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Initiatives to clamp down on illegal flight operations

THE Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority revealed initiatives to clamp down on illegal flight operations on Friday.

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Bahamas to observe World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

THE Bahamas will join the global initiative to observe World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (WDTP) on July 30.

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One man dead, one injured in double shooting

POLICE are investigating a double shooting that claimed the life of one man and hospitalized another man on Friday.

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Minor drop in unemployment rate

WHILE more people became employed since November 2017, it was not enough to cause significant change to the country’s unemployment rate.

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College student dies in three-car collision

AN 18-year-old college student died of his injuries at the scene of a three-car collision on Friday.

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Davis says Over-the-Hill bill will only help rich

OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday branded the government’s touted Economic Empowerment Zone Bill 2018 as “flawed,” adding the legislation in its current form will only boost the rich at the expense of the poor.Instead of doing

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Trapped - by lack of ‘official’ status: Immigration rules catch teen who needs US surgery

ACCESS to potentially life-saving medical treatment for a 15-year-old girl suffering from brain lesions has been blocked due to her irregular immigration status that bars her from travelling to the United States, her family says.

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Arrests operation ‘just a smokescreen’

HUMAN rights group Rights Bahamas yesterday castigated the government for its recent raid in shanty town communities just weeks ahead of scheduled evictions.

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‘Kill cops’ threat earns two years probation

A MAN was sentenced yesterday to two years’ probation on 16 counts of death threats issued against police in a video recording.

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$20m loan to help young unemployed find work

IN a bid to reduce unemployment among people between the ages of 16 and 40, the government signed a $20m loan with the Inter-American Development Bank yesterday.

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Fresh water wash conch - or close

AS confirmed cases of conch poisoning continue to rise, the government intends to send inspectors out to ensure vendors selling and preparing raw conch are adhering to health regulations, including using fresh water to clean the seafood.

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Sharks take a bite to give bnt $100k

THE Bahamas National Trust is beaming with pride after being selected for a major donation as part of the Discovery Channel’s exciting show “Shark Tank Meets Shark Week” which aired on Wednesday night on the Discovery Channel.The TV sharks – tough, s

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Conviction upheld for man guilty of stabbing

THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the 2015 convictions and subsequent sentences of a man found guilty of the 2015 fatal stabbing of another man in the Rand Memorial Hospital’s parking lot.Rashid Farrington stabbed two men, one fatally, in trying to ev

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Moultrie promises to remain impartial

AFTER a closed door meeting with Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis, House Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday renewed his pledge of impartiality in mediating parliamentary proceedings.The Nassau Village MP did not go into great detail abo

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Water turned off at Bazaar amid struggles

STRAW vendors at the International Bazaar are without public restroom facilities after the city water supply was turned off yesterday, The Tribune learned.Some seven vendors remaining in the Straw Market do not pay rent, but still had access to runni