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PM hits back at backbenchers
DURING a stern contribution in the House of Assembly yesterday, Prime Minister Perry Christie reprimanded dissenting members of his party, admitting to being agonised by the recent public criticism of his government by members of his back bench.
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Pope breaks silence over Vatileaks scandal
Pope breaks silence over Vatileaks scandal By The Associated Press Pope Benedict XVI broke his silence Wednesday over the leaked documents scandal that has convulsed the Vatican, saying he was saddened by the betrayal but grateful to those aides who wor
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Independence or oppression?
It is tearful that this year Zimbabwe turns 41 amid growing fear among citizens, repression, human rights abuses and closure of democratic space.
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Group speaks out against incest
LOCAL women’s groups have spoken out against acts of incest against innocent children.
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Seeking penance or change
IN attrition warfare an army attempts to destroy its enemy by grinding down their opponent with superior numbers, hoping to obtain victory through the absolute devastation of their enemy’s resources.
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‘Don’t pick foreigner to lead UB’
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas assistant professor Dr Nicolette Bethel has written to the chair of UB’s board of trustees to insist that appointing a foreigner as president of the university would be a “grave insult”.
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Debut publication for author Georgina
BAHAMIAN resident Georgina Prineppi has celebrated the publication and release of her first book.
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‘HUMBLE APOLOGY’ TO FURIOUS PM BY TOBY SMITH – “Deeply disturbed’ Davis: I’m the one left betrayed by developer’s comments
A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday made a “humble apology” after the Prime Minister reacted furiously to assertions he had “betrayed” him by failing to honour earlier pledges to approve his $3m Paradise Island project.
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A guide to overcoming infidelity and emerging victorious
THE pain of finding out about a spouse’s infidelity can be overwhelming, heartbreaking and even soul-destroying. Bahamian educator and author Aleshia Storr ran the gamut of negative emotions when she found out about her ex-husband’s secret affair. But even in the face of this gross betrayal, Aleshia still hoped to save her three-year marriage and wanted a reformed husband.
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Christie fails to rise above it all
I am continually amazed by Prime Minister Perry Christie’s inability to rise above the ranks of his petty party and establish himself as an honourable leader.
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Long Islanders celebrate Palm Sunday service
NORTH Long Islanders assembled in droves to celebrate the Palm Sunday Liturgy in Grand Style at their respective churches.
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Cash questions details of BEC deal
FORMER Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash yesterday questioned the specifics surrounding the government’s selection of an American company to take over the management of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.
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INSIGHT – FOIA: A story of betrayal
THREE successive administrations from 1992 have promised to give us Freedom of Information. It all started with the Delivery Boy’s promise to bring us “Government In The Sunshine” to provide us with the tools to monitor the behaviour of public officials – our employees – and determine whether their performance is good enough, whether they have been acting in the interests of the public and not for their own benefit, that of their friends, relatives or lovers.
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INSIGHT: The Great Betrayal
The Bahamas Court of Appeal is to be praised for an exemplary display of courage and independence in delivering its landmark ruling confirming the right of all unwed Bahamians to pass citizenship to their children at birth in the Shannon Rolle case. This should resolve generational inhumanity and injustice for thousands of Bahamians.
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Bahamas Airways – another PLP milestone
OURS WAS not the only raw nerve touched when Dr Nottage threw out his chest in the House of Assembly on August 8 and boasted: “Every important milestone, historical or otherwise, every important institution, every important liberalisation of personal rights have been ushered in by the Progressive Liberal Party or this government.”
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Yesterday’s referendum became a pawn to politics
NEW YORK Times’ op-ed columnist Frank Bruni, writing an appreciation of Cassandra Butts, President Barack Obama’s appointee as US Ambassador to the Bahamas, noted that she had been waiting for more than 820 days for confirmation in her post and was still waiting when she unexpectedly died on May 25.
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Collapse ‘bewilders’ FTX Bahamas staff
FTX’s 40 Bahamian staff have been left “bewildered and beleaguered” by the speed of the crypto exchange’s collapse, a senior executive says, amid hopes its $74m real estate outlay will prove a key recovery source for local creditors.
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A year since gaming vote - and still no action taken
ONE year after the Gambling Referendum took place, FNM Senator Darron Cash said Bahamians will mark this anniversary as a “disappointing reminder” of the political “impotence” of Prime Minister Perry Christie.
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PM denies telling Standard & Poor that election will be this year
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has denied telling Standard & Poor that The Bahamas will host an election this year.
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FNM Deputy hits out at amendment to security branch members' medical insurance policy
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright called government’s amendment to the medical insurance policy for security branch members “disgraceful and heartless”.