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RBDF: Vessels in capital recently back from patrol

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force confirmed yesterday that vessels seen docked in the capital have recently returned from lengthy patrols.

AML and Red Cross step up relief effort in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama residents now have a convenient way to donate to Hurricane Joaquin relieve efforts thanks to a partnership with AML Foods Ltd and the Grand Bahama Red Cross.

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Call for chemotherapy lab for cancer patients in Grand Bahama

LOCAL cancer activists are calling for a chemotherapy lab in Freeport to treat cancer patients in Grand Bahama.

Killer of Marco Archer ‘could not receive fair trial’

KOFHE Goodman could not have received a fair trial concerning the murder of 11-year-old Marco Archer given the extensive pre-trial publicity of the case, a veteran lawyer told Court of Appeal judges yesterday.

Job fair hosted for residents of Kemp Road community

THE MINISTRY of National Security, in conjunction with the Urban Renewal Commission and the Kemp Road Pastor’s Alliance yesterday hosted a job fair for residents of the Kemp Road community.

Joe Darville named chairman of Save the Bays

EDUCATOR JOSEPH Darville, co-chairman of the Bahamas National Drug Council and environmental and human rights advocate, has been named chairman of Save The Bays, the environmental movement.

Nanny accused of stealing money and using it for Bahamas vacation

A NANNY for a Boston family has been charged with stealing more than $280,000 from her employers and using the money for vacations - including to the Bahamas - and luxury jewellery.

PM to sign orders allowing duty-free imports for relief goods

THE nation’s leader said he was going to sign exigency orders yesterday to allow Bahamians to import duty-free items for storm relief as thousands of residents from the southern and central islands focus on rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Joaquin.

Search for 33 missing crew called off

THE US Coast Guard broke the news to grieving family members yesterday that it was abandoning the search for the 33 mariners aboard a US container ship that sank last week in The Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin.

‘You’re the first people I’ve seen - please fix my diabetes meter’

SOS - Save Our South

A 68-year-old woman yesterday picked up her belongings from the water surrounding her southern Long Island home before handing Tribune reporters her broken blood sugar test meter, begging us to have it fixed and returned to her so she could manage her diabetes.

URCA directs $1m fine to relief effort

THE major part of a $1.5m fine levied against Bahamas Telecommunications Company by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority has been donated towards hurricane relief efforts, the company’s chief executive said yesterday.

BTC must explain failure of radio system

EXPERTS at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company will have to provide an account of why the government’s multi-million dollar communications infrastructure failed at the height of last week’s devastating category four hurricane, NEMA Director Captain Stephen Russell said yesterday.

Christie defends Joaquin response

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday revealed a staggering assessment outlining the damage Hurricane Joaquin brought to the southern Bahamas last week, as he defended government officials’ handling of the storm from strong criticism.

Negotiations begin again over stalled Baha Mar resort

NEGOTIATIONS to push forward the completion of the stalled Baha Mar resort began in the capital yesterday with all three major stakeholders, its court-appointed joint provisional liquidators, and the government.

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