.

"The principle of confidentiality should apply to current and future means of communication, including calls, internet access, instant messaging applications, email, internet phone calls and personal messaging provided through social media," said a draft proposal from the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs.

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You’ve heard the complaints: the Golden State Warriors — winners of the 2017 title and owners of the winningest three-year record in NBA history (254-54) — are bad for the NBA.

There’s no competition. There’s no drama. It’s that competitive balance that’s makes games great, right?

I’m not here to convince you that’s not the case. 

If you’re a fan of one-off NBA games — a super-casual watcher of the league — then yes, the Warriors are bad for the Association and bad for basketball. While they might play an exciting, engaging brand of ball, they are — to steal a phrase from Warriors owner Joe Lacob — “light years ahead” of the competition.

We joke, but what else would you call Golden State at this point? The Cleveland Cavaliers were an elite team with the greatest player in the world, and the Warriors dispatched them in five games in the 2017 Finals.

I can see how you’d have a negative reaction to that.

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