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ZNS cyber attack was predicted

POLICE have sought assistance from “international partners” after radio servers at ZNS were hacked for ransom on Monday.

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$160k - you can give it to charity

AN anonymous international donor has bestowed more than $168,000 to five Bahamian charities, in an act described as “a gift of generosity straight from the heart”.

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Felix to sue over university sacking

THE University of The Bahamas has fired Professor Felix Bethel, setting the stage for a potentially ugly legal battle. Mr Bethel, scheduled to teach a class last Saturday, was denied entry to the university’s Michael Eldon Complex.

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‘THROW IT OUT - WITNESS LIED’: Defence insists evidence shows Smith’s innocent

THE lead attorney for former PLP Senator Frank Smith has called on a judge to throw out the case against his client, as he branded the key witness in the matter a liar whose claims cannot be used as evidence that would safely lead to a conviction.

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Not my area - Campbell dodges rape increase questions

SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell yesterday dodged questions from the media over his ministry’s efforts to address the six percent increase in rapes last year.

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Grand Bahama police appeal for witnesses after shooting

POLICE in Grand Bahama are following significant leads into the island’s first murder for 2019 and are appealing to persons to come forward with any information that can further assist them.

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Runway lights rerouted to Marsh Harbour

REPLACEMENT runway lights earmarked for Acklins and Crooked Island have been rerouted and used to address lighting issues at the nation’s second busiest airport – the Leonard M Thompson International Airport in Marsh Harbour, Abaco.

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Pair in court over murder charge

TWO men were charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the country’s second murder of the year.

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Two face charges of armed robbery in Grand Bahama

TWO men were charged with armed robbery in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Prisoner escapes – but is soon caught

A PRISONER escaped the Department of Correctional Services on Saturday, but was quickly captured and returned, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday.

Expect single lane closures on East Bay Street for seven days

MOTORISTS travelling on East Bay Street have been warned to expect single lane closures as roadwork resumes on the street today.

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Honest officers should be paid a bonus for turning down bribes, says former senior policeman

LAW enforcement officers have more incentives to look the other way, according to former Royal Bahamas Police Force Assistant Commissioner Paul Thompson, who yesterday recommended “honest officers” be paid bonuses for turning down bribes.

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‘Minnis trip makes us look like grovelling mendicants’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell says Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ trip to Brussels to meet with high-level European officials is “quite strange” and makes the country look like “grovelling mendicants”.

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Junkanoo-gate: We will leave no stone unturned, promise police

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force will leave no stone unturned in its probe of Junkanoo bribe claims, according to Chief Superintendent of Police Solomon Cash.

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I saw Missing Marvin at the police station, claims witness

A MAN says he was at the Central Detective Unit on December 8 when he saw a “disoriented” Marvin Pratt - the missing Gambier Village man who police have denied ever taking into custody.