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Driver shot as he arrived home dies

A 37-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed early on Monday morning as he pulled into the driveway of his Mermaid Boulevard home.

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Two dead, three seriously injured in horrific Grand Bahama crash

TWO people are dead and three others are in hospital following a horrific traffic accident in West End, Grand Bahama, early on Monday morning.

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UPDATED: Man found dead in car in Grand Bahama killing

ONE man is dead and a second was stabbed and hospitalised in Grand Bahama in separate incidents over the weekend, police reported.

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Davis backing BPL as blackouts go on

DESPITE three island-wide blackouts and frequent supply disruptions in the past few days, Deputy Prime Minister Phillip Brave Davis has said he has “no regrets” handing over the day-to-day operations of the former Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) to PowerSecure.

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Call to force banks to allow employees to join union

NEWLY elected National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas (NCTUB) Vice-President Paul Maynard said yesterday his first priority is “immediately to force” Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Scotiabank to “allow their employees to be unionised”.

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Daylight robbery at Mack Town business

GRAND Bahama police are investigating a brazen daylight armed robbery in the Mack Town area on Saturday, leaving at least three people traumatised.

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‘Civil disobedience needs to be directed’

CIVIL disobedience can be used to achieve greater fairness, accountability and performance from government if it is organised and clearly directed, a university lecturer has advised.

Two men wanted by Grand Bahama police

GRAND Bahama police are searching for two men who are wanted for questioning, one in reference to causing grievous harm and the other for stealing.

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Matsuyama holds on to win Hero World Challenge at Albany

HIDEKI Matsuyama, of Japan, won his third successive golf tournament on Sunday, holding off Henrik Stenson over the final few holes to win the Hero World Challenge at Albany in south western New Providence.

Red Nose Day campaign raises $8,000 for hurricane relief

SEVEN primary schools in West Grand Bahama and North Andros impacted by Hurricane Matthew will receive free hot breakfast meals courtesy of an $8,000 donation from the Red Nose Day (Bahamas) campaign.

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Man denies involvement in armed robberies

A MAN denied being the culprit behind two gunpoint robberies over the summer during his formal Supreme Court arraignment on Friday.

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Man accused of murder, attempted murder to get retrial date

A RETRIAL date will be determined in two weeks for a man accused of murder and attempted murder.

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FNM set to ratify Family Island candidates

THE Free National Movement (FNM) is nearing the completion of its 2017 general election campaign lineup, with party Chairman Sidney Collie telling The Tribune on Friday that the organisation expects to ratify several Family Island candidates in the coming weeks.

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Man 'wanted for hundreds of armed robberies' caught after police chase

A MAN allegedly responsible for “hundreds of armed robberies” was arrested with another man after leading police on a high-speed chase on Carmichael Road on Friday morning, averting what senior police said could have been a “disaster for some business people” in the lead up to Christmas.

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'We March Bahamas' activist to 'take a back seat'

COMMUNITY activist Ranard Henfield, lead organiser of the “We March Bahamas”, on Friday announced that he would "take a back seat" in the movement amid controversy over the ultimatum issued by the group to Prime Minister Perry Christie concerning a national strike.