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Boy found living alone in car last year is 'safe and attending school'

THE 12-year-old boy who was found living alone in a car last year is safe and now attending school, according to Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin.

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Nassau Gas chief pledges to fully refund all investors

A Bahamian company that raised equity capital through the collapsed ArawakX platform has pledged to return all funds to investors once they are verified, its principal saying: "I want to get out of this mess."

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Bell: Rent-to-own will help thousands

HOUSING Minister Keith Bell said government's rent-to-own programme would help people who cannot get a mortgage because they have other debts or cannot pay the down payment needed to get a loan.

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Review delay over ‘Demon Slayer’ ban erased benefits, theatre claims

THE government's lengthy review of the Film Control Board's decision to ban an anime film has erased whatever benefits Fusion could have attained from overturning the decision, according to the theatre's chief lawyer.

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BTC union anger erupts on manager dismissals

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) top executive yesterday said there will be times when the carrier and its two trade unions "vigorously disagree" amid demonstrations over staff terminations.

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Security summit aims to tackle regional issues

US Charge d’Affaires Usha Pitts said she hopes cooperation through the Northern Caribbean Security Summit can lead to more multi-national narcotic initiatives such as Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT), which has significantly hindered the transit of drugs in Bahamian waters.

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Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried jailed for 25 years

Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced on Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud on hundreds of thousands of customers that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world's most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency.

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Retired police superintendent denies threat to search underwear of Gibson’s relative

A RETIRED police superintendent denied threatening to search the house and "go through" the underwear of Adrian Gibson's relative when the criminal trial of the Long Island MP and others continued in the Supreme Court yesterday.

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50% 'grease the wheels' bribe findings accurate

The Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president says findings that almost half of firms seeking construction permits are asked, or expect, to pay a bribe are "accurate" amid a "grease the wheels" culture.

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UNION CHIEF IN POLICE SEARCH: Force denies swoop on BEWU president was intimidation

POLICE said they searched properties owned by Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson after receiving a stealing complaint –– not to intimidate Mr Wilson, who has publicly opposed the Davis administration's purported plan to reform Bahamas Power & Light by dividing up the company with the help of private partners.

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Fernander ‘very disappointed’ with union chief’s description of recent police search

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he is “very disappointed” with Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) president Kyle Wilson’s description of a recent police search of his properties.

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Supreme Court to review student assault accusation

A TEACHER'S alleged assault on a six-year-old child at Adelaide Primary School and the Ministry of Education's attempt to transfer the girl to a different school may be the subject of a Supreme Court examination after a judge granted the parent leave to apply for judicial review.

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Tribune Carifta Games 2024 supplement now online

Relive this year's CARIFTA Games coverage with our special supplement, now available to read as a pdf edition.

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Bahamian aviation chief in $2m FTX settlement

A Bahamian aviation entrepreneur and his firm have secured a $2m settlement with the US Justice Department and FTX's US chief to resolve the fate of the crypto exchange's two aircraft.

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CARIFTA: Bahamas surges to lead in swimming standings UPDATED

WILLIAM Fountain secured the first medal for Team Bahamas, but Isabella Cuccurullo electrified the jam-packed Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex as she claimed the first gold at the XXXVII CARIFTA Swim Championships.

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Social Services records uptick in child abuse

STATISTICS from The Department of Social Services revealed an increase in child abuse over the past three years, specifically after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Social Services Minister Myles Laroda.

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Bahamas financial services: 'Revisit' 15% minimum tax

The Bahamian financial services industry is calling for the 15 percent minimum global corporate income tax to be "revisited" as it violates the sovereign right of nations to set their own tax systems and rates.

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Police seeking help in search for missing man

Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Austin Frederick Adderley, a 46-year-old man from Gregory Town, North Eleuthera, who reportedly went missing in the vicinity of the Glass Window Bridge.

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PM: 'Why do you want to describe rape?'

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis questioned on Friday whether it was necessary to "describe rape" in response to criticism over the stalled pace of legislation to criminalize marital raped.

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Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said Friday in a stunning announcement that follows weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts.

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