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If we do not do the good we know we should do, we are guilty of sin
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever." - Isaiah 40:8
Muslims mark the start of Ramadan in The Bahamas
Muslims mark the start of Ramadan in The Bahamas
Muslims around the world, including the approximate 100-member community at the Jamaat-Ul-Islaam of The Bahamas, began a month of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts today, known as Ramadan.
Bishop Eldon High School Wins Earth Day Challenge Competition
More than 50 high school students entered this year?s Earth Day Challenge, some even travelled from Grand Bahama in the North and Long Island in the South, all in hopes of winning the coveted golden trophy ? in the end, Bishop Michael Eldon High School secured both the first and third prizes...
Petroleum regulations not tabled
Petroleum regulations not tabled
While the government has tabled bills to establish a sovereign wealth fund and to modernize the legislative environment for oil exploration and petroleum production, the government has not tabled the regulations that will actually govern how the Petroleum Act will be implemented.
When he presented the Petroleum Bill 2014 and the Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill 2014 in the House of Assembly last week, M...
PM: Ragged Island evacuation 'saved lives'
PM: Ragged Island evacuation 'saved lives'
There is "little to no doubt" that had the residents of Ragged Island not been evacuated, the death toll due to Hurricane Irma would have increased, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said today.
Forty people were evacuated ahead of Hurricane Irma.
"Had the evacuation not occurred, we could have lost a generation of Ragged Islanders," Minnis said in the House of Assembly as he announced that the sma...
HURRICANE ALERT
HURRICANE ALERT
HURRICANE ALERT - Killarney, please stay tuned to the news reports regarding Hurricane Irene. PREPARE for Nassau landfall on Thursday morning.
Hon. Dr. Hubert A. Minnis, Member of Parliament, Killanrey
BNT: Dump needs new ownership
BNT: Dump needs new ownership
The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is calling for a change in management at the Nassau landfill, insisting that privatization appears to be in the best interests of the people.
Neil McKinney, the president of BNT, said the breathing of toxic fumes presents a serious health hazard and cannot continue.
While it has been an issue for decades, the issue has been brought to the fore as a fire at the land...
Rotary's Sandy Aid
Rotary's Sandy Aid
Freeport - A $220,000 emergency water purification plant built by Rotarians and the TK Foundation following the devastating hurricanes of 2004 was activated in advance of Hurricane Sandy.
Rotary's Sandy aid
Rotary's Sandy aid
FREEPORT - A $220,000 emergency water purification plant built by Rotarians and the TK Foundation following the devastating hurricanes of 2004 was activated in advance of Hurricane Sandy.
The Miracle at Cana is Still Alive and Well
The Miracle at Cana is Still Alive and Well
Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
-- John 2:10.