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Two dead after car crash in South Andros

Two men are dead after a traffic accident in South Andros early on Saturday evening.

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Commissioner: We must clean the place where we live

POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday moved to end debate over crime statistics in the wake of another US State Department crime advisory. He warned that despite the positive trends Bahamians still needed to “clean the place where we live.”

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Bid to raise $100,000 for tenants who lost businesses in fire

A Go Fund Me page has been launched to raise $100,000 to assist the 13 store tenants whose businesses were destroyed following a devastating fire at Rachel's Britannia Mini Mall in Freeport earlier this week.

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Britannia Mini Mall fire 'was arson'

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler said that following preliminary investigations, the Police Fire Services has pin-pointed the cause of the fire at the Britannia Mini Mall as arson.

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All Opposition parliamentarians 'have filed public disclosures'

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell confirmed on Friday that all Opposition parliamentarians have filed their public disclosures.

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Police Month gets underway with walkabout in Freeport

POLICE on Grand Bahama kicked off Police Month on Friday with a community walkabout led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler, who with his officers, interacted with persons on the streets and at various establishments in the Freeport area.

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Police Commissioner leads walkabout through Nassau

THE Senior Command of the Royal Bahamas Police Force visited several communities in the capital on Friday, marking the official start of “Police Month” and the 179th anniversary of the force.

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Dames: Cabinet paper for sex offender registry complete

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said the Cabinet paper for the sex offender registry is completed and will be submitted soon.

American Airlines to use larger aircraft for Miami to Nassau flight

AMERICAN Airlines will start operating one of their seven daily flights from Miami to Nassau beginning in June using a larger aircraft.

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Testing on MARCO Alert system 'completed'

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said testing on the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system is completed and the proposal will be submitted to Cabinet for approval very shortly.

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Infant left in car 'rescued by ministry staff'

MINISTRY of Health employees had to forcibly open the window of a car on Friday to rescue an infant who had been left unattended in the government agency’s parking lot, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.

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‘$255m from gaming’ since 2014

BAHAMAS Gaming Operators Association CEO Gershan Major said web shops represent probably the third or fourth most significant sector of employers in the Bahamas, and have contributed more than $255m since 2014 to the Bahamian economy.

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Woman held over mall fire

A WOMAN is in custody assisting police in Grand Bahama with an arson investigation into a fire that destroyed a Freeport mini shopping plaza valued at some $800,000.

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24-hour hotline launched to tackle human trafficking

THE government has launched a 24-hour human trafficking hotline to help victims or those who aware of the crime to anonymously report it.

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Dames: I didn’t lose my temper

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames has suggested reports on his clash with Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine in the House of Assembly on Wednesday were overblown as he brushed off opposition calls for him to enroll in an anger management programme.