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Davis ‘giddy with joy’ as book officially goes international

RUNNING Sideways, the award winning book about the life and times of Olympic champion Pauline Davis, has officially gone international.

Rights group condemns immigration officer’s actions in viral video

HUMAN Rights Bahamas issued a scathing condemnation of immigration officers captured in a viral video allegedly choking and assaulting a man during a home raid, calling the actions “reprehensible” and demanding a full and transparent investigation.

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There will be ‘good news’ soon on Chinese loan for new hospital

THE Chinese government is in the final stages of approving a concessional loan to fund the construction of a new $290m specialty hospital in New Providence, according to Chinese Ambassador Yan Jiarong.

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China ‘seeking more Bahamas links’

CHINA is seeking to deepen its engagement with The Bahamas through medical aid and economic cooperation.

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Foster mom believes missing girl abducted

A SEARCH continues for 15-year-old Teniel Legister, allegedly abducted nearly two weeks ago by someone known to her in a brazen daylight incident that has left her foster family devastated.

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Stakeholders hopeful over Lucayan sale if it results in more visitors to GB

GRAND Bahama stakeholders say the sale and redevelopment of the Grand Lucayan resort could lead to the island’s recovery — but only if it helps attract the critical mass of people and investment necessary for sustained growth.

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Family says man found dead in shed was not out to steal

BRENDAN Comarcho was just 12 when he lost his father, a blow his family says he never truly recovered from. Seventeen years later, the 28-year-old was found dead in a shed on South Beach Drive, his body discovered after what police believe was a failed attempt to scale a barbed-wire fence.

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Ten years plea deal for rapist stepdad

A 36-year-old man who raped and impregnated his 12-year-old stepdaughter after drugging her with a vape and then forced her to drink Guinness and castor oil to induce an abortion was sentenced to ten years behind bars yesterday as part of a plea deal.

Office of the Attorney General denies hazardous working conditions claim

THE Office of the Attorney General has denied claims that staff are working in unsafe or hazardous conditions at the Central Registry on Shirley Street.

Man ‘shoved wife and talked ending her pregnancy’

A WOMAN testified yesterday that her businessman husband shoved her and made a disturbing remark about terminating her pregnancy during a March incident on Paradise Island.

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‘Real job?’ Davis’ comments on Pintard poetry spark backlash

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis faced backlash after questioning whether Free National Movement Leader Michael Pintard had ever held a “real job” — comments some Bahamians interpreted as a slight against creatives and the country’s Orange Economy.

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Wells, Johnson and Campbell plotting return to FNM frontline

SEVERAL former Cabinet ministers from the Minnis administration are plotting a political comeback, while others are stepping back from frontline politics.

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Labour chief: Norman’s Cay claims the ‘worst I’ve heard’

LABOUR Director Howard Thompson has launched a comprehensive investigation into the Norman’s Cay development in Exuma, citing a series of grave allegations, including human trafficking, labour law violations, and substandard living conditions.

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Who will pay up for mental health days?

A PUSH to introduce five paid mental health days annually for Bahamian workers ignited sharp debate among labour and business leaders yesterday, exposing fault lines over who should foot the bill and how abuse could be prevented.

Water and Sewerage assistant GM testified on potential conflicts of interest in vendor audit

THE criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others resumed in court yesterday, with defence attorneys grilling a previous witness about an audit she conducted on vendors under the Minnis administration.