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Woman ‘threatened with shotgun’ tells court she wants to drop case

A MAN accused of frightening his former girlfriend and their young child with a shotgun was discharged after the woman told a magistrate she no longer wanted to go through with the case after consulting God.

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Sears: Shell is willing to work with the government

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said Shell North America is willing to work with the Davis administration as it finalises its energy policies and priorities for Bahamas Power & Light.

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Advice for those travelling to Black Friday sales

HEALTH experts are advising persons considering travel to the US for Black Friday sales to ensure they practice COVID-19 preventative measures.

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Medical centre plan for Eight Mile Rock

Doctor’s Hospital has announced plans to open its Kavala Medical Centre in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, by early next year.

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Mitchell says Minnis should ‘go quietly’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell said former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis should “go quietly into the good night” after declaring his reasons for calling an early election.

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Straw Market reopens

AFTER nearly two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nassau Straw Market was officially reopened yesterday in a move hailed by vendors as “long overdue”.

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Shooting victim dies in hospital

A SHOOTING victim died in hospital on Thursday night, police said.

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NIB chief’s three-year deal was standard

FORMER Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle has insisted the Minnis administration did nothing untoward when it executed a three-year contract of employment with National Insurance Board director James Moss.

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Unvaccinated still dominate numbers

NINETY-TWO percent of the people who died or were admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital for COVID-19 in October were unvaccinated, according to the Public Hospitals Authority.

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$100M ARREARS PUT BPL IN ‘DIRE STRAITS’: Company finances hit as customers continue to leave bills unsettled

BAHAMAS Power & Light CEO Whitney Heastie revealed yesterday more than $100m in unpaid bills is owed to the company which is in “dire straits financially.”

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Man ‘stabbed waiter in the head’ at bar

A WAITER was left bleeding after a man struck him in the head with a pocket knife at his place of employment, a court was told.

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Repeat offender admits taking off ankle bracelet

A REPEAT offender who removed his ankle bracelet was once again sentenced to time on remand yesterday after admitting he broke into a man’s home to steal last week.

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Bail granted in $10,000 theft trial for cashier

A CASHIER who denied stealing more than $10,000 from her place of employment was yesterday granted bail ahead of her trial.

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Suspect charged with murder

A 32-year-old man was in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murder.

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Man accused of sex with underage girls

A 41-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with unlawful sexual intercourse with two 15-year-old girls.