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UB students say ChatGPT improved their performance - admit that some use it to cheat

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas students say ChatGPT has improved their academic performance but admitted that some have used it to cheat.

Mother who died in fiery car cash found to have contributed to the accident that claimed her life

A MOTHER of five who died in a fiery car crash on the Grand Bahama Highway in January 2011 was found to have contributed to the accident that claimed her life, affecting the amount of damages those connected to her death had to pay.

‘People commiting crimes against elderly should see stiffer penalties’

ACTING Director of Social Services Charlamae Fernander said people who commit crimes against the elderly and other vulnerable groups should face stiffer penalties than others.

‘Number of nurses needed more than Darville’s figure’

BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Muriel Lightbourn disagrees with Health Minister Dr Michael Darville’s claim that the nurse shortage has been halved, pointing to a lack of replacements for retiring and resigning nurses.

‘Only 132 people have taken free HIV/AIDS drug’

Only 132 people in 2023 were reported to be on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a critical HIV prevention drug freely available in The Bahamas, according to Dr Nikkiah Forbes, director of the National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Programme at the Ministry of Health.

‘I fear for my life since stab attack’

A WOMAN fears for her life and feels the authorities are failing her after she was allegedly physically assaulted in the presence of her three children, sustaining severe injuries to her head from a knife.

HYPE looks to stop young boys becoming murderers

A NEW programme called HYPE is being introduced in primary schools to disrupt the journey some young men take toward becoming murderers, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said.

Inaugural recipients of NPIPB scholarships

QUINN Brown and Mia Moss are the inaugural recipients of the Nassau and Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB) scholarships, awarded in partnership with the Lyford Cay Foundations.

Roads in Exuma 75 percent done, says BSGC and paving started in Deep Creek, Eleuthera

BAHAMAS Striping Group of Companies (BSGC) general manager Melanie Roach said the company is about 75 percent done paving roads in Exuma as part of their public-private partnership project with the government.

Two teens charged with setting fire to man’s property last month

THREE young men were remanded to Simpson Penn yesterday after they allegedly set fire to a man’s property in New Providence last month.

14-year-old charged with housebreaking

A 14-year-old boy was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of breaking into a man’s house and stealing $3,000.

17-year-old accused of assault with a cutlass

A 17-year-old was granted bail after he was accused of seriously injuring someone with a cutlass at a Rubis Service Station in New Providence earlier this month.

30-month jail sentence for having a loaded gun

A 23-year-old male was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to having a loaded gun in his apartment on Flamingo Drive last week.

Migrant charged with having illegal gun

A MAN was remanded into custody yesterday due to his immigration status after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun in Exuma last week.

Man accused of knife assault gets bail

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a knife and threatened her with death on Nelson Street last weekend.

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