Few teenage girls can boast of being a queen. But, Logan West can count herself among the lucky ones. The 18-year-old, who entered the pageant as Miss Connecticut, was crowned Miss Teen USA on Saturday at the Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island. The Southington, Connecticut native, who is a senior at the Greater Hartford Academy of […]
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Logan West Crowned Miss Teen USA
Posted on 30 July 2012.
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Atlantis Reports Group Business Upswing
Posted on 30 July 2012.
After four years of weathering the economic recession, one of the country’s leading hotel properties has reported a marked increase in group business. The recession forced many foreign companies to scale back on holding conventions and other events in The Bahamas, which put a pinch on revenues at resort properties in The Bahamas. However, a […]
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Ministry of Works- Major Roofing Repairs
Posted on 23 July 2012.
The Ministry of Works yesterday blocked off a part of downtown Nassau as they made major roofing repairs to the temporary Ministry of Tourism building. The brief thunderstorm caused debris to fall from the roof, creating a hazard to passing pedestrians below.
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Family: T’Rez Hepburn Not Dead
Posted on 23 July 2012.
Family members of popular Bahamian singer T’Rez Hepburn are reportedly “in untold grief” after rumours that she had died in hospital began a nationwide circulation. A press release issued by the family’s attorney Obi Pindling noted, however, that on the morning of Thursday July 5, the entertainer did in fact suffer a massive stroke and has […]
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INGRAHAM RESIGNS
Posted on 20 July 2012.
Former Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM) and Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday tendered his resignation as the North Abaco MP. He is shown handling over his resignation letter to Speaker of the House Dr. Kendal Major. Mr Ingraham’s resignation comes into effect August 31, 2012.
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Roadworks 80% Complete
Posted on 19 July 2012.
The multi-million dollar New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) is about 80 per cent complete and officials expect that the remainder of the work will be completed by the end of the year. At a press conference yesterday, Works Minister Philip Davis said that he has told contractor Jose Cartellone Constucciones Civiles that the project […]
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Gambling Not Evil, Says Catholic Archbishop
Posted on 19 July 2012.
As the debate on gambling heats up in preparation for a national referendum the head of the Roman Catholic Church Archbishop Patrick Pinder says the act in and of itself is not “inherently evil.” In fact, the archbishop said yesterday that his church will not tell its members how to vote in the upcoming referendum. […]
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Perry Christie Outside Cabinet
Posted on 18 July 2012.
Prime Minister Perry Christie took time out yesterday to hear the concerns of numerous citizens who waited for him before the start of his cabinet meeting.
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Fishermen Demand An End To Poaching
Posted on 18 July 2012.
Bahamian fishermen, fearful that their livelihoods are being undermined by foreign poachers and fishermen using immigration loopholes to obtain permits, are calling on the government to better enforce fishing laws. Adrian LaRoda of The Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) said that the body was prompted to speak out after an operator of a fish house […]
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20 Women To Get Job Training Skills
Posted on 17 July 2012.
Twenty women will receive job training skills as part of a four-week workshop being hosted by the Zonta Club of New Providence and the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI). The workshop, which officially began yesterday, will give the women skills in areas such as completing application forms, office decorum, conflict resolution, work ethics, job […]
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