27 December 2017
The nation’s cultural community is mourning the passing of icon Mrs. Patricia Bazard who passed away Monday evening at the age of 71. Mrs. Bazard was the founder of the National Children’s Choir and a former senior cultural officer with the Bahamas government. Additionally, she was a renowned choral conductor, singer, teacher, workshop facilitator and […]
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27 December 2017
China Construction America, Inc. (“CCA”) and various related business entities are being sued in a New York State court for, among other alleged wrongdoings, engaging in massive fraud, malicious acts of deceit and interference, and breaches of contract as part of a multi-year self-enrichment scheme related to the Baha Mar Resort project. The lawsuit filed is […]
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27 December 2017
A local clergy man is in full support for the proposed amendment to criminalize marital rape. Appearing on the Love 97/ JCN program “Jones and Company” Pastor of Trinity Methodist Church Reverend William Higgs said just because a person is married, they do not have the right to abuse their spouse. “The initial proposed […]
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27 December 2017
The general public expressed their disdain after the annual Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade was rescheduled for a start time of Tuesday at 6pm instead of the usual midnight start time. Bahamians yesterday expressed their frustrations, citing the time conflicted with a concert featuring a major international hip hop group taking place at the same time, […]
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27 December 2017
The Bahamas has secured the number two spot on Condé Nast Traveller’s list of best places to travel in 2018. Condé Nast Traveller references the diversity of the multi-island destination, new resorts and increased airlift as just some of the many reasons why travelers should visit The Bahamas next year. Joy Jibrilu, Director General at […]
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27 December 2017
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force was successful in apprehending a Haitian sailing sloop containing 87 persons attempting to gain entry into the southern Bahamas over the weekend. 72 males, 12 females and three children were arrested. Reports are that on Saturday, the HMBS Leon Smith, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Stephen Rolle, was on patrol in […]
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27 December 2017
A Christmas party in the capital ending in bloodshed as a man was killed early Tuesday morning. Police are now searching for the person responsible. According to reports, shortly before 1:00am, a man was attending a party at Commonwealth Boulevard, Elizabeth Estate when he was approached by a man armed with a firearm who shot […]
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27 December 2017
The Director of The Crisis Centre, Doctor Sandra Dean-Patterson says “every individual in the Bahamas, men women and children have the right to live a life free from violence and be protected under the law.” She says, “ in today’s Bahamas, married women living with their husbands do experience this protection when that husband beats […]
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21 December 2017
Environment and Housing Minister Romauld S. Ferreira says the country has a national deficit of spirit “as we are not connected to the environment.” The Minister made the statement as he joined the Atlantis Blue Project Foundation and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) at the Crush Theater, Atlantis, Paradise Island, to view a December 8 screening […]
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21 December 2017
Five lucky contestants walked away with the top prizes at the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) Inaugural ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Awards Ceremony held last Friday. The flagship competition was open to students in three categories: Primary (4th to 6th Grade students), Secondary (7th to 12th Grade students) and Young Adult (individuals age […]
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