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August 21, 2017
Cartwright: As long as you're determined you can succeed

As Paloma Cartwright, 17, the 23rd All Bahamas Merit Scholar (ABMS) prepares to pursue post secondary education, she says she's grateful to The Bahamas for the start she's been given and the foundation she's received. She said she is looking forward to returning home to better the country.
The N.G.M. Major High School graduate is the first person from Long Island to win the prestigious and coveted...

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August 17, 2017
University of The Bahamas Administrative appoints Dr. Peter McWilliam as Dean of Faculty

University of The Bahamas (UB) recently announced several key administrative appointments at the Oakes Field and UB-North campuses.

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July 20, 2017
The companion virtues of gratitude and generosity

"Blow, blow, thou winter wind, / Thou art not so unkind / As man's ingratitude."
- William Shakespeare

There is a nexus between generosity and gratitude. They are companion virtues. The most grateful people in the world are typically the most generous people. The most chronically selfish and self-absorbed typically live in a dungeon of ingratitude.
Selfishness is typically its own hell. The more ...

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July 17, 2017
Green Lightning prepared to strike

The solar car has been built, and St. John's College's (SJC) students are making ready to put their vehicle to the test this week among the 181 high schools scheduled to participate in the 2017 Solar Car Challenge.
The Green Giant's team will be among teams from 36 states, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico, driving for four days at the world famous Texas Motor Speedway, which will begin on Wedne...

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May 22, 2017
The gentlemen of Aquinas College

Stephen Seymour, Karrington Culmer, Gregory Stubbs, Kriston Clarke and Kyle Smith were among the impressive cadre of young men from schools throughout New Providence who recently participated in the 26th annual Gentlemen's Club Ball, and contributed to the institution receiving the 2017 Gentlemen's Club "School of the Year" Award.
The Aquinas College young men were stellar examples of high school ...

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May 22, 2017
SAC takes 10th IBS Build-A-Bridge Challenge

Jared Nurse, Sherina Abdool, Gaberille Kelson, Tyrone Perpall and Raymond Oriakhi comprised the St. Augustine's College (SAC) squad, which, for the second consecutive year, took home the win at the IBS (Integrated Building Services) Build-A-Bridge Challenge.
The SAC team, led by Nurse and Abdool, two members from last year's winning squad, re-engineered their bridge from 2016 to claim the 10th tit...

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May 15, 2017
Johnathan Johnson selected Gentleman of the Year 2017

For Johnathan Johnson, his aspiration of becoming an oncologist is personal, and the $17,000 scholarship he was awarded after being named Gentleman of the Year 2017 will assist the St. Augustine's College (SAC) graduating senior as he begins his post secondary education and the start of the journey to fulfill his mission.
Johnson, 17, plans to study biochemistry at St. John's College in Minnesota ...

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December 20, 2010
Lunar Eclipse Starts Tonight - Dec 20

The first total lunar eclipse in two years will occur tonight, Monday, Dec. 20. If the skies remain grey and unclear tonight, there won't be much of a chance to see the lunar eclipse, which should start at about 12:30 a.m., according to Dr. Joseph Spradley, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at Wheaton College.

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April 20, 2017
Corporate Donors Lauded by UWI

Corporate donors to the University of the West Indies came in for high praise recently for their continued support of the university especially in ?trying financial times?...

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March 21, 2017
CWCO Donates to C.V. Bethel Senior High School Science Seminar

Under the theme ?Enlightening Minds to Make Sense of Science? the recent C.V Bethel Senior High School?s Science and Technology Seminar attracted 150 students scheduled to take Biology, Chemistry or Physics in the upcoming Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education...

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