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April 26, 2023
Cut ties with the Privy Council

Dear Editor, Following criticisms of Bahamian judges by St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves last week, three salient points caught my attention related to the constitution, the Privy council, and what I call a "logistical nightmare". I wish to comment briefly on the latter two.

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December 14, 2020
UPDATED: Newborn boy is abandoned near church

POLICE are still searching for the mother of a newborn baby boy found alive in the back of a local church over the weekend with his umbilical cord still attached...

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June 12, 2017
Woman gives birth in Baha Mar's Swimming Pig Pub

When a server at the Swimming Pig Pub at Baha Mar fell into obvious distress at the restaurant on Saturday morning, her coworkers sprang into action, and in no time it became shockingly obvious to them that the young woman was in labor.
In a move that stunned those present, and others who soon learned of it, the server gave birth to a healthy baby girl in the restaurant.
"It all happened so quickl...

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September 14, 2016
Baby found in bushes will stay in hospital for eight weeks

THE newborn baby boy, found in bushes in southwest New Providence last week, will remain in the Princess Margaret Hospital for eight weeks before becoming a ward of the state, Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin said yesterday.

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September 12, 2016
Police search for mother of abandoned baby boy

POLICE are still searching for the mother of a newborn baby boy found alive in bushes in southwestern New Providence on Friday with its umbilical cord still attached.

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September 12, 2016
Newborn found alive in bushes

Police said a newborn boy found in bushes in southwestern New Providence Friday morning was healthy and had reached full term.

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July 05, 2016
MARK HUMES: Seeking to create a Bahamian democracy

OUR country has a number of major issues that need tackling immediately.

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July 08, 2016
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW ON INDEPENDENCE: 43 years on and still we need to break the shackles

WHILST WE have accomplished much since our Independence in 1973, we continue to be a country that celebrates "flag independence", more so than what it means to be truly economically and socially diverse and self-determining.

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July 05, 2016
Seeking to create a Bahamian democracy

OUR country has a number of major issues that need tackling immediately. The ones that immediately come to mind are crime, education, lack of job opportunities, the failing economy, the lack of accountability, and lack of transparency in national affairs.

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May 03, 2016
New FNM senator calls for bipartisan Bahamas

MONIQUE Gomez, newly appointed senator for the Free National Movement (FNM), is calling for Bahamians to put aside party politics and focus on nation building.

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