Second officer testifies about recovering loaded gun

A SECOND police officer on Friday testified of recovering a loaded gun from the underwear of a man who denied being in possession of an unlicensed firearm during his first court appearance.

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Kennise Major, Jayden Cooper & Latrell Saint-Louis are 2018 Wendy's & Coca-Cola 'Bright Minds, Bright Future' Scholarship Winners!

After receiving dozens of Bright Minds, Bright Future applications, the Wendy?s & Coca-Cola?s teams faced the arduous task of narrowing the field of exceptional students down to a handful of finalists, in Grand Bahama and New Providence...

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Inspiration, restoration and revival

A night of inspiration, restoration and revival to celebrate The Bahamas' 48th anniversary is promised by the Independence Celebration Committee as celebrations are held virtually for the second consecutive year. It is being billed as a revival celebration, and a celebration of life, under the theme "Revive Us Again."

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2020 national exam takers praised for strength of character

As students sit the 2021 national examinations, Evelyn Sawyer, assistant director in the Ministry of Education’s education, examination and assessment division, reflected on the success achieved in the 2020 national examinations, which she said could not have been achieved without the extraordinary strength of character of the students who opted to take the examinations.

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Freeport man accused over gun and drugs

A 34-year-old Freeport man was charged in Grand Bahama on gun, ammunition and drug possession charges yesterday.

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MR. PETER RUSSELL

DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT MR. PETER RUSSELL, age 55 years of Cooper' Town, Abaco died at his residence on Sunday, May 30th, 2021. She is predeceased by her sister: Evenlyn Cooper. He is survived by his children: Latacia Wright and Petra Russell; grandchildren: Jaquan Sands, Jaice Curry, Nakira Rolle and Maison Wright; sisters: Florence Sawyer, Angelina Cooper, ...
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BAMSI starts with 35 students

Orientation for fewer than 40 students of the Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) began yesterday on North Andros, despite there being no memorandum of understanding (MOU) in place with The College of The Bahamas.
Amid claims earlier this month by the Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas (UTEB) that there was no MOU between COB and BAMSI, Agriculture Minister V. Alfred ...

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Maggie Lelia Rolle

Private Graveside service for Sis. Maggie Lelia Rolle, 78 yrs., a resident of Bamboo Blvd. & formerly of West End, Grand Bahama, will be held at Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road, on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Bishop Carrington S. Pinder assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel.

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DNA ratifies four general election candidates

THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) ratified four additional candidates for the general election Friday: Dr Madlene Sawyer for Southern Shores, Karen Davis for Freetown, Jedrick Robinson for Central Grand Bahama and Candace Weatherford for Northe Eleuthera.

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"Hundreds turn out as BTC turns up speeds in Pinewood Gardens"

BTC recently completed major broadband upgrades in the Pinewood Gardens community. Residents can now take advantage of enhanced broadband speeds and Flow TV...

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A long road to a new normal

As they begin to prepare The Bahamas for a post-pandemic existence, notwithstanding the fact that the Free National Movement (FNM) may be long gone from office by the time some level of normalcy returns, members of the Minnis administration ought to be careful not to sell dreams to the Bahamian people as they often appear to be putting politics above science and reality.

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2.4m paid out in rent to support Bahamians

THE government has paid out $2.4m in rental assistance to hurting Bahamians amid the COVID-19 pandemic over the last ten months, acting Social Services Director Kim Sawyer revealed yesterday.

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Man charged over fatal traffic accident

A 45-year-old man of East Grand Bahama was charged yesterday in connection with a traffic accident that killed two people, one of them a 12-year-old girl.

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Queen's College students sweep national awards top spots

Kamori Sawyer, a student of Queen's College, is the recipient of the Paul Adderley Award, which is awarded to the Most Outstanding Student in the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exams.

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The 2016 Bahamas International Foosball Championship

Sunday 20th December 2015  5:00 PM

Get ready for the single best annual event that happens in The Bahamas...The International Foosball Tournament.
This year, the tournament weekend will begin on Saturday December 19th with the 3rd Annual singles tournament. Marcian Sawyer, two time and only winner of this event, looks to defend his title against a host of would be contenders. Can he pull off the tri-fecta?

The following day, Su...

Top Achievers in 2020 National Exams Receive Awards

Top achievers from public and private institutions throughout the country who excelled in the 2020 national Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations were celebrated at the National Awards Presentations hosted by the Examination & Assessment Division of the Ministry of Education (MOE).

The event, scaled-down due to COVID-19 pro...

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Dame Joan hits out on Baha Mar

With Bahamians still in the dark over the contents of the Baha Mar deal announced by Prime Minister Perry Christie last August, former President of the Court of Appeal Dame Joan Sawyer suggested yesterday there are no legal grounds on which it should have been sealed, and indicated that certain comments Christie made on the matter in January raise questions about whether he or the attorney general...

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Lawrence Christopher Adderley

A Private Graveside Service for the late Lawrence Christopher Adderley, aged 76 years, of San Souci will be held on Thursday 15th April 2021, at St. Agnes Cemetery, Nassau Street. Officiating will be Archdeacon Keith Cartwright.

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Family's desperate hope for plane still missing

A RELATIVE of missing passenger Stephen Sawyer says the family will continue to search for him as they "believe wholly and solely" that he's alive, more than three weeks after the plane he was on crashed in waters near Salina Point.

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International Women’s Day Celebrated at Girls’ Soccer on Saturday

On Saturday, March 6th the Grand Bahama Soccer Club, formally the Grand Bahama Girls Developmental Soccer League, celebrated International Women’s Day at the YMCA Playing field. The International Day hashtag #ChooseToChallenge was evident from the field décor. GBSC’s Events Organizer, former player and volunteer coach, Ashleigh Lockhart, had pictures of former players/coaches currently in mal...

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The 2016 Bahamas International Foosball Championship

Saturday 19th December 2015  5:00 PM

Get ready for the single best annual event that happens in The Bahamas...The International Foosball Tournament.
This year, the tournament weekend will begin on Saturday December 19th with the 3rd Annual singles tournament. Marcian Sawyer, two time and only winner of this event, looks to defend his title against a host of would be contenders. Can he pull off the tri-fecta?

The following day, Su...

DPM surprised by Dame Joan's comments

Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said he is surprised by recent comments made by former Court of Appeal President Dame Joan Sawyer, who called the upcoming constitutional referendum a "waste of time".

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Kamori aces BGCSEs despite pandemic challenges

Kamori Sawyer is always up for a challenge. The Queen's College student opted to sit 13 Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations for the simple fact that she had a friend whose sister took the same number of exams and got perfect grades. Kamori was inspired to do the same and rose to ...
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Campbell, Archbishop Pinder, bring pre-XMas Cheer to Nazareth Centre

Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell, and officials from the Children Services Division and Childcare Facilities Unit, Department of Social Services, joined Roman Catholic Archbishop, the Most Reverend Patrick C. Pinder, in bringing early Christmas Cheer to the children of the Nazareth Centre – a Children’s Home – during a short visit Thursday (Dece...

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Sunryse Shred Day Nets $4900 for Bahamas Sickle Cell Foundation

Last month, Sunryse Information Management teamed up with the Bahamas Sickle Cell Association to spread awareness and raise funds during the company’s 11th Annual Shred Day event...

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'Growing up Bahamian' through the eyes of Sawyerboy

Timico "Sawyerboy" Sawyer is proud of his Bahamian heritage and the fact that unless you grew up Bahamian in The Bahamas, you would not know what he's talking about. But he's going to give the world at large a taste of what it was like for him growing up Bahamian in his upcoming online stand-up ...The post 'Growing up Bahamian' through the eyes of Sawyerboy appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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Minister Dames Holds Multi-Agency Virtual Meeting on Child Safety

During a virtual Pre-Emptive Stakeholders’ Meeting that addressed the topic “Keeping Children Safe” on November 9, 2020, Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin. H. Dames...

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Senator Kwasi Thompson Sworn in as Minister of State for Grand Bahama

Senator the Hon. Kwasi Thompson (left) was sworn in as Minister of State for Grand Bahama by Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Cornelius A. Smith at Government House, November 3, 2020...

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Cabinet Statement-Senate

The Cabinet Office announces that Minister of State Senator Kwasi Thompson has resigned on a temporary basis. Senator Dwight Sawyer will be sworn in to act in his place...

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Closing arguments

Retired Justice Neville Adderley says if the fourth amendment in tomorrow's constitutional referendum passes, a same-sex couple who marries abroad would have a new argument to make in a Bahamian court if that couple seeks to have their marriage recognized in The Bahamas.

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