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June 23, 2011
Barry Parker, Resident Orchid Lover

Freeport, Grand
Bahama, The Bahamas - Orchids (a.k.a. Orchidaceae) can be found in
almost every habitat on Earth, and at least 400 orchid plants can be
found in Barry Parker's garden in Lucaya.

Hooked from the time he coaxed a bloom from his Cattleya orchid in the
mid-1980's, Barry has since used all of his spare time cultivating his
orchid collection.  He has bought some of his orchids...

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June 09, 2017
Lamare's frame building workshop brings a crowd

As a part of his retrospective "Love, Loss and Life," artist Thierry Lamare hosted a frame-building workshop at the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas (NAGB) on May 20, 2017. In just over three hours, he generously shared techniques that he has used to build driftwood frames for his paintings over the years. More than thirteen people from diverse backgrounds and varying degrees of experience were...

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September 29, 2016
Please do not purchase a car for your teenager

Should a parent buy a car for his or her teenager after completing high school? Generally, is it not a good idea to buy a car for your child before that child has demonstrated accountability with his or her own money.

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August 01, 2016
Does that hurt Exercise injuries...

Can you relate to this scenario? After putting it off for too long, you commit to get fit -- only to find yourself injured the minute you start working out. All of a sudden, your fitness goals go back on the shelf and you are left to deal with the pain.
Whether your injury occurs right off the bat or after years of regular workouts the result is always the same -- it is discouraging, painful and d...

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Taking Up Residence
News Article
June 11, 2016
Taking Up Residence

It is a long upheld tradition in ?the art world? ? that seemingly separate planet where for many it is baffling that one can take an unmade bed or a pile of bricks and call it art.

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The tale of Charlie
News Article
March 23, 2016
The tale of Charlie

I was one of 4 pups born in late 2003 at a garbage dump on Great Abaco Island, The Bahamas. Were it not for a caring local resident, Molly Roberts, I may not have survived a week.

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November 25, 2015
Mixed response from Russsia to downed fighter jet

A day after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet over Syria, Moscow said both of its pilots ejected the stricken aircraft and one of them had survived and made it safely to a Russian base in the war-torn country...

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October 12, 2015
Govt should waive all taxes for Family Islands relief

A prominent attorney yesterday called for a "full tax waiver" for victims of Hurricane Joaquin as Family Island residents and business owners start to rebuild in the aftermath of the category four storm.

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August 07, 2015
A near death experience in Harbour Island

Dear Editor,

It was towards the end of April when my family and I decided to spend a brief weekend in Harbour Island.

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November 30, 2010
Fred Cadman who served his community well

IN HISTORIC Trinity Methodist Church yesterday afternoon the last chapter in the life story of a little Welshman, who touched the lives of so many generations of Bahamians, came to an end.

Fred Cadman, 89, a man with an easy smile, a constant chuckle and a hand always extended in friendship, was born in the remote parish of Cileau-Aeron on the river Aeron in Wales on June 10, 1921.

His early lif...

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