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Hundreds flock to jobs fair as restaurant seeks new workers

OVER 500 people seeking job opportunities with the new Margaritaville Bahamas restaurant yesterday expressed frustration that they needed at least a year’s experience just to qualify for a job.

Baha Mar talks ‘need two sides’

BAHA Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian yesterday stressed to Prime Minister Perry Christie that he could not be the “only hand clapping” in negotiations to complete and successfully open the $3.5bn Cable Beach resort.

Urban Renewal probe to resume

PUBLIC Accounts Committee Chairman Hubert Chipman said yesterday that the PAC will continue to interview Urban Renewal 2.0 officials on Thursday as it eyes an end to weeks of hearing testimony centred on the programme’s operations.

Man charged with killing victim in shooting outside home

A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a murder charge.

Man accused of impersonating pilot

A MAN accused of posing as a pilot and attempting to get work with various airlines faces up to seven years imprisonment if convicted of several fraud charges on which he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Join in Pinktober and help fight breast cancer

A NUMBER of events are planned to commemorate “Pinktober”, a major cancer marketing initiative that runs during the month of October to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for three local cancer organisations on Grand Bahama.

Kemp Road residents tell of need to tackle social causes of crime

RESIDENTS of the Kemp Road community continued to stress the need for a more “defined social approach” to the crime problem in their community, insisting that while there is fear of crime, they will not allow their community to collapse due to violence.

Well-known Bahamian businessman Ken Perigord dies age 68

KEN Perigord, a well-known Bahamian businessman and benefactor, died on Monday afternoon at his home of cancer. He was 68.

Four survive small plane crash

FOUR men are lucky to be alive after the small six-seater plane they were on crashed in waters near Chub Cay in the Berry Islands on Monday morning.

Clear this rubble from our roads

A HEAP of rocks covering a cavity in the road at the corner of Elizabeth Avenue and Bay Street which has been left for months is angering motorists using the main downtown thoroughfare.

Marine dies after boating accident

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force is mourning the death of Marine Seaman Anfernee Brett Neely who died yesterday from injuries sustained during a boating accident in Nassau Harbour while on duty on September 17.

Inmate found dead in prison cell

AN inmate was found dead in his cell at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services on Saturday, however police yesterday declined to say whether they suspect foul play.

UPDATED: Man shot dead on way home from barber shop

A 23-year-old man was shot and killed in Nassau Village yesterday morning while on his way home, police said yesterday.

Roberts slams PLP dissenters

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts criticised former PLP MP Philip Galanis yesterday for criticizing the Christie administration, suggesting that he should “be quiet” if he has “nothing with sense to say.”

Armed robber convicted of murdering good samaritan who came to woman’s rescue

A MAN was convicted of murder, robbery and causing harm in Freeport’s Supreme Court on Friday.

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