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On Da Hook

The latest Bahamas Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) slideshow - What’s the catch? Terrific tuna caught in The Bahamas - is attracting plenty of interest since being posted last week.

NEMA accused of failing island

CROOKED Island Chief Councillor Timothy Thompson yesterday said the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) “dropped the ball,” adding that the island is still awaiting rebuilding supplies like plywood and shingles nearly three weeks after Hurricane Joaquin.

Canadian tourist killed in garbage truck accident is named

THE Canadian tourist killed in a traffic accident on Baha Mar Boulevard on Monday has been identified as 43–year-old Rong Gu, of New Market, Ontario.

Man, 69, found hanging in Yeoman Wood, Freeport, house

POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating the death of a 69-year-old man who was found hanging in the Yeoman Wood area of Freeport on Tuesday night.

Rolle explains increase in national debt

MINISTER of State for Investments Khaalis Rolle defended the government’s fiscal policies yesterday after it was revealed in the Central Bank of the Bahamas’ Quarterly Economic Report that the national debt increased by $581.4m, or ten per cent, up to June of this year.

Another shanty town blaze as residents search rubble

POLICE were called to the scene of another fire in the Gamble Heights shanty town last night, the third blaze in the community since Sunday.

Gray says government will rebuild homes where necessary

HOMES that were completely destroyed on the islands hardest hit by Hurricane Joaquin will be rebuilt by the government where necessary, according to MICAL MP V Alfred Gray yesterday.

Forecaster Neely insists radar was not working

WAYNE Neely, a forecaster at the Department of Meteorology, was adamant yesterday that the department’s Doppler radar was not functioning for several hours during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin.

Call for mobile classrooms as Crooked Island rebuilds

DOWNTOWN Nassau Partnership Project Manager Gevon Moss yesterday called for the utilisation of “mobile or trailer classrooms” on Crooked Island to house the island’s elementary and high school students displaced by Hurricane Joaquin.

Students back in class on Long Island after hurricane

STUDENTS at NGM Major High School returned to classes on Monday as life on Long Island continues to return to normality in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin.

Eva Hilton students donate to relief work

KIND-HEARTED students from Eva Hilton Primary School brought hurricane relief supplies from their homes to present to the National Emergency Management Agency at a special assembly on Friday.

El Faro captain intended to sail 65 miles from storm

Federal investigators say the captain of the doomed El Faro cargo ship that sank after being battered by Hurricane Joaquin intended to pass 65 miles from the centre of the storm, a decision maritime experts say was risky.

Question over parking garage permission

THE proposed development of a multi-level parking garage in the downtown area of Nassau has caught the attention of concerned citizens, many of whom are claiming that the project’s site plan application was fast-tracked, with little public notice given.

Sex attack on woman during robbery

GRAND Bahama police are investigating two armed robbery incidents in the Lucaya area this week, one of which included a sexual assault.

Jury in US sailor’s murder case hears witness statement

THE statement of a man who claimed to have witnessed the murder of an American sailor was read into evidence yesterday after unsuccessful attempts by prosecutors to locate him to give sworn testimony.

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