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Dames distances self from US arrest

Free National Movement candidate for Mount Moriah Marvin H. Dames has moved to distance himself and his wife from a US criminal investigation involving a business associate.

Man accused of posing as female attorney arraigned on 51 charges

A 30-year-old man who police say posed as a female legal professional while misrepresenting himself as a qualified attorney is to be arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court in Freeport today on multiple fraud and forgery charges.

Deal blasts business licence process, promises reform

FREE National Movement candidate for Free Town Lincoln Deal II has criticised the government’s business licence renewal process, saying it is burdening entrepreneurs with unclear requirements, prepayments and audit mandates.

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Heroic worker tackles armed man in brazen robbery

AN heroic kitchen worker tackled a man armed with a hand-held machine gun during a brazen restaurant robbery in which three British ex-pats had a $20,000 Rolex and a $2,000 gold ring stolen.

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Immigration union wants sears fired over ignored grievances

THE head of the union representing customs and immigration officers has called for Immigration Minister Alfred Sears to be fired, accusing him of ignoring months of complaints over promotions, pay and insurance.

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Court rules ‘redeployment’ of five Family Island Administrators unlawful

THE government unlawfully moved five Family Island Administrators out of their posts in 2021 by calling the change a “redeployment”, a step the Supreme Court found was, in substance, an unauthorised transfer that had no legal effect.

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Power outage ‘played role’ in coach’s death

THE family of Grand Bahama coach and 2025 Sports Hall of Famer Bonnie Basden believes an island-wide power outage in response to a bomb threat on Thursday morning played a role in her death.

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FNM: Bahamians will bear cost of PLP’s ‘bad deals’ on energy reform

THE Free National Movement has accused the Davis administration of locking Bahamians into “bad deals” that could push electricity costs as high as 50 to 55 cents per kilowatt-hour and saddle consumers with a recurring $1m monthly burden.