All roads lead to Festival RumBahamas

When they say there's something for everyone, Festival RumBahamas organizers mean that everyone will find something that piques their interest whether it's rum, food, culture, or an artisan product, as the list of vendors to be showcased at the three-day weekend affair runs the gamut from Events by Alexandra and Savory Art, to Burns House and Mount Gay, to Pineapple Bay Swimwear and a live art wal...

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Celebrating rum, food and culture

It's known as Festival RumBahamas, but truth be told, there's always something for everybody -- even non-rum drinkers -- and the fourth version of this popular festival will once again offer up different atmospheres and experiences. Rum tastings, rum competitions, rum-in-food demonstrations and pairings, cultural and historical presentations, live Bahamian music, live entertainment, food booths, p...

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Beer Fest 2013

Saturday 6th April 2013  5:00 PM

Burns House Group of Companies Presents
Beer Fest 2013
Brands to make you dance!

Heineken, Guinness, Kalik, Bud Light and Budweiser

April 6th, 2013
Butler & Sands Grounds, Jfk Drive
Bucket specials 5 for $10
Gates open 5pm//$10 before 8pm, $15 after// Music by Nassau Hottest Dj's

C?roc? Ultra-Premium Vodka and Johnnie Walker? Gold Label? Reserve will shine year-end celebrations with a majestic party at Atlantis

You are invited to #AtlantisLightUpNYE party to welcome the New Year in a paradisiac location that will be the perfect stage to dance all night and enjoy the best cocktail array...

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DNA Names Five More Candidates

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) yesterday ratified five more candidates for the next general election at its headquarters on East Street South.

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Commonwealth Brewery Managing Director 'Our employees were amazing', 60 CBL employees helped with repairs, many working 7 days a week

Two weeks after Hurricane Matthew tore through southern New Providence with winds of up to 145 mph downing utility poles, tearing off roofs and flooding homes, schools and businesses, the country?s largest publicly-held manufacturing plant, Commonwealth Brewery, was back up and in production, thanks to as many as 60 CBL employees who showed up to help with repairs, working around the clock.

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It's time to choose the right path

I was involved in Bahamian politics since 1949. That election was the last seven-year term of Parliament, which came to a close in 1956. Long Island was allowed two members. Four members nominated for that election: Loran Pyfrom, H.M. Taylor, C. Bryce and A. Knowles.

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Commonwealth Brewery Limited Donates to Hurricane Matthew Relief

Commonwealth Brewery Limited (CBL) has donated funds to the Bahamas Red Cross, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and its team members.

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Pain, confusion at VAT rollout

The rollout of value-added tax (VAT) yesterday pained some consumers and confused others.
The immediate effects were felt in food stores, telecommunication services and restaurants.
But major gas stations on New Providence visited by The Guardian were not charging VAT on gasoline.
The Guardian visited two Shell stations, a Rubis station and two Esso stations.
A customer at a Shell station said he ...

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Doctor admits to sex and drugs but denies rape

DR. Gerald Forbes told a Supreme Court that he and a woman who has alleged that he raped her were involved in an intimate sexual relationship and that she allegedly inserted abortion tablets into her vagina after becoming pregnant, possibly with his child.

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