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Remembering Hurricane Dorian

SEVEN years after Hurricane Dorian became the strongest hurricane in modern records to make landfall in The Bahamas, officials gathered yesterday to remember the people killed in the catastrophe and the families still living with its consequences.

Student shot during Abaco murder was buying a drink, says his pastor

A 14-year-old Abaco student shot in the leg during Monday’s daylight killing of Warren “Spy” Ellis was simply leaving an auto parts store after buying a drink when gunmen opened fire, his pastor said yesterday.

Supreme Court puts ban on continued school strikes

FORTY thousand students across The Bahamas were dismissed at noon yesterday after more than 90 percent of the country’s school administrators joined rare industrial action at the start of the new school term — but hours later the Supreme Court ordered union members back to work and barred them from continuing the strike.

Former Grand Lucayan managers say they are struggling as they wait for severance payments owed to them

TWO former Grand Lucayan managers say they have been pushed into severe financial hardship while waiting for severance payments they insist are owed to them, with one struggling to meet his mortgage and support his family and the other saying her utilities have been disconnected and a bank has taken action over an unpaid loan.

Court of Appeal refuses to reopen the murder appeal of Dervinique Edwards

THE Court of Appeal has refused to reopen the murder appeal of Dervinique Edwards, one of the young women convicted in the notorious 2018 killing of 19-year-old mother Breanna Mackey, who was set upon in the street after a dispute over an $80 cellphone.

Former Doctors Hospital chief executive Charles Sealy II appointed PHA managing director

FORMER Doctors Hospital chief executive Charles Sealy II has been appointed managing director of the Public Hospitals Authority, putting a longtime private-sector healthcare executive in charge of the organisation responsible for the country’s major public hospitals.

Prison remand for man accused of helping four murder suspects

A 24-YEAR-OLD man was remanded to prison yesterday accused of helping four suspects evade police after two murders and the attempted murders of three law enforcement officers last month.

Abaco woman accused of stealing more than $69,000

AN ABACO woman was accused yesterday of stealing more than $69,000 from the government while working at the Marsh Harbour Government Complex.

Jail sentence for man caught with loaded pistol

A MAN who ran from police in Andros was caught with a loaded .40 pistol in a pouch on his person before officers found marijuana inside his home, a court heard yesterday.

New trial in fatal traffic case after judge’s wrong decision

A SUPREME Court judge wrongly took a fatal traffic case away from a jury after concluding that a passenger who allegedly grabbed the steering wheel caused the crash, the Court of Appeal has ruled in ordering Delmaro Johnson to face a new trial.

Passenger admits to punching driver after speeding concerns

A MAN admitted to repeatedly punching a coworker in the face after claiming the man nearly struck another coworker with his vehicle on JFK Drive last week.

National Prayer Rally unites Bahamas in faith and hope for the future

Members of the Bahamas Christian Council, along with members of the public, gathered at Rawson Square on Sunday for the National Prayer Rally, which was held under the theme of national prayer and unity.

Suspected drug lord 'Spy' shot to death

PROMINENT suspected drug dealer Warren “Spy” Ellis was shot dead in a hail of bullets in a broad daylight attack outside an Abaco auto parts store yesterday, with a young boy also wounded and residents fearing the killing could trigger retaliation.

UB student athlete dies at 20

THE death of a 20-year-old University of The Bahamas nursing student and athlete sent shockwaves through the Abaco community yesterday, with her mother struggling to comprehend the loss of a daughter she described as “so full of life” and with “so much to offer”.

Dog owners have one month to comply with licensing and animal control laws

DOG owners have one month to comply with licensing and animal control laws before authorities begin issuing fines of up to $1,000 in a tougher enforcement drive prompted by mounting concern over dog attacks and irresponsible ownership.

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