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Three held over $1.6m drug seizure

THREE men are in police custody in connection with the discovery of $1.6 million worth of marijuana in Andros on Thursday.

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Father Palacious issues apology for women's dress comments

ANGLICAN Archdeacon James Palacious issued an apology on Friday for his recent statements about the impact of how women dress, admitting his words "could very well be seen as victim blaming".

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UPDATED: CCA Bahamas and Sarkis clash over damages claim

BAHA Mar's original developer Sarkis Izmirlian continued his defence of his $2.25 billion damages claim against China Construction America (CCA), dismissing the former lead contractor's latest statement as nothing more than "damage control" on Friday.

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‘Scantily dressed girls invite attack’

DEFENDING the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) advice that Junkanoo-goers “dress appropriately” to “avoid unwanted attention” and groping, Anglican Archdeacon James Palacious, pictured, said yesterday “if you are dressed like a prostitute, people will treat you like a prostitute.” 

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Davis demands ‘$100k’ names

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday called on the government to expose the names and provide justification for all contract hires worth more than $100,000 per year.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Are we geared up for new disability law?

WHEN the fire alarm sounded at one of the country’s busiest government facilities scores of employees frantically rushed to exit the building. Behind them they left one colleague, Tamara, terrified as she anguished how she was going to get to safety on her own.

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Haitian illegals - 114 to fly home

THE Department of Immigration will deport 114 Haitians today and charge 14 people who were caught in Bahamian over the holiday weekend.

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Woman stabbed at home

A woman is in hospital after being stabbed during a domestic dispute on Wednesday evening, police reported.

Buzzing for a new career in beekeeping

THIRTY people are one step closer to becoming bee-keepers, having completed a two-day introductory bee-keeping workshop and are now preparing to move on to the advanced training segment of the Youth Apiary Programme.

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Equality Bahamas says minister must go over comments

ANOTHER activist group is calling for the resignation of Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Lanisha Rolle over her controversial comments on marital rape.

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Rolle’s marital rape comments ‘absolute nonsense’

ANGLICAN Archdeacon James Palacious has weighed in on Social Services Minister Lanisha Rolle’s remark that martial rape is a private matter, calling her statement “absolute nonsense”.

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'Hospital left me in a pool of blood after I had my baby'

A NEW mother is railing against Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) for the poor treatment she claimed she received while delivering her baby girl.

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Henfield issues salary challenge to Parliamentarians

SENATOR Ranard Henfield has challenged Members of Parliament and senators to donate at least a quarter of their salaries to individuals or groups launching community or national initiatives.

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New fear of oil leak at Clifton Pier

THE Minnis administration is facing renewed pressure “to get to work” on remediation of major fuel leaks at Clifton Pier, the latest occurring as recently as December 17.

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Teenager killed in boating tragedy

A 16-year-old boy was killed yesterday after a crane fell and pinned him to a boat in Exuma.