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Nygard: I’m victim of massive conspiracy

FASHION billionaire Peter Nygard has alleged a massive international conspiracy carried out by his rival Louis Bacon which involves huge criminal activities including bribing women to make false claims about his private life.

PHA helps out baseball kids with first aid

LOCAL juvenile baseball leagues received donations of first aid supplies from the Public Hospitals Authority. Presentations were made to the Freedom Farm Baseball League and the Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) on Saturday November 2 by PHA e

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Flooding problems at Fishing Hole Road

THE new bridge causeway at Fishing Hole Road in Grand Bahama was opened to motorists last weekend after flooding during spring tide brought traffic to a standstill for several hours on Saturday. Water at Hawksbill Creek overflowed on to the road pre

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Ceremony for the people swept away by Dorian

A MEMORIAL wreath was released into the sea at High Rock on Sunday for the missing victims in East Grand Bahama who were swept away by storm surge during Hurricane Dorian. Most of the unaccounted for victims on Grand Bahama were from the High Rock c

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Mingoes pound Defenders 93-66

FOUR UB Mingoes players scored double digits to lead the team to the 93-66 pounding on the Fort Charlotte Defenders in UB’s homecoming game in NPBA action Friday night.Kemsey Sylvestre led the Mingoes with 17 points and 11 rebounds to go along with 4

EDITORIAL: Did we pay too much to Damen? And where did the money go?

WHEN in 2013, then Minister of National Security announced the signing of the letter of intent to buy nine new vessels, he proclaimed it “the single largest investment to date in the Defence Force’s history”.

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INSIGHT: Why girls must find a passion and pursue it

Girl Con 2019 took “the unconventional path” this year holding its annual mentoring conference for girls onboard the Carnival Glory, where 250 high school girls heard from the first woman president of Carnival Cruise Line Christine Duffy.

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WORLD VIEW: Harvard’s moral debt to those who were locked in slavery

WHY does Harvard University in the United States have a moral obligation to provide some form of compensation to Antigua and Barbuda, a small Caribbean island state? The answer is simple: natural justice demands it.

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Union chief moves strike certificate to 'my front pocket'

The hotel union’s president is moving his strike vote certificate “within easy reach”, while warning the minister of labour that “he may not have a Christmas vacation this year”. Darrin Woods, head of The Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers U

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Probe into Defence Force vessels deal: Bahamas $150m contract caught in Dutch inquiry

THE Netherlands is investigating alleged bribery involving the Christie administration’s acquisition of nine defence force vessels in 2014 and has been receiving co-operation from local officials for its investigation since June of last year.

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Hundreds remember Palal Cooper

Hundreds turned out to mourn the passing of well-known businessman Christopher Samuel “Palal” Cooper, who was remembered as a kind and selfless individual who was always there for his family, friends and employees. Hy died in a traffic accident on O

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58 Haitians found packed onto small vessel

Police Marine Officers intercepted a Haitian vessel on Friday with 58 Haitian nationals on board. The officers were on patrol in the Exuma Cays when they discovered the boat. The vessel and those on board - 52 males and six females - were turned ove

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Woman facing fake cheques charges remanded to prison

A 21-year-old woman was ordered to be remanded to prison on Friday accused of being caught with over $8,000 worth of fake bank cheques drawn on a local cable provider's account.

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Kwasi Thompson: Dorian a life-changing experience

SENATOR Kwasi Thompson said going through Hurricane Dorian was “a life-changing experience” for him and many in Grand Bahama and Abaco, which were left devastated in the wake of the monster storm.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Let’s hope Lanisha can take a joke

THIS week another chapter in the lackluster, yet controversial political career of the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture and Sea Breeze MP Lanisha Rolle was written. And boy did it leave tongues wagging.

Lawyer: GB needs a functioning airport

A Grand Bahama attorney is concerned that the island would not be able to support any significant sustainable investment projects or developments “without a properly functioning airport”. In a press statement, lawyer K Brian Hanna said: “I do not se

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35 years for attempting to murder three men

ACTING Supreme Court Chief Justice Estelle Gray-Evans yesterday sentenced Doyle Mackey to 35 years in prison for the attempted murders of three men at a cemetery in East Grand Bahama three years ago.The judge noted that Mackey - who admitted to being

This is no time to be intimidated

Using my deductive reasoning skills after years of reading The Nassau Guardian columnist who goes by the nom de plume Front Porch, I have concluded that the main writer is an educated feminist who is possibly a lesbian.

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Families accused of hoarding aid

DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest is concerned about people in Grand Bahama hoarding relief supplies such as power generators.

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Convict facing 40 years for attempted murder of three

A Crown Prosecutor is seeking 40 years’ imprisonment for convict Doyle Mackey for the attempted murder of three men at a public cemetery in East Grand Bahama three years ago when two brothers were also shot dead. Erica Kemp, senior Crown counsel in t