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EDITORIAL: Not the end of COVID-19 yet - but a landmark day

IT was a landmark day yesterday in the UK. The British government dubbed it ‘V-day’, or vaccination day, and the first person to receive the approved Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 was a 90-year-old Northern Irish woman.

Garreth looks forward to the competition in college

After participating in a few Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Basketball Tournaments this summer, Garreth Edgecombe is eagerly looking forward to competing at the collegiate level.

NURSE’S FEARS AS SHE BATTLED COVID: Bernadette’s ordeal left in recording shows that she prayed she’d survive

NURSE Bernadette Rolle left a heartbreaking message describing her ordeal as she fought COVID-19 in a clinic.

Church leader row now moves to Supreme Court

A SUPREME Court judge is set to decide whether the pastoral board of Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries has the right to protest the appointment of the organisation’s newly assigned leader.

Minnis blasts Christie’s ‘absent leadership’ after 600 murders under PLP

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday criticised Prime Minister Perry Christie for his “new found empathy” for the public’s fear of crime, reminding the prime minister that he was elected five years ago to “fix the problem, not just comment on it”.

Giants stop the Shockers 85-81

IN a battle of two of the top teams, the Commonwealth Bank Giants stayed unbeaten in the New Providence Basketball Association’s 2017/18 season by holding off a stubborn JD’s Seafood Shockers in a hard-fought 85-81 victory at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

Cursillstas charged to be more active in the ministry

On behalf of the Secretariat and members of the the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cursillo Ministry (BTCAC), I would like to bring greetings to all.I pray that this year will be one where love, friendship and care will bloom and grow among us;

Haiti agents sent to centre - but no record of Jean Rony

DESPITE having no record of Bahamas-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles being deported, the Haitian Embassy in Nassau yesterday confirmed it delegates two consular agents to notify individuals at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre of their impending deport

7th grade student had gun on campus

A SEVENTH grade male student of AF Adderley Junior High School brought a gun on the school’s campus Monday and was arrested by police, officials confirmed yesterday.

Kingdom Mime celebrates 10 year anniversary with training conference and workshop

KINGDOM Mime, the Bahamas chapter of the world’s largest international mime gathering––Paneh MegaMime––is celebrating ten years of its ministry this weekend with its Mime Training Conference and Workshop.

Activists demand halt to migrant crackdown

RIGHTS Bahamas yesterday urged the government to cease and desist its heightened immigration crackdown, pointing to an incident where a mother and child reportedly fell off the back of a truck and were hurt as they tried to evade authorities.

Fr Marcian Peters Classic begins on Thursday

THE premier junior basketball tournament in the country returns this week. The Father Marcian Peters Basketball Classic is all set to host its 32nd edition at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium December 7-16.

Twenty grants for start-up entrepreneurs

TWENTY young people have been awarded grants for new start-up businesses and for existing companies seeking to expand their operations in Grand Bahama. Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson and Minister of Youth Sports and Culture Michae

Majority Rule 'a day for all'

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday heralded the struggle of those who paved the way for majority rule, saying the historical event should be celebrated by all Bahamians.In a Majority Rule Day message, Dr Minnis recalled the history surrounding

Abandoned by the country of his birth

JEAN Rony Jean-Charles, the Bahamas-born man who, according to relatives, went “missing” after three months at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, has been found in a North Haitian slum.

14 swimmers named for the Commonwealth Youth Games

As the country prepares to host the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, expect Team Bahamas to continue to roll out its rosters for the respective disciplines.

Students get the chance to take part in math contest

JUNIOR high school students throughout Nassau and the Family Islands were recently given the opportunity to compete in the annual Mathematics Competition hosted by S C McPherson Junior High School, which was created to ensure that students are properly prepared for the Bahamas Junior Certificate math examination.

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