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COP warns residents to remain vigilant over armed robberies

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander urged residents to stay vigilant and heed warnings to remain safe, following three armed robberies this week.

Man sentenced to nine months for stealing

A MAN was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday after he admitted to breaking into a car on Baillou Hill Road last year and stealing hundreds of dollars worth of property.

Pregnant woman granted conditional discharge after slapping woman

A visibly pregnant woman was granted a conditional discharge on Friday after she admitted to slapping another woman last week.

Man found with loaded gun granted bail

A MAN was granted bail after he was accused of having a loaded gun in New Providence last month.

Father released after son pleads guilty to drug possession

A MAN was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday after he admitted to having $1,600 worth of drugs last week.

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Fire services, volunteers tackling four fires in Abaco

ABACO Fire services and volunteers are working to contain four separate fires in the Marsh Harbour and Spring City areas, forcing the closure of a section of the island's main road today.

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Mitchell demands halt to cemetery’s appeal

A CABINET minister was yesterday revealed to have intervened on behalf of his constituents over a planning appeal involving a proposed 13-acre Bernard Road cemetery that is heavily opposed.

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PM: Bill’s ‘flexibility’ to end GBPA’s energy regulation

THE Prime Minister yesterday confirmed that the Electricity Bill 2024 provides “the flexibility” to remove the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) ability to regulate the energy sector in Freeport.

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Opposition leader fears Bill ‘guts URCA’s BPL oversight’

THE Opposition’s leader yesterday accused the Government of “gutting URCA’s oversight” with planned energy regulation reforms that the Prime Minister said could lead to BPL’s break-up.

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Wendy’s: Atlantis can’t dictate what happens on PI

WENDY’S attorneys yesterday asserted that Atlantis cannot dictate all that happens on Paradise Island even though it may view the fast-food restaurant as “not up to snuff”.