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Sandals shut until November 1

SANDALS Royal Bahamian will not open to guests until November 1, the resort has announced.

Lorencia: Accused in court

A 24-year-old man was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murdering a man and a 10-year-old girl and attempting to murder another man late last month.

A 25-year-old man was charged yesterday with fatally shooting another man in the Moore Avenue area last week. Kendrick Lundy also known as “Papa” appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with the death of Angelo Lightbourne on

Coral at risk as disease takes grip of The Bahamas

RESEARCHERS have warned that coral is increasingly threatened by a disease that is taking a firmer hold of the nation. Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has been confirmed by the Perry Institute for Marine Science less than three months after

Counselling for man found with hemp

A 21-year-old man has been ordered to attend drug counselling classes for six months after he pleaded guilty to drug possession in Magistrate’s Court. Phillip Cleare appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis this week after officers foun

Man fined $4,000 for receiving stolen crabs

A MAN was ordered to pay $4,027 after he pleaded guilty to receiving two stolen crab pens that contained an assortment of white and black crabs. Demetrius Smith appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis after he was accused of dishonestl

$350 fine for going to get food for mother

A 37-year-old man was fined $350 for violating the curfew after claiming he was trying to go to his neighbour’s house to get food for his mother.He was one of several who appeared in Magistrate’s Court for curfew and lockdown violations, including tw

15 fishermen held by RBPF for violations

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force detained fishermen suspected of fisheries violations on Wednesday morning.

Woman dies in car collision

A WOMAN is dead after a traffic accident in New Providence on Wednesday night.

Tourism Promotion Board’s $219 million ‘black hole’

Thursday, 11th June, 2020.

Library transformation

THE only public lending library on Grand Bahama that was severely damaged by Dorian is undergoing restoration, thanks to funds provided in excess of $250,000 from the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited.

Union calls for help in WSC talks

THE Bahamas Utilities and Services and Allied Workers Union is again calling on the government to intervene in ongoing disputes with executives at the Water and Sewage Corporation.

Police hold suspect over gas station armed robbery

POLICE have a man in custody who is helping with an armed robbery investigation.

Bahamians stuck in Europe heading home

BAHAMIAN citizens and residents who were stuck in the United Kingdom and Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic are set to return home today.

Johnson puts faith in $30m investment

AFTER spending some $30m, the Department of Immigration will soon have a fully online application and cashless system, Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson said yesterday.

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