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August 22, 2023
Fierce, fabulous, breastless beauty

A breast cancer diagnosis was one of the most devastating news Gillian Gia Curry-Williams has ever received, but having faced cancer diagnoses in her family before, and an advocate for others who have battled the insidious disease, she was decisive and resolute in her course of treatment - a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction - because ...
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August 22, 2023
Protecting women and girls

A recent Facebook post by Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper raised the issue of the frightening level of sexual violence in this country, with several shocking incidents making news. "I am, quite frankly, sickened by the level of sexual violence that has been documented recently, particularly against women and girls. It speaks to something broken ...
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October 07, 2010
"Runway to Fashion Week" winner to join IWFW 2010 Designer Line-Up

The ?Islands of the World Fashion Week? 2010 season is officially underway! On Sunday, October 3rd, scores of fashion spectators were engaged in the excitement and allure of the Mode ?les Ltd. produced, ?Runway to Fashion Week?. This highly anticipated event, loosely based on American reality series ?Project Runway?, was designed to engage and expose novice Bahamian designers to the wider fashion ...

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April 01, 2010
Bank Of The Bahamas Donates 5 Sewing Machines to Sewing Club

It?s a regular weekday afternoon when the rose pink house with white trim on Sapodilla Boulevard in Pinewood begins to fill. Inside the living room-turned-studio and another room that?s been added to handle the demand, girls still in their primary and secondary school uniform are gathering for a class of a different kind ? they?re learning how to sew and some of them have already made the uniforms...

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April 19, 2010
Clinton says he regrets Haiti decision

Former US President Bill Clinton, now a UN Special Envoy to Haiti, has pledged to foster the country's self-sufficiency after expressing regret for implementing policies during his administration that damaged its agricultural capacity and ability to feed itself.

"That's what we're doing now," he said on 31 March, pointing to efforts to spur coffee and mango production. It was a hopeful sign for

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April 23, 2010
Last night for the first Bahamian circus

A mix of the traditional circus elements ? acrobats, a trapeze, blends with Bahamian

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May 07, 2010
Canadian School Visits St. Andrew?s

In the spring of 2009, Mrs. Kathryn Dillette, Mr. Peter Wilson, and Mr. Keith Fadely from St. Andrew?s School accompanied a group of Middle School students to Queen?s University in Kingston, Canada on a field trip to participate in the S.E.E.D.S. University Enrichment Program. Also attending at the time was a group of students from St. Matthew Catholic High School in Ottawa, Canada.

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June 02, 2010
President Obama's 2010 Caribbean Month Proclimation

Our Nation is linked to the Caribbean by our geography as well as our shared past and common aspirations. During National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we pay tribute to the diverse cultures and immeasurable contributions of all Americans who trace their heritage to the Caribbean.

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June 24, 2010
Longest tennis match in history suspended at Wimbledon

The longest match in tennis history has come to a stop - for now.

American John Isner and Nicolas Mahut of France, who have been battling it out on the lawns at Wimbledon for over two days, will resume their epic match again Thursday.

The match was suspended Wednesday night at 59-all in the deciding fifth set, due to darkness.

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July 08, 2010
'Good has come' from $6m Numbers Houses

Numbers Houses employ up to 3,000 Bahamians directly with an annual payroll of $6 million, and make $1.2 million in per annum charitable donations, a senior executive told Tribune Business yesterday, adding that the sector could become an $80-$100 million industry if legalized.

Making his case for legalizing local gambling or playing numbers, Dicrius Ramsey, general manager of Island Luck, said...

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