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Man beat girlfriend who he blamed for getting him sick

A magistrate yesterday discharged a man who assaulted his girlfriend for getting him sick during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Couple deny having sex in public

A couple accused of having sex in public are set to stand trial at the end of this month.

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17-year-old denies assault with knife

A teenager who denied assaulting another with a deadly instrument was granted bail ahead of his trial.


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Teen who pushed cop told to behave

A teenager who tried to intervene in the lawful arrest of her brother must stay out of trouble for three months to avoid spending 30 days in prison.

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Teen who pushed cop told to behave

A teenager who tried to intervene in the lawful arrest of her brother must stay out of trouble for three months to avoid spending 30 days in prison.

The voting rights of quarantined

I write in response to your column of September 1, 2021, entitled “Why is there no plan for the Quarantined?” Good question! The answers that have been offered by the “powers that be” thus far lie somewhere in the range between pathetic and paralyzed.


Independence of the press?

I thought the press was supposed to be fair and impartial. If so, the behaviour of one media group in particular in the lead up to this election is positively shameful.

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Jones named Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month

For the second time this season, Jonquel Jones has been named the WNBA’s Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month.

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Jacobi Bain set to play his freshman year for Gold Rush tennis team

FOR the past two weeks, Jacobi Bain has been preparing for his entry at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana where he will be playing his freshman year for the Gold Rush men’s tennis team this year.


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09022021 EDITION

Thursday, 2nd September, 2021.

EDITORIAL: Free school food could make a big difference

THE word ahead of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ speech last night was that there would be a big announcement – and a free school meals programme certainly fit the bill.

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STATESIDE: Has America lost its mind? Maybe

Hurricane Ida brought gloom, cloudy weather and occasional monsoon rain to the American Northeast yesterday. The dismal weather created a fitting backdrop for a generally discouraging outlook for Democrats and liberals.


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FRONT PORCH: The liberating power of reading

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” - Frederick Douglass

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Christian Council criticises campaign ads

THE Bahamas Christian Council has spoken out against the negative election ads being produced this campaign, saying name calling and character smearing will not advance the nation.

FNM reveals manifesto promises on marijuana, BPL

THE Free National Movement has pledged to “review an increase to the minimum wage,” pass legislation to replace the emergency orders and introduce a medical marijuana industry if the party secures another term.


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Two more deaths bring total to 408

THE Ministry of Health reported 125 new COVID-19 cases and two virus related deaths yesterday, pushing the nation’s overall coronavirus tally to 18,460.

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‘No evidence’ that Delta strain in The Bahamas

DESPITE increasing concerns that the Delta variant could be present in the country, one Pan American Health Organization official said there is still no evidence the highly contagious strain is here.

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Union chief airs concerns with WSC

THE president of the Water and Sewerage Management Union Montgomery Miller highlighted a myriad of concerns his members have with affairs at the Water and Sewerage Corporation.


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Two years on and residents still picking up the pieces

TWO years after losing their homes and belongings to Hurricane Dorian, rubble, debris and a flattened foundation are still all that remains for some Abaco residents.

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Wreaths laid to remember victims of Hurricane Dorian

ON the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Dorian’s landfall in the country yesterday, government officials as well as members of the official opposition remembered those who lost their lives.