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Friday, April 11, 2025

Man charged with murder of Edward Thompson

AN 18-year-old man was remanded to custody yesterday after being accused of fatally shooting Edward Thompson near Fleming Street and Baillou Hill Road last month.

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Woman who took son to school on scooter is to be given a car

A VIDEO showing a young mother riding an electric scooter with her eight-year-old son clinging to her back on the way to school grabbed attention — and life-changing support — after it exposed the daily struggle she faced without access to a car.

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‘My daughter deserves an education’

FROM public schools to private institutions, grant programmes to special education centres — every path to the classroom has been blocked for an Abaco mother trying to secure an education for her seven-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy.

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‘Govt knocked down my home by mistake’

A SINGLE mother had her newly acquired property in Nassau Village demolished without notice — the result of a government-led initiative targeting abandoned buildings.

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PM: Tariffs put country in uncharted territory

PRIME Minister Philip Davis warned that newly announced US tariffs have placed The Bahamas in “unchartered territory,” with potentially serious consequences for local exporters, the cost of living, and the tourism sector.

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US: Second rape case unreported

POLICE did not publicly disclose two alleged rapes involving American tourists and jet ski operators in the past month — cases highlighted in a heightened advisory issued yesterday by the US Embassy in Nassau, which warns travellers of sexual assault risks tied to jet ski rentals in The Bahamas.

A founding member of FNM rebukes Lewis over departure and joining COI

MAURICE Moore, a founding member of the Free National Movement (FNM), has broken his silence on the political defection of Central Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis, calling it a “total disrespect” to himself and the constituents who helped elect him under the FNM’s banner.

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Constituents may not want Miller - but Mitchell says no one else running

DESPITE discontent among Golden Isles over their MP, Vaughn Miller, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Fred Mitchell said no one else has shown interest in the seat, likely paving the way for Mr Miller to be renominated.

Govt rehiring staff after US measles rise

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said the government is re-engaging senior staff involved in the national immunisation programme amid mounting concern over a resurgence of measles in developed countries and declining vaccination rates in The Bahamas.

Govt breaks ground on $10.5m health clinic in Coconut Grove

THE Davis administration has broken ground on the new Coconut Grove Advanced Health Centre, a $10.5m facility aimed at expanding access to medical care and easing pressure on the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH).

Mother of missing man holds on to hope as search for son suspended

TANYA Nicola Gilbert woke up to an empty driveway and a gnawing sense that something was wrong.

Baptiste indicted in US cocaine case after Adderley removed

UNITED States federal prosecutors have issued a new indictment in a major cocaine trafficking case, correcting the name of a defendant from Theodore Nathaniel Adderley to Ulrique Jean Baptiste.

Mother demands justice after son found on beach dead during visit to Bahamas

POLICE Commissioner Shanta Knowles said investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy before determining the cause of death of Dinari Mcalmont, whose body was discovered on a beach on Paradise Island early on Saturday morning.

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‘We don’t want Vaughn Miller to run again’

SEVERAL Golden Isles residents, including longtime Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters, say they do not want Vaughn Miller to seek re-election, citing broken promises, neglect, and a lack of youth support in the community.

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