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All Female Fishing ‘BABES’ To Raise Money For Rotary
May 20, 2019
All Female Fishing ‘BABES’ To Raise Money For Rotary
The Bones Babes, an all Bahamian female fishing team, are preparing to head back on the boat for the 2019 Harbourside Marine, Tuna Classic. This year, they plan to fish while raising money for a great cause and showing the guys that they can fish too!
The 2019 Tuna Classic, a fundraiser for the Bahamas East Rotary Club, will be held over two days, May 24th and 25th. With six weigh in stations ...
March 08, 2019
Bahamas Waster and BAARK Help Protect Man's Best Friend
Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness (BAARK), take seriously their responsibility to protect animals in our communities...
February 04, 2019
The Skinny on Fat Dogs and Cats-Managing obesity in pets
It is not just humans who fight the battle of the bulge. According to a recently released study, obesity in pets is a growing problem with 56% of dogs and 60% of domestic cats in the U.S. tipping the scales at an unhealthy weight...
Scrap the Table Scraps
October 09, 2018
Scrap the Table Scraps
Vet says human foods can harm pets...Mouthwatering jerk chicken or spicy curry mutton might be meals fit for a king, but these perennial favorites are detrimental to his loyal companions, Fido and Kitty...
Case of pit bull dogs death at a standstill
August 21, 2018
Case of pit bull dogs death at a standstill
THE case involving the death of Whitehead, a pregnant pit bull that died as a result of an illegal caesarian performed by an unlicenced "street vet" in Freeport earlier this year, is at a standstill due to the absence of a complaint and lack of sufficient...
July 19, 2018
Premature baby penguin recovers after parents broke her egg
LONDON (AP) -- London Zoo says a premature baby penguin has been nursed back to health after her parents accidentally stepped on her egg and broke it. The zoo says keepers were astonished to find that the female Humboldt penguin chick, nicknamed Rainbow, was still...
Students learn that happy pets are healthy pets
January 26, 2015
Students learn that happy pets are healthy pets
NASSAU, Bahamas -- "It's up to you guys to make sure your pets are well taken care of."
This was the overarching message Dr. Bridgette Johnson, President of the Bahamas Veterinary Association, delivered to years four, five, and six students at St. Andrews School on January 21.
Dr. Johnson's presentation, 'Caring for Our Pets', is part of a campaign by Washington, DC-based Pet Food Institute to inc...
Butchered dog's pups lose fight for life
May 17, 2018
Butchered dog's pups lose fight for life
SIX days after a pregnant pit bull dog named Whitehead died as a result of an illegal caesarian performed by a street vet in Grand Bahama it has been discovered that none of her eight puppies have been able to survive without their mother.
May 11, 2018
Dog39s death after illegal caesarian 39a case of animal cruelty39
THE brutal death of a pregnant female pit bull terrier following an illegal caesarian performed by an unqualified "street vet" playing doctor was described as an "awful tragedy" by a local veterinarian in Grand Bahama who says the incident is a case of animal cruelty.
US may tie social media to visa applications
April 02, 2018
US may tie social media to visa applications
The Trump administration has said it wants to start collecting the social media history of nearly everyone seeking a visa to enter the US.
March 22, 2018
ORG urges Minnis, Government to demonstrate Commitment to Transparency with Reforms
The Organization for Responsible Governance, a non-partisan, not-for-profit civic foundation working to improve accountability, economic development and education in The Bahamas, is sorely discouraged at the recent actions of the Government regarding the Oban Energy Foreign Investment proposal...
"Strutt (your Mutt) in the name of Love"
March 08, 2018
"Strutt (your Mutt) in the name of Love"
In honor of Humane Society International?s World Spay Day Baark! hosted its 6th ?Strut your Mutt? Walk-A-Thon event on Sunday February 25th at Goodman?s Bay, for both two and four-legged participants...
February 12, 2018
Department of Labour implements new process for registration of industrial agreements and compliance of Trade Unions in The Bahams
Effective January 2018, The Bahamas Department of Labour has introduced a new process for the registration of Industrial Agreements. The Director of Labour...
PM announces relaxation of Exchange Control measures that would assist certain Bahamian-owned business
April 01, 2017
PM announces relaxation of Exchange Control measures that would assist certain Bahamian-owned business
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie announced in the House of Assembly, on March 29, 2017, that the Government has approved the relaxation of certain Exchange Control...
Reforming our electoral process, pt. 1
February 26, 2017
Reforming our electoral process, pt. 1
"I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting.
These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself."
- Tzipi Livni
Every five years, Bahamians go to the polls to determine which political party should govern the country for the ensuing five years. Bahamians generally love to vote, often having an enviable voter turnout of 85 percent ...
Seven of Exuma's famous swimming pigs die
February 19, 2017
Seven of Exuma's famous swimming pigs die
The government will prevent the feeding of Exuma's swimming pigs by visitors following the recent deaths of seven pigs on Big Major Cay, according to Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources V. Alfred Gray.
Tourists and locals alike visit the Exuma Cays to swim with the pigs and feed them.
One of the pigs' owners, Wayde Nixon, told The Nassau Guardian yesterday, "The pigs were given the wrong ...
Finding real news in the age of social media
January 20, 2017
Finding real news in the age of social media
There was a stabbing at Government High School yesterday during a fight between students. The student who was stabbed was last listed in critical condition at hospital. Two others sustained less serious injuries.
Video of the stabbing circulated on social media. A young man could be seen with some type of implement stabbing at another in the midst of a wider melee. The school looked like chaos.
Sa...
December 16, 2016
BAARK's Strutt Your Mutt..."It's all about the dogs..."
Having fun and raising money for a wonderful cause was the name of the game on Sunday December 11th Strut your Mutt Walk-A-Thon at Goodman?s Bay, for both two and fourlegged participants. Just under 100 people and their dogs took part in the event...
Progress in reducing stray animal populations
December 09, 2016
Progress in reducing stray animal populations
Dear Editor,
I would like to comment on the noticeable difference in numbers of stray dogs and potcakes that are now on our streets. I just drove by East Bay Street at the foot of the old P.I. bridge. Ten-plus years ago, that area was abounding in potcakes - packs of potcakes - and they often harassed the tourists, who found it to be completely unacceptable and perhaps even dangerous. On numerous ...
FNM to ratify seven more election candidates tonight
October 28, 2016
FNM to ratify seven more election candidates tonight
THE Free National Movement will ratify "up to seven" more candidates for the 2017 general election tonight, according to FNM Chairman Sidney Collie.
5th Annual BHS Photo Contest
September 13, 2014
5th Annual BHS Photo Contest
Dont miss out on a chance to win awesome prizes - Enter and show off your beautiful summer photos while supporting a great cause in the BHS Summer Fun Photography Contest sponsored by Mr. Photo and BahamasLocal!
Hield lighting up the preseason
October 13, 2016
Hield lighting up the preseason
Chavano "Buddy" Hield has been everything that the New Orleans Pelicans' front office hoped he would be through the first three games of the National
September 28, 2016
The five types of political candidates in The Bahamas
For a while now some people have been up and down constituencies seeking their party's nomination in the upcoming general election.
September 01, 2016
New original drama series 'Quarry' premiers September 12th on MAXPrime
The new original drama series, Quarry, debuts its eight-episode season on Monday, September 12th at 20hrs* on MAXPrime in the Caribbean.
Neilly not seeking renomination
September 01, 2016
Neilly not seeking renomination
North Eleuthera MP Theo Neilly is the most recent in a series of Free National Movement (FNM) members of Parliament who won't be running on the party's ticket for the next general election.
Baha Mar buyer 'not yet known'
August 30, 2016
Baha Mar buyer 'not yet known'
PRIME Minister Perry Christie hinted yesterday that the government does not yet know who the prospective buyer for the stalled $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort is.
Renew Bahamas welcomes hospital confirmation
August 17, 2016
Renew Bahamas welcomes hospital confirmation
RENEW Bahamas' chief executive officer yesterday expressed gratitude to the Public Hospitals Authority for its recent investigation into the dumping of biohazardous medical waste at the New Providence landfill, saying the PHA's investigation will "encourage all those who interact with hazardous materials to follow the proper procedures and guidelines in the future".
Roberts: Force Lightbourn from frontline politics
August 01, 2016
Roberts: Force Lightbourn from frontline politics
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts insisted over the weekend that Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn should be "forced from frontline politics" after suggesting that the state should tie the tubes of unwed mothers in The Bahamas after their second child if they cannot afford to care for their children.
Addressing the PLP's New Providence Women's Branch on Sunday, Roberts said, "Yo...
Minnis: Lightbourn ignored speech vetting request
August 04, 2016
Minnis: Lightbourn ignored speech vetting request
Leader of the Official Opposition Dr. Hubert Minnis told Parliament yesterday that Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn failed to submit his Free National Movement (FNM) convention speech for vetting after being asked to do so.
Minnis made the revelation after Lightbourn came under fire in Parliament for saying at the convention last Thursday night that the state should consider a policy whereby unwed mo...
August 03, 2016
AID Clay Court Championships set to begin on August 13
The Gym Tennis Club has announced that the 24th edition of its annual AID Clay Court Tennis Championships will be held again at the club in Winton Meadows, this time from August 13-27.
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