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April 28, 2012
FNM, DNA court vote of uniformed officers

Respective leaders of the Free National Movement (FNM) and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) on Thursday night made similar pleas for public servants and members of the armed forces to vote for their parties in the advanced poll set for Tuesday.
During the FNM's mass rally on Clifford Park, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham encouraged Royal Bahamas Police and Defence Force officers to consider their...

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February 22, 2012
OAS Electoral Observation Mission to Jamaica Recommends the Adoption of a Uniform Procedure to Prevent Delays

The
Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American
States (OAS) that followed the December 29, 2011, General Elections in
Jamaica presented a report today before the Organization's Permanent
Council in which it recommends, among other things, that national
authorities consider the adoption of a "uniform procedure" in all voting
places to prevent delays.

Upon thanking th...

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January 27, 2012
Blue Jays get new uniforms

The employee council at the Freeport Container Port (FCP) donated 14 sets of uniforms to the senior boys basketball team at Eight Mile Rock High School. The Eight Mile Rock Blue Jays, which consists of high school students around the ages of 15 and 16, also benefited from moral support and guidance provided by employee council members. The basketball team was wished best of luck by a dynamic counc...

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October 18, 2011
Butler-Turner provides figures on govt's uniform, lunch programs

The government has spent more than $200,000 in uniform assistance to New Providence households for the new school year, according to Minister of State for Social Development Loretta Butler-Turner.
Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday, the minister said 926 applications were approved and uniforms issued as of October 7.
On average, she said, there were three children per household. In New Pr...

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September 21, 2011
'Mother' Pratt appeals to public for uniform donations

St. Cecilia MP Cynthia Pratt yesterday appealed to members of the public to donate school attire to assist needy children.
Last week, Yamacraw MP Melanie Griffin urged the government to expedite the process of requests for uniform assistance.
Pratt commented that the Department of Social Services is stretched.  As her colleague did last week, Pratt said some children are out of school because...

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September 07, 2011
Those in and those out of Uniform

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

How is it that in this country of ours, persons are allowed to get away with music in vehicles so loud that it shakes the earth and the sky?

Do they pay more to license such vehicles - pay more for such a right, for such a ride - pay more to make life for others of us so uncomfortable - more than what is paid by the rest of us with nothing at all in excess - with not...

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September 05, 2011
Sorority Responds to Uniform Needs

Just in time for the first day of school and as a response to weak economic conditions that make it difficult for some families to afford back-to-school uniforms, members of the Pi Upsilon Omega Chapter of the illustrious Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, have gifted three lucky female students with the necessary tools and fabric to craft three new skirts.

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April 09, 2024
Transport Minister Meets with Bus Drivers, Operators and the Public to Discuss their Concerns

The Minister of Energy and Transport the Hon. JoBeth Coleby-Davis and other government and law enforcement officials met with jitney drivers, owners and members of the public to discuss their concerns at a Town Hall Meeting at Government School High School on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

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March 22, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Alleged personal account and video footage from aftermath of deadly boat explosion

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A woman who claims that she is a passenger on board the Nieuw Amsterdam crusie ship, where two crew members were killed after a steam pipe in the engine room reportedly exploded on Friday, March 22, 2024, told Eyewitness News (EWN) exclusively Friday evening that a "somber mood hangs over the ship [...]

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June 24, 2019
Randawnique Coakley accomplishes a first among her peers passes all four parts of the UCPA exam as an undergraduate student

Bahamian Randawnique Coakley has taken and passed all four parts of the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination, the test that future accountants must master to meet one of the major requirements for working as a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United States. The [...]

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