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Cathedral to host annual Remembrance service

THE annual Remembrance Day service will be observed on November 8 at Christ Cathedral in honour of those men and women who fought for the country during World War I and II, the Cabinet Office has announced.

Grand Bahama prepares to pay its respects

EVERY year, war veterans worldwide are remembered for their bravery and service to defend and protect democracy during the First and Second World Wars.

Free dive champion visits The Bahamas

FOUR-time free diving world champion Pierre Frolla recently chose The Bahamas as the ideal spot for a new commercial for Hamilton watches.

Sandals invites expert to give men advice on cancer

SANDALS Royal Bahamian invited Bahamian oncologist Dr Theodore Turnquest to give its male staff a huge dose of men’s health information last week.

Baha Mar developer hits out following receivership

BAHA Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian yesterday broke his silence on the Supreme Court’s appointment of a receiver to the stalled project, saying the move is a part of a pattern of “disastrous actions” that have led to Baha Mar’s continuing struggle to be completed and opened this year.

Another dump fire breaks out over weekend

OFFICIALS at the New Providence landfill were fighting a new fire at the city dump that burned over the weekend, causing a nuisance to area residents.

Man shot dead on West Bay Street

POLICE were called to the scene of an early morning shooting death in the area of West Bay Street.

Hurricane repairs by NEMA to begin today

NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency Director Captain Stephen Russell yesterday said the agency is all set to begin its repair and construction phase for the six islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin today.

Mystery over postponed Caribbean Muzik Festival

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday that he was “taken aback” by the postponement on Friday of the two final nights of the highly touted Caribbean Muzik Festival.

Concern raised over Baha Mar receivership

IN the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to put Baha Mar into receivership, Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson reiterated yesterday that the government will “only take steps that are in the best interest of the Bahamian people”.

UPDATED: Body of victim dumped in canal

THE MAN whose body was discovered in the trunk of a vehicle submerged in the Sea Breeze Canal on Saturday was likely murdered before being placed in the car, police said yesterday.

Roberts says receivership of Baha Mar is ‘positive’ news

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday welcomed the “positive” news that Baha Mar has been placed into receivership at the request of the Export Import Bank of China.

Dispute involving marines at Inagua club

POLICE and members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force are currently investigating a dispute that took place at a local club in Mathew Town, Inagua, on Saturday morning.

Union claims it is being blocked by container port

TRADE union activist Lionel Morley has been granted registration for the Longshoreman Union, but claims that road blocks are continually being put up to prevent him from representing dockworkers at the Freeport Container Port.

Wreckage of El Faro thought to have been found in 15,000ft of water

MIAMI (AP) — Sonar indicates that the wreckage believed to be the cargo ship El Faro landed upright on the ocean floor, which may aid efforts to recover the ship’s voyage data recorder, a National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said yesterday.

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