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July 12, 2016
American couple now 'family' through People-To-People Programme

After visiting Grand Bahama for the past 18 years, American couple Glynn and Stacy Watkins from Macon, Georgia, now consider themselves "family."

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May 13, 2016
Ministry considers legislation to protect the elderly

THE Ministry of Social Services is considering legislation in the Bahamas to protect elderly persons from neglect and abuse, Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin said on Friday during the opening of a new unit for senior citizens and the disabled in Grand Bahama.

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February 23, 2016
Valentine's dinner for disabled in Grand Bahama

ABOUT 100 disabled persons on Grand Bahama gathered at the Foster Pestaina Hall on Thursday evening for a Valentine's dinner and spiritual fellowship organised by Charity activist Grace Shepherd.

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August 30, 2015
GBPA must end 'selective' oversight, Smith urges

While the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has recently committed to expanding its regulatory oversight over the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC), a local Queen's Counsel has charged the Port Authority to live up to its mandate as the local administrative authority and put an end to the "hypocrisy" of selective oversight.

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July 26, 2015
Moss: Govt must facilitate stronger local governance in Freeport

The government must abandon the "pretense" of separation between the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and the central government and pave the way for stronger local governance if Freeport is ever to realize its economic potential, according to Marco City MP Greg Moss.

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December 04, 2012
Education Minister applauds Sweetings Cay students

SWEETINGS CAY, Grand Bahama ? Minister of Education Science and Technology, the Honourable Jerome Fitzgerald visited the far eastern community of Sweetings Cay last Friday to personally congratulate five students who had outstanding achievements in their first sitting of the Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) Exams.

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April 11, 2023
Minister Wilchcombe salutes Social Workers at start of Child Protection Month

Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe recognized social workers for their dedication and called on all Bahamians to look within themselves, address the problems in our country and not turn a blind eye.

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June 01, 2011
A Night of Splendor with the Queen of Gospel, Pastor Shirley Caesar - August 19th

Freeport, Grand Bahama -? Don't Miss A Night of Splendor with the Queen of Gospel, Pastor Shirley Caesar on August 19th, 2011 at 7pm at Jubilee Cathedral.? Dress Code: Semi Formal Attire.

Also Appearing: Pastor Simeon Outten & The New Life Band & The Church of God of Prophecy Brass Band.

The event will support the Grand Bahama and Freeport Blind Assocations, the Central Home for the Elderly,...

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