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August 05, 2015
Mitchell forgetting another foreign investor

Dear Editor,
Nassau has earned the moniker "Dodge City" with its daily shootouts and gun-related violence.

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July 31, 2015
EASTERN ROAD RESIDENT FINDS HOME RANSACKED AND HIS TRUCK STOLEN

AT 7pm Wednesday an exasperated Bruce Maura of the Eastern Road took to Facebook to ask his friends to "please keep an eye out for my white Dodge truck that was stolen, licence number T 40798."

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July 12, 2015
Izmirlian renews layoff threat

Seeking to keep his Baha Mar "citizens" on his side, even as they sit home in uncertainty, Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian said in his latest statement to the employees on Saturday that, in the event the parties negotiating a settlement to the Baha Mar dispute cannot reach a settlement, Baha Mar still hopes to secure recognition from the Bahamian Supreme Court for its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.

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July 07, 2015
Woman kidnapped and raped

A woman was kidnapped and later raped following an armed robbery yesterday morning, police reported.

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August 06, 2014
Poor leadership and the Renward Wells affair

The country has been waiting for weeks for leadership from the prime minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas on the Renward Wells affair. Thus far, however, our leader, Perry Christie, has chosen to dodge his responsibility. And yesterday his vague statement made the issue worse.
Wells is the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) member of Parliament for Bamboo Town, who serves as parliamentary secr...

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July 29, 2014
Freeport Jet Wash hosts new vehicle re-launch

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- Feeling the revitalization of the economy, Freeport Jet Wash hosted a vehicle re-launch to advertise their returning fleet from the Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram brands.
The event took place in the refurbished Chrysler showroom with a cocktail party reception for local business professionals in the community including bank and loan representatives, insurance agents, cor...

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July 16, 2014
Kicking the FOIA can down the road yet again

Dear Editor,
Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald would have us believe there is no way for the government to implement a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) anytime soon.
Yet again, Bahamians will have to wait to find out how their money is being spent, what decisions are being made on their behalf, and whether their politicians are really earning their keep as servants of the public. Basically,...

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June 16, 2014
PLP's wrath at freethinking MPs is nothing new

Dear Editor,
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) MPs Dion Smith (Nassau Village), Dr. Andre Rollins (Fort Charlotte) and Gregory Moss (Marco City) all committed the unpardonable sin when they openly expressed disagreement with several PLP initiatives in the House of Assembly during the 2014/2015 budget debate. All three violated the 11th commandment of the PLP, which bans criticizing the party and its...

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Change must come
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May 21, 2014
Change must come

The late Archdeacon Willie Thompson pulled a number of us (then young priests) together and challenged us to begin preparing our people for an inevitable tax reform. That was some 25 years ago, when tax reform was defined as income tax. No other form of taxation was probably conceivable at the time. To our shame we did not carry out the charge; we didn't see it ever coming, thinking we could forev...

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May 07, 2014
When is a spy a spy, Dr. Nottage

So Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage claims the concerns about domestic spying are nonsense. The PLP's new intelligence unit, he says, is not eavesdropping on the Bahamian people. It is looking for criminals.
I wonder if Nottage understands the concept of a "threat to democracy". His response is the same one that dictators and tyrants have used for centuries to excuse infringing up...

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