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Man is guilty of trial juror contact

A 26-year-old Freeport man was convicted of obstruction of justice and sentenced to more than a year in prison by a Freeport magistrate.

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Man stabbed after argument in street

GRAND Bahama police are investigating a stabbing that has left a 22-year-old man in hospital in serious condition.

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46,000 enrol for NHI programme, says Roberts

ABOUT 46,000 Bahamians are enrolled in the government’s National Health Insurance programme as of Monday, National Health Insurance Authority Chairman Dr Robin Roberts said yesterday.

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Astronaut helping to preserve the most beautiful place from space

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has donated $5,000 to the Bahamas National Trust for the protection of the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park.

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Man robbed of cash

POLICE are searching for the men responsible for an armed robbery which occurred on Tuesday.

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Helga visits Grand Bahama to help with sustainable tourism

HELGA Piaget, CEO and founder of Passion Sea which is an international project to spread the awareness of the importance of clean water among the world’s youth, was in Grand Bahama on Tuesday.

Dame Marguerite enjoys annual trip to the Rand

GOVERNOR General Dame Marguerite Pindling made her annual Christmas visit to the Rand Memorial Hospital yesterday, where she met with patients and staff at the public healthcare institution in Grand Bahama.

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Two men found shot dead in Jubilee Gardens

TWO men, one of whom was being electronically monitored by police, were found shot to death in Jubilee Gardens early Wednesday morning in a car with its motor still running. The men were reportedly cousins.

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Number of confirmed cases of swine flu rises to four

THE number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the country has risen to four, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.

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Dames aiming to transform BDCS from a penal facility to a correctional one

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday the substantial role of commissioner of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services will be filled at some point in 2019, this as several “transformative” moves are being finalised as the facility moves towards its proposed parole scheme.

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‘Give us justice for our lost son’

DEVASTATED by the sudden and unexplained death of their brain-injured toddler who spent his entire life in hospital, a couple are suing the government in the hope to bring not just closure for loved ones but justice for their son.

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PM: I was only joking - honest

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is not concerned about the talk of a general strike in the country.

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Govt fails to halt Jean Rony case

THE Court of Appeal has granted Bahamas-born deportee Jean Rony Jean-Charles leave to appeal its revocation of a Supreme Court judge’s landmark decision concerning his controversial detention and removal from The Bahamas to the Privy Council, despite stern opposition from the Crown.

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Nurses in huge vote to strike

NURSES overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action during a strike poll held yesterday, Bahamas Nurses Union President Amancha Williams said.

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Dames: We have ‘fair idea’ who shot couple

POLICE have a “fair idea” who was responsible for Monday’s brazen double homicide at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre in Fox Hill and will “bring them to justice,” according to National Security Minister Marvin Dames.