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November 04, 2011
Concerns Raised Over Mailboat Safety

IF an emergency strikes on certain mail boats, passengers aboard might not live to tell the tale, according to one concerned citizen, who said the vessels do not have the proper emergency equipment or procedures.

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News Article
May 17, 2011
Reduced mailboat sailing 'can't work'

With the possibility remaining that 22 mail boats servicing the Family Islands may reduce their monthly trips by a quarter, wholesalers, tourism stakeholders and grocery store owners expressed concern about supplies running low and alternative sourcing arrangements having to be made.

Stephen Kappeler, president of the Out Island Promotions Board, told Tribune Business yesterday the idea that m...

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News Article
April 14, 2020
Family island MPs say plans in place to assist most vulnerable during COVID-19 crisis

Insufficient healthcare resources and reliance on mailboats for access to some basic necessities, as well as a significant elderly population, make some family island communities particularly vulnerable, as The Bahamas deals with the impact of the novel coronavirus...

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News Article
December 05, 2023
BSGC’s Massive Thanksgiving Feeding Effort is Labor of Love

Whoever said Bahamians could not work together never participated in Bahamas Striping’s Let’s Make a Difference Initiative – a campaign that galvanized an extensive network of corporate sponsors, civic groups, churches, nonprofits and schools to fund, prepare and distribute more than 10,000 Thanksgiving meals across The Bahamas.

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News Article
May 10, 2023
The Irony Of Independence

On this day, a mere two months away from what will be the 50th Independence anniversary of this glorious country that I love and call home, I am angry and saddened by the continued ignorance and lack of vision from our misdirected leaders who are leading us backward culturally as a people, instead of forward, upward, and onward towards the rising sun!

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News Article
April 18, 2023
Clayton Hilgrove Taylor

Clayton Hilgrove Taylor, age 86 years, and a resident of #3 Oxford Road, Nassau East South, Nassau Bahamas and formerly Pirates Well, Mayaguana, will be held at 10am, on Friday, April 14th, 2023, at Wesley Methodist Church, Baillou Hill Road and Chapel Street, Nassau.

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News Article
February 12, 2023
m/v Legacy freed, now docked at Arawak Cay

SUNDAY UPDATE: The m/v Legacy has been freed after it ran aground in waters near Egg Island off Spanish Wells last week and is now docked at Arawak Cay. The vessel reportedly managed to avoid taking on water during the incident.

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News Article
February 09, 2023
Seven passengers evacuated after M/V Legacy runs aground

SEVEN passengers had to be evacuated from the M/V Legacy yesterday afternoon after the mailboat ran aground in waters near Egg Island, Eleuthera.

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News Article
September 28, 2022
CBS Bahamas reminds customers to take advantage of price match guarantee

CBS Bahamas, the largest home improvement retailer and architectural product distributor in The Bahamas, continues to set itself apart from other local retailers by delivering top-tier products, accessibility, and services.

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September 21, 2022
Mayaguana: 11 residents evacuated ahead of Hurricane Fiona

ELEVEN Mayaguana residents were evacuated off the island yesterday, as residents of the southern Bahamas braced for the impact of Hurricane Fiona.

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