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Tributes paid to ‘pioneer’ Farrington

VETERAN hotelier J Barrie Farrington died yesterday, prompting tributes from people including the president of the Atlantis resort who hailed him as one who chartered the course to The Bahamas becoming an international destination.

PAHO pleased at increase in vaccinations

OFFICIALS at the Pan American Health Organization are happy about the uptick in COVID-19 inoculations in The Bahamas but have advised that a decision on a third booster shot would have to be made on logistics and after the vulnerable of society are vaccinated.

Two million have died in region since start of pandemic

PAN American Health Organisation officials have reported a “grim milestone” this week in that since the start of the pandemic some two million people in the region have died of COVID-19 complications.

‘Why did non-frontline workers get payment?’

HEALTHCARE union officials are expressing displeasure with the roll out of COVID-19 honorariums that awarded non-frontline workers over nurses and doctors who work daily in the fight against the pandemic.

Mitchell’s plea: Keep same team in charge

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday made an appeal to party delegates to re-elect the PLP’s leadership team at its upcoming convention as executives craft a 10-year plan for the organisation.

Passport chaos - we are trying to sort it

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said his ministry has created an internal committee tasked with improving procedures at the Passport Office, as applicants seeking new travel documents this week described the process as “frustrating” and “backwards”.

Staff left short in Baha Mar pay

WHILE some former employees of Baha Mar yesterday expressed no disappointment in receiving their settlement sums from the beleaguered resort, others complained of the low amount offered as part of the resort’s Claims Committee payout process.

Iesha comes out on top

IESHA Shepherd said she knew it wasn’t going to be an easy run defending her women’s title at the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2016 Giorgio Baldacci National Open Tennis Challenge.

Exuma Sailing Club wins Junior Sailing Overall Title

THE Sir Durward Knowles National Junior Sailing Championships returned for the first time since 2018 over the weekend at Montagu Bay and did not disappoint.

Man exposed himself to tourists

A 36-year-old man is in police custody after he was caught “exposing himself” to tourists on Paradise Island beach on Saturday.

Pintard rallies Grand Bahama FNMs promising victory in the next elections

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard rallied Grand Bahama supporters during an eastern zone meeting on Friday.

Watson: MPs missing legal deadline may be oversight

PRESS secretary Clint Watson said he suspects “simple oversight” is to blame for some parliamentarians missing the deadline to meet annual disclosure requirements.

Journalists mark Press Freedom Day

THE Bahamas Press Club 2014 recently held an event to mark World Press Freedom Day.

32-year-old accused of murdering Mdeez

SHAMANO Cooper is responsible for murdering Bahamian singer Devon “Mdeez” Knight last week, police have alleged.

Bahamas Optimist National Championships sets sail for Harbour Island starting today

HARBOUR Island is gearing up to host the Bahamas’ largest sailing regatta this weekend when the top junior sailors compete for top honours in the 2012 Optimist National Championships.

Ministry/BAAA Track & Field Summer Camp in high gear

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ Track and Field Summer Camp is now in high gear at the original Thomas A Robinson track and field stadium.

Thirteen young Bahamian sailors shine in the North American Championships

AFTER more than a year of limited practice sessions on the high seas as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 13 Bahamian sailors qualified for the North American Championships in Nayarit, Mexico.

Investment body elects new board

An association representing Bahamian investment and securities professionals has unveiled its new Board of Directors who will serve a two-year term.

St Barnabas candidate says robbery highlights crime issue

THE Free National Movement’s candidate for the St Barnabas constituency lamented the recent robbery of three women employees of the Parliamentary Registration Department, saying it highlights the country’s ongoing fight against crime.

YOU GO GIRL: St John's student embraces equality and wins big

As a former victim of bullying it was important for Delysia Devonya Radel-Bowe to put her talents to work to create art which denounces discrimination and shows love for all.The 10th grade student from St John’s College expressed this passion in a mu

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