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Man dies after Prince Charles Drive crash

A man is dead after a traffic accident on Prince Charles Drive on Saturday morning.

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Minister tells Pinder’s Point, Lewis Yard residents to consider civil litigation

In his first town meeting in Grand Bahama, Minister of the Environment Romauld Ferreira advised residents of Pinder’s Point and Lewis Yard to consider civil litigation as an avenue to have their matters heard.

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PM calls for love between Bahamians and Haitians

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis called for love between Bahamians and Haitians as the government seeks to eradicate shanty town communities.

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Tech firms set for Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference

Hundreds of tech companies are expected to attend The Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference (BBCC) in Grand Bahama next month.

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Rights Bahamas calls for stricter policies to protect children

RIGHTS Bahamas yesterday urged law enforcement to enforce stricter policies to protect Bahamian children from abuse.

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Jury to decide if mother can stand trial over daughter's death

A jury will determine whether a 40-year-old woman is mentally fit to stand trial for allegedly setting her one-year-old daughter on fire and killing her last year, a Supreme Court judge has ordered.

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Two charged after cocaine found at Grand Bahama airport

TWO men from Grand Bahama were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday over allegations they were caught trying to export over $40,000 worth of cocaine out of the country’s second city earlier this week.

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Teenager charged with hotel employee's murder

A teenager was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday over allegations he murdered a hotel employee in February.

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Bahamas removed from EU 'blacklist'

The Bahamas has been removed from the European Union’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.

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Teenager in custody in connection with sexual assaults

A teenage male is in police custody in connection with three recent sexual assaults on young girls.

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Shanty town residents 'to get help to find housing'

OFFICIALS have conducted a study exploring affordable housing options to assist those who will be left homeless when the government continues shanty town demolition in New Providence.Labour Minister Dion Foulkes revealed the study will be used to ass

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UPDATED: Girl, 12, victim of new attack; man in custody

POLICE are investigating another sexual assault on a young girl with preliminary findings indicating the incident may be the work of a serial offender.

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Teacher’s murder: guilty as charged

A SUPREME Court jury yesterday found Allister Williams unanimously guilty for the September 2016 murder of pregnant Charles W Saunders Baptist school teacher Marisha Bowen.

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Pointe problems – Foulkes blames the paperwork

WHILE the government remains committed to honouring the Heads of Agreement with China Construction America for The Pointe project, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes called the document “badly drafted” and blamed it for much of the Bahamian Contractors Association’s frustrations regarding workforce numbers.

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Dame Joan: FNM eating its words

THE Free National Movement is “eating its words” on major issues it admonished the former Christie administration over, according to retired Court of Appeal President Dame Joan Sawyer.