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INSIGHT: Feeling safer? I’m amazed Minnis could say that with a straight face
WITH the nation on pace for its lowest murder count in a decade, the government has much to be proud of with regard to its crime fighting efforts. The previous government campaigned and won the 2012 election largely on an empty promise to eradicate crime. Unfortunately, we all know how that panned out. Successive murder records were set under the former administration and fear was at an all-time high with rapes, robberies and murder rampant throughout the country.
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EDITORIAL: If PMH is best – God help the rest
WE were very interested in a statement by Dr Marcus Cooper during the recent consultants pay dispute at the Princess Margaret Hospital, in which he explained that it was because of the personal and professional sacrifices of these same doctors to improve the quality of services in our public system that The Bahamas “is able to boast the best public healthcare facility in the region”. Dr Cooper is president of the Medical Association of The Bahamas.
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NPBA: Bucket, Shockers Stingers in the win column
THE Aliv Bucket, Seafood Shockers and PJ Stingers were winners of the New Providence Basketball Association’s triple header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.
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PM: Public’s not afraid any more
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is convinced Bahamians are no longer fearful of crime under his administration as was the case in years past, adding yesterday he was pleased with the accomplishments authorities have achieved in a short timeframe.
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Alvin Errol Adderley
Funeral Service for the late Alvin Errol Adderley, 80 years of Gleniston Gardens and formerly of Burnt Ground, Long Island who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, 19th November, 2018, will be held at Kemp Road Ministries, Kemp …
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LEAH JESSIE THURSTON
LEAH JESSIE THURSTON age 84 years of #130 Mermaid Boulevard and formerly of Cat Island passed at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, December 2nd, 2018. She is survived by her Son: Floyd Jones; Daughters: Glynis Demeritte and Karen Bonamy; …
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NHI $1,000 cost 'not pulled from out of thin air'
THE National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) chairman yesterday defended the $1,000 premium costing for its basic package, arguing it had not been “pulled out of thin air”.
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CLASH OF THE TITANS: Buddy Hield and the Kings top Deandre Ayton and Suns, 122-105
PHOENIX, Arizona — The much anticipated first NBA regular season game featuring two Bahamian born players quickly turned into a lopsided win for Buddy Hield and his Sacramento Kings.
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Legal battle to restart on web shop taxation
The Government and web shops will resolve their dispute over the industry’s “sliding scale” tax structure in the courts, it was revealed yesterday, despite making progress on the “patron tax”.
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Unions give PM month to avoid ‘national strike’
Trade union leaders yesterday warned the prime minister he has a month to resolve multiple labour disputes otherwise “he’s going to have a national strike on his hands”.
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Airbnb’s October bookings up 50%
Stopover tourist visitors to The Bahamas increased by 7.4 percent over the first three quarters of 2018 with the Central Bank forecasting “continued economic strengthening” through year-end.
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Grant and T-wolves push win streak to five games
AFTER another win against a U Sports ranked opponent, Leashja Grant and the Lakehead Thunderwolves head into the winter break with a national ranking of their own.
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Jazz Chisholm signs with Roc Nation Sports
FOLLOWING what many pundits considered a breakout season in the minor leagues, Jazz Chisholm signed with one of the fastest rising sports agencies in America.
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Magistrate calls on police to probe mishandled evidence
A SENIOR magistrate has invited the commissioner of police to investigate the “questionable” investigation conducted by some of his subordinates, whom she said mishandled the physical evidence against a man brought up on criminal charges and never bothered showing up to testify in the criminal trial.
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'Tortured' suspect 'attacked' police
A teenager who was allegedly flogged with a cutlass by police officers prior to being arraigned on numerous armed robbery charges has since been charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting lawful arrest.
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First onland commercial coral farm is underway in Freeport
CONSERVATION group Coral Vita officially broke ground in Freeport for the construction of the first, on-land commercial coral farm that will not only restore the country’s dying coral reefs, but will “usher in sustainable investment initiatives” on Grand Bahama.
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Mingoes clinch 87-84 win over Shockers
FOUR University of the Bahamas basketball players hit double figures as the Mingoes came back hard in the second half to defeat the JD’s Seafood Shockers 87-84 at the AF Adderley Gym on Wednesday night and now lead the division one standings in the New Providence Basketball Association.
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Beryl Albertha Lucy Bethell Dillett
Memorial Service for the late Beryl Albertha Lucy Bethell Dillett, 82 years, of Pine Barren Road and Dillett’s Way, Nassau, N.P., Bahamas will be held on Saturday, December 1st, 2018, 11:00 a.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, George Street, Nassau, N.P., …
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Missing pilot: Search to be abandoned?
A SEARCH and recovery effort is still ongoing for missing pilot Byron Ferguson and his aircraft however nothing new has been found, National Security Minister Marvin Dames and Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Tellis Bethel said yesterday.
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$4m donation to help students in Canada
LYFORD Cay Foundations has announced an “unprecedented” $4m donation to the Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation to establish the Thomson Leadership and Innovation Award, available to be awarded to qualifying Bahamian students for study in Canada as of autumn next year.
