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Opposition to cemetery proposal grows
Opposition to cemetery proposal grows
A proposal to create a cemetery on Bernard Road is being met with backlash from residents of the surrounding communities.
Cemetery plan - over our dead bodies
Cemetery plan - over our dead bodies
AN online petition has been started to stop the creation of a proposed cemetery on Bernard Road...
Commonwealth War Graves Commission praises Nassau War Cemetery
THE Commonwealth War Graves Commission on Friday, toured and commended the state of the much-improved Nassau War Cemetery following a multi-year restoration effort at the site.
Today's soldiers clean up World War Two cemetery
Today's soldiers clean up World War Two cemetery
THE military police section of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), in a joint effort with the US Embassy Marine Corps, Bahamas Branch, spent this past Saturday sprucing up the country's World War Two Cemetery, which they recently adopted.
Businessmen help to clean up cemetery
Businessmen help to clean up cemetery
THE Pinder's Point Public Cemetery was given a much-needed clean up thanks to the financial contributions of two Grand Bahama businessmen with close ties to the community.
Call to make war cemetery a national heritage site
Call to make war cemetery a national heritage site
AN international organisation has reached out to the Bahamas government in hopes of having the 72-year-old Nassau War Cemetery officially preserved as a heritage site, officials said yesterday.
Joaquin unearthed skeletal remains at San Salvador cemetery
San Salvador Island Administrator Theophilus Cox said yesterday skeletal remains of a person who was buried at a cemetery on that island were unearthed by storm surges from Hurricane Joaquin.
British Legions Service at Veterans Cemetery
British Legions Service at Veterans Cemetery
British Legion Pre-Memorial Military Service and Parade at Veterans Cemetery, Sunday, November 9, prior to the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Garden of Remembrance...
Renovation For War Cemetery
Renovation For War Cemetery
More than $15,000 was invested in the renovations of the near 70-year-old Nassau War Cemetery that houses and commemorates more than 60 Commonwealth military dead of both world wars.