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Darville calls for urgency over Acklins school issues

SENATOR Michael Darville has urged the government to “move with a sense of urgency” to resolve Acklins Central High School’s issues. The Progressive Liberal Party spokesman on health and education claimed the Department of Environmental Health Servi

Jury selected for mass drive-by shooting trial

A Supreme Court jury was empanelled yesterday for the trial of three men accused of killing four people and wounding seven others during a mass drive-by shooting in the Fox Hill area seven years ago.Jermaine Curry, Peter Rolle and Justin Williams app

Activists say abortion ban a factor in illegal pills trade – For some ‘there’s no choice’

LEGISLATION restricting women’s access to reproductive health care has harmed residents and should be the focus of national discourse, not abortion drugs some obtain without a doctor’s prescription because they have no other choice.

Are Valley Boys set to lose crown to Saxons?

QUESTIONS swirled last night about whether the official results of the 2019 Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade strips the Valley Boys of its victory and pushes the Saxons Superstars into first place.

Police alert after series of armed home invasions

FOLLOWING a string of recent home invasions in the capital, Royal Bahamas Police Force Superintendent Shanta Knowles is urging members of the public to take all necessary precautions to avoid making their homes targets for intruders.

Grand Bahama airport crisis as 100 jobs on the line

DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest says the disengagement of workers at the Grand Bahama International Airport is a concern, and that addressing the current situation at the airport is a priority for the government.

Hayward family’s grief over ‘suicide’

THE family of the late Sir Jack Hayward has expressed shock and sadness over the death of their father’s longtime personal butler Trevor Bethel, who was found dead on Friday morning at his residence off Royal Palm Way.

RBDF apprehends over 30 Haitian migrants

OVER two dozen Haitian migrants were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in waters off Ragged Island early yesterday morning. According to a statement from the RBDF, HMBS L L Smith under the command of Senior Lieutenant Shawn Adderley, ac

Marijuana report expected to land on PM's desk today

THE Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana is expected to give Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis its long-awaited report on marijuana this morning. “We did our work,” Bishop Simeon Hall, co-chairman of the commission, said yesterday. “We were mandat

Two hurt in separate shooting incidents

TWO New Providence men were taken to hospital after they were shot in separate incidents on Sunday, police said. In the first incident, a group of men were standing in front of a home at Samson Street, Nassau Village, shortly before 7pm when two arm

Bahamas to host major lawyer conference

FOR the first time ever, the Bahamas will host the 22nd Commonwealth Lawyers Conference (CLC) in September 2021, attracting more than 1,000 lawyers and visitors from across the Commonwealth. The four-day conference will be held at Baha Mar from Sept

Killer withdraws appeal against sentence

A MAN has withdrawn his appeal against his near 20-year sentence for the role he played in killing three people, including a pregnant woman due to give birth to her son, nine years ago. Timothy Saunders withdrew his appeal yesterday against his 18-y

Road access still blocked after Dorian

FIVE months after Hurricane Dorian, road access in some private subdivisions in East Grand Bahama are still blocked. Some residents say the state of the community poses safety risks. Boats are still blocking roadways, and there are also downed pole

'No degradation of 51 bodies kept in cooler'

THE Ministry of Health criticised Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin’s “insensitive” and “reckless” claims that the bodies of Hurricane Dorian victims in Abaco are creating a “stench” because the container in which they are stored is not cooling adequ

Police hunt for armed men who invaded home

POLICE are looking for a group of men responsible for a home invasion and robbery that occurred on Sunday. Police said around 3am yesterday, a group of armed men forced their way into a home on Joe Farrington Road, “held residents at bay” and robbed

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