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January 04, 2012
Greenslade meets with church leaders to discuss rising crime

Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade said yesterday that after 2011's record high murder rate, there must be a sense of urgency in relation to crime in 2012. Greenslade was speaking to reporters during a meeting between the Royal Bahamas Police Force and members of the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) yesterday.

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February 11, 2013
Pope's sudden resignation sends shockwaves through the Church

Church officials tried to relay a climate of calm confidence in the running of a 2,000-year-old institution but the decision could lead to one of the most uncertain and unstable periods in centuries for a Church besieged by scandal and defections.

Several popes in the past, including Benedict's predecessor John Paul, refrained from stepping down even when severely ill, precisely because of the ...

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January 03, 2013
What a 'Yes' Vote Could Mean for the Church

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and Free National Movement (FNM) have historically dared not cross the church for decades on the issue of gambling for Bahamians in The Bahamas. Instead, both parties as governments turned away and did not see the numbers houses.

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March 15, 2012
Church of God of Prophecy members urged to register to vote

In the thick of election season, religious leaders from across most denominations have urged their members to register to vote and to exercise their right, and it was no different at the Church of God of Prophecy's 91st annual national convention, held from March 11-18.

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January 19, 2012
The time is now to turn the church around

Church crusades are held for one purpose - to ignite the fire in the members of the church.? The recent Church of God Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands crusade did just that for Shonelle Kemp.? It was a spiritual upliftment and the wake-up call she needed.? It renewed her fire and gave her new hope to face the new year fearlessly.

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October 06, 2011
Church leader publishes sixth book entitled: 'Bible Basics' aimed at early readers

"Train up the child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn away from it."

It comes as no surprise that this famous Proverb (22:6) - a book of guidelines - is one that author Lenora Brown holds dear to her heart. Penning her first book, "Alphabet Friends Chart Stories and Developmental Activities", (released in 2002), Brown has always focused on the developmental approach ...

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August 11, 2023
Tributes paid to retired Police Commissioner Paul Farquharson

Dignitaries paid their last respects to retired Police Commissioner Paul Farquharson during a state funeral at Christ Church Cathedral yesterday.

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July 13, 2023
Charles Theodore "Teddy" Lightbourn

Charles Theodore "Teddy" Lightbourn, 96 a resident of Carmichael Road, New Providence will be held at ST. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church Third And Fourth Street Coconut Grove Avenue, on Thursday, July 20th, 2023 At 10:00 a.m.

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Austin Murray, 89 yrs
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January 19, 2012
Austin Murray, 89 yrs

Funeral service for Austin Murray, 89 yrs, a resident of Woods Alley off Wulff Rd. & formerly of Calabash Bay, Andros, who died on 9th January, 2012, will be held at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Baillou Hill & Wulff Roads, on Friday at 10:00 a.m.

Officiating will be Canon Basil Tynes, assisted by Fr. Roderick Bain. Interment follows in St. Barnabas Cemetery, Moore Avenue.

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Alfred Davis, 55
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January 19, 2012
Alfred Davis, 55

Funeral service for Alfred Davis, 55, a resident of Prince Charles Drive, who died on 9th January, 2012, will be held at Church of God of Prophecy, Life Transformation Centre, East Shirley Street, on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Officiating will be Senior Pastor Dale Moss, Pastor Stephen Greene, Pastor Terrance Forbes, assisted by Minister Patrick Munroe. Interment follows in Southern Cemetery, Cowp...

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