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Man charged with murder and attempted murder

POLICE have finally charged most wanted fugitive Tico Omar “Pitbull” Lightbourne with murdering a man and attempting to kill another at an inner city bar over two years ago.

Prosecutor 'attacked because of role in conviction'

A Crown prosecutor on Friday claimed a man attacked him and ordered another man to stab him earlier this year because of his role in having another one of the man’s friends convicted for a criminal offence.

Pompey Square hosts National Testing Day

"Get Tested Bey" is the message to the public as part of the 12th annual National Testing Day - held in Pompey Square on Friday.

Cornelius Alvin Smith sworn in as Governor General

CORNELIUS Alvin Smith was sworn in as the 11th Governor General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on Friday, an appointment that sealed his rise from humble beginnings at Snow Hill, Long Island, through a long career in the civil service.

Three dead after two separate shooting incidents

IN less than 14 hours, three people were killed in two separate shooting incidents in New Providence, police have confirmed.

Price control hotline re-launched

THE Price Commission has relaunched its 24-hour hotline in an effort to combat serious breaches of the Price Control Act and announced its partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency to ensure consumers aren’t taken advantage of this hu

Cooper urges URCA to investigate BPL

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party deputy leader Chester Cooper wants the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority to investigate Bahamas Power and Light, insisting apologies won’t help the many consumers and business owners that have lost valuable appliances during continued power cuts.

Shark alert on major beaches

IN the wake of Wednesday’s horrific shark attack that claimed the life of a 21-year-old American woman, the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources is advising the public to “exercise extreme caution” while “in and around” the waters of New Providence, Rose Island, and Paradise Island.

Dame Marguerite takes a final bow

IT was a speech that tracked her humble beginnings from a poor, barefoot girl in Andros to the highest office in the land.

Families united in grief as bodies come home

WAILS pierced the air as the plane carrying the bodies of Blair John and Alrae Ramsey touched the tarmac at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday.

Supermarket thieves build trolley ladder to escape

POLICE are investigating the overnight burglary of Super Value Baillou Hill Road, where assailants stacked trollies to escape the store through a hole cut into the roof.A video of the incident’s aftermath went viral across social media yesterday, gar

Senator Moss backs Cooper's call to raise age of consent

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party deputy leader Chester Cooper has drawn support from Free National Movement Senator Jamaal Moss over his desire to raise the age of consent. During his budget contribution on Tuesday, Senator Moss argued the age of consent f

Hunt for armed robber

POLICE are searching for a man responsible for an armed robbery on Wednesday. According to reports, shortly after 9pm a woman was standing outside a residence on Vanria Avenue, Sunset Park when she was approached by an armed man who robbed her of a s

Schizophrenic mother claims demons told her to set fire to young child

A jury yesterday saw graphic photos of the charred body of a one-year-old girl who died from being set afire by her schizophrenic mother who claimed demons told her to do it, a court heard yesterday.At least one juror could be seen fighting back tear

GB youngsters join employment scheme

NEARLY 200 young people on Grand Bahama are participating in the government’s Summer Youth Employment Programme this year. Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe, parliamentary secretary of information and communications in the Office of the Prime Minister, and M

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