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Ferguson named to All-Star team for a stellar season
HIS collegiate career ended with a loss, but Demetrius Ferguson still had a successful year as he ended his tenure with the St Francis Xavier X-Men.
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TOUGH CALL: Public protection is dangerously lacking in the ‘Spying Bill’
‘Kill the Bill’ has become a rallying cry for privacy advocates in the Bahamas ever since the government - without prior notice - tabled a draconian new surveillance law called the Interception of Communications Bill.
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Attorney general: Interception Bill will enhance privacy, not harm it
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday defended the Interception of Communications Bill as an important anti-crime tool that would enhance the privacy of law-abiding citizens rather than encroach upon it, as detractors claim.
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Mortimer pledges DNA would repeal intercept laws
AMID increased calls from activists to “kill the bill,” Democratic National Alliance Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer yesterday pledged that if the Interception of Communication Bill (ICB) 2017 is passed, his party would immediately move to repeal it if elected to government.
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Ferguson hopes to position himself for pro football career
IN his senior collegiate season, Demetrius Ferguson hopes to position himself for a career in pro football following his tenure with St Francis Xavier University X-Men.
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Demetrius making a name for himself
THE St Francis Xavier X-Men have struggled in the Canadian Inter-University sport standings recently, but Demetrius Ferguson continues to emerge as a top flight defensive back in the league.
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80 Haitian migrants held after vessel intercepted
EIGHTY Haitian migrants were apprehended when their vessel was intercepted in the Ragged Island chain on Sunday. Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said the group will be taken to Nassau.
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Lessons from the Holocaust
I found it disturbing that while Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss was sharing with Bahamians her memories of the horrors inflicted on humanity by the Nazi Regime, our government was busy tabling the Interception of Communications Bill 2017 that would allow them to intercept and examine a person’s communications via telecommunications, internet and postal services.
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19 Cubans intercepted at sea in two separate incidents
NINETEEN Cuban migrants were brought to Grand Bahama after being intercepted at sea in two separate incidents by the US Coast Guard.
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Over 600 Haitian migrants interdicted since last month
MORE than 600 Haitian migrants have been apprehended in the southern Bahamas since last month, with the latest interdiction happening at the weekend.
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Brave hits FNM over ‘Spy Bill’ about-face
A LITTLE more than a year after the Free National Movement used the Interception of Communication Bill as a weapon against the Progressive Liberal Party in their general election campaign, governing party members touted their version of the bill in Parliament yesterday, drawing derision from the opposition.
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21 Cubans intercepted by US coast guard
TWENTY-ONE Cuban migrants, including a young child, were taken to Grand Bahama on Monday after a go-fast vessel was intercepted on Sunday by the US Coast Guard in Bahamian waters.
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80 Haitian migrants intercepted near Exuma Chain
A VESSEL containing 80 Haitian migrants was intercepted near the Exuma Chain on Monday evening.The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) reported the sailing sloop was apprehended after acting on information they had received earlier that day.RBDF Patro
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We must reject govt snooping
The government’s proposal to make it easier to intercept private correspondence should send chills running down everyone’s spine, especially given the leaking of private emails.
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'We March' to fight spying bill
WE March Bahamas is urging residents to protest against the proposed Interception of Communications Bill before Parliament which, critics say, can impede civil liberties if passed and enacted without public consultation.
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'Potential for privacy to be violated' with bill
THE potential exists for politicians to violate the personal privacy of Bahamians under the Minnis administration’s Interception of Communication Bill, former Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said Sunday as she encouraged Bahamians to pay clos
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Stingrays win the Boil Fish Bowl title
MISSED opportunities by the defending champions, and a dominant performance by one of the league’s top running backs propelled the V8 Fusion Stingrays to the 2014 Commonwealth American Football League Boil Fish Bowl title.
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Defence Force intercepts 140 migrants off Turks and Caicos
DAYS after Defence Force Commodore Raymond King highlighted a dramatic drop in illegal migration, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) intercepted 140 Haitian migrants in waters off Turks and Caicos Islands, hours before officers apprehended 107 Haitian migrants near Matthew Town, Inagua.
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Praise for Naughty’s piece on Communications Interception Bill
ON Friday of last week, in his column “A Comic’s View” Naughty addressed the Communications Interception Bill and made some personal observations. His handling of the matter was very important for us all.
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Bahamian, Chinese nationals intercepted during human smuggling operation
A Bahamian and a group of Chinese nationals were intercepted by the US Coast Guard at sea during an illegal human smuggling operation last week, according to Immigration officials on Grand Bahama.
