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TOUCHDOWN: SpaceX rocket makes history in Bahamas landing

THE Bahamas was the site yesterday of the first-ever successful landing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster outside of the United States.

Missing Acklins man reignites local fears

AN Acklins man who reportedly called police for help after getting lost has been missing for a week, reigniting fears among residents who say others have inexplicably disappeared without a trace on their island before.

Christie’s role on Urban Renewal Authority will not be paid position

FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie will not be paid in his advisory role to the Urban Renewal Authority.

Inquest over man who died in police custody begins

A POLICE officer testified that it was “highly unusual” for there to be a six-hour gap between the last recorded welfare check on Hartman Dawkins, a 60-year-old man in custody at Central Police Station, and the discovery of his body in his cell the following morning.

500,000 breakfasts served

THE Davis administration is celebrating a milestone of 500,000 breakfasts served since the launch of the National School Breakfast Pilot Programme (NSBPP) in October 2023.

No trouble - but ‘one or two issues’ were addressed with Pike Electrical

Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis denied that trouble is brewing between the government and partners involved in transforming Bahamas Power and Light, saying “there were no challenges” though “one or two issues” have been addressed.

Judge calls officer’s court absence ‘problematic’

A JUDGE called the absence of a police officer facing a manslaughter charge in the 2018 killing of Deangelo Evans “problematic” after he once again failed to appear in court.

Christie back for Urban Renewal role

FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie will guide and direct the Urban Renewal Authority and its programme, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis announced yesterday.

‘CARICOM would not engage in tensions between US and China’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said CARICOM would not engage in geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, responding to a letter from US lawmakers urging the State Department to send a high-level delegation to the upcoming CARICOM Heads of Government meeting to help thwart “coercion” from China.

PM seeks consensus on marital rape law

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis stressed yesterday that he wants “consensus” to criminalise marital rape and to understand what a cross-section of Bahamians want on the issue, “not just one group”.

Judge cautioned jurors to remain ‘dispassionate’ and ‘cold’ during the trial of Gibson and others

A JUDGE cautioned jurors in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others to remain impartial yesterday after the lead defence attorney, Damian Gomez, KC, raised concerns over their quiet, seemingly unprovoked laughter as the lengthy trial continued.

Family finds comfort in photos and each other months after father drowned

SIX months after her father drowned at Dean’s Blue Hole, Nakita Headley still looks at his photos, searching for comfort in his familiar smile, knowing his body remains unrecovered 600 feet below the ocean’s surface.

Supreme Court sides with church, orders woman to vacate land

A SUPREME Court judge has sided with a church and ordered a woman to remove a shed and other belongings from a disputed piece of land on Honeycombe Street.

Doctor’s Hospital’s new 25-bed facility expected to be complete by end of summer

DOCTORS Hospital’s brand new 25-bed facility is expected to be completed by the end of summer in Grand Bahama, according to chief financial officer Dennis Deveaux.

‘Immigration irrelevant to Freeport’s economic issues’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Fred Mitchell rejected claims that immigration controls in Freeport have stifled economic growth, saying the issue is “irrelevant” to the city’s economic challenges, which he attributed to the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) current leadership.

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