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ALICIA WALLACE: All you wanted to know but were frightened to ask

The US Embassy has been flying the Pride flag for two weeks as Pride Month continues. It is a great time to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community. If you do not know what the L, G, B, T, Q, or plus stands for, get ready to learn.

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Digital campaign boosts retailer's sales by 400%

A Bahamian retailer increased sales by 400 percent through its alliance with an electronic provider who distributed digital coupons to customers via its App.

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More than 15,000 vaccine doses administered

MORE than 15,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in New Providence, Grand Bahama and Eleuthera.

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Officer’s security concerns

(Mr Falcon Clarke, an officer of the Department of Corrections, says he sent the following letter “first to the Commissioner then to Minister Marvin Dames. Nothing has been done therefore I am now sending it to the news media”).

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Seven athletes qualify for CARIFTA

SEVEN athletes attained the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games at the Blue Chip Athletics Throwers Meet on Saturday as competitive track and field returned at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

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UPDATED: Woman shot dead in Abaco, her younger brother injured

AN 18-year-old woman was shot and killed at her home in Abaco on Sunday afternoon in an incident that also left her younger brother in hospital.

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Extra hours to vaccinate schoolchildren

SELECT COVID-19 vaccination centres on New Providence will offer extended hours this week to better accommodate school-aged children eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

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Four scholars selected for BREEF and The Island School’s gap year programme

AFTER an unprecedented year of distanced virtual learning, newly selected Bahamas Environmental Steward Scholars are ready for hands-on research and in-person experiential learning through the BESS programme.

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Mitchell criticises govt after Senate adjourned

SENATOR Fred Mitchell said “government has to get its act together” as he expressed displeasure Friday regarding the upper chamber not being able to hold a sitting due to lack of attendance.

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Mike Sands: ‘It’s just a way to show our appreciation’

In the spirit of giving back during the Yuletide season, Mike Sands took the time out to express his gratitude to the many persons who helped him to secure the presidency of the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC).

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UPDATED: U.S. Congress members urge PM to reconsider oil drilling agreement

SEVERAL members of the United States Congress have written to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira urging them to reconsider the oil drilling agreement with Bahamas Petroleum Company.

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Pinder eyes seat as Shonel won’t stand

FOX Hill MP Shonel Ferguson has confirmed that she will not contest her seat in the upcoming general election meanwhile Director of Labour John Pinder is strongly considering seeking a nomination with the Free National Movement to represent the area.

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It’s back to school - but not all campuses ready

WHILE public schools in Abaco, Eleuthera, Exuma and New Providence will welcome students back to the classrooms for in-person learning today under a hybrid model, not every campus will be ready to accommodate pupils.

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‘All in all, I think the team did its best’

TEAM manager Kenton Roker said the Bahamas’ four cyclists competing at the Caribbean Elite Men/Women Cycling Championships in the Dominican Republic did the best they could.

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‘LET’S VACCINATE 200K BY YEAR END’: Health officials set goal of half of nation given jab by January

HEALTH officials plan to “ramp up” the country’s vaccination campaign with a goal to have about 50 percent of the population vaccinated by the end of the year, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday.

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Schools restart in early January

ALL schools in the country will reopen for in-person instruction in the second week of January with just a few exceptions, according to Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training Glenys Hanna Martin.

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Anniversary of FNM’s 1992 victory

I consider former Prime Minister Hubert Alexander Ingraham to be the greatest political leader in the annals of modern Bahamian history. If Sir Lynden Pindling is the Black Moses, then Ingraham is the Black Joshua, who led The Bahamas into the land of Canaan, where true democracy along with its attendant freedom of speech and expression, evident in the opening of the airwaves, resides.

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FACE TO FACE: A model student, perfect brother and son – then fate cruelly intervened

FOR Lyndon Sweeting and his wife Terah L Hanna-Sweeting, they could not be more proud of their three children. They are all smart, talented and they aspire to great things in life.

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Junior golfers take home national amateur titles

HEATHCLIFF Kane and Anne Fernandez emerged as the Bahamas Golf Federation’s 2021 National Amateur Golf Championships’ male and female champions.

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BLOWN OFF COURSE: PM blames COVID and hurricanes for failing to deliver manifesto goals

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said “it was impossible” to fulfil his pre-election good governance reform promises because Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19 were so detrimental that his administration was forced to change course.