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January 11, 2016
Exchange controls hampering contractor competitiveness, Sands suggests

As debate continues about "the peg" - what The Central Bank of The Bahamas refers to as "the fixed parity between the Bahamian and U.S. dollars, which has prevailed since 1973" - Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) President Leonard Sands brought focus to some of the ways the exchange controls affect the local construction industry.

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November 05, 2015
Aquaponics project at Garden of the Groves receives a hand from students of the Governor General Youth Award program

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama --- Eleven young adults undertook a community service project at the Garden of the Groves during their October break to complete their 5 day Residential for the Gold Level of the Governor General Youth Award (GGYA). The students from Lyford Cay, Nassau, and Lucaya International School, Grand Bahama, worked together on the initial construction phase of an aquaponics system to...

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July 08, 2015
You are called to proclaim the gospel

Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.

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June 16, 2015
Yellow Elder Gardens residents lament crime problem during police walkabout

Several residents of Yellow Elder Gardens said yesterday that crime in the area is out of control and they are increasingly fearful of becoming victims of crime.

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March 04, 2015
From playing at pastor to God's messenger

It was 33 years ago that Stephen Smith accepted the Lord as his personal savior during a crusade, but it took another 10 years for him to recognize the call of God on his life.

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February 25, 2015
Will the real Christians please stand up

On July 10, 1973, The Bahamas took a giant step in removing the shackles of the British Empire and becoming an independent nation. In our preamble to the constitution, it states that we are a Christian nation, abiding by Christian principles.

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December 23, 2014
Valuable lessons from the Christmas story

The weather across the archipelago called The Bahamas has been cool over the last few days as if to mark the arrival of something unique while celebration has been in the air. The cheerful mood of the populace and the increase in traffic congestion on the streets of New Providence leave no doubt that indeed the Christmas season is upon us. It is after all for most Bahamians the season to be merry ...

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November 27, 2014
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter

A man yesterday pleaded guilty to fatally shooting an acquaintance following an argument.
Fritznel Guillance, 23, was originally charged with the January 26, 2013 murder of Alfred Munroe.
But he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter at the start of his trial before Justice Indra Charles and was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment.
Prosecutors say Guillance and Munroe had an argument ...

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October 29, 2014
Man gunned down protecting family

Forty-four-year-old Andre Cartwright died in his stepfather's arms early yesterday morning after he was gunned down during a home invasion in the Blair Estates community, loved ones said.
Police said around 1:40 a.m., three men kicked down the front door of Cartwright's home on Richmond Avenue, which he shared with his mother, stepfather and uncle.
Family members told reporters yesterday that the ...

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July 24, 2014
Call on God and tell him your problems

They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but mine own vineyard have I not kept - [Song of Solomon 1:6]
Growing up as the daughter of a preacher man, many times I have heard persons remark, "Preachers' children are the worst children". Then on occasions I have listened to complaints coming from spouses, "My husband is the best carpenter/builder there is, but this door been on one hinge for ages", ...

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