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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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'Horrendous' surge in contractor walk-aways

The Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president yesterday revealed there has been "an horrendous" increase in complaints over the past 12-18 months about contractors abandoning clients.

'Death by 1,000 cuts' fear on new Bimini airport fees

Private aviation operators yesterday voiced fears that the industry faces "death by a thousand cuts" amid a furious reaction to the imposition of multiple new fees to pay for Bimini's $80m airport upgrade.

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Fritz Grant Track & Field Invitational a success

THE 14th Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational, powered by Ambassadors Athletics Club, returned to the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium over the weekend and was a success, according to event organiser Fritz Grant.

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Gov't to investigate industrial odours in GB

Prime Minister Philip Davis said his administration is concerned about nuisance odours from the industrial park that are impacting nearby residential communities in Grand Bahama.

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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.

Disabilities advocacy group to host post-Mother's Day fundraiser

A NON-PROFT advocacy group helping those with disabilities is holding a post-Mother’s Day event, with proceeds going to vital causes.

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Ex-MP slams the Gov’t for $357m GBPA ‘shakedown’

A former MP yesterday slammed the Government’s demand that the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) pay it $357m as “a shakedown”, and questioned if the former is “either broke or desperate”.

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Gibson ‘wanted to burst ex’s brain’

LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson allegedly said in text messages that he sometimes wanted “to burst” his ex-fiance’s brain and that she screwed him over by “blaming” him.

FRONT PORCH: Capital punishment and a culture of revenge and retaliation

Former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nassau, the late Lawrence Burke, SJ, lamented that many Bahamians often seemed more fixated on Good Friday, less seized by the assurance and promise of Easter Sunday.

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‘One-stop solution’ to BPL woes re-floated

A “quick one-stop solution” for The Bahamas’ energy crisis was yesterday re-floated by a local attorney who argued it could resolve cost, reliability and environmental woes “within months”.