Surrey horse rides may seem like a charming, nostalgic tourist attraction, but the reality is far from romantic. The practice of forcing horses to pull heavy carriages through the hot, congested, and exhaust-filled streets of The Bahamas is not only cruel but also dangerous. It is time to acknowledge this abuse and take decisive action […]
Read MoreA FORMER US Charge d’Affaires to The Bahamas, Stephanie Bowers, reportedly pleaded not guilty last week in the United States to charges of financial crime and concealment. Nothing indicates that the charges relate to her activity as a former diplomat in The Bahamas. The Post and Courier, an American newspaper, reported the former diplomat appeared […]
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THE long-awaited protocols for many affected by last year’s landmark Privy Council citizenship ruling –– which established that children born to Bahamian men are entitled to citizenship regardless of their mother’s nationality –– were tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday in a bill to amend the Passport Act. People affected by the ruling whose […]
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Five dolphins were rescued from a location at Blackbeard’s Cay/Balmoral Island in The Bahamas. The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Affairs in a statement said the dolphins named Fiona, Harry, Diamond, Justice and Pigeon were transported between last night and this morning to Atlantis’ Animal Care facility for further observation, medical attention and continued care. […]
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Nassau, Bahamas— The Miss Bahamas Organization® wishes to express condolences on the sudden passing of Anva Roberts, a native of Bimini and former contestant of the Miss Bahamas World Beauty Pageant. Anva passed away this morning at her home in Bimini. A health and wellness advocate, she had just returned home from her morning run […]
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For Kathryn Cartwright, it was a very long journey to a church not far from the one-bedroom apartment she is renting in Marsh Harbour. It began decades earlier. Cartwright’s family had farmed as long as she could remember. In 1999, Hurricane Floyd took their well-known agricultural landmark, Carrollville, in Treasure Cay. She moved to Leisure […]
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