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PM Returns To Abaco As Campaigns Intensify
September 20, 2012
PM Returns To Abaco As Campaigns Intensify
North Abaco - At 38 and 39 respectively, the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) Renardo Curry and the Free National Movement's (FNM) Greg Gomez were young boys when Hubert Ingraham was elected at age 29 to the Cooper's Town constituency in 1977.
June 19, 2012
Nottage: Prison should be last resort for petty criminals
Insisting that prison should be a place of last resort for people who commit petty crimes, National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage said yesterday only five classes of criminals ought to be incarcerated at Her Majesty's Prisons (HMP).
"At the risk of again being wrongly accused of going soft on criminals, I would suggest that we need evidence led data to guide our policies in respect to inca...
March 22, 2012
There is no greater responsibility than being a father
My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. - 2 Kings 2:12.The word "papa" has been swirling around in our country as a light object caught in the rapids, a flowing river. It is the national tongue twister and any street jargon, so much so that I saw a car the other day bearing a bumper sticker "Thank God for Papa and not Mama". I am still trying to figure out what that ...
August 27, 2011
As clean-up efforts continue on NP, focus on Family Islands
Those who took a drive around New Providence Thursday afternoon after the heavy wind and rain from Hurricane Irene died down, may have encountered clearer streets than expected.
That's because the Department of Environmental Health Services had already begun clean-up efforts on that day as early as 2 p.m., while relentless wind and rain still lashed the capital.
After surveying the streets to dete...
Gas retailers claim 'economic slavery'
October 07, 2011
Gas retailers claim 'economic slavery'
As one Texaco retailer battles to stay in business, leaders in the industry say this latest incident is a symptom of a "master and slave" relationship as oil companies squeeze profits from hard-working people.
"What this comes down to is unfair contract laws," said Phillip Kemp, the interim President of the Bahamas Petroleum Association.
"They (wholesalers) act in their own self-interest and they ...
Head Over Heels For Panama
August 03, 2011
Head Over Heels For Panama
A home date against the sixth best team in the region, might be just what the doctor ordered for The Bahamas senior men's national soccer squad. Still on a high note after completely overwhelming the Turks and Caicos Islands in the first round, Team Bahamas might just be able to catch a Panamanian squad off guard in both teams' first match of the second round of World Cup qualifying. Panama will t...
Tourists watch as two men stab each other downtown
July 06, 2011
Tourists watch as two men stab each other downtown
TOURISTS and bystanders at the Straw Market watched in horror as two men stabbed each other yesterday afternoon after an argument escalated into a violent confrontation.
Customs raids Robin Hood
March 18, 2011
Customs raids Robin Hood
Customs and police officers rolled onto the Robin Hood compound off Tonique Williams Darling Highway last night and seized a significant amount of computer equipment, as the establishment?s owner Sandy Schaefer, his family and some of his staff members looked on in apparent disbelief.
The Nassau Guardian was the only media house on the scene as the operation unfolded at the popular establishmen...
1st Annual Mario Carey Realty Blood Drive a Success
March 18, 2011
1st Annual Mario Carey Realty Blood Drive a Success
1st Annual Mario Carey Realty Blood Drive was a success. Donors gave blood at the 1st Annual MCR Blood Drive held at both locations of Robin Hood Enterprises Ltd. hosted by Mario Carey Realty.
December 29, 2023
BTC wraps up successful Christmas campaign with jeep giveaway
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Having wrapped up a successful Christmas Is On Us campaign, Ms. Darlene Brennen emerged as the lucky grand prize winner of a fully loaded 2024 KIA Sonet Jeep, courtesy of BTC. Brennen's name was entered to win the grand prize when she purchased a BTC fiber bundle for her dependent niece, Ms. [...]
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