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Brush your teeth for overall health
Brush your teeth for overall health
You've probably been brushing your teeth for as long as you can remember, but approximately 85 percent of all people brush incorrectly according to Dr. Alia Campbell, who practices out of the Center for Specialized Dentistry.
She said that most don't have the time to spare to brush properly, or the time that they do have to spare, they don't allocate enough to the tooth-brushing process.
Speaking ...
Fernander cries as he recalls night he was shot
Fernander cries as he recalls night he was shot
Superintendent Clayton Fernander lost his composure and cried yesterday as he recalled the night he was shot outside his home.Fernander, a policeman of 31 years, said he came face to face with two men, whom he identified as Maurice Armbrister and Excel Josey Jr., when he arrived at his home off St. Vincent Road around 9 p.m. on April 10, 2013. Armbrister and Josey are accused of Fernander's attemp...
Garbage bins bungle
Garbage bins bungle
Dear Editor,
Would it be asking too much of the management of the three companies currently responsible for garbage collection, namely Bahamas Waste, Impac and United Sanitation, to instruct their employees to return my rubbish bins to where they collected them from?
Their usual practice is to either leave them in the road or toss them into the middle of my driveway for me pick up and put away eve...
The BTC bargain
The BTC bargain
Prime Minister Perry Christie has made the most profound revelation since the Bahamas Telecommunications Company take-back talks started: He is considering extending BTC's monopoly to get back two percent of the shares held by Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC). Christie has previously said the government cannot afford to purchase the two percent...
Bahamian Makes History
Bahamian Makes History
Many people live their lives toeing the line -- they dare not make waves -- but one Bahamian young man decided to step outside the box and he is now the priest-in-charge of the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Georgetown with the parishes of St. John, Holy Name, St. Peter, St. Luke and Byrea Chapel...
Patterson calls for closure of cash for gold businesses
Bahamas Crisis Centre Director Dr. Sandra Dean Patterson was left with red welts on her neck where her thick gold chain used to hang.
Patterson said her chain was violently snatched from her neck Wednesday as she was maneuvering through 9 a.m. traffic in the Kemp Road area -- an experience she described as shocking and traumatizing.
The incident has led her to call for the closure of cash for gold...
BLTA Launches its 'Dollar Day' Training Program
BLTA Launches its 'Dollar Day' Training Program
Keeping with their promise to make the sport of tennis more affordable for all Bahamians, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) will host its first "Dollar Day" training session, on Saturday. The new initiative is a part of a developmental program, that...
Family Mourns Loss Of Daughter Who Died In Traffic Accident
Rishawn Smith, 23, who was killed in an early morning accident at Spikenard and Carmichael Roads on Sunday, visited her grandmother's house on Bellot Road almost every day before she died, said grief-stricken relatives who gathered at that same house after identifying her body at the Rand Morgue yesterday.
BEC Close To Full NP Restoration
BEC Close To Full NP Restoration
While electricity is expected to be restored to all consumers in New Providence by Tuesday, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) revealed yesterday that the same will not be the case for some Family Island consumers.
Putting New Wine In New Bottles
Putting New Wine In New Bottles
No man putteth new wine into old bottles: Else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: But new wine must be put into new bottles. - Mark 2:22.