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UPDATED: Hurricane Dorian could intensify into Category Four storm

HURRICANE Dorian could intensify into a “very damaging” 156mph Category Four storm that lingers for hours in the Bahamas, according to AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dan Kottlowski Thursday.

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'BPL takes precedence over union demands'

FINANCE Minister Peter Turnquest suggested yesterday that matters related to Bahamas Power and Light’s generation reliability will take precedence when other issues including those of incensed unions are considered.The deputy prime minister told repo

Water sales up ahead of storm’s passage

WITH Hurricane Dorian expected to begin impacting the southern Bahamas tonight, some businesses in New Providence have already seen an increase in water sales since the storm was announced.

Grand Bahamians get ready for hurricane

GRAND Bahamians are not taking any chances and have started heading to grocery and hardware stores to purchase water and necessary hurricane supplies as Dorian approaches.

UPDATED: Govt’s appeal of Frank Smith acquittal dismissed

THE Court of Appeal has unanimously rebuked the Crown’s appeal of former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s acquittal of multiple bribery and extortion charges, marking the state’s second loss in what PLP supporters have called a political “witch hunt” against him.

Injunction delay keeps strikers out

PUBLIC healthcare services remained limited to emergencies only for most of yesterday despite a court injunction ordering junior doctors back to work.

Senior officer to face action over ‘assaults’

POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson has brought disciplinary charges against a senior officer accused of punching two women in an Exuma incident that recently went viral.

$250m agreement signed for cruise port management

THE Minnis administration signed a Heads of Agreement yesterday for a $250m project with Global Ports Holding to redevelop and manage the Nassau Cruise Port.The project will anchor the administration’s efforts to revitalise downtown Nassau.Through it

Girl says her sex claims against cop were not true

THE teenage girl at the heart of an unlawful sexual intercourse allegation against a police reservist yesterday told a court that the claims against the accused in her statement to police are not true.The teenager, testifying by video link before Jus

Thieves hold man at knifepoint after car accident

A MAN was able to escape armed thieves who took him to his home at knife-point after a car accident, police said yesterday. The incident began shortly after 10pm on Tuesday, when a man was driving on Acklins Street, Coconut Grove. Police said the vic

80 pre-schools sign up to join partnership with ministry

MORE than 80 private pre-schools have entered into partnership with the Ministry of Education this year. The announcement was made at the Ministry of Education’s private pre-school contract presentation and official signing ceremony. The Ministry o

100 migrants repatriated

MORE than 100 Haitian migrants were repatriated to Port-au-Prince yesterday under a deportation order. A press release from the Department of Immigration said a joint team of law enforcement officers departed Lynden Pindling International Airport at

Haitians rescued after freighter runs aground

EIGHT Haitian nationals were rescued during a combined effort by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and OPBAT yesterday morning after their vessel ran aground in the southern Bahamas. The 57-ft wooden cargo freighter ‘SHAMU TOO’ was en route

'We're eating ourselves into an early grave'

BAHAMIANS are eating themselves into an early grave, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday, noting that more than 70 percent of the population is overweight. He gave the sober news as he presented the results of the 2019 STEPS Survey. The re

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