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Serena Williams: World number two's pregnancy is confirmed
Serena Williams, the most successful female player of the Open era, is pregnant - just 12 weeks after winning a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title...
Labor bills passed
Labor bills passed
The labor amendment bills were passed in the House of Assembly yesterday after the government further revised the proposed legislation, having adopted several recommendations from the private sector, including a provision to allow "termination of employment with notice".
"Much has been said about the Employment Amendment Bill 2017 and Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2017, which were tabled ear...
DPM 'not concerned' about potential voter fraud
DPM 'not concerned' about potential voter fraud
After it was revealed that some voters registered for the upcoming general election more than once, Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said he is "not concerned" about potential voter fraud, as it all could very likely be a misunderstanding.
"I'm not concerned about it," Davis told reporters outside the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
"I don't know what [caused] those double registr...
Man arrested in voter fraud case
Man arrested in voter fraud case
Authorities have arrested a man on Eleuthera in connection with alleged voter fraud, a day after officials at the Parliamentary Registration Department reported that some people had registered to vote for the upcoming general election more than once.
In a message to the
media, Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean said, "Police have arrested an adult male in Eleuthera in the alleged
vote...
Some voters registered twice
Some voters registered twice
Officials have found that some people have registered to vote for the approaching general election more than once, Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall revealed yesterday.
"We have noticed that people have been registered twice, so we have to delete their cards," said Hall at the Parliamentary Registration Department on Farrington Road.
"They were registered at one station today; tomorrow with ...
Minnis' voter claims 'untrue'
Minnis' voter claims 'untrue'
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis claimed at a rally on Cat Island on Friday night that the computer system crashed at the Parliamentary Registration Department and erased the names of registered voters, but Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall said yesterday there is no truth to this.
Minnis made the claim while insisting the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is trying to "st...
Region examining personal data protection
Region examining personal data protection
The amount of personal data Bahamians will be expected to entrust to the state is growing exponentially, with the introduction of value-added tax (VAT) and the looming introduction of information-rich entities like the credit bureau, the Health Information Management System (HIMS) associated with National Health Insurance, the multipronged Central Revenue Agency and more...
Po-Shen Loh presents a better way to do mathematics
Po-Shen Loh presents a better way to do mathematics
Hundreds of students representing schools all over New Providence gathered at the Melia Nassau Beach resort on Friday to hear well-known mathematician Po-Shen Loh, who addressed the students, teachers and representatives from the Ministry of Education on a website that he is designing to make mathematics more approachable for students at all levels.
The event was sponsored by Templeton World Chari...
The Bahamian political ostrich
The Bahamian political ostrich
Dear Editor,
"Any fool can turn a blind eye, but who knows what the ostrich sees in the sand."
"In the land of the ostriches, the blind are king. When politicians bury their head in the sand, ignorance rules the country."
Regardless of the results of the 2012 general election the Free National Movement was a strong party, but the people were tired of its disrespect.
The present political climate i...
'Govt pushing gay agenda'
'Govt pushing gay agenda'
Marco City MP Gregory Moss and his party, the United People's Movement (UPM), are accusing the Christie administration of pushing 'the gay agenda', months after the majority of people who voted in the gender equality referendum voted against several questions, including one that would have made it unconstitutional to discriminate against someone based on sex.
The party condemned the affirmative vo...