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Residents sleep in cars as outages plague Golden Gates

GOLDEN Gates residents say prolonged power outages have left them sleeping in their vehicles to escape the heat, throwing away hundreds of dollars' worth of food, missing work, showering with garden hoses and facing mounting financial losses, as frustration grows over what many describe as the worst electricity disruptions the community has ever experienced.

Family mourns 22-year-old killed in Lucaya crash

A young Grand Bahama mechanic was killed in a two-car collision in the Lucaya area late Tuesday evening, pushing the island’s traffic fatality count to eight for the year.

Judge rules withdrawal of work permits was unlawful

THE Supreme Court has ruled that the Department of Immigration acted unlawfully when it withdrew work permits from two Jamaican nationals without giving them a fair hearing or explaining why.

Church mourns musician killed in fatal Andros plane crash

GIOVANNI McKenzie, one of ten people killed in the fatal Independence Day plane crash, was looking forward to returning home to worship with his church family and serve on the praise team before his untimely death.

Fatal Andros plane hit trees while preparing to land

THE Independence Day plane crash that killed ten people near San Andros Airport ranks among the country’s worst aviation disasters in recent history, investigators said yesterday as they revealed that the aircraft struck trees while apparently configured to land before plunging into a wooded area and erupting in flames.

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Memorial held for crash victims

IN a final roll call for the ten victims who died in the North Andros plane crash on Independence Day, screams and tears filled The Pond as grieving relatives and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil in their honour.

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Teacher dies weeks after she was stabbed in throat

A 56-year-old primary school teacher died in hospital on Monday, more than a month after she was reportedly stabbed in the throat by her attackers.

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LGBTQ+ Activist calls for hate crime laws

GAY rights activist Alexis DeMarco has called for hate crime legislation after linking a string of recent and historic killings involving people believed to have been members of the LGBTQ+ community to concerns about bias-motivated violence and unequal treatment within the justice system.