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Hunt for turtle’s hammer killer

A VIDEO circulating on social media showing a man brutally killing a sea turtle, believed to be in The Bahamas, is drawing outrage from animal activists and calls for a Royal Bahamas Police Force investigation.

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INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR FIRE: ‘What do we do now?’

ABOUT a dozen straw vendors at the International Bazaar in Freeport were displaced after their shops were destroyed by fire at the Straw Market early yesterday morning.

Paving at Farrington Road

MINISTRY of Works officials are conducting a paving exercise along Farrington Road over the next 10 days, running from 9.30am to 2pm daily.

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CULTURE CLASH: Ask yourself - what are the women in your life really worth?

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is Press for Progress. The annual year-long campaign inspires people all over the world to consider the issues women face year-round, think about solutions and bring people together to take action for change.

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Court to appoint lawyer as man appeals over girlfriend's murder

A MAN seeking to challenge his half-century sentence for murdering his 15-year-old girlfriend at a sports bar in Grand Bahama four years ago will receive a court-appointed lawyer for his appeal application.Appellate Justices Stella Crane Scott, Roy J

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Ammunition found on beach

A large quantity of illegal ammunition has been discovered buried on a beach in South Bimini, police reported. Although no arrest has been made, officers are being commended for the excellent work in the discovery and seizing of some 500 rounds of a

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PLP leader named in latest audits - but wants review

OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has written to Ernst and Young’s global office requesting a peer review of the Bahamas branch’s audit practices after being forewarned that he is named in another EY report, this time regarding the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

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Promoter of failed Fyre Festival pleads guilty to fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — The promoter of the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas — once billed as the "cultural experience of the decade" — pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges Tuesday, agreeing to serve up to a decade in prison for lying to investors who lost over $26 million.

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Police on hunt for six in murders cases

POLICE yesterday issued wanted bulletins for six men they believe can help with investigations into a number of recent murders in New Providence.

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Sir Durward – remembered with love

BAHAMIAN icon, Olympian, and philanthropist Sir Durward Randolph Knowles was remembered yesterday as a man who loved his country and strove to make his community a better place.

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Smith hits back at ‘cowardly’ Bethel

FRED Smith, QC, has condemned Attorney General Carl Bethel for his “cowardly and shameful attempt to muzzle freedom of expression” and “intimidate” activists who he said are only seeking to educate the public about their rights.

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Does somebody have to die first?

THE LINGERING stench of charred earth has intensified the anxiety of residents in the nation’s largest shanty town, The Mud, Abaco.

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Davis: Release document signed by Krieger

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis criticised the Minnis administration yesterday for its lack of transparency on the Oban Energies project.

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Crime scene visit in GB murder trial

JURORS in the double murder and armed robbery trial being held in the Supreme Court on Grand Bahama were taken on a site visit on Monday visiting several areas, including the murder scene in Deadman’s Reef.

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Police hunt for US man swept into sea

POLICE are searching for a 19-year-old American man who was swept into rough seas while in the area of the Queen’s Bath, south of the Glass Window Bridge in Eleuthera yesterday morning.