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Man dies in Christmas Day traffic accident on Shirley Street
POLICE are investigating a Christmas Day traffic accident in downtown Nassau that has left a man dead...
NEMA to receive Emergency Equipment from Japan
NEMA to receive Emergency Equipment from Japan
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) received grant aid by way of emergency management equipment through a Japanese funding programme...
Island Luck launches OWN grant fund for a third year
Island Luck launches OWN grant fund for a third year
Island Luck has shelled out $300,000 in the past two years to jump-start Bahamian businesses, and its CEO Sebas Bastian is looking forward to helping another 20 businesses through another $150,000 in grants this year.
According to Bastian, the OWN Bahamas entrepreneurship program has had a 90 percent success rate, with the businesses funded "making a mark for themselves".
"In our 2016 successful a...
Government Realizes Significant Return on its $20 Million Investment in BAMSI
MINISTER of Agriculture & Marine Resources Alfred Gray on Wednesday justified the more than $20 million investment the Government made in the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI), pointing to the returns of a growing employment rate...
US warned: Hands off our beaches!
US warned: Hands off our beaches!
A LOCAL environmentalist has said he will be the first to stop any tractor attempting to remove sand from this country to aid Florida beaches from erosion, as he called on government officials to condemn international news reports that the US has received approval to study bringing Bahamian sand to their beaches...
Berlin Christmas market: 9 dead, at least 50 injured in truck crash
A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin on Monday night, killing nine and injuring at least 50. Officials are investigating the crash as an act of terrorism, according to a German intelligence official familiar with the matter...
St. Anne's Estates residents outraged over illegal dumping
Dense black smoke billowed over parts of Fox Hill yesterday, the result of furniture, appliances and other items being set ablaze just feet away from homes in St. Anne's Estates off Prince Charles Drive.
November goal to open after storm
November goal to open after storm
The Smith's Point/Taino Beach area suffered severe beach and coastal erosion with the passage of Hurricane Matthew, but proprietors in the area are working diligently to restore the area and reopen for business by November.
Residents hope hard-hit communities will rebound
Residents hope hard-hit communities will rebound
DESPITE the widespread damage Hurricane Matthew left in West End and Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, residents in these communities yesterday expressed hope that they will rebound.
More than 400 rescued from homes by police
More than 400 rescued from homes by police
MORE THAN 400 pople were rescued from their homes in eastern and southern New Providence as flood waters began to rise more than four feet during the passage of Hurricane Matthew, according to Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade.