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Freeport driver, 46, dies after losing control of his car

POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating a traffic accident that has left a 46-year-old Freeport man dead after he apparently lost control of his vehicle.

BEC Chairman joins SOS relief flight to hurricane-hit islands

LESLIE Miller, the chairman of BEC, got a first hand look at the destruction on some of the worst affected southern Family Islands which suffered a devastating direct hit from Hurricane Joaquin last weekend after he joined a relief flight on Saturday organised by the Tribune Media Group SOS - Save Our South initiative.

VIDEO: 'Unbelievable destruction' on Crooked Island as massive relief effort continues

THE massive relief operation to get help to the southern Bahamas island ravaged by Hurricane Joaquin continues apace on Saturday with DC-3 cargo planes in the air after leaving with supplies packed in Nassau.

Dead man found floating in Lyford Cay canal

AN ADULT man has been found dead floating in a canal at Lyford Cay in western New Providence.

Two men shot at Potter's Cay, one dead

POLICE are searching for two suspects responsible for a fatal shooting at Potter's Cay on Friday night which left one man dead and another in hospital.

Bahamasair flights to Long Island will resume on Saturday

DEDICATED Bahamasair flights to Long Island will resume on Saturday, the airline has announced.

Grand Bahama Rotary Clubs join major international fundraising effort

GRAND Bahama Rotarian Mike Stafford said on Friday that the Rotary Clubs on the island have joined in a major international fundraising effort to help rebuild the devastated economies of the southern islands affected by Hurricane Joaquin.

Tributes paid after retired Police band director dies age 66

FORMER colleagues yesterday paid tribute to the legacy of retired Royal Bahamas Police Force Band director Superintendent Nigel Clarke.

Witness tells court of American sailor's shooting

A JURY heard on Friday from a witness of how an American sailor's night out on the town ended with him being fatally shot during an attempt to prevent a mugging.

Group of young people take relief to San Salvador from Grand Bahama

AMONG those taking part in hurricane relief efforts has been a group of young people from Grand Bahama, who took goods to San Salvador on Wednesday.

PM's 'teachable moment' admission is a 'cop-out'

PRIME Minister Perry Christie's admission that Hurricane Joaquin has provided the government with a "teachable moment" is a "cop-out", Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said on Friday.

Long Island MP 'will now have to manage expectations on livelihoods' after storm

IN THE wake of the significant damage Hurricane Joaquin has wrought on Long Island, local MP Loretta Butler-Turner says she will now have to manage people's expectations with respect to their livelihoods.

Nearly 100 evacuated from hurricane-hit islands this week

NEARLY 100 people have been evacuated - some for medical reasons - from islands severely impacted by Hurricane Joaquin by two private relief air operators this week.

Grand Bahama Port Authority business 'not impacted' by court order

THE Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) assured its licencees and the Grand Bahama community on Friday that the organisation’s business continues as usual and is not impacted by an October 5 Court Order issued by the Supreme Court.

Website names Bahamas as one of Caribbean's most dangerous cruise stops

THE Bahamas has been named by a popular international travel website as one of the Caribbean’s most dangerous cruise stops with the winter tourist season approaching.

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