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‘Alarming’ 26 child sex cases logged at Bahamas Crisis Centre

THE Bahamas Crisis Centre received 26 sexual cases involving children aged eight to 16 in January and February, a figure its administrator described as alarming.

Sebas Bastian’s new memoir achieves US bestseller status

SEBAS Bastian has launched a memoir that his team says has earned bestseller recognition in the United States.

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Former Grand Lucayan employees collect final severance payouts

FORMER employees of the Grand Lucayan Resort began collecting severance cheques on Friday, with some saying the payouts were lower than they had anticipated after years of working on short-term contracts.

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Govt rejects family’s claim to Perpall Tract subdivision

THE government says the Perpall Tract off West Bay Street — where approximately 30 acres have been allocated for a new 169-lot subdivision known as Premier Estates West — is Crown land lawfully acquired in 1957, responding to a public claim by a man who says the property belongs to his family.

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Biometric voter card rollout begins amid push to modernise registration

THE Parliamentary Registration Department has officially begun rolling out biometric voter cards, beginning with Golden Isles, St James and Carmichael, and expects to distribute about 2,500 ID cards this week.

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Foreign Affairs issues Middle East travel advisory amid escalating conflict

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Bahamian nationals to avoid travel to parts of the Middle East following a major escalation in hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran.

New Bahamas price app will ‘cause more harm than good’

A Bahamian merchant yesterday warned that the Government’s newly-unveiled price transparency and competitiveness app will “cause more harm than good” for small retailers in its current format, adding that such operators should be “super worried”.