Bahamian Visual Art Expo opens at Hillside House

With the country abuzz with the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, the nation's visual artists are hoping to benefit from the festival.

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RBDF marine shot dead

An armed man in a white t-shirt walked from the street to the entrance of a nightclub on Faith Avenue early yesterday and shot the glass entrance before firing several more shots into the crowded club.

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Child killer sentenced to 50 years

A man who abducted and killed a 10-year-old child was yesterday resentenced to 50 years in prison.
Clayton Cox, 49, was convicted of the murder of Scottie Andrews in 1998 and sentenced to death, the mandatory penalty at the time.
The sentence takes effect from the date of conviction.
Cox was resentenced to life imprisonment in March 2010 to comply with a Privy Council decision that said the mandat...

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Pinder Enterprises LTD Christmas Comes Early Sale

Friday 14th December 2012  7:00 AM

Pinder Enterprises LTD
Prince Charles Drive
Christmas Comes Early Sale
2 days only
Thursday December 13th, 2012
Septic Tanks $700
(reg $795)
Friday December. 14th
5/8 roofing
plywood $21

Building supply company specializing in roofing. 'Your Roof Headquarters'.
Building Supplies | Concrete Manufacturing - Septic tanks, Patio stones, Pots, Parking blocks etc
Doors and Mouldings - Var...

Pinder Enterprises LTD Christmas Comes Early Sale

Thursday 13th December 2012  7:00 AM

Pinder Enterprises LTD
Prince Charles Drive
Christmas Comes Early Sale
2 days only
Thursday December 13th, 2012
Septic Tanks $700
(reg $795)
Friday December. 14th
5/8 roofing
plywood $21

Building supply company specializing in roofing. 'Your Roof Headquarters'.
Building Supplies | Concrete Manufacturing - Septic tanks, Patio stones, Pots, Parking blocks etc
Doors and Mouldings - Var...

Ukraine crisis: U.S. threatens sanctions in "days" against Russia

KIEV, Ukraine -- In a somber show of U.S. support for Ukraine's new leadership, Secretary of State John Kerry walked the streets Tuesday...

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In plain sight

Tucked in between legitimate thriving communities on New Providence and elsewhere in The Bahamas is a growing threat to the Bahamian way of life.
Over the last few decades they have developed in plain sight with many hundreds of occupants who reside illegally and for the most part without any sustained crackdown from authorities.
They have developed their own commercial operations, have little to ...

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Govt urged to tackle property eyesores

The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) is calling on the government to consider action against derelict buildings in the capital, arguing that they often become a hazard if left unchecked.
Franon Wilson, the president of BREA, said home ownership in The Bahamas should be viewed as a source of pride. But due to life circumstances, even homes in high-priced areas can become abandoned and fall in...

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Tropical Storm Sandy Alert!

Tropical Storm Sandy has shifted to a course of due north thus increasing the threat to New Providence and the other Central and Northwest Bahamas islands but diminishing the immediate threat to the islands in the Southeast Bahamas.

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A Preparedness Guide for Hurricane Season

Tropical cyclones are among nature?s most powerful and destructive phenomena. If you live in an area prone to tropical cyclones, you need to be prepared.
Even areas well away from the coastline can be threatened by destructive winds, tornadoes and flooding from these storms. How great is the danger? For 1970-2010, the average numbers per year were as follows.

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