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Dangerous male enhancement pills

Viagra obtained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in March of 1998 and the world of erectile dysfunction has never been the same. The sexual enhancement pills industry is huge and continues to grow, with Viagra making over $2 billion las

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‘We’ll bring order to taxicab chaos’

TRANSPORT and Local Government Minister Renward Wells yesterday affirmed the government’s commitment to bringing order to the taxicab sector which he said “has been allowed to mushroom into chaos”.

Cabinet Office confirms CA Smith to step up to GG role

CABINET Office formally announced yesterday that Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling will demit office on June 28, to be replaced with incoming Governor General C A Smith.


Governor General should not be a political post

There is no such thing as a PLP Governor General or FNM Governor General

Arrogance is a roadblock on the highway to wisdom

I must speak whenever there are injustices being visited on anyone. I must also, without ambiguity, express how I arrived at my explicit opinion.

Why you should never give people absolute power

UNDER the point of the sword, King John of England enacted the Magna Carta on 15 June, 1215, and created parliament. The principle is that everyone is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial. The problem with any rights is how you enforce them. s1


Foreign affairs cost money

Did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs totally fail us, even embarrass us in their endeavour to win a seat at the UN Security Council?

Pay up or be shamed . . .

We owe $400 plus million on Real Property Taxes…Mr Minister - Mr Acting Financial Secretary a very, very simple method is to write to the people and/or their companies and give them 30-days to settle.

So where is the outrage?

We, as a nation, must not accept violent crimes, especially rape and murder, as the “new normal”.


Smoking and driving sounds a bad mix to me

One of the Government’s Ministers made his point in justifying the new traffic laws by saying that people driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana should pay stricter penalties than other traffic violations. He was referring to driving with an open bottle of alcohol in the car.

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The children are watching

Health coach Ethan Quant, of Elite Wellness Solutions, has succeeded in his weight loss journey and now wants to share his methods with the Bahamas in an effort to foster a culture of wellness and conquer the obesity epidemic.

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Boy, 4, survived bedroom murder

THE man who was shot dead while lying in bed on Saturday was out on bail on an armed robbery charge, however his sister said the victim had been trying to change his life.


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The woman behind The Milk Man

She has blossomed as a banker for the past seven years – a very structured a career centered around a desk in an office space – but Katie Wood has always been a free soul.“I’ve always pushed myself to become a better version of who I am. My mind is

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Tahnaj Thomas to start on the mound opening night

TAHNAJ Thomas will have an opportunity to make an immediate impression on the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation and their lofty expectations for him this season as he progresses to the Appalachian League. According to Tim Hayes of the Bristol Herald C

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Dames, Lightbourne to join Panthers prep programme

THE BC Christian Prep Panthers basketball programme is establishing itself as a pipeline for Bahamian talent and will add another pair of local student-athletes.


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Davis Cup: Team Bahamas wins opening match

THE Bahamas men’s tennis team won the opening match of the American Zone III Davis Cup tie yesterday in Escazu, San Jose, Costa Rica, holding off Antigua & Barbuda in the deciding doubles matches.

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Jones Player of the Week

For the third consecutive week this season, Connecticut Sun centre Jonquel Jones has earned the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Player of the Week honours.The Grand Bahama native shares the honours this week with Natasha Howard of the Seatt

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THE race for the pennant is still undecided in the Banker's Softball League.


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Mother-of-threedeclares war on obesity

WEIGHING 320 pounds, Sherell Brown could not get up a flight of stairs without hanging on for dear life. At the same time, her husband was diagnosed with leukaemia, her daughter developed asthma, and doctors believed her son had autism.But while her

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Sickle cell warrior defies the odds

Mother-of-two struggles to make ends meet

She was never supposed to live past the age of eight. Now, she’s 42.