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April 03, 2018
Facebook's Zuckerberg Fires Back at Apple's Tim Cook

Facebook's chief executive has defended his leadership following criticism from his counterpart at Apple. Mark Zuckerberg said it was "extremely glib" to suggest that because the public did not pay to use Facebook that the firm did not care about them...

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November 29, 2017
Facebook's AI wipes terrorism-related posts

Facebook has said that efforts to use artificial intelligence and other automated techniques to delete terrorism-related posts are "bearing fruit" but more work is needed.

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May 18, 2017
The ABCs of a new beginning

Dear Editor,

The positive atmosphere that presently envelops The Bahamas as a result of last week's election is a welcome relief, reminiscent of that amazing optimism and anticipation felt in the 1970s, when my late husband and I returned home from studies abroad as young Bahamians eager to make our mark upon the clean slate of our independent nation!
I should like to extend sincere thanks to the...

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March 24, 2015
Bahamas civil society expresses "unequivocal and unapologetic" stand for equal rights on international panel

More than 20 years after setting a specific agenda for women's empowerment it is deeply concerning that the Bahamas is preparing for a second constitutional referendum on gender equality and again contemplating the possibility of defeat...

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April 25, 2017
McCartney defends DNA candidate

Responding to controversy surrounding the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) candidate for Nassau Village Mario Lockhart posing with a handgun and scantily dressed women, DNA Leader Branville McCartney said yesterday Lockhart "did nothing wrong".
McCartney said the circulation of the photos was a political ploy and implied that Lockhart is being judged because he is from Nassau Village, which has ...

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April 20, 2017
Serena Williams: World number two's pregnancy is confirmed

Serena Williams, the most successful female player of the Open era, is pregnant - just 12 weeks after winning a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title...

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Labor bills passed
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March 30, 2017
Labor bills passed

The labor amendment bills were passed in the House of Assembly yesterday after the government further revised the proposed legislation, having adopted several recommendations from the private sector, including a provision to allow "termination of employment with notice".
"Much has been said about the Employment Amendment Bill 2017 and Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2017, which were tabled ear...

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March 29, 2017
DPM 'not concerned' about potential voter fraud

After it was revealed that some voters registered for the upcoming general election more than once, Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said he is "not concerned" about potential voter fraud, as it all could very likely be a misunderstanding.
"I'm not concerned about it," Davis told reporters outside the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
"I don't know what [caused] those double registr...

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March 29, 2017
Man arrested in voter fraud case

Authorities have arrested a man on Eleuthera in connection with alleged voter fraud, a day after officials at the Parliamentary Registration Department reported that some people had registered to vote for the upcoming general election more than once.
In a message to the

media, Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean said, "Police have arrested an adult male in Eleuthera in the alleged

vote...

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March 28, 2017
Some voters registered twice

Officials have found that some people have registered to vote for the approaching general election more than once, Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall revealed yesterday.
"We have noticed that people have been registered twice, so we have to delete their cards," said Hall at the Parliamentary Registration Department on Farrington Road.
"They were registered at one station today; tomorrow with ...

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