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‘All I want is justice for my child’ says victim’s mother
THE mother of a teenage girl shot dead on Saturday has said she is left heartbroken and hoping for justice for another child.
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Bahamas women are not entered in ECASC tourney
THE English Caribbean Amateur Softball Confederation (ECASC) Women’s Fast-Pitch Tournament Qualifier will be held in St John, US Virgin Islands February 28 to March 6, but according to tournament director Burkett Dorsett, the Bahamas is not entered.
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‘Church must have say on marital rape’
BISHOP Walter Hanchell said legislators cannot deny the church “its say” on the issue of marital rape in response to some who criticise the government for continued consultations on the matter.
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No answer on police body cams
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday he could not confirm if police officers had on body cams during a police-involved shooting on Saturday.
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Rockets knock off Giants 87-73, Express roll past Eagles 75-53
THE Discount Distributors Liquors Rockets and the Produce Express both had a big night on Saturday at the AF Adderley Gymnasium as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season.
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FRONT PORCH: Responsibilities, rights and obligations of a free press
RESPONSIBLE, competent and professional media are indispensable to the maintenance, development and flowering of a democracy.
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DAVIS: STAY OUT OF MY BUSINESS – PM hits back at FNM leader over calls for reshuffle
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis insisted yesterday that he has no plans to shuffle his Cabinet at this time after calls from FNM leader Michael Pintard for him to do so, saying the opposition needs “to stay out of my business”.
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NM Valentine Cox dominates The Bahamas National Chess Championship
NM Valentine Cox dominated the 2023 Bahamas National Chess Championship, winning the prestigious event with an impressive 8 out of 9 points.
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Bipartisan support as debate begins on new Nurses and Midwives bill
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday began debating the Nurses and Midwives Bill (2022) which, once enacted, will repeal the Nurses and Midwives Act (1971) and expand the nursing and midwifery practice in the country.
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Athletes qualify for CARIFTA
The third annual Red-Line Athletics Oaktree Sonja Knowles Track Classic over the weekend at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium was termed a tremendous success with quite a number of athletes attaining the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games.
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Pintard: Davis should reshuffle unsuitable Cabinet ministers
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard has called on Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis to consider shuffling his Cabinet, saying it is quite evident that several ministers are unsuitable for their portfolios and should be reassigned to roles better suited to their skills or replaced entirely.
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Riley has ‘great experience’ at Korn Ferry tournament
IT wasn’t the performance he anticipated, but Cameron Riley said he was thrilled to have been afforded the opportunity to participate in his first Korn Ferry tournament.
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PM aims for budget surplus by fiscal year 2024/25
WHILE tabling the 2022 Fiscal Strategy Report (FSR) in Parliament yesterday, Prime Minister Phillip Davis said his administration’s plan to restore the country’s fiscal health is working and already “bearing fruit.”
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Passenger spending
I would appreciate you publishing my open letter to Mr Michael Bayley, CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
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Aliv comes on board as CARIFTA sponsor
With a cheque of $289,000, Aliv came on board as the official broadcast sponsor of the 50th Golden Jubilee CARIFTA Games, all set for the Easter holiday weekend at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
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Man dies as air rifle discharged
A MAN was shot and killed by a co-worker on Saturday who was attempting to clear a high-powered air rifle, police said.
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Three accused in separate murders
THREE men were charged in court yesterday in connection with three separate deaths in the nation’s capital in the past two months.
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Sunwing returns to Grand Bahama
ABOUT 500 Canadians visitors were in Grand Bahama last week with the return of Sunwing Airlines non-stop jet service to Freeport.
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Girlfriend of murder victim ‘broken’
THE girlfriend of a 24-year-old man who was killed in Abaco on Monday said she is “broken”, adding the victim was at the wrong place at the wrong time.
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USA Robins blank Barbados 5-0, USA Bluebirds hold off Bahamas 3-2
THE International Tennis Club’s Bahamas IC Doubles Week will come to a close today at the Nassau Lawn Tennis Club.
