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Basic Safety and Mayaguana
Basic Safety and Mayaguana
The death of three people in Mayaguana last week was a tragedy. The residents were attempting to illuminate a runway for a medical charter. The plane struck the vehicles and two women and man were killed. The victims were identified as former Cabinet Minister Sidney Collie's mother, Edith Collie, his sister...
The great Mayaguana land giveaway!
The great Mayaguana land giveaway!
This column was originally published on July 6, 2010. The contribution to the 2010/11 budget debate by the Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate was one of the more egregious examples of neo-colonial claptrap by a Bahamian political figure in the nearly four decades after independence.
Olympic flame for Tokyo 2020 provides beacon of hope following lighting cermony in Ancient Olympia
Olympic flame for Tokyo 2020 provides beacon of hope following lighting cermony in Ancient Olympia
The Olympic flame for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was lit today in Ancient Olympia, Greece. This marks the start of its journey to Japan where, in only 134 days, the Games of the XXXII Olympiad will begin. As a symbol of peace and hope, the Olympic Flame will now travel on towards Tokyo, conveying the Olympic Values...
Gray: Vote hijacked by religious community
Gray: Vote hijacked by religious community
MICAL MP V. Alfred Gray said the fourth constitutional referendum bill has been "hijacked by the religious community."
FNM chairman 'talking nonsense'
FNM chairman 'talking nonsense'
Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Michael Pintard said yesterday former Cabinet minister Frank Watson has never raised any of his concerns regarding the party's leadership internally, but Watson said Pintard is "out of the loop" and "talking nonsense".
Sports program deserves top priority treatment
Sports program deserves top priority treatment
There was a time when sports organizations got by without government grants. Sports leaders of the day, 40 years ago and further back, got their programs going and motivated the respective athletes by organizing fund-raising events and soliciting from Corporate Bahamas...
Unity Flag salute to the 165th anniversary of St. Martin Emancipation
"The St. Martin Unity Flag is flying in the area of the main border monument to salute our ancestors in this 165th year of Emancipation," said Shujah Reiph of the Emancipation Committee. Only a few feet from the Bellevue/Union Road frontier, drivers, passengers, and pedestrians may glimpse the Unity Flag on the flagpole at the St. Jean Estate...
Team Bahamas Off To A Flyer
Team Bahamas Off To A Flyer
LONDON, England: After a full week?s rest in the games village, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace woke up with an adrenaline rush that sent a shock wave through the Aquatics Centre this morning as the Bahamas began its competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Grammy Award winning musician holds concert at the Willie Mae Pratt Centre for Girls
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Development the Hon. Loretta Butler-Turner thanked Grammy Award winner musician and UN Ambassador for UNICEF, India Arie, for performing at a private concert at the Willie Mae Pratt Centre for Girls, Friday, July 2.