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Reforming our electoral process, pt. 1
February 26, 2017
Reforming our electoral process, pt. 1
"I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting.
These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself."
- Tzipi Livni
Every five years, Bahamians go to the polls to determine which political party should govern the country for the ensuing five years. Bahamians generally love to vote, often having an enviable voter turnout of 85 percent ...
Seven of Exuma's famous swimming pigs die
February 19, 2017
Seven of Exuma's famous swimming pigs die
The government will prevent the feeding of Exuma's swimming pigs by visitors following the recent deaths of seven pigs on Big Major Cay, according to Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources V. Alfred Gray.
Tourists and locals alike visit the Exuma Cays to swim with the pigs and feed them.
One of the pigs' owners, Wayde Nixon, told The Nassau Guardian yesterday, "The pigs were given the wrong ...
Finding real news in the age of social media
January 20, 2017
Finding real news in the age of social media
There was a stabbing at Government High School yesterday during a fight between students. The student who was stabbed was last listed in critical condition at hospital. Two others sustained less serious injuries.
Video of the stabbing circulated on social media. A young man could be seen with some type of implement stabbing at another in the midst of a wider melee. The school looked like chaos.
Sa...
December 16, 2016
BAARK's Strutt Your Mutt..."It's all about the dogs..."
Having fun and raising money for a wonderful cause was the name of the game on Sunday December 11th Strut your Mutt Walk-A-Thon at Goodman?s Bay, for both two and fourlegged participants. Just under 100 people and their dogs took part in the event...
Progress in reducing stray animal populations
December 09, 2016
Progress in reducing stray animal populations
Dear Editor,
I would like to comment on the noticeable difference in numbers of stray dogs and potcakes that are now on our streets. I just drove by East Bay Street at the foot of the old P.I. bridge. Ten-plus years ago, that area was abounding in potcakes - packs of potcakes - and they often harassed the tourists, who found it to be completely unacceptable and perhaps even dangerous. On numerous ...
FNM to ratify seven more election candidates tonight
October 28, 2016
FNM to ratify seven more election candidates tonight
THE Free National Movement will ratify "up to seven" more candidates for the 2017 general election tonight, according to FNM Chairman Sidney Collie.
Hield lighting up the preseason
October 13, 2016
Hield lighting up the preseason
Chavano "Buddy" Hield has been everything that the New Orleans Pelicans' front office hoped he would be through the first three games of the National
September 28, 2016
The five types of political candidates in The Bahamas
For a while now some people have been up and down constituencies seeking their party's nomination in the upcoming general election.
September 01, 2016
New original drama series 'Quarry' premiers September 12th on MAXPrime
The new original drama series, Quarry, debuts its eight-episode season on Monday, September 12th at 20hrs* on MAXPrime in the Caribbean.
Neilly not seeking renomination
September 01, 2016
Neilly not seeking renomination
North Eleuthera MP Theo Neilly is the most recent in a series of Free National Movement (FNM) members of Parliament who won't be running on the party's ticket for the next general election.
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