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Search for man overboard after boat hit by RBDF vessel

POLICE and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force are searching for a man who disappeared and is feared drowned after his boat was hit by a RBDF Harbour Patrol vessel on Saturday.

Cable fault blamed for power outage in New Providence

BAHAMAS Power and Light has blamed a cable fault at the corporation’s Blue Hills Power Plant for a major outage that affected about 30 per cent of New Providence for several hours on Saturday.

Police hunt for trio of gunmen after attack

POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating three men responsible for a shooting incident that occurred on Sunday, which left a Nassau man in hospital.

Jeffrey Butler dies following surgery

WELL-KNOWN Grand Bahama businessman Jeffrey Bernard Butler died in the Doiminican Republic on Saturday after reported complications from surgery. He was in his 70s.

Constituency Commission due to convene as speaker denies it is behind schedule

THE Constituencies Commission is expected to convene in the coming weeks, as House Speaker Dr Kendal Major denied that the group was behind schedule as described by Free National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest.

Court visit to Nygard Cay to be held this morning

A SUPREME Court judge, officers of the court and a delegation from Save The Bays will visit Nygard Cay in western New Providence this morning for a viewing of the site where it is alleged that dredging and other works were undertaken by Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard without legal authorisation.

Second man charged in connection with shooting of PM’s police aide

A SECOND man was denied bail and remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in connection with the shooting of a police aide attached to Prime Minister Perry Christie.

Bowe named Caribbean Hotelier of the Year

BAHAMIAN hotelier Stuart Bowe was last night named the 2016 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).

Pedestrian killed on West Sunrise Highway

POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating a traffic fatality in Freeport on Sunday morning in which a 42-year-old man walking on West Sunrise Highway died.

Bahamasair suspends services to southern islands from Tuesday due to hurricane

BAHAMASAIR is suspending services to the southern islands of the Bahamas from Tuesday due to the approach of Hurricane Matthew.

Search continues for missing man in Nassau Harbour after boat collision

A MAJOR search for a missing man following a boating accident in Nassau Harbour on Saturday night is continuing on Sunday, police are reporting.

UPDATED: Hurricane Watch issued for south east Bahamas as Matthew threatens

A HURRICANE Watch is in effect for the south east Bahamas, including Mayaguana, Inagua, Crooked Island, Acklins, Ragged Island, Long Cay, Samana Cay, and the Turks and Caicos Islands from Sunday morning.

Bahamian students in Jamaica airlifted home to avoid Hurricane Matthew

BAHAMIAN students in Jamaica threatened by the approaching Hurricane Matthew arrived in Nassau late on Saturday night on a Bahamasair flight organised in conjunction with the government.

Powerful Hurricane Matthew soaks Colombia and heads for Jamaica

ONE OF the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history weakened a little on Saturday as it drenched coastal Colombia and roared across the Caribbean on a course that threatened Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.

Bahamas hurricane shelters for the 2016 storm season

WHERE to seek refuge during the 2016 tropical storm and hurricane season in the Bahamas - list provided by the Department of Social Services.

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