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Miller: No guts for capital punishment

FORMER Cabinet Minister Leslie Miller said legislators lack “the guts” to ensure murderers experience capital punishment, which he considers a deterrent to violent crime.

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IMMIGRATION ‘A RISK TO NATION’: Pastor warns of those who come to Bahamas illegally at Majority Rule service

AS top government officials looked on yesterday, Pastor TG Morrison railed against illegal immigration during a Majority Rule Day ceremony, claiming that “something cataclysmic is going to happen” if the issue is not addressed.

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Adderley and Bain Jr to sign with Mets and Blue Jays

The International Elite Sports Academy 2024 signing class will feature Bohan Adderley and Javado “JT” Bain Jr who are both looking to take the next step on their baseball journeys. Adderley has committed to the New York Mets, while Bain will sign with the Toronto Blue Jays. The two I-Elite prospects will make their signings official with the respective teams next week Monday and Tuesday.

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Nassau Netball club looking to expand membership

The Nassau Netball Club is looking to expand their membership in the upcoming months. Netball, a sport primarily played by women, can be considered a non-traditional sport in The Bahamas but the Nassau Netball Club is hoping to mount a resurgence not only in the sport but in various communities.

Govt must not sit down with leaders of gangs

It has often been said that ‘Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad’.

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Digital evolution drives retail’s transformation

In the fast-paced realm of business, the evolution of e-commerce has been nothing short of revolutionary.

Target data storage for Bahamas AI growth

A Bahamian software developer yesterday said data storage represents the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) related growth area that this nation can exploit for economic advantage.

‘Writing was on the wall’ on PharmaChem close

A Grand Bahama businessman says he is “not surprised” that PharmaChem Technologies will cease operations tomorrow as the “writing was on the wall” from a few years prior.

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Activist Terneille Burrows calls for mother of murdered teen to be prosecuted

ACTIVIST Terneille Burrows is calling for authorities to prosecute the mother of the teen girl gunned down in her home for harbouring a criminal suspect, calling the act “egregious”.

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Quality Care's Fun, Run, Walk and Health Fair to raise funds for Bahamas Feeding Network

Quality Care Pharmacy is hosting a Fun, Run, Walk and Health Fair on February 3 to raise funds for the Bahamas Feeding Network amid a 40 percent drop in donations.

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Grand Bahama woman found safe after going missing at Miami International Airport

AFTER a harrowing two days for her family, 78-year-old Merlyn Cooper of Grand Bahama was found safe in Miami and has been reunited with her family.

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Man jailed for breaching bail

A MAN was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after he admitting to breaching his bail while on release for pending armed robbery charges.

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TIM ROBERTS: Getting to the root to save the tree

A vast empty field lies in front of us all, regardless of our age. The potential we have no matter where we are in life is always at hand before us, and it is up to us to sow our best or our worst in that field.

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FACE TO FACE: Nurse Bianca Edwards leads a call to action to support nurses

BEING a nurse requires skill, constant learning, patience, empathy and quick decision making. It’s not for the faint of heart, and nurse Biance Edwards wants to make sure that her colleagues in The Bahamas have the support they need to be their best.

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Police and Christian Council speak with gang members but get only silence in return

GANG members refused to answer critical questions about violence in the country when Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander and Bahamas Christian Council leaders met them over the weekend.

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Fernander ‘disappointed’ in chairman of Neighbourhood Watch Council’s comments

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he is disappointed in Keno Wong, the chairman of the Bahamas National Neighbourhood Watch Council, who complained last week that the relationship between the council and the Royal Bahamas Police Force has deteriorated in the last year.

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Changing track pays off for Erin

ERIN WHYLEY is on her second stint as a student of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).

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FNM chief: Ensure GB still perceived as 'fertile ground'

The Opposition's leader yesterday called on the Government to urgently dispel any notion that PharmaChem Technologies' "devastating closure" was caused by local ease of doing business impediments.

South Andros utilities branded 'a hot mess'

South Andros residents and business owners yesterday branded the area's utilities and physical infrastructure as a "hot mess" that is undermining commerce.

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Pineapple revival 'not as easy as throwing $2.5m'

A Bahamian pineapple farmer yesterday warned that the Governments ambitions to revive this agricultural niche will "not be as simple as just throwing $2.5m at it".