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February 21, 2024
The World’s Best Astound at the World’s Most Beautiful Location

Elegance, precision and majestic movements highlighted two nights of priceless ballet set along the backdrop of the Great Lawn at Old Fort Bay Club on February 14 and 16 as some of the world’s greatest ballet dancers put on showstopping performances for the ‘Iconique’ Dinner Banquet Gala.

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January 26, 2012
Cycling Enthusiasts Invited to Participate in BOB Family Fun Riders

Nassau, Bahamas - The 9th Annual Tour of
the Bahamas features a brand new element this year, the Family Fun Ride to be
held Saturday, January 28 in Nassau. Sponsored by BOB, the Family Fun Ride is
free and open to all cycling enthusiasts 13 years and older regardless of skill
level.

The 10-mile circuit will begin at
Caves Point at 4pm, travel east along West Bay Street to Saunders Beach and
retur...

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January 31, 2024
Colina Insurance Supports 5th Annual Cancer Society of The Bahamas Golf Tournament

Colina Insurance supported the Cancer Society of The Bahamas’s Golf Tournament for another consecutive year as the Presenting Sponsor. The highly anticipated event brought together avid golfers, sponsors, and supporters in an effort to raise funds for expansion of the Cancer Caring Centre.

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January 03, 2024
Letters to the Editor: A tribute to Sir Winston

Dear Editor, Sir Winston "Tappy" Davis has transitioned to meet his God whom he earnestly served his entire life. I spent a lot of my childhood on Davis St. in Oakes Field, where my aunt, uncle and cousins lived. In this neighborhood, we children looked up to Sir Winston, and many of the men, as [...]

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December 05, 2023
Cornèr Bank Invests in the Future of Bahamian Art with $20K Scholarship

Cornèr Bank (Overseas) Limited is proud to announce a $20,000 scholarship donation to the University of The Bahamas (UB), supporting aspiring Bahamian artists. The Cornèr Bank Direct Art Scholarship Award, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding signed on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, will benefit eligible undergraduate students pursuing a full-time Associate of Arts degree in Art.

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October 10, 2023
Wilchcombe to be laid to rest in GB this week

The family of Obediah Wilchcombe and many other Bahamians are preparing to say their final farewell this week to the veteran Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) politician, former journalist, community activist and government minister, who died suddenly in Grand Bahama on September 25. On Wednesday, Wilchcombe's body will lie in state at the House of Assembly, ...
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October 06, 2023
'The Creator' is a beautiful movie that falls down some of the typical sci-fi potholes

"The Creator" (Rated T) Cast: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe Genre: Action/Thriller Where to watch: In Theaters Dwight's Rating: 2.5 out of 4 Other than climate change - and the possibility of 100–degree winters, and the very real fear that islands like ours could end up like "The ...
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A school in mourning
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October 03, 2023
A school in mourning

Two teenage girls in Queen's College's green and white pinstripe uniforms held each other as they wept.

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April 11, 2011
Ride for Hope cyclist dies of heart attack

A cyclist participating in the Ride for Hope to raise funds for cancer charities suffered a massive heart attack and died.

According to a Hatchet Bay resident, "Jink" McCardy, 68, of Hatchet Bay, who had suffered two heart attacks in the past, kept fit by bicycle riding. Therefore, his attack during the ride was a surprise to his friends. Mr McCardy, a widower, was remarried two weeks ago.

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April 25, 2011
King and Queen of Norway visit The Bahamas

NEW Providence hosted royalty when King Harald V of Norway and his wife Queen Sonja visited with friends at Lyford Cay.

As an avid sailor, King Harald was a good friend of the late Robert "Bobby" Symonette, yachtsman, former Speaker of the House of Assembly and brother of Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette, and Craig Symonette, Norwegian Consul.

"He has visited The Bahamas on many occasions,"...

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