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Ten-year-old GB student launches ‘Breathe Easy and Fresh’ campaign

SPURRED by the thick smoke from this year’s fires in the Midshipman Road area in Grand Bahama, ten-year-old Lucaya International School student Anaiah Sands has launched “Breathe Easy and Fresh”, a campaign to improve indoor air in homes, schools and workplaces by placing Snake Plants.

Oscar winner Robert Redford dies at 89

OSCAR-winning director and environmental advocate Robert Redford — whose survival drama All Is Lost shot marine scenes off Nassau and Lyford Cay — died on Tuesday at his home in Sundance, Utah.

MSC Foundation partners with Louise McDonald High School for community clean-up

MSC Foundation will partner with Louise McDonald High School on Friday for a community clean-up and awareness drive in Bimini, aiming to spur environmental stewardship among students and residents, according to a statement from the foundation.

Woman accused of stabbing another woman with broken beer bottle

A WOMAN allegedly stabbed another woman multiple times with a broken beer bottle, leaving her fighting for her life, a court heard yesterday.

18 months jail for damaging ATM while trying to steal it

A MAN was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting to damaging an ATM while trying to steal cash.

30 months jail for man who admitted to having a loaded gun and ammunition

A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison after he admitted to having a loaded gun on Windsor Lane last weekend.

Man accused of knife attack charged with assault with a deadly instrument

A MAN accused of a knife attack was granted $2,500 bail before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

TikTok, its algorithm, and the US-China and what to know on deal to keep it running

A central question to TikTok’s potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — after it’s divested from Chinese parent company ByteDance.

US names Bahamas among major drug transit countries

THE Bahamas has once again been named among the world’s major drug transit countries by the President of the United States, placing the country on a list submitted to the US Congress yesterday.

Track coach accused of sexual assault of teen boy makes tearful denial

A high school track and field coach broke down in tears yesterday as he denied allegations he sexually assaulted an underaged male student four years ago.

COI members criticise biometric voter cards and electoral process

THE government’s plan to introduce biometric voter cards drew sharp resistance Thursday night as supporters of the Coalition of Independents (COI) dominated a town hall meeting, pressing officials with pointed questions and vocal objections about data security, ballot box integrity, and transparency in the electoral process.

Irate GBPC customers line up to get power reconnection

SCORES of frustrated residents lined up outside the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) on Monday to pay their bills following widespread electricity disconnections.

GB airport plan comes to a halt

THE long-promised redevelopment of Grand Bahama International Airport has once again ground to a halt after the private partners tapped to lead the $200m project failed to secure financing.

TUC president calls for minimum wage to $350

TRADE Union Congress (TUC) president Obie Ferguson yesterday renewed his call to raise the national minimum wage to $350, calling the current rate of $260 unacceptable.

Union accuses Davis government of breaching industrial agreement by cutting vacation leave

THE Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) has accused the Davis administration of breaching its industrial agreement by cutting vacation leave for some public officers, a claim Labour Minister Pia Glover-Rolle rejected yesterday.

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