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Man accused of house-breaking

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of breaching his bail for a house-breaking offence.

Call for changes in adoption and fostering as would-be parents face frustration

TWO Free National Movement senators want changes in the adoption and fostering processes in the Bahamas.

Nygard’s lawyers ask for six-year sentence for crimes

PETER Nygard’s legal team in Canada suggested he be sentenced to six years in prison for his sexual assault convictions, citing his age, health and heart conditions.

US TV reports on 2013 disappearance at yoga resort

AN American man reportedly went missing 11 years ago at the same yoga retreat where Chicago native Taylor Casey was a guest when she recently went missing.

Bail over theft charge

A MAN was granted $10,000 bail after he was accused of stealing $25,000 worth of property from a Yamacraw clothing store earlier this month.

Bail over theft charge

A MAN was granted $10,000 bail after he was accused of stealing $25,000 worth of property from a Yamacraw clothing store earlier this month.

Accused over US man’s death

A MAN was charged with manslaughter by negligence after an American tourist died in a boating accident in March.

Three guilty of armed robbery

THREE men were found guilty of the armed robbery of a Defence Force officer and his girlfriend on Prince Charles Drive in 2022.

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Halt order given on Athol Island

THE Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) said it issued a cease and desist order regarding a project on Athol Island.

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Prosecutors push for 15-year sentence in Nygard sex trial

PROSECUTORS in Canada want former Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard to get a 15-year prison sentence for sexual assault convictions.

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‘PLP broke promise made before election’

IN excluding unions from talks about the future of Bahamas Power & Light, the Davis administration is violating a pre-election memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Philip Davis signed, according to Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson.

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Two men charged in boating death of US woman

TWO men were charged yesterday after allegedly causing the death of an American tourist, Allison Dyck, in a boating accident off Eleuthera last month.

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Atlantis loses bid to block PI Wendy’s restaurant

PLANNING authorities yesterday dismissed the appeal by Atlantis and other major resorts seeking to block Wendy’s Paradise Island restaurant by finding it “does not offend” land use restrictions.

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Haiti’s ambassador unable to confirm missing vessel carrying 60 migrants from Abaco to US

WILLIAM Exantus, Haiti’s ambassador to The Bahamas, has been unable to confirm whether a vessel carrying up to 60 migrants was lost at sea after leaving Abaco for the United States on July 4.

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‘Time to change our divorce laws’

FREE National Movement Senator Michela Barnett-Ellis said it is time to amend the Matrimonial Causes Act to permit “no-fault” divorces.