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Man remanded for burglary and damaging ankle monitor

A MAN accused of burglary and damaging his electronic monitoring device was remanded to prison yesterday.

Pedestrian dies after hit and run on Cowpen Road

A 52-YEAR-OLD pedestrian died after being struck by a van on Cowpen Road yesterday morning, with the driver initially leaving the scene before later reporting the accident to police.

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Tech developer denies new security causes LPIA delays

PASSENGERS using Lynden Pindling International Airport’s domestic terminal are being urged to arrive at least two hours before departure as airport officials reject claims that a newly upgraded security system is responsible for longer lines.

Bahamas Striping Group of Companies Gears Up to Send 20,000 Students Back to School

THE Let's Make a Difference programme has expanded its annual back-to-school initiative to Grand Bahama, bringing together civic organizations to distribute nearly 2,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to students in West Grand Bahama.

Abaco resort’s 24-hour power loss as generator breaks down

A MAJOR Abaco resort was left without electricity, water, air conditioning and Internet for nearly 24 hours after its back-up generator malfunctioned during last week’s Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) outages, forcing management to discard food and renewing calls from business owners for long-term energy upgrades.

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Newly renovated PMH A&E floods after heavy rainstorm

THE newly renovated Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at Princess Margaret Hospital experienced localized flooding on Sunday following severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across New Providence, with water entering the facility through the ambulance bay doors.

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Govt seeks US tariff exemption for seafood

THE Davis administration is seeking an exemption from a new 12.5 percent United States tariff for Bahamian crawfish and stone crab exports, warning the duty has struck the country’s fisheries industry days before the lucrative crawfish season opens.

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Widespread BPL blackouts spark anger across islands

POWER outages stretching for hours disrupted homes and businesses across Abaco and New Providence over the weekend, forcing some companies to close, threatening refrigerated goods and prompting renewed complaints about the reliability of Bahamas Power and Light’s electricity supply.

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Tearful funeral for Stania and Diamond

GRIEF swept across Cat Island at the weekend as hundreds of mourners gathered to bury Stania Webb and Diamond Stubbs, two promising young women killed in the deadliest traffic accident recorded in The Bahamas in at least 20 years.

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Da Pond Band vows to continue after losing five members in crash

DA POND Band will continue performing after losing five of its 14 members in the North Andros plane crash, with the surviving musicians declaring that allowing the music to die would mean losing another part of the band.

Court rejects PHA appeal in wrongful dismissal case

THE Public Hospitals Authority has failed to overturn a default judgment entered against it in a lawsuit brought by a former Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre nurse who claims she became ill after exposure to toxic fumes, was denied suitable accommodation and was effectively dismissed after her salary was stopped.

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Search for 27-year-old man ends with tragic discovery

A SEARCH for a missing 27-year-old man ended in tragedy on Thursday night when a family member found him dead in the Hacio Point Close area.

IDB programme prepares 15 teens for professional world

FIFTEEN rising Grade 12 students graduated yesterday from the Inter-American Development Bank’s inaugural Teen Summer Program after completing a two-week initiative designed to introduce young Bahamians to professional life and international development.

Two men charged with Bain Town Independence Day murders

TWO men were remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services on Friday after being charged with the murders of Delano Miller and Fred Wildgoose in connection with an Independence Day shooting in Bain Town that also left three women injured.

Conch diver dies after having breathing difficulties while diving

A MAN died after reportedly experiencing breathing difficulties while diving for conch off New Providence on Thursday morning.