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Prime Minister Ingraham talks about the growing relationship between China and The Bahamas

NASSAU, The Bahamas -- Sen. the Hon. Lynn Holowesko, President of the Senate, presents His Excellency Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the

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Bahamas Government signs three agreements with the People’s Republic of China

NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The Governments of The Bahamas and the People’s Republic of China signed three agreements on Friday, September 4, 2009, ...

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The Capital Suffers Island Wide Power Outage due to major fault.

(Nassau, Bahamas) The islandwide power outage suffered in Nassau at 7:15 am this morning, according to a release from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), was ...

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Ban on Harvesting Marine Turtles in The Bahamas

(Nassau, The Bahamas) The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has announced that the Fisheries Regulations governing marine turtles now prohibits the harvesting, possession, purchase ...

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Sister Sister Breast Cancer Fifth Annual Prayer Breakfast - Sept 5, Sheraton Resort, Cable Beach

The Surgical Suite Sister Sister Breast Cancer Fifth Annual Prayer Breakfast Scheduled For September 5, Aims To Offer Hope To Survivors Of Breast Cancer ...

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Michael Barnett sworn in as the new Chief Justice

(BIS - Nassau, Bahamas) Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Michael Barnett was sworn in as Chief Justice during ceremony at Government House, ...

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Stefania Fernandez, Miss Venezuela 2009 crowned Miss UNIVERSE 2009

(Paradise Island, Bahamas) 18-year-old Stefania Fernandez, Miss Venezuela 2009 was crowned Miss UNIVERSE 2009 over the other 83 contestants from around the world at the 58th annual ...

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Survey Conducted in May Reveal 14% unemployment in Nassau and 17.4% in Grand Bahama

(Nassau, Bahamas) The Department of Statistics has released the results of its Labour Force and Household Income Survey which is conducted annually during the month ...

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New Anti-Drug Plan should be ‘more comprehensive’ says National Security PS

NASSAU, The Bahamas --- The Bahamas’ next National Anti-Drug Plan should be “more comprehensive and balanced, dealing constructively” with supply, demand and trafficking ...

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Nassau Harbour dredging port project on course

Nassau, Bahamas – Dredging of Nassau Harbour is expected to begin August 13. Project Manager with Boskalis International BV Frans Thomassen informed Government ...

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