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Cash Blasts PM over Custody Deaths Matter
Cash Blasts PM over Custody Deaths Matter
Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday the families of two men who died in police custody recently can take no comfort in promises made by Prime Minister Perry Christie that he would look into their concerns.
Nine Bahamian Films Entered in BIFF Caribbean Spotlight
Nassau, Bahamas - The 9th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) taking place from December 6-9, 2012 in Nassau will once again be featuring Bahamian filmmakers in their Caribbean Spotlight which will also showcase films from Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, and Guyana.
Can't sleep Read a book!
Can't sleep Read a book!
Sometimes falling asleep isn't as easy as you think - and anxiety sure doesn't help. But in a new children's book released last month, the task takes on epic proportions.
"I Can't Sleep", the first book from Turtle Back Publishing, takes a trip into the mind of its young protagonist as he tries to fall asleep at night. Each trick he recalls to help lull him into slumber - such as counting potcakes...
MoT eyes beyond 100M from sports tourism
MoT eyes beyond 100M from sports tourism
The minister of tourism says the country should be able to generate more than $100 million from sports events by 2014, eclipsing the already ambitious target set by the former administration.
Obie Wilchcombe threw his support behind the niche sector of tourism at a press conference announcing the return of Bahamas Speed Week on November 24. The racing event, revived last year after more than 50 y...
Atlantic Tropical Storm Potential
Atlantic Tropical Storm Potential
State
College, Pa. -- 1 August 2012 -- AccuWeather.com reports the second of
two strong tropical disturbances crossing the Atlantic was becoming
better organized Wednesday. It appears to be a matter of time before
this becomes the next tropical depression and storm of the season.
The tropical Atlantic seems to be slowly awakening from its slumber.
According
to Tropical Weather Expert Dan Ko...
Students Formally Introduced to Society at the 31st Annual Debutante Ball
Freeport, Bahamas -
More than two dozen of Grand Bahama's top student achievers - dressed in
white ball gowns and tuxedos - were formally introduced to society at
the 31st Annual Debutante Ball on Saturday. Eight of the participants
received scholarship awards.
The ball was the conclusion of a
four-month training program where the 26 participants took part in
leadership and etiquette sessio...
The road ahead for the PLP
The road ahead for the PLP
Dear Editor,
Now that the general election has been concluded, the average Bahamian must not and should not expect the ushering in of "heaven on earth". The challenges which confront the Christie administration are exceedingly great but I am more than persuaded that they will be overcome, where possible, and managed effectively where they cannot be totally eradicated.
Perry Christie, a lifelong ...
Focus on Joy and Happiness
Focus on Joy and Happiness
With the trials and tribulations and joys and celebrations that marked last year, many people brought in the new year hearing words of positivity and hope from their religious leaders at their various churches.
What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come
"To sleep, perchance to dream--ay, there's the rub," bemoans Shakespeare's Hamlet in a soliloquy at the height of his mental and emotional anguish in the play.......
Outrage over murders of pregnant women
Outrage over murders of pregnant women
The murder of a pregnant woman Wednesday night and another on July 30 drove the homicide count up, but their unborn children are not murder victims.