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Final nominees for Cooper Awards revealed

THE remaining nine nominees for the 2016 R E Cooper Sr National Meritorious Awards to be honoured at the gala event at the Atlantis Ballroom on October 29 have been released.

Forum held for residents to discuss crime issues

MINISTER of Environment Kenred Dorsett, member of Parliament for Southern Shores, hosted a crime forum on Thursday in his constituency to address the concerns of area residents.

Three hurt in shooting, stabbing

POLICE are investigating separate shooting and stabbing incidents that occurred on the weekend.

73 Haitian migrants detained

A GROUP of undocumented Haitian migrants were picked up by Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers near Hope Town, Abaco.

PM leads tributes to educator and pioneer

PRIME Minister Perry Christie last night led the tributes to Juliet Barnwell, the first Bahamian Secretary to the Governor General, who has died.

US Coast Guard ends search for lost cruise ship passenger

THE US Coast Guard ended its search on Friday for a New York woman who went overboard while on a cruise in The Bahamas.

Air Traffic Controllers halt operations for three hours

AIR traffic operations at the Lynden Pindling International Airport were halted for nearly three hours on Saturday morning after air traffic controllers refused to participate in heightened security protocol ordered by a United Nations agency.

Baha Mar claims process: No one guaranteed to be paid

THE claims committee responsible for administrating payouts to former employees and creditors of Baha Mar updated its website yesterday with additional information about the claims process, including a warning that no one is guaranteed to be paid.

Newborn baby found alive in bushes

A NEWBORN baby was found alive in bushes off Carmichael Road on Friday, police said.

UPDATED: Teacher found dead in her home

POLICE are investigating the death of a Charles W Saunders School teacher, who was found dead in her home off Soldier Road Friday morning.

Junior Minister of Tourism to represent Bahamas at CTO Congress

NATIONAL Junior Minister of Tourism 2016 Gabriele Josephs, of Grand Bahama, will represent the country next week in Barbados at the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Congress to compete against other junior ministers in the region.

Nygard 'murder-for hire' lawsuit in court next week

THE contentious murder-for-hire lawsuit against Lyford Cay fashion designer Peter Nygard and lawyer Keod Smith is expected to start in the Supreme Court next week.

Roberts slams FNM over positions on Baha Mar

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has branded the Free National Movement a deeply divided party as the organisation is perceived to have taken two contrasting positions over the unsealing of documents related to the new deal to open $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort.

Deals signed for building of $12m Holmes Rock Junior High School

TWO government contracts - worth $12m - were signed for construction of a new junior high school in Holmes Rock on Thursday, fulfilling a ten-year promise to residents in West Grand Bahama.

Sears: It’s delegates that count, not PM's view

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader hopeful Alfred Sears, QC, said yesterday he is not concerned about Prime Minister Perry Christie’s recent dismissal of him as a potential threat. “It’s not what the prime minister says, it’s what the delegates determine, and how they vote,” he calmly stated.

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