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It was much safer in 2018 than it was in 2017, says Ferguson
OVERALL crime across the country decreased by eight percent last year when compared to 2017, with murders dropping 25 percent, Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said yesterday.
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Rockets beat Caribs as Cybots take down Marines
THE New Providence Amateur Basketball Association resumed play Monday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium following the holiday season.
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Why home ownership in New Providence is cost prohibitive
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ plan to make land in Western New Providence “affordable” to young Bahamian professionals is commendable.
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Papa John’s return to create 100 jobs
Papa John’s Bahamian comeback is the core of a new $2.5 million franchise group that will create 100 new Bahamian jobs at full-build out, its principal revealed yesterday.
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Financial crimes rise 54% to five-year-high
Financial crimes reported to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) surged by 54 percent to 830 incidents in 2023 and representing a five-year high.
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Financial crimes rise 54% to five-year-high
Financial crimes reported to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) surged by 54 percent to 830 incidents in 2023 and representing a five-year high.
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AFTER the first three weeks of competition in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ softball competition, there are still a few teams undefeated.
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THE Rising Star Youth Baseball & Softball Development League, with a wish to recognise the pioneers of both sporting disciplines on Grand Bahama, will show its respect for their efforts during a dinner at Le Chateau on the Green, Freeport, on Saturday, November 28.
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THE Baptist Sports Council is scheduled to begin its 2015 Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Tuesday. In the 7pm opener, St Paul’s is slated to play the defending champions Golden Gates in the co-ed division.
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IN Financial Bowling League competition Wednesday night, the Price Waterhouse Coopers bowling team sent a clear message which was that their team is no longer to be taken lightly.
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Bearing the progressive mantle
Paradoxically, Pastor Cedric Moss is both correct and incorrect. In an Op-Ed published on April 16 in The Nassau Guardian, he wrote that we are having a “dishonest debate” about “gender equality”.
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100 Jamz celebrates 19 years of trend setting
OCTOBER 12 is celebrated annually as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, but it has special significance for another reason. The government broadcasting monopoly ended on October 12, 1993 when 100 Jamz became the country’s first private radio station.
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Mandatory testing not on our menu
A MANAGER of a local restaurant has denied claims that staff of the well-known eatery will be terminated if they do not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Non stop party as 100 Jamz celebrates 20 years
CALL IT a party or an anniversary, either way, the talk of the town as the holiday weekend approaches is 100 Jamz and its 20th anniversary.
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YESI partners with Gambier Primary to kick off soccer programme
Youth Empowerment through Sports International (YESI) has embarked on a new initiative with a local primary school, as it continues its mandate of using the game of soccer to impact the community at large.
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Edmund Spencer Moxey M.B.E
A State Recognized Funeral Service for Mr. Edmund Spencer Moxey M.B.E., age 80 years, Father of Culture and Member Of Parliament 1967-1977, formerly of Duncan Town Ragged Island and a resident of #63 McKinney Drive, Stapleton Gardens, will be held …
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Man with unlicenced gun accused of threats
A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday after admitting to having an unlicenced shotgun and ammunition.
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Pearl Agatha McFarlane
Funeral Service for the late Pearl Agatha McFarlane, 88 years of #23 Churchill Avenue and formerly of Montego Bay, Jamaica, who died at her residence on Wednesday, 9th January, 2019, will be held at St. Michael’s Methodist Church, Churchill Avenue, …
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Walton Samuel Davis
Funeral service for Walton Samuel “Ching” Davis, 88 a resident of Brougham Street, will be held at Emmanuel Healing & Deliverance Centre, Emmanuel Way off St. Vincent Road, on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Bishop …
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Johnathan Livingston Ward
Funeral service for Mr. Johnathan Livingston Ward, 88 a resident of Ophelia Storr Gardens & formerly of Bridgetown, Barbados, will be held at One Way Holiness Apostolic Church, Rupert Dean Lane, on Saturday 2nd August, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating …
