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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Bahamas News.Net http://www.bahamasnews.net/ en-us Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:19:02 -0400 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:19:02 -0400 30 By GENEA NOEL Freeport News ReporterAlthough the real estate industry of Grand Bahama has felt the 'negative effects' of a declining economy, real estate agents on the island are very optimistic and i... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735189&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:37 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735189&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Results from the 2008 Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) have shown marginal improvement from its results. http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16732012&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:49 -0400 Bahama Journal http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16732012&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Western Air President and CEO Rex Rolle has filed a writ in the Supreme Court against 'Just Rush' organizer Peter Adderley, claiming the public relations agent owes his company a total of $131,750 in ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735188&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:39 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735188&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 While we cannot and will not ever condone law breaking on the part of anyone, the time has come for Bahamians to recognize that there is a need for them to re-think the matter of Haitian migration to ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16733385&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:43 -0400 Bahama Journal http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16733385&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Bahamian Swimmers are already in Beijing and getting set to begin competition on Sunday. The Bahamas has four swimmers at this year's Olympic Games, namely Jeremy Knowles, Alana Dillette, Vereance Bur... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16734661&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:39 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16734661&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By BARBARA WALKINSenior FN Reporterbarbara@nasguard.comJohn Pinder, incumbent president of the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU), is confident that his 'We Care Team' will be returned to office whe... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16732671&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:37 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16732671&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By BARBARA WALKINSenior FN Reporterbarbara@nasguard.comAfter a seven month delay, local Junkanoo groups will get their long-awaited prize monies when Minister of State for Culture Charles Maynard trav... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735191&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:37 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735191&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By K. NANCOO-RUSSELLFreeport News ReporterTwo months after returning from a year-long trip to Ecuador, Chardonae Rose has nothing but positive words about the time she spent there and the many experie... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735187&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:40 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735187&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By GENEA NOEL Freeport News ReporterThe Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has partnered with Culture Movement, an organization committed to making positive changes in the lives of young people, to do... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16732672&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:36 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16732672&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 NASSAU – Over 200 of the nation's educators will spend a week in the tourism industry this month learning about the vast opportunities available in tourism and getting a better understanding of h... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735190&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:39 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16735190&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 While we cannot and will not ever condone law breaking on the part of anyone, the time has come for Bahamians to recognize that there is a need for them to re-think the matter of Haitian migration to ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16734760&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:35 -0400 Baker Hughes http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16734760&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 LONDON--(Marketwire - August 7, 2008) - MaybachFinancial.com is one of the fastest growing independent and unbiased research firms in the world. Through our numerous partnerships with many of the to... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16730006&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:18:57 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16730006&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 USA TODAY's Gene Sloan blogs live from Carnival Splendor The 2,052-passenger Sensation is a workhorse of the Carnival fleet that sails short three- and four-day to Nassau and Freeport. It's a favorit... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16733918&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:05:54 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16733918&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 A tropical wave sitting over the northwestern Bahamas will likely bring rain for Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, a forecaster said this morning. The westward moving wave - one of as many as... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16733919&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:05:51 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16733919&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter, krystel@nasguard.comHaitian Ambassador to The Bahamas Louis Harold Joseph said he is not sure whether the six Haitian men, who perished during the botched sm... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727475&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:21:44 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727475&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 (PRESS RELEASE) -- Following the successful launch of their new bingo offering a few weeks ago, bet365 have just announced a fantastic competition for a Caribbean Bingo Cruise Holiday. The lucky winne... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16723651&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:23:07 -0400 Online Casino City http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16723651&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 A Strathroy-area family has a new pet -- and it travelled across a continent to their home. Seven-year-old Ben Langford spotted a tiny lizard yesterday running across the floor in the family's TV ro... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727473&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:21:45 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727473&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 On July 10, 1973 The Bahamas, through an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, became a sovereign democratic monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II of England as its Head of State. We were thereby g... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727474&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:21:44 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727474&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By IANTHIA SMITH, Guardian Staff Reporter, ianthia@nasguard.comWhile illegal immigration continues to be a vexing problem in The Bahamas, Immigration Director Vernon Burrows said sometimes Bahamians a... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727476&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:21:43 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727476&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JIMENITA SWAIN, Guardian Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comWhile this may be the case in other countries, there has been no underreporting of figures when it comes to people infected with HIV i... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727477&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:21:42 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727477&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JUAN MCCARTNEY, Guardian Senior Reporter, juan@nasguard.comMinister of State for Immigration Branville McCartney is urging immigrants who have not entered The Bahamas through the proper channels to... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727478&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:21:41 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727478&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By SHELDON LONGLEY, NG Sports Editor, slongley@nasguard.comThe new executives of the Bahamas Olympic Association (BOA) remain hopeful that long jumper Jackie Edwards will be permitted by the Internati... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727479&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:21:39 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16727479&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 After Mikhail Grobachev dismantled the Soviet Union and the Berlin walls came down, we thought that the Cold War between the US and Russia was over, but it seems as though the two countries still hate... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16703854&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:49:56 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16703854&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By BIANCA SYMONETTE, Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comOne of the suspects charged in the shooting death of a high school student earlier this year was cleared of the charge yesterday after ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717349&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:09 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717349&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By IANTHIA SMITH, Guardian Staff Reporter, ianthia@nasguard.comWhile illegal immigration continues to be a vexing problem in The Bahamas, Immigration Director Vernon Burrows said sometimes Bahamians a... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717346&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:07 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717346&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By KEVA LIGHTBOURNE, Guardian Senior Reporter, kdl@nasguard.comA senior prison officer is calling on Her Majesty's Prison management team to review the process by which officers are allowed to take va... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717347&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:07 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717347&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 The Bahamas Football Association Girl's U-15 National Team lost a heartbreaking opener to Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean Youth Cup – Women's U-15 Invitational earlier today. Two teams who w... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16718217&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:15 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16718217&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Chakara Bennett, Guardian Summer InternHospital food is usually bland, tasteless, and if you weren't already hospitalized, eating it would probably make you want to go there. Well one Nassau-born c... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717921&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:07 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717921&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By BIANCA SYMONETTE, Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comThe alleged captain and boat owner who last Monday made a perilous journey to New Providence from Haiti — which may have resulted ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717343&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:03 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717343&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JASMIN BONIMYGuardian Staff Reporterjasmin@nasguard.com A surrey ride for a family of four visitors was cut short yesterday after the tourists were tossed into a busy downtown street by a spooked h... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719899&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:15 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719899&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By KEVA LIGHTBOURNE, Guardian Senior Reporter, kdl@nasguard.comDismissed employees of Pioneer Shipping Company are one step closer to filing a lawsuit against their former place of employment, and pos... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717344&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:05 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717344&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Pansy Hamilton Brown, For The GuardianHealthy families form the foundation of society. As roots anchor and stabilize the tree and give nourishment to its other parts, healthy families stabilize and... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717922&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:08 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717922&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Stephen Gay, Guardian Staff Reporter, stephen@nasguard.comThe government is considering implementing a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system throughout New Providence to address the crime problem... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717351&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:11 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717351&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 As we have previously remonstrated and lamented, something seems to be dreadfully wrong with how the United States of America deals with the HIV-AIDS crises at home and abroad... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16718496&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:13 -0400 Baker Hughes http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16718496&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Everyone has a strange food quirk. We may not realize it until someone points it out to us, but we all have at least one. Actually I never even thought about mine until the other day. When I have a pa... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717919&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:03 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717919&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 As we have previously remonstrated and lamented, something seems to be dreadfully wrong with how the United States of America deals with the HIV-AIDS crises at home and abroad... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16718495&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:11 -0400 Baker Hughes http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16718495&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Kathryn CampbellBahamas Information ServicesNASSAU – High school students enrolled in the Ministry of Education and RBC/Finco's Summer Arts Workshop learned that the government of The Bahamas ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719896&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:14 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719896&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 CORAL GABLES, USA: With many major airline carriers now charging $15, $25 or even more, per checked bag, carrying-on seems like the smart move for many travelers. Traveling to the Caribbean, where a s... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16703853&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:49:58 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16703853&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By ARTESIA DAVIS, NG Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comA Supreme Court judge has set a new trial date for the men accused of the murder of businessman Keith Carey.Carey was shot dead as he was abou... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717352&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:12 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717352&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JASMIN BONIMY l Guardian Staff Reporter l jasmin@nasguard.com A high speed police chase that ended in a shoot-out during early morning rush hour traffic yesterday landed a mother of four in hospita... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717342&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:03 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717342&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By ERIC ROSEBahamas Information ServicesGEORGE TOWN, EXU-MA – Minister of Agricul-ture and Marine Resources the Hon. Lawrence Cart-wright led a delegation to Exuma last week to present 89 cheques... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719897&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:13 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719897&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By BIANCA SYMONETTE, Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comA man who pleaded guilty in a magistrate's court to drug possession will have to pay a fine or spend a month in prison.Thirty-six-year-... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717353&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:12 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717353&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Jackie Edwards has been the premier women's long jumper in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas since the retirement of former Commonwealth Games champion and record holder Shonel Ferguson. http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16716884&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:17 -0400 Bahama Journal http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16716884&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter, krystel@nasguard.comThe prime minister's revelation that the downtown straw market will remain on Bay Street came as a surprise to many straw vendors, who we... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717341&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:02 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717341&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By K. NANCOO-RUSSELLFreeport News Reporter After taking responsibility for problems caused to some vehicles from the high ethanol content in its gasoline, Freeport Oil Company Limited (FOCOL) is now h... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719900&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:17 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719900&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By IANTHIA SMITH, Guardian Staff Reporter, ianthia@nasguard.com Angry environmentalists are "crying shame" on the government for giving the go-ahead for a controversial sea-based testing program to ca... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717357&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:15 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717357&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Stephen Gay, Guardian Staff Reporter, stephen@nasguard.comA late afternoon fire at the Boyd Road location of Twin Brothers restaurant yesterday brought business to a halt and left employees running... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717348&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:08 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717348&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JIMENITA SWAIN, Guardian Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comIn a bid to improve the level of care for people infected with HIV, primary health care facilities or local public clinics will be in ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717358&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:16 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717358&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tragedy was narrowly averted at Taino Beach on Monday evening when a quick thinking diver jumped off his raft to avoid being struck and possibly killed by a speeding powerboat. 42-year-old Christopher... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719898&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:29:17 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16719898&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comPolice are investigating why a man who was sent to prison on a traffic offense was released from a police station, The Nassau Guardian h... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717340&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:01 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16717340&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By VERNON CLEMENT JONES, Guardian Business Editor, vernon@nasguard.comAs Florida and the Eastern Caribbean cash in on the new found wealth of Brits holding pounds now double the value of greenbacks, t... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16709091&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:00:54 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16709091&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 ST. LUCIE COUNTY — St. Lucie County hopes a partnership with the Bahamas will draw tourists to what a new county campaign calls the "Jewel of the Treasure Coast." Commissioners agreed at Tuesda... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715655&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:29:38 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715655&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 In this era of globalization, restaurant menus from New York to San Francisco boast fresh fish with distant origins: blackfin tuna from Tobago, mahi-mahi from Hawaii and black grouper from the Bahamas... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715660&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:29:32 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715660&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JUAN MCCARTNEY, Guardian Senior Reporter, juan@nasguard.comDuring the course of the past eight years, The Bahamas government has repatriated over 50,000 illegal migrants, at a cost of millions of d... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715658&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:29:31 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715658&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JIMENITA SWAIN, Guardian Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comThe Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) honored former politician Sir Clement Maynard for the foundation he laid for workers in the pu... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715659&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:29:31 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715659&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JUAN MCCARTNEY, Guardian Senior Reporter, juan@nasguard.com A man previously thought to be heading to The Bahamas with his daughter, who he allegedly kidnapped, never made it outside the United Sta... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715661&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:29:29 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16715661&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comA defense lawyer is suing a magistrate, who ordered him detained at the Central Police Station, for unlawful arrest.Lawyer Jeffrey Farqu... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693896&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:27 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693896&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By BIANCA SYMONETTE, Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comA Long Island resident who was convicted in a magistrate court on drug charges was spared jail time, however, the magistrate ordered th... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693904&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:33 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693904&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By STAFF WRITER, Guardian News DeskThe Nassau Guardian has appointed its former News Editor, Erica Wells, to the post of Managing Editor, with immediate effect. Shortly after graduating from the Unive... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16691830&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:26 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16691830&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By BIANCA SYMONETTE, Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comA mother and her toddler son are nursing gunshot wounds in hospital after being ambushed by two gunmen over the weekend.Assistant Super... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693898&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:28 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693898&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Jasmin Bonimy, Guardian Staff Reporter, jasmin@nasguard.com Local boat captains, who head small-scale smuggling operations, are allegedly transporting more than just their human cargo, as they look... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693900&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:31 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693900&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JIMENITA SWAIN, NG Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comIn attempt to determine how versed the public-at-large is on matters relating to HIV and AIDS, the National HIV Center is expected to carry ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693901&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:31 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693901&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By KARAN MINNIS|Guardian Lifestyles Reporter| karan@nasguard.comYou're looking to build a house, and you have an idea of what you want it to look like, and all you need now is a contractor. According ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16694065&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:31 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16694065&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JUAN MCCARTNEY, Guardian Senior Reporter, juan@nasguard.comThe six Haitian nationals that lost their lives, as a result of last week's failed attempt by a group of 300 Haitians to sneak into New Pr... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693894&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:29 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693894&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By ARTESIA DAVIS, Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comInternal investigations into the circumstances surrounding the drowning death of a police corporal during a firearms training course hav... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693895&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:27 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693895&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JIMENITA SWAIN, Guardian Senior Reporter, jimenita@nasguard.comBahamians can expect to see cleaner streets with proper trash removal, this according to the Minister of the Environment, Earl Deveaux... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693899&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:30 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693899&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By JASMIN BONIMY, Guardian Staff Reporter, jasmin@nasguard.com Safety measures put in place during Defence Force training are likely to prevent another tragic death, similar to the drowning of a polic... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693902&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:32 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693902&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By BIANCA SYMONETTE, Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comPolice in Florida are searching for three men, believed to be Bahamians, who led them on a boat chase before escaping and leaving behin... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693897&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:28 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16693897&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Lovell Saunders, For The Guardain In typical Bahamian fashion, my trip started with me getting to the airport (Washington's Reagan National) late – just two minutes before they closed the flig... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16691829&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:24 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16691829&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business Desk, Inderia@nasguard.comBTC is fending off charges it's attempting to monopolize the cell phone sales business by hoarding much of the 600k GSM numbers for its... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16691828&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:23 -0400 Nassau Guardian http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16691828&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By K. NANCOO-RUSSELLFreeport News Reporter Beaches around the island were filled yesterday with families enjoying the Emancipation Day holiday, who all took advantage of the opportunity to use their g... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684317&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:22:53 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684317&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By BARBARA WALKINSenior FN Reporterbarbara@nasguard.com Local junkanoo leaders are coming to the defence of 'Just Rush' organizer Peter Adder-ley, clarifying localized misconceptions and inaccurate in... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16682093&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:22:52 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16682093&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By KELSIE JOHNSONNG Sports Reporterkelsie@nasguard.comOlympian Pauline Davis-Thompson is starting a new chapter, taking her knowledge of track and field to a higher level.The highly decorated track an... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16683835&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:22:52 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16683835&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Kathryn CampbellBahamas Information Services NASSAU, Bahamas – For the past four weeks, the 1,200 plus children enrolled in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture's Summer Sports Program ha... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16682094&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:22:51 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16682094&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By GENEA NOEL Freeport News Reporter After four tragic drowning accidents in Bahamian waters, police have now issued a water safety warning for all residents about potential sinkholes that could be fa... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684316&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:22:52 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684316&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 The murder trial of Labion Laroda, who is charged with intentionally and unlawfully causing the death of his wife Tiffany LaTanya Smith-Laroda on May 24, 2005 at their home in Caravel Beach, is expect... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684319&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:22:50 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684319&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Lindsay ThompsonBahamas Information ServicesNASSAU – The Depart-ment of Immigration is using "an aggressive approach" to tackling the illegal immigration issue facing the country, Minister of ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684320&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:22:49 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684320&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 By Llonella GilbertBahamas Information ServicesNASSAU – The Bain and Grants Town Urban Renewal Liveable Neighbourhood Centre partnered with the Adelaide Village Youth Association (AVYA) to operat... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684318&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:22:48 -0400 Freeport News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16684318&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Prince William has been involved in a second drugs bust operation in the Caribbean, where he is serving on board a Royal Navy warship, the defence ministry in London said.The 26-year-old, who is secon... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16671972&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:19:38 -0400 NDTV http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16671972&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) Executive Secretary Carlos Florez called Monday for a regional campaign to boost energy efficiency in Latin American and Caribbean countries. "The c... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16671971&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:47:16 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16671971&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Rutgers University . “We think it’s correlated with the generally warmer temperatures we are experiencing,” Dr. Able said. “Some species may be moving further north because we ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16674044&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:08:51 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16674044&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 More than two decades after the infamous garbage barge of 1987 moored in Brooklyn after haplessly floating to six states and three foreign countries in search of a dump, barges and abandoned vessels a... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16674043&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:08:50 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16674043&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 NFL career and medical degree.Which gets back to the ACC's most whispered question.Is Rolle too special for his own football good?"Oh, I've heard it before I even got to college," he said.What if he d... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16674045&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:08:41 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16674045&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago publisher Neysha Soodeen and her MACO line of publications are continuing to attract international attention and recognition. The managing director of Tout... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16669740&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:56:29 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16669740&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Nassau County ," spokeswoman Claire Posposil said Monday. State and county health officials said it could take up to two weeks to confirm initial tests. The potentially lethal virus was found ea... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16668762&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:32:36 -0400 Newsday http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16668762&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Wellness International Network Founders Ralph and Cathy Oats recently returned from a luxurious incentive cruise with WIN's top producers and their families. PLANO, TX--(Marketwire - August 4, 2008... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16664168&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:04:24 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16664168&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 (AP:NASSAU, Bahamas) Bacardi Ltd. said Monday it named Seamus McBride president and chief executive, effective Sept. 1.McBride, 53, succeeds Andreas Gembler, 65, who is retiring after serving as presi... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16666957&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:55:34 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16666957&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Pitt women's basketball coach Agnus Berenato today announced the hiring of Yolett McPhee-McCuin as an assistant coach. McPhee-McCuin, who comes to the Panthers from the University of Portland, will re... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16666958&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:55:27 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16666958&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 An armed man robbed a Freeport money-transfer business Sunday morning, forcing the clerk to open a safe and hand over cash, Nassau police said. The 24-year-old female clerk was opening the doors at... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16655936&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:04:10 -0400 Newsday http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16655936&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Typical American government. $4.00/gallon gas, smart Americans take their money to better economies, now all of a sudden the US government has problems with it. Let's see, are they mad that Americans ... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16651373&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:37:42 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16651373&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Airfares have risen this summer more than any year in the past quarter century, new studies by airfare experts show. The studies, done by Travelocity, FareCompare.com and Harrell Associates at USA TOD... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16646281&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:59:07 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16646281&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 When the sky opened up Saturday night during the fifth annual Bobby Bonds Symposium at Benedict College, the fate of the first Black World Series was in the balance.Throughout the evening, players, co... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16646282&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:59:06 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16646282&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Florida may be surrounded by water on three sides, but the seafood its residents consume is likely to be from abroad. With confirmation last week that black grouper bought in two local shops has test... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16643261&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:44:34 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16643261&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 A dedicated follower of the Rangers soccer team in Scotland says he traveled 5,000 miles to watch his favorite team play in a championship game.Tommy Swinburne said he traveled all the way from the Ba... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16641044&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:26:34 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16641044&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Cincinnati, Aug 3 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas blew away two match points, going down to top-seeded Bryan brothers -- Bob and Mike - in the semi-final of the Cincinna... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16638886&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:13:57 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16638886&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Suspected drug flights from Venezuela to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola rose 44 percent over the first three months of 2008, U.S. officials say, a surge in activity that comes as Venezuelan Presid... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16632656&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:07:05 -0400 The News Tribune http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16632656&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 International Olympic Committee on Saturday disqualified the sprinter Antonio Pettigrew and the rest of the United States 4x400-meter relay team from the 2000 Sydney Olympics Games because Pettigrew a... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16627263&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:16:58 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16627263&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 The Bahamas Amateur Boxing Association's four-member team returned home to the capital from Trinidad and Tobago after competing at the junior segment of the Caribbean Amateur Boxing Association Carift... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16622829&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:47:14 -0400 Bahama Journal http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16622829&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 The Bahamas Amateur Boxing Association's four-member team returned home to the capital from Trinidad and Tobago after competing at the junior segment of the Caribbean Amateur Boxing Association Carift... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16622828&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:47:13 -0400 Bahama Journal http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16622828&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Despite the intervention of the minister of labour and his attempt to have a union dispute referred to the Industrial Tribunal, the Bahamas Industrial Manufacturers and Allied Workers Union (BIMAWU) p... http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16622054&cat=ce785a18ec739f45 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:47:11 -0400 Bahama Journal http://feeds.bahamasnews.net/?rid=16622054&cat=ce785a18ec739f45