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Breakfast programme to fuel students’ performance

The national breakfast programme is set to launch in October with eight schools across the country.

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WSC consultant Butler-Turner says freak accident will be ‘comprehensively reviewed’

WATER & Sewerage Corporation consultant Loretta Butler-Turner said a freak accident that caused the death of a WSC employee last month would be comprehensively reviewed and the corporation has cooperated with the victim’s family.

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Eric Wiberg – The 1657 shipwreck of the Madema do Brasil near Gorda Cay, Abaco

GORDA Cay was named because of its round shape – in Spanish it means simply ‘fat’ – the only village, occupied by itinerant farmers from nearby Sandy Point, Abaco, was named Pumpkin Harbour. J

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Golfers Robinson and Riley have eyes on national title

Devaughn Robinson and Cameron Riley are both coming home with the same goal in mind. They want to win the prestigious Bahamas Professional Golfers Association’s National Championship title and earn the rights to represent the Bahamas at the two Korn Ferry Golf Tour events in Exuma and Abaco in January.

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Pinder says 12 percent of sunken ship salvaged as legal action is to be taken

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said 12 per cent of a ship that sank off Abaco last year has been salvaged.

American tourist dies after falling from vessel

A 68-year-old tourist from Mississippi, USA, fell off a vessel and died near Tillo Cay, Abaco, yesterday.

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Andros Chickcharnies take lead after first day of golf

AFTER the first day of the sixth Bahamas Games’ golf competition at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island, the Andros Chickcharnies have taken a slight lead over the other eight teams in the field.

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$1m national breakfast programme is launched

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin announced the launch of a $1m national breakfast programme in eight New Providence and Family Island primary schools.

Financial crimes rise 54% to five-year-high

Financial crimes reported to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) surged by 54 percent to 830 incidents in 2023 and representing a five-year high.

Financial crimes rise 54% to five-year-high

Financial crimes reported to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) surged by 54 percent to 830 incidents in 2023 and representing a five-year high.

Abaco resort eyes ‘break even’ 5% rate increase

The Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board’s president yesterday said his hotel will likely have to increase rates by “another 5 percent” in 2024 to break even with fellow hoteliers revealing that soaring light bills “are just killing us”.

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THE KDK REPORT: The hour has come – Part 1

BEFORE getting up, my patient Whitney stretched her entire body, rolling over repeatedly making maximum use of her comfortable king-sized bed. Even after a solid seven hours of sleep, she was still yawning and yearned for more rest. It was a typical Saturday morning and she vividly recalls how soft and warm her bed felt particularly since outside was abnormally cool for early September. She turned on her TV to hear the weather report.

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'Changing' property market on up to 300% listings jump

A 200-300 percent increase in new listings is driving Bahamian real estate's "transition" away from a sellers' market by outstripping buyer demand, a prominent realtor is asserting.

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‘Dorian tore my home apart - now my new home has burned down’

A FIRE destroyed Melva McPhee’s Abaco home on her birthday, five years after Hurricane Dorian tore her previous house to shreds.

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Darville: Did Equinor pay penalties for oil spill?

AN environmentalist is asking whether Equinor has paid financial penalties associated with the environmental damage caused by an oil spill in 2019 and inadequate efforts to remedy the spill.

PM: Family Islands 'must not be left out'

The Prime Minister says the Family Islands must "not be left out" as he pointed to "major" investments in those locations and the $1.5bn project pipeline for Grand Bahama.

The first three nails may be in

The naked truth makes us uncomfortable. Politics aside, Prime Minister Davis seems to be a decent and compassionate human being. But he has a problem. He is too nice for politics. His party was swept into power by a tidal wave of popular enthusiasm, and truth be told, in just two short years he might have subconsciously driven the first three nails in his own political coffin.

Treasure Cay work ‘complete’ - but residents not so certain

THE executive chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation has said sewerage works in Treasure Cay have been completed.

BPL: 8% 'crazy growth' in New Providence

A senior Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) executive yesterday said the utility had seen "crazy growth" in customer demand over the summer with New Providence's peak load increasing by 8 percent year-over-year.

EDITORIAL: With a little help from our friends

THE restoration of the Elbow Reef Lighthouse in Hope Town, Abaco, is an unqualified success.