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January 12, 2024
BTVI Spreading Wings to Exuma

Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Exuma, the Honourable Chester Cooper, expressed excitement during the recent signing of the contract for renovations of the Exuma Foundation Resource Centre which will become a temporary location for the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) satellite location.

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October 03, 2023
Bain wins men's doubles title at regionals

Bahamian Jacobi Bain and his men's doubles partner Nereo Suarez, of Argentina, defeated their teammates Julius Hell, of Germany, and American VanDer Woody, 7-6(5) and 7-5, Sunday afternoon in the men's doubles final of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Gulf Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Championships at the Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) Ten...

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September 08, 2021
PLP candidate laments state of graveyard

PLP candidate for Central Grand Bahama Kirkland Russell raised concerns yesterday over the neglect of the Lewis Yard Public Cemetery, where graves are no longer accessible because of thick ground cover and overgrown shrubs.

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July 09, 2021
Man charged with armed robbery

A MAN was remanded to prison on Friday after he was charged with armed robbery.

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October 14, 2016
Seeing the other side of a hurricane

I have yet to meet anyone who loves storms or hurricanes.

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July 08, 2016
Isaiah Taylor the leader and the man

Isaiah Taylor is a household name and music legend as the leader and bass player of the globally successful group Baha Men -- a group that has earned a number of international awards -- a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the 2000 song "Who Let the Dogs Out?"; Billboard Music Awards for World Music Artist of the Year and World Music Album of the Year; and a two-time Nickelodeon Kids Choice...

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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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There is hope
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September 21, 2011
There is hope

Sheryl Bastian (name changed) struggles to use words in the right context in our conversation, but I know what she means.? I don't correct her because I do not want to embarrass her.? I listen as she tells her tale of being able to speak words and hold a conversation, but when placed in a position to write those very same words down, she realized that she could not spell.
The 56-year-old grandmot...

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Along Life's Road
News Article
September 08, 2011
Along Life's Road

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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Departure
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August 13, 2011
Departure

It's been a year of change for Bahamian artist Margot Bethel.? After years of taking part in group shows in Nassau, she returns to the scene with her solo art show, "Departures", opening at Popop International Center for the Visual Arts this evening.

"I think doing a solo show was a challenge I think I felt I needed to push myself towards," she says.? "For some reason, despite having a difficul...

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