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US man arrested over alleged sex attack

A male citizen of the United States was arrested in connection with an alleged sex attack on an American woman.

ARMED ROBBER BEATEN UNCONSCIOUS IN FAILED RAID ON FREEPORT BAR

AN armed robber was beaten unconscious after attempting to rob a local bar in Freeport early Saturday morning.

Bran calls for govt to clear up NIA doubt

DNA Leader Branville McCartney said the time has come for the Christie administration to clear up the misconceptions attached to its National Intelligence Agency.

Fears of foul play over fisherman’s disappearance

A concerned relative of Maxwell Burrows - the Bahamian crewman of the Sea Farmer who disappeared at sea off Great Isaac Cay on December 4 - believes that foul play was involved in his disappearance amid rumours that the dinghy he and a Dominican diver were on had been found with bullet holes.

Former Governor General speaks at Majority Rule service

MASTERS of literature and poetry as well as holy scribes have left us a vast treasury of advice as to the importance of remembrance and memorialisation.

New party leader Moss holds first town meeting

WEEKS after forming his own political party, Marco City MP Gregory Moss held his first town meeting in Freeport at the International Bazaar on the weekend, speaking about a number of pertinent issues affecting residents of Grand Bahama.

Former PM leads election group

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham will lead a Commonwealth Observer Group to Vanuatu for its general election on January 22.

Man arrested, AK 47 assault rifle seized, after shooting incident

A man with an AK-47 assault rifle was arrested by police after a shooting incident in Montell Heights on Monday afternoon.

Man in hospital after Ida Street shooting

Police are looking for suspects after a man was shot on Ida Street on Sunday night.

Man shot in his car on Pinewood Drive

A man is in hospital after he was shot in his car late on Saturday night.

Man stabbed to death by relative at Imperial Park

POLICE have arrested an adult woman in connection with the fatal stabbing of a male relative on Saturday night.

Bahamian Alonzo Knowles pleads not guilty to stealing unreleased TV scripts

A BAHAMIAN man charged with hacking into celebrities’ email accounts to steal unreleased movie and TV scripts and private sex videos can be held without bail because he is a flight risk, a New York judge said on Friday.

Body of man found hanging in abandoned building

A LIFELESS body of a man was found hanging in an abandoned building at East and Fritz Streets on Friday afternoon.

Resorts World Bimini announces 'improved transportation initiative'

OFFICIALS at Resorts World Bimini (RWB) have announced sweeping changes to the resort's transportation strategy, saying that its new multi-tiered "improved transportation initiative" will deliver "Bimini Bliss" to scores of guests quicker and more efficiently.

Man in court in connection with airport cocaine seizure

A MAN was denied bail on Friday after being arraigned in Magistrates Court concerning the recent seizure of cocaine at Lynden Pindling International Airport.

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