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Bahamas leads Carifta Swimming Championships after day two

Team Bahamas maintained their lead atop the point standings following day two in their chase for their fourth CARIFTA Swimming Championships title in the last five years.

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Carifta 2018 Day Two: Bahamas second in standings

The Bahamas now has a total of 25 medals and is in second place in the standings after two days of competition at the 2018 Flow CARIFTA Track and Field Championships.

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Carifta Swimming: Bahamas leads the field after day one

The Bahamas' CARIFTA Swim team has been the most dominant in the region for the past four years and is on pace to add another meet title to their resumé.


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UPDATED - Carifta 2018 Day one: Healthy medal haul for Team Bahamas

Team Bahamas is off to an impressive start with a 12-medal haul on day one of the 47th edition of the CARIFTA Track and Field Championships.

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Haitian migrants deported after pleading guilty to illegal landing

One day after they were apprehended by the Defence Force off Governor’s Harbour, 89 Haitian Nationals were charged before the courts in Eleuthera on Thursday for violation of the Immigration Act.

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03292018 WEEKEND

Thursday, 29th March, 2018.


03292018 EDITION

Thursday, 29th March, 2018.

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Haitian migrants arrested by Defence Force

NEARLY 90 Haitian migrants were arrested by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) early Wednesday morning, according to an RBDF statement.

Outrage over dog fight video

A VIDEO circulating on social media depicting a man encouraging a dog, believed to be a pit bull, to kill a smaller dog sparked outrage on Friday.


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Boys arrested after 'dangerous drugs' found at high school

POLICE took three boys into custody after finding a small quantity of “dangerous drugs” at a high school in New Providence Thursday.

Hundreds expected at annual Pelican Point Coconut Festival

AS part of the Easter tradition in Grand Bahama, hundreds of residents and visitors will head to the East End for the annual Pelican Point Coconut Festival on Easter Monday.

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Oban refinery - ’it makes no sense’

AS the $5.5 billion Oban Energies project forges ahead, some business and oil industry insiders are unconvinced a viable market exists for an oil refinery in the Bahamas and want to see the feasibility study conducted for the project. 


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‘Rules are there - just enforce them’

SKY Bahamas CEO Captain Randy Butler yesterday cautioned the government over the proposed licence control regulations for small-craft pilots, claiming the new rules only “over-regulates” an over-taxed industry currently fighting for survival.

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Lawyers’ chief: We’re under attack

INCENSED over protracted delay in the appointment of a substantive chief justice, the Bahamas Bar Association yesterday suggested the constant undermining of democracy has pushed the country to an existential and constitutional crisis.

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Blaze destroys Andros plaza

A FIRE erupted at Butler’s Plaza in Andros Wednesday morning, leaving the building completely destroyed, police said. 


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Artist brings joy to church show

ARTIST Jé-Rome Harris Miller’s latest exhibition, “Liquid JOY 2018…A Glorious Expression of Colours,” will open on April 5 at the Christ Church Cathedral Church Hall. Seven paintings by Mr Harris will be available. Part of the proceeds from the show

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Official funeral for Moxey-Ingraham

THE Cabinet Office announced yesterday that an official funeral will be held for the late Theresa Moxey-Ingraham, former Cabinet minister, senator and parliamentarian, on Friday, April 6, at 11am at St Agnes Anglican Church on Baillou Hill Road. Int

Support for Adrian Gibson

Now, I read with interest on what is and has taken place at Water and Sewerage Corporation. An entity owned by the Bahamian taxpayers. Any government has a right to have an audit done, whether or not the Executives of that government-owned entity is appraised of it or not.


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Post office relocation 'not as costly' a plan

THE government is satisfied the relocation of the General Post Office to an existing building on Gladstone Road will be “nowhere near” as costly as the previous options that were under consideration, Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Ca

EDITORIAL: PLP’s position of convenience on the divestment of Crown Land

IT WOULD seem these days that one is damned if they do, damned if they don’t. Everyone seems to be crowing from different sides of their mouth.