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Cloud towers over Baha Mar after another fire at landfill

ANOTHER massive fire at the Harrold Road Landfill broke out late Sunday night, this latest blaze damaging some of Renew Bahamas’ waste management equipment, officials said yesterday.

Minnis: No surprise at scandal for this govt

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said it is not surprising that several leading government members are at the centre of ongoing allegations of a murder-for-hire plot involving Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard, as he urged Bahamians to remain committed to ridding the country of corruption.

Father of three shot repeatedly in the head

THE Easter holiday weekend was marred by bloodshed after a father of three and business owner was shot in his head multiple times and killed as he opened his convenience store early Sunday morning in one of three separate shootings in New Providence.

Alarm at MP’s use of emails

DATA Protection Commissioner Sharmie Farrington-Austin has cautioned against the practice of obtaining private citizens’ correspondence and tabling them in the House of Assembly in response to several complaints regarding private emails that were recently tabled by Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald.

UPDATED: Jet Blue plane lands safely after landing gear malfunction

A JetBlue plane made an emergency landing on the main runway at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Friday due to a gear malfunction, the Department of Civil Aviation said.

Man dies as car hits pole

POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating a traffic accident that has left a man dead.

Corrections officer and wife arrested

A male corrections officer from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services and his wife are in custody after they were arrested and accused of possession of dangerous drugs on Friday, March 25.

On the run for a year - but drug suspect now arrested

DRUG suspect Sherlin Woodside, who has been on the run for a year after he jumped bail after being charged in a major drug case, was arrested by officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit on Sunday, March 27.

Man arrested after chase

POLICE arrested a man who led them on a foot chase after he threw a loaded gun to the ground.

Tears for student killed in rock fight

A touching memorial was held in honour Mizilana Beauchamp, the Government High School 10th grader who was tragically killed on her way to school when she was hit during a rock fight between a group of men earlier this month.

FNM ‘stands by’ party leader

THE Free National Movement released a statement on Thursday saying the party stands by its leader, Dr Hubert Minnis, amid questions over his decision to meet with one of the men at the centre of an alleged murder for hire plot involving Peter Nygard.

Four arrested after 29 pounds of marijuana seized

Four men are in custody after 29 pounds of marijuana were seized on Sunday afternoon.

One dead, three injured in shootings

One man is dead and three people are in hospital after three separate shooting incidents on Sunday.

Man dies in Eleuthera motorcycle crash

Police in Eleuthera are investigating the circumstances surrounding a traffic accident that left a man dead on Saturday.

Save The Bays investigator "did not have work permit" says Immigration chief

THE American investigator hired by environmental group Save The Bays to investigate Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard and the two “hit men” he allegedly contracted, did not have a work permit to conduct his investigations, Director of Immigration William Pratt said on Thursday.

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