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July 11, 2017
ALIV Family Island Expansion Continues

ALIV, The Bahamas? newest mobile network, is pleased to announce that it will be launching in three more Family Islands before the end of the summer. By the end of August, ALIV will be live in Andros, Bimini and Exuma...

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June 19, 2017
True local government needed for Family Island's development

THE LEGAL director of an environmental group believes that the Family Islands will only prosper if local government is strengthened giving more power to the people who reside in these communities...

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June 13, 2017
Ragged Island & Black Point in BTC Franchise Expansion

There are now thirty five BTC franchise store locations throughout the country. Five more locations are scheduled to open by the end of June. The locations include Ragged Island, Man-O-War Cay, Abaco, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, Staniel Cay and Black Point, Exuma...

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July 21, 2011
U.S. Ambassador Nicole Avant visits Cat Island to walk in Sir Sidney Poitier's footsteps and explore its unique cultural traditions

CAT ISLAND, Bahamas -- On Tuesday, July 19th, U.S. Ambassador Avant traveled to Cat Island as part of her continued efforts to strengthen- the U.S. Embassy's ties with the Family Islands. O

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November 17, 2015
National Recovery and Reconstruction Unit Assessment of Hurricane-Impacted Islands

Head of National Recovery and Reconstruction Unit Melanie Roach led a delegation of persons to several parts of the Family Islands to continue assessments following the passing of Hurricane Joaquin.

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November 18, 2015
First set of government- bought trailer homes sent to Acklins and Crooked Island in hurricane relief effort

The Government purchased the first set of trailer homes to provide temporary housing for residents displaced following the passage of Hurricane Joaquin through the Central and Southeast Bahamas last month.

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December 06, 2016
Island Luck boss denies PLP has asked him to run in North Andros

ISLAND Luck CEO Sebas Bastian yesterday said it is ?100 per cent false? that he has requested Prime Minister Perry Christie to nominate him as the Progressive Liberal Party?s candidate for North Andros, maintaining that he can be a ?greater benefit? to the Bahamas by ?remaining in the private sector?.

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December 06, 2016
Several Family Islands stores in breach of price control regs

The Price Control Commission found that several stores in the Family Islands were in breach of price control regulations.

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December 05, 2016
FNM set to ratify Family Island candidates

THE Free National Movement (FNM) is nearing the completion of its 2017 general election campaign lineup, with party Chairman Sidney Collie telling The Tribune on Friday that the organisation expects to ratify several Family Island candidates in the coming weeks.

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November 18, 2016
Acceptance Remarks by Chester Cooper on His Ratification as the PLP Candidate for Exuma and Ragged Island

I'm Chester Cooper and I don't think it's any secret that Exuma is PLP country. With your help and with God's help in the next election we will keep Exuma P-L-P!

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November 14, 2016
New Providence and the Family Islands

The Family Islands are remarkably unfamiliar to many Nassauvians.

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November 03, 2016
Island Game Foundation Brings Relief to Residents of Central Andros

The Island Game Foundation recently brought much needed relief to the residents of Central Andros recently when CEO of The Island Game, Pete Deveaux, and Miss World Bahamas, Ashley B. Hamilton, as the brand ambassador of The Island Game Foundation, brought food and cleaning supplies to those affected by Hurricane Matthew.

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October 16, 2016
Severe Weather Warning For Andros, Cat Island, Exuma, Berry Islands, Eleuthera....

A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE, THE BERRY ISLANDS, ELEUTHERA, CAT ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, AND THE RAGGED ISLAND CHAIN AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

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October 04, 2016
San Salvador, Cat Island 'braced for the worst'

WHILE weather experts predict that certain portions of the Bahamas will begin to feel the impact of Hurricane Matthew this morning, residents in San Salvador and Cat Island were said to be bracing themselves for the worst, according to officials stationed on these islands.

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October 04, 2016
PM: No island will be spared

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday urged the entire country to batten down and stay indoors as no island will be spared from the effects of Hurricane Matthew, with the dangerous storm forecast to touch down in the southeast Bahamas today, and make its way through the island chain into Thursday.

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October 03, 2016
Long Island bracing for Matthew

Residents of Long Island are battening down their homes and stocking their shelves in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, the category four storm expected to impact The Bahamas today.

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October 04, 2016
Long Island bracing for Matthew

Residents of Long Island are battening down their homes and stocking their shelves in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, the category four storm expected to impact The Bahamas today.

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October 03, 2016
Fear, anxiety for islands still recovering from Joaquin

As Hurricane Matthew churned closer to The Bahamas, fear and anxiety were setting in nearly one year to the day that Hurricane Joaquin devastated parts of The Bahamas.

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September 28, 2016
Tropical Storm Matthew lashes southern Caribbean islands

TROPICAL Storm Matthew formed on Wednesday morning in the eastern Caribbean and lashed several islands with heavy wind and rain.

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September 28, 2016
Family Islands residents still trying to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Joaquin

Almost a year after the devastation of Hurricane Joaquin, many residents of the southern Family Islands are still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives the storm left behind.

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September 27, 2016
Sinister moves on Long Island

I paraphrase the line from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in responding to a columnist who wrote last week about Loretta Butler-Turner's campaign roll-out on Long Island. Sir, me thinks thou dost protest too much.

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September 07, 2016
Scholarship to help students 'rebuild' family islands

Fifteen students from Family Islands impacted by hurricane Joaquin have been granted scholarships to attend The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institution, courtesy of the Rebuild Bahamas Hurricane Relief program.

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September 06, 2016
Parents protest over state of school in Moore's Island

EDUCATION Director Lionel Sands said that officials were monitoring a situation in Moore's Island, Abaco, in which parents reportedly barred their children from attending school on Monday to protest the failure to repair the island's school over the summer.

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August 24, 2016
Southern Bahamas islands warned weather system will bring flooding

TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin has urged residents living in areas affected by Hurricane Joaquin last year to pay attention to weather warnings, as severe flooding is expected in those islands from Thursday morning.

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August 24, 2016
Southern Bahamas islands warned weather system will bring flooding

TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin has urged residents living in areas affected by Hurricane Joaquin last year to pay attention to weather warnings, as severe flooding is expected in those islands from Thursday morning.

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August 03, 2016
Rollins 'to run as independent candidate in Long Island'

FORT CHARLOTTE MP Dr. Rollins will reportedly be running as an independent candidate for the Long Island constituency in the next general election, The Tribune understands.

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September 21, 2011
National Geographic's Islands of Bahamas Blue Holes Documentary to Air on ZNS TV This Week

The whole world is talking about the Blue Holes of The Bahamas, as The Bahamas may have more blue holes than anywhere else in the world. You can walk National Geographic groundbreaking documentary, " Blue Holes, Diving into the Labyrinth" this Wednesday, September 21 at 8pm & Sunday, September 25 at 1pm.

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August 02, 2016
Minnis: I'll support Loretta as Long Island candidate

AFTER surviving a second attempt in two years to thwart his leadership, Free National Movement (FNM) leader Dr. Hubert Minnis signalled Friday evening that he won't purge the party of the high-profile members who have publicly criticised his leadership and help expose the party's bitter divisions.

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May 25, 2016
NEMA Conducts Water Rescue Course in Crooked Island

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in partnership with the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and the United States Public Health Services trained a group of residents in highly-skilled water rescue techniques in the event a disaster strikes the community.

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May 25, 2016
The Bahamas falls 20-8 to the Cayman Islands

The scoring woes continued for The Bahamas men's national rugby team in their most recent loss, a 20-8 rout at the hands of the Cayman Islands, in the North America Rugby Championships on Saturday evening.

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