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January 09, 2023
PM: We'll give more resources to crime fight

PRIME Minister Phillip "Brave" Davis and Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe pledged more resources to assist police in crime-fighting efforts, including more manpower and vehicles for patrols.

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October 31, 2022
THREE MURDERS IN VIOLENT WEEKEND: Two shooting victims were out on bail

THREE people —  including two men on bail for serious crimes — were shot dead in separate incidents over the weekend, police said.

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June 30, 2021
Bimini residents told to be on alert after COVID spike

BIMINI officials are urging residents to keep their guard up as the island grapples with yet another spike in COVID-19 cases.

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August 05, 2020
Minister Lloyd unable to say whether national exams will resume

There is uncertainty over whether national examinations will resume, Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd said yesterday, two weeks after the exams were temporarily suspended due to a lockdown of Grand Bahama.

He said the uncertainty is largely due to a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in The Bahamas.

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News Article
May 18, 2021
A clean tongue promotes good oral health and well-being

There are 20 billion bacteria in your mouth that reproduce every five hours. If you go 24 hours without brushing, those 20 billion become 100 billion! Did you know that the majority of these bacteria reside on your tongue in the form of plaque?

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September 16, 2016
'Blue economy' worth US407B in the Caribbean

Caribbean island states and territories generated gross revenues of about US$53 billion directly from the so-called ocean economy in 2012.

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August 02, 2016
No murders in July - and police credit team effort

THERE have been no reported murders for the entire month of July, with a senior police officer attributing it to a ?consistent? policing effort by members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

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July 28, 2016
MOT Revealed Baha Mar Delay Did Not Change Annual Visitor Statistics

Despite delay in Baha Mar?s opening, annual visitor statistics continue to increase steadily with the current boost of international and domestic tourism initiatives and increasing cruise and air travel stopovers throughout the 700 islands of The Bahamas, Director General of Tourism Joy Jibrilu announced at a briefing by the Ministry in the Governor?s Ballroom of the British Colonial Hilton, July ...

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June 22, 2016
'Zombie corals' pose new threat to world's reefs

Zombie corals, which look healthy but cannot reproduce, have been discovered by researchers, dashing hopes that such reefs could repopulate areas destroyed by bleaching.

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June 08, 2016
Canadian government issues travel warning for the Bahamas

THE Canadian government has again warned its citizens to exercise a "high degree of caution" when travelling to The Bahamas to avoid falling prey to this country's "high rates of crime."

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