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HURRICANE JOAQUIN UPDATES

The US Coast Guard broke the news to grieving family members on Wednesday afternoon that it was abandoning the search for the 33 mariners aboard a US container ship that sank in the Bahamas last week during Hurricane Joaquin.

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A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The culture of criminality that pervades our nation

THERE is a culture of criminality that is alive and well and pervasive in The Bahamas. It transcends the fabric of our nation.

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MOXEY: STAFFORD SANDS BROKE THE STRANGLEHOLD OF WHITE RETAILERS

WHEN you enter the drawing-room of former parliamentarian Ed Moxey you know you’re entering into the space of a man who is at heart an archivist and a lover of history.

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Island life inspires music icon Mike Oldfield

He has sold more than 20 million records worldwide and won numerous awards. His move to the Bahamas was supposed to signal his retirement, but the composer of the famous “Exorcist” theme tells Cara Hunt how the beautiful island surroundings have reignited his creative passion, how Rose Island almost cost him his Olympics call and about the mysteries of Nassau traffic.

Contractors seek Gov’t Baha Mar ‘intervention’

The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday urged the Government to intervene on behalf of local companies who are owed millions of dollars for work on the Baha Mar project, describing it as “a major issue” with significant economic and social repercussions.

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Hero pilot’s life and death decisions

CAPTAIN Rufus Ferguson, a pilot who is being hailed as a hero for saving the lives of nine passengers, credited his faith in God and his up-to-date training with the miraculous water landing.

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The culture of homes with no income

Let’s talk about the culture of homes with no income, only an unemployed mother, no father but many baby daddies

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Super Value chief's 'not given up' on Harbour Bay lease

Super Value's president has "not given up hope" that he could yet take over the former City Markets' lease at the Harbour Bay Shopping Centre, telling

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Cuba sees explosion in internet access

Two days before Christmas, Luis Gonzalez received a little Chinese modem from Cuba’s state-owned telecommunications company.

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Fighting to survive

Jessica Wallace-Whitfield conquers remarkable weight loss journey

The desire to fit the standard beauty ideal was never enough to motivate Jessica Wallace-Whitfield to lose weight. After all, she was always confident in her beauty. Rather, it was the wish not to become another victim of heart disease and force her parents to bury their child that finally moved the young Bahamian woman to embark on her weight loss journey which saw her shed 120 pounds.

Plant ‘not handled in people’s best interest’

A PROJECT vital to the Government meeting its Baha Mar obligations was “not handled in the Bahamian people’s best interests”, a former Water & Sewerage chairman admitted yesterday.

Bay Street owners to fund boardwalk

THE Prime Minister yesterday promised downtown Nassau’s revival will have a a Bahamian “flavour”, with Bay Street property owners to fund construction of a harbourfront boardwalk.Dr Hubert Minnis, speaking after a site tour of The Pointe development,

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THE PRESS BOX: FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 PREVIEW PART 1

FIRST things first, let’s start things off by congratulating Budweiser and Jimmy’s Wines and Spirits for running another awesome promotion. Once again, sending another lucky Bahamian to a world-class, international sporting event. This time around,

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Court reserves decision on nightclub death

THE Court of Appeal is currently considering whether to accede to two convicts’ claims that they didn’t murder another man execution style after beating him up outside of a New Providence nightclub five years ago. Appellate Justices Jon Isaacs, Roy

Sarkis ally: Govt ‘scared to show’ Baha Mar deal

A key Sarkis Izmirlian ally has accused the Government of being “scared to show” the Baha Mar deal to the Bahamian people, suggesting it must come at “an enormous cost” to taxpayers.

Baha Mar 'discussed' Dec. 1 opening delay

Baha Mar discussed delaying its target December 1, 2014, opening date with at least one of its proposed resort operating partners, court documents have revealed.

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'Ace' plays high stakes card in tribute to his old friend

Broadcaster Anthony “Ace” Newbold pulled no punches as he paid tribute last week to Edmund Spencer Moxey, his friend of 30 years, whose dream for his people was cruelly smashed by his political colleagues in 1987.

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YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Conflict of interest and the business of government

WE often hear that perception is reality.

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RICARDO WELLS NFL PICKS: Week 16

Time to show who is top of the NFL class

IT IS week 16 in the NFL and that means finals. No, this isn’t like the finals weeks we all remember from college, definitely nothing like that.

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STATESIDE: Special counsel Jack Smith and the Elliot Ness comparison

JACK Smith is Elliott Ness. Or is he? Especially before he grew a scraggly beard, Smith resembled Kevin Costner playing the Treasury Department’s legendary crime-fighter and nemesis of notorious Chicago Depression-era gangster Al Capone, depicted by the peerless Robert DeNiro in 1987’s celebrated movie “The Untouchables.”