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PM expects completion of Baha Mar early next year

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said he expects Baha Mar to be completed early next year, although he did not give a specific date for the restart of construction at the resort or when the property might open.

Cabinet to discuss legislation for National Health Insurance today

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said the draft legislation for National Health Insurance is finished and will likely be discussed in Cabinet today.

Three die in holiday murders

POLICE are seeking the public’s help in finding a woman and a man believed to be responsible for fatally shooting a man and leaving three other victims in hospital.

Three killed in traffic accidents over holiday

POLICE are investigating three traffic related deaths that occurred during the holiday weekend.

Former ZNS reporter guilty of contempt of court

A FORMER ZNS reporter has been found in “contumacious” contempt of court for giving false testimony why being cross-examined for his alleged involvement in defamatory websites and articles published against billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon.

UPDATED: Valley Boys win Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade (with photo gallery)

THE Valley Boys were declared winners of the 2015 Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade after rushing to Bay Street amid cheers early Saturday morning under the theme “Love, Happiness and Peace”.

Bahamian American man caught with handgun at LPIA

A BAHAMIAN American who resides in Palm Bay, Florida, is in custody after he was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport for possession of a firearm on Sunday.

Two men shot dead, woman turns herself in to police

TWO MEN died in separate shooting incidents on Sunday night and early Monday in New Providence, with a woman turning herself in to police in connection with the first case.

Police search for man who shot at officers during high-speed chase

POLICE are searching for Philano Rashad Williams, 27, of Alexander Drive, Sunset Park, who shot at police during a high-speed chase in New Providence on Sunday.

Two dead after crash on JFK Drive, fisherman missing off Eleuthera

TWO MEN are dead after a car crash on JFK Drive, New Providence, early on Sunday morning while a search continues for a fisherman missing off Eleuthera since Saturday morning.

Junkanoo policing operation "a great success"

POLICE are hailing the "mammoth" security operation put on for the 2015 Junkanoo Boxing Day Parade on Bay Street as “a great success”.

Man shot dead at Christmas night party

A MAN has been shot dead at a party in the early hours of Boxing Day after an argument.

Dead man found hanging at West Bay Street resort

POLICE are investigating the potential Christmas night suicide of a man at a resort on West Bay Street.

Man dies in Christmas Day traffic accident on Shirley Street

POLICE are investigating a Christmas Day traffic accident in downtown Nassau that has left a man dead.

Man, 32, in hospital after Grand Bahama stabbing

GRAND Bahama police are investigating a stabbing incident that has left a 32-year-old man from Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock, in hospital on Christmas Day with serious wounds.

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