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DIANE PHILLIPS: A year later - the Abaco couple now living totally off-grid
One year ago this week, Daphne de Gregory-Miaoulis and Nick Miaoulis rode out monster Hurricane Dorian atop their Abaco Neem production centre and retail store in Marsh Harbour. For nearly five long days and nights, they clung to balcony doors and occasionally each other. On the last day, a Friday they will always remember, the exhausted husband and wife managed to make it to their farm 15 miles south of the city.
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Dive 'institution' closed over $9m court award
A 55 year-old Bahamian diving "institution" has been forced to permanently close its doors with the loss of 15 full-time jobs after a $9m judgment was enforced against it over a customer's drowning. Matthew Whiteland, owner of Bahama Divers, which w
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INSIGHT: One year on
A YEAR after Hurricane Dorian made landfall in Grand Bahama, the island is still declared as a disaster zone with many residents and businesses picking up the pieces.
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$10m allocated for PMH renovations
THE government has allocated ten million dollars for renovations to be completed at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Health Minister Renward Wells announced on Friday.
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Officials believe cases “are levelling”
DESPITE a recent uptick of positive COVID-19 cases in New Providence, Chief Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillan said data has shown that the island is experiencing a reduction of infected cases.
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Fined for marijuana possession
A 25-year-old man who was caught with an ounce of marijuana was fined $700 in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Sean Connery reaches landmark age
An irresistible ladies’ man but with family at his heart
The first time I met Sean Connery he knew exactly who I was, much to my shock. I was flattered. That was before he lashed into me, transforming me into an ant looking for a rock to crawl under. His unmistakable deep-throated baritone mixed with Scottish brogue came barrelling at me to let me know I had made a mistake in something I wrote.
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97 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday
The Ministry of Health reported that there were 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with two more deaths under investigation.
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STATESIDE: Out of the White House shadows at last we saw something presidential emerge - Melania Trump
Looking back, maybe we should have seen it coming. But it was quite unexpected. It was unethical if not yet illegal. And it might yet prove to be a real turning point.
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EDITORIAL: Is a level playing field really the best way?
WITH the country on course to start to reopen next week, when will the borders fully reopen?
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Global warming’s huge threat to Bahamas
The Bahamas is at risk of losing 80 percent of its landmass in the next eight decades due to the current pace of global warming, according to Bahamian T Oneil Johnson Jr.
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Nathaniel makes an impact at JUCO basketball showcase
BASED on his performance, Lathaniel Bastian felt he made an impression on the scouts at the All-American Junior College Basketball Showcase.
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Freeport private sector demands lockdown end
Freeport's private sector yesterday demanded the Government "cease and desist" from further business lockdowns amid fears The Bahamas will "die economically" unless it learns to live with COIVID-19. Some 184 Grand Bahama-based small business owners,
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Another six added to virus death toll
THE Ministry of Health confirmed that six more people have died from COVID-19 as the country recorded an additional 155 new cases of the virus, according to dashboard information for Friday and Saturday.
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Police team giving out water and masks
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle and a team of officers gave out water and masks to Windsor Lane residents yesterday.
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Water Corp 'hanging on a very tight string'
The Government has little choice but to bail-out a Water & Sewerage Corporation that is "hanging on a very tight string"," a Cabinet minister confirmed yesterday.
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Virus claims another 79 cases plus extra death
THE Ministry of Health confirmed 79 more COVID-19 cases yesterday and another related death.
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It’s official: Isnord will join Get Better Academy
WILKENSON “Kenny” Isnord will officially join Get Better Academy (GBA) in Prague, Czech Republic, as he makes his transition to pro basketball.
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Man admits theft and causing damage
A 30-year-old man was ordered to pay $700 in the Magistrates Court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to stealing items valued at $380 and causing damage estimated at over $600. Wardnell Pierre, 30, stood before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux, cha
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EDITORIAL: The hurricane of the COVID pandemic has hit us
Wow, this is brutal.
