Retirement - and change - is good

No matter how you feel about retirement, there are really only two outcomes in life - you either die before you retire, or you die after you retire.
Unfortunately, as with death, most persons are also very fearful when it comes to the idea of retirement.
In fact, retirement has been described by most retirees as "the most difficult transition" they have ever had to make. This is why it is so impor...

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Bowling is back with first major tournament

Although it was originally designed for competitors aged 50 and over, two slightly younger veteran players emerged as champions of the first Legends Bowling Classic.

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Guardian top stories - Fri Mar 12

Bahamas escapes tax blacklist

Suicide victim found in furniture store

Judy Terrell-Hamilton joins Nassau Guardian team

Passenger killed in car crash

Challenges plague witness protection program

AG: More courts, judges will help reduce case backlog

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Furniture Plus donates $2000 and muscles up support for The Bahamas' Olympic team

As the weeks quickly roll by and the departure date for our Bahamian Olympic Team draws ever near, excitement and anticipation levels mount. Determined to help see our athletes once again blaze a trail of glory, Furniture Plus a local, Bahamian owned company has stepped forward to assist the valiant efforts being made by the Bahamas Olympic Association?s fundraising committee.

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Furniture Plus presents cheques totalling over 13,000 to children's charities, matching customer donations

THE BAHAMAS -- Furniture Plus presented donation cheques to local children's charities in Nassau, Grand Bahama and Abaco as part of its Candles of Hope and Angels of Hope annual Christmas season of giving campaign. The beneficiaries for October through December were:  Hands for Hunger in Nassau, Grand Bahama Children's Home in Grand Bahama, and Every Child Counts School in Abaco.
These chari...

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Oasis Hosts Signing Event for Season’s Hottest Coffee Table Book

There are some things you just can’t get online. A thick book you can thumb through and read at your leisure, rich in images and history of the architecture and times that helped create The Bahamas we know, for instance.

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PM asks Del Zotto family to reconsider GB closures

Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis yesterday asked the Del Zotto family, the owners of Gold Rock, Home Design Center and Do It Center in Freeport, Grand Bahama, to reconsider closing those businesses after the family's relationship with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) broke down.

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PM's 'intervention' sought over 130 Gold Rock jobs

The Opposition's leader yesterday voiced optimism that the Prime Minister's "intervention" will prevent "a substantial blow" to Grand Bahama's economy with up to 130 jobs threatened by the Gold Rock group's closure.

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Young Bahamian entrepreneur marks 5-year anniversary with a store makeover

For most, marking a milestone of five years in a new business means popping the cork and sharing the bubbly. But for Brooke Pyfrom, founder and owner of a unique boutique furniture and home décor store in Sandyport called Oasis, celebrating survival of a first-time enterprise built around design meant doing what she does best – redesigning.

This time, she enlisted the help of a few friends.

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