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June 22, 2022
BTC incorporates “unlimited WhatsApp full” into prepaid plans

Customers have been asking and The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has delivered! Since June 1, prepaid customers were able to take advantage of unlimited WhatsApp services without having to tap into their data. This includes unlimited WhatApp chat, videos, calls, and sharing, dubbed “Unlimited WhatsApp Full”.

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June 22, 2022
'Mangrove replant delay is madness'

AN outspoken environmentalist is furious over the protracted delay by a government agency to approve a licence to replant mangroves as part of a major restoration project on Grand Bahama.

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December 02, 2019
Land Of The Free: Minnis Reveals Crown Land Giveaway To Fuel Dorian Reconstruction

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the government will provide Crown land for free in Abaco and Grand Bahama to construct low-cost homes for Hurricane Dorian victims.

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March 26, 2015
Executives of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in The Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Executives of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of the People?s Republic of China in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas had a first meeting with the Minister of Financial Services the Hon. Hope Strachan on March 23...

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June 20, 2022
Clarity needed on Embassy spending

THE official opposition wants to see a full report detailing money spent on furniture and decor at an ambassador's residence in Belgium.

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June 17, 2022
Davis says Budget is a foundation for change

PRIME Minister Phillip "Brave" Davis yesterday defended his administration's budget for the upcoming fiscal year against the Official Opposition's criticisms as he wrapped up debate at Parliament on his party's first fiscal plan since it took office.

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June 15, 2022
Eleuthera Medical Center’s Wellness in the Park health fair labeled a success

Eleuthera residents and visitors turned out for the first Wellness in the Park Health Fair in Governor’s Harbour June 11 hosted by Eleuthera Medical Center, a division of Bahamas Wellness Health System.

Attendees had access to free glucose and blood pressure testing, workout sessions with a personal trainer, and were able to taste and purchase local fruits and vegetables courtesy of BAMSI. Na...

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June 15, 2022
Economists skeptical on bond issue's impact, revenue growth

The Bahamas' bond issue that closed last week, raising $385 million, can only "paper over" the economic woes faced by this country amidst growing inflation and looming financing needs, an article published by financial news website Global Capital last Thursday contends. The article paints a picture of skepticism over the Inter-American Development Bank-backed (IDB) bond ...

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June 06, 2011
New Officers of the Bahamas Christian Council meet with the Governor General

Nassau, Bahamas - Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes meets with the newly elected officers of the Bahamas Christian Council Officers on June 1, at Government House. Pictured is Rev. Ranford Patterson,
president, being greeted by Sir Arthur.

The newly elected officers of the Bahamas Christian Council meet with Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes in a June 1 courtesy call at Government House. P...

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June 06, 2011
Abaco primary student of the year visits the House of Assembly

Nassau, Bahamas - The Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year, Anna Albury, a 12-year-old blind student with a grade point average of 3.80 from Abaco's Hope Town Primary School, visits the House of Assembly on
Monday, June 6.

Ms Albury is pictured being greeted at the door of the House by Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham...

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June 07, 2011
Primary School Student of the Year meets the Prime Minister

NASSAU, Bahamas -- The Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year, Anna Albury, a 12-year-old blind student with a grade point average of 3.80 from Abaco's Hope Town Primary School, visits the House of Assembly on Monday, June 6.

Ms Albury is pictured being greeted at the door of the House by Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham.
(BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna)
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June 07, 2011
Governor General attends Rush for Peace in Grand Bahama

Freeport, Bahamas - The Rush for Peace Committee held its first Rush for Peace Junkanoo Festival in Freeport, Grand Bahama on June 3, the Labour Day holiday. Participating were the Vally Boys and the Saxon Superstars, out of Nassau, and from Grand Bahama The Swingers and the Majestic Crusaders.

The leader of the Vally Boys Gus Cooper is pictured putting on a show for Governor-General Sir Arthur...

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Hurricane prep lags
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June 14, 2022
Hurricane prep lags

Following two days of torrential rain, resulting in severe flooding of streets, and more than 100 homes across the island, Island Administrator Joseph Ferguson told Grand Bahama News there are still "outstanding issues" that need to be addressed in readying the island for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

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August 08, 2011
Are jobless numbers telling the real story

The latest unemployment data released by the Department of Statistics on Friday painted a fairly rosy picture of the state of joblessness in the country.
But is it all just a fa?ade?

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June 10, 2022
Baha Men lights the fire

"Fire" - the latest single by Grammy award-winning Baha Men in collaboration with Latin hitmaker Maffio - has been garnering strides since its release in May, and is a wave the multi-platinum group is looking to capitalize as it gears up for a month-long tour in a pandemic world.

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June 09, 2022
Key files 'removed' at Beach Authority

STAFF at Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority were told to file a police report after files from a computer in the office were downloaded and removed "after hours" without approval.

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April 14, 2020
Home Repairs High Priority Item for GB Non-Profit to support Grand Bahamians during COVID-19

Fresh off a collaborative campaign with the Grand Bahama Port Authority which provided over 100 appliances to residents on Grand Bahama Island, the Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation (GBDRF) and local NGOs are continuing the work of completing repairs to homes damaged during Hurricane Dorian in communities across the island...

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June 03, 2022
SENATE PRESIDENT RECEIVES BAMSI’S 2022 COMMENCEMENT BOOKLET

Lashell Adderley was recently gifted with a 2022 Commencement Booklet for the Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute's (BAMSI), Virtual Graduation Ceremony held in May. Pictured making the presentation are (from left) BAMSI President Senator, the Hon. Dr. Erecia Hepburn, President of the Senate Lashell Adderley and Executive Chairman of BAMSI Senator, the Hon. Tyrel Young.

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Boy, 13, shot dead 
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June 07, 2022
Boy, 13, shot dead 

The family of Quinton Danny McKenzie, a 13-year-old student of L. W. Young Junior High School, who loved baseball, video games and hanging with his friends, is left with many questions and unimaginable grief after he was shot on a park in the Kemp Road area just before 8 p.m. on Friday and pronounced dead in hospital...

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March 05, 2019
ECPM Urges Bahamian Govt to Abolish Death Penalty

‘Fake Solidarity Hinders Caribbean on Death Penalty Abolition...’Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) Executive Director Raphael Chenuil-Hazan urged the Bahamian government abolish the death penalty and break away from what he calls the “fake solidarity...

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