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Pilot hurt as plane crashes on golf course

POLICE and officials from the Department of Civil Aviation are investigating the circumstances surrounding a plane crash on a golf course in western New Providence on Saturday.

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Man found shot dead in Freeport parking lot

A MAN has been found shot dead in the parking lot of a business establishment in Freeport, Grand Bahama, police reported on Sunday morning.

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Fidel Castro dies age 90

MIAMI (AP) — Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule of Cuba, has died at age 90.

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19-year-old charged with murder of Freeport Harbour messenger

A 19-year-old male was charged with the murder of a messenger at Freeport Harbour in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

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Protest organiser slams PLP ministers for hijacking march

HUNDREDS of Bahamians took to the streets on Friday in solidarity with the "We March Bahamas" movement, whose organisers called on Bahamians far and wide to "turn their backs" to some politicians, mainly those affiliated with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).

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LIVE COVERAGE: We March Bahamas

Protest event gets underway.

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Scared of crime, tired of secret deals: protesters voice their frustrations

FRUSTRATED residents occupied Parliament Square on Friday afternoon as a part of the 'We March' protest against the performance of government in its handling of the internal and external affairs of the country.

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VIDEO: Man brandishing shotgun is shot dead by police

POLICE shot and killed an armed assailant on Friday morning in southern New Providence after the unidentified man was seen brandishing a shotgun in traffic.

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Human rights group blasts ‘nonsensical’ govt response

IN response to the government’s attempt to lift precautionary measures set to protect five activists, the Grand Bahama Human Right’s Association (GBHRA)yesterday issued a scathing rebuke of counter-claims as disingenuous, nonsensical and delusional.

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Bastian says web shops suggestion is ‘bizarre’

ISLAND Luck CEO Sebas Bastian yesterday criticised the “bizarre” suggestion by FML Group of Companies CEO Craig Flowers that the government should regulate the proliferation of numbers houses, charging that Mr Flowers is attempting to “level the playing field for self interest”.

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Mitchell says protest won't change 'diddly squat'

HOURS before the start of the 'We March' demonstration in Nassau on Friday, an apparent audio recording of Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell condemning the protest as a propaganda exercise and forbidding his party's supporters to attend was released on social media.

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18-year-old charged with Rahming murder, store robbery and rape

TEENAGER Marco Davis was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in connection with the recent armed robbery of a Super Value food store and the fatal shooting of a restaurant owner.

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BREAKING NEWS: Man shot dead at Zion Boulevard

POLICE are on the scene of a fatal shooting on Zion Boulevard off Blue Hill Road South on Friday morning.

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VIDEO: Police control huge Black Friday crowds at BTC store

HUNDREDS of eager Black Friday bargain hunters descended on BTC’s store at South West Plaza from early on Friday, with police called to control the surge of shoppers as the doors opened.

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Fire truck out of action as Eleuthera woman dies in house blaze

THE CHARRED remains of a woman were found inside a home in North Eleuthera early yesterday morning after police extinguished a massive fire that destroyed four homes, burned six vehicles to the ground and left eight people displaced.