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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.

Teen put on good behaviour after Sunlight Village assault

A MAN who admitted trespassing on a property in Sunlight Village and assaulting a woman over the weekend was ordered yesterday to be of good behaviour for six months.

Attorney denies stealing $168k from former client

AN attorney was granted $45,000 bail yesterday after he was accused of stealing $168,270.16 from a client in 2024.

Two men in custody after woman reports sexual assaults

TWO men are in police custody after a 19-year-old woman reported she was sexually assaulted by two men she knew in separate incidents on Sunday evening.

Accused gets bail after pleading not guilty to firearm charge

A MAN accused of possessing a loaded firearm in New Providence was granted bail yesterday.