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Man accused of raping child
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday over allegations he raped a child over the span of four years.
Five injured in new RBDF grounding
FIVE Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers were airlifted to New Providence over the weekend following the grounding of their vessel, the HMBS Cascarilla, near Ragged Island last week.
Vaughn Miller goes all in and joins PLP
GOLDEN Isles MP Vaughn Miller has joined the Progressive Liberal Party, nine months after quitting the Free National Movement to become an independent representative.
Police leadership hailed - as new vehicles arrive to battle crime
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has been selected “as the 2020 IACP leader in community policing” out of more than 100 competitors, Police Commissioner Paul Rolle announced yesterday.
YOU GO GIRL: Going Global
Out of more than 170 entries from 44 countries, Bahamian twelfth grader Sierra Blair captured first runner-up in the Girls’ Voices at Home video challenge – a competition which invited young women aged 13 to 26 to share how they are staying strong and continuing their education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teen accused of murder claims he was beaten in custody
THE lawyer for a teenager who was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murder alleged his client was beaten while in police custody.
EDITORIAL: Battling to hide documents is no sign of transparency
ANOTHER day, another setback for the government at the Supreme Court.
SHAUNTAE IS KICKING UP A STORM
THIS YEAR, there were no shouts or applauses to usher in the new Miss Bahamas Universe, Shauntae Miller. Instead, Miss Miller received her accolades by virtual means due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A COMIC'S VIEW – Big news in Barbados: That coulda been us . . .
THIS week, something abnormally fantastic happened. The decision was made to ‘fire’ the Queen (sorry, Elizabeth R), decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, and move forward as an island nation that can stand on its own legs.
COVID lockdown's $1bn tourism blow
The Bahamas lost around $1bn in tourism earnings at the COVID-19 lockdown's peak as this nation became a "net payer" for travel-related services for likely the first time in its history.
STATESIDE: Game of Thrones had nothing on this tangled web spun through the courts and corridors of D.C.
Gender and race politics are dominating the news in the US these days. What else is new?
