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The importance of understanding blood pressure - know your numbers
Are you suffering from high blood pressure? In the Bahamas, it’s an epidemic silent killer. A 2006 healthy lifestyle initiative led by the government noted that approximately 21 percent of the Bahamian populace had hypertension. And according to a 2012 PAHO report, the number one cause of death in the Bahamas between 2006 and 2009 was related to hypertensive disease with 688 deaths.
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Regulators top Pros, Elites beat Stampers
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night with the Elites Basketball Club and the Leno Regulators winning the double header.In the opening game, the Elites Basketball Cl
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BAHAMIAN Justin Roberts has pulled off another victory. Roberts defeated No.8 seed Samuel Shropshire in a 6-4, 6-3 decision at the Dominican Republic Futures $15,000 Tournament. Shropshire had a career high ranking of 1,417 and he plays as the No.1 seed for Northwestern University and currently has an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division 1 singles ranking of 34.
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IT’S regatta time again and Valentine’s Residences Resort and Marina along with the North Eleuthera Regatta Association invites you to party in a pink sand paradise at the 26th annual North Eleuthera Regatta October 7-11.
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16 more National Sports Hall of Famers
THE National Sports Hall of Fame will be increased by 16 when the 2014 Class is enshrined on Friday night.
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WORLD VIEW: No busting of sanctions against Russia
THE Caribbean cannot escape the economic and financial consequences of the Russian Federation’s invasion of the sovereign, independent nation of Ukraine.
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'Dan Marino and Friends Bahamas Weekend' was a blast
ANOTHER edition of the “Dan Marino and Friends Bahamas Weekend” celebrated the partnership between the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism in a community outreach effort.The itinerary included a welcome reception on opening night
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$2,000 to go toward A Class regatta at Montagu
KING Eric Gibson said any support they can get for sailing is better than nothing at all.
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BAISS senior girls soccer season kicks off
THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) senior girls soccer season kicked off yesterday with some very competitive matches taking place across the island.
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Bahamian named Canada Research chair for ‘Internet of Things’
OCAD University in Toronto has named Bahamian Dr Alexis Morris, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences, as one of two Tier 2 Canada Research chairs.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: East is East
In 2014 Dr. Minnis stated - “As long as I am leader of this country, the FNM would not support any pay increase with all the pain and suffering that is going on in this country.”
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Baha Mar hotel's rates are 'not good enough'
The Nassau Wyndham Resort’s “mid-$90s” room rates are “not good enough” and between 23-30 per cent below where they need to be, a Baha Mar executive yesterday conceding that the guest experience was being impacted by construction work on the $2.6 billion Cable Beach expansion.
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Dump fire ‘80% out’ but smoke still rising
AS TOXIC smoke from the New Providence Landfill continued to blanket communities yesterday, Deputy Director of Environmental Services Thomasina Wilson said the fire, which has been burning for nearly two weeks, is 80 per cent extinguished.
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‘More than 80% now have power,’ says BPL
DESPITE more than 5,000 households left without electricity after the passage of Hurricane Matthew 12 days ago, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) executives say more than 80 per cent of residential customers in New Providence have been restored to supply.
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Shockers seal 96-68 victory over Rockets
THE Real Deal Shockers clinched their berth in the New Providence Basketball Association Division One Vince Ferguson final by routing the Rockets in game three of their best-of-three playoffs.
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Public primary schools ‘buzzing’ in golf nationals
THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s Driving Range at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex was once again buzzing with activity as 99 golfers participated in the government primary schools’ section of the National Schools Golf Championships.
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Tourism staff rally round
MORE than 30,000 pounds of essential relief items were delivered to the islands affected by Hurricane Joaquin as part of the Tourism Sector Relief Effort led by the Ministry of Tourism.
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Finishing touches on the Cat Island regatta in Montagu Bay this weekend
AFTER postponing the sailing competition because of the inclement weather in Cat Island earlier this month, Cat Island Sailing Club president Pat Strachan said they will now put the finishing touches on the 2014 Cat Island Regatta in Montagu Bay this weekend.
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To nationalise or re-nationlise
It concerns me seriously that journalists, who might not know better as I suspect, owing to their surname are not Bahamian, use the word “re-nationalise” in the context of the ongoing proposal arising from a pre-election promise, to the reality of face-to-face discussions between the Government and Cable & Wireless, whereas the intent is for the Government to re-establish that the majority of the equity shares will be held by the Treasurer of The Bahamas instead of the people.
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Deandrea Alleyne
Funeral service for the late Deandrea Alleyne age 50 years of Wulff Road will be held on Saturday, January 6th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Evangelistic Centre Assemblies of God, Baillou Hill Road and Vesey Street. Officiating will be Rev. …
