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Court of Appeal orders no costs in high profile citizenship case

THE Court of Appeal has ruled that neither the government nor Bahamian resident Dahene Nonard will be required to pay legal costs in a long-running citizenship case that became controversial after a retired Supreme Court justice issued a ruling nearly three years after leaving office.

Two accused of Robinson Road murder

TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of fatally shooting a man near Early Bird Foodstore on Robinson Road earlier this month.

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Man accused of killing pregnant woman

A 31-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of the murder of Lauren Saunders, a pregnant mother whose decomposing body was found last week.

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Bowleg all quiet after Valley court ruling - despite previous comments

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg, who previously cited a Supreme Court ruling to justify cutting off funding to one Valley Boys faction, is now refusing to comment after the Court of Appeal swung the legal pendulum in the other direction.

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PM orders mandatory evacuation for Southeast Bahamas as Hurricane Melissa nears

Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents of the southeast Bahamas, as Hurricane Melissa is forecast to affect the region by early Tuesday morning.

Deadly attack caught on video

A CHILLING video showing a man being beaten by what appears to be more than a dozen men before being shot dead at Arawak Cay has gone viral as police investigate the country’s latest homicide.

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'Move to action if storm shifts'

RESIDENTS and local officials across the southern Bahamas voiced readiness, strain and anxiety ahead of Hurricane Melissa, as an atmospheric scientist urged a shift from “monitor” to “action” if the storm turns north sooner than expected.

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Bahamians in Jamaica brace for impact

BAHAMIANS in Jamaica prepared to ride out Hurricane Melissa on Sunday as officials at the Bahamas Consulate in Kingston worked to account for nationals across the island and deliver emergency supplies to students remaining at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus.

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United in tribute to Vaughn Miller

DOZENS of relatives, friends, church leaders, and public officials gathered at Bahamas Faith Ministries International on Friday to celebrate the life of Vaughn Miller, the late Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources and MP for Golden Isles.

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Guilty: Ex-RBDF officer faces 20 years in US cocaine plot case

A FORMER Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1m fine after pleading guilty on Friday for his part in a plot to traffic cocaine to the US.

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Man to be charged over pregnant mom’s murder

COMMISSIONER of Police Shanta Knowles confirmed yesterday that a man will be charged with the murder of 30-year-old Lauren Saunders today in the Magistrates Court.

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Chef ‘talked of danger of road’ before deadly crash

A CHEF who often complained about the dangerous condition of the Grand Bahama Highway was one of two men killed in a head-on collision on the same road over the weekend.

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Govt considering storm evacuation

THE government is preparing to possibly evacuate people from the southern islands as Hurricane Melissa, a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, moves toward the southern and central islands.

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Woman to be charged after viral video

A WOMAN who was filmed slamming, kicking, and stomping on her crying son is expected to be arraigned in court today, police said yesterday, after the shocking video ignited outrage across social media.

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PM: By-election is not a test of my leadership

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the upcoming Golden Isles by-election is not a test of his leadership but a chance to reaffirm his government’s progress since taking office.