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BNT: protect and preserve the value of Athol island

THE Bahamas National Trust is concerned about possible development projects on Athol Island.

Cooper ‘can’t gazette’, law says he can

PUBLIC Disclosure Commission chairman Bishop Victor Cooper wrongly claimed the commission cannot gazette information about the financial declarations parliamentarians must make.

PMH morgue employees continue sick-out protest over diesel spill

ALMOST a week has passed since Princess Margaret Hospital’s morgue employees began their sick-out protest, calling on the government to address a diesel spill affecting them.

Customs officers not all ‘on same page’ over fee hikes

CUSTOMS’ top official yesterday conceded not all officers were initially “on the same page” over newly-implemented aviation fee increases which may not be “a shut case”.

Love Ya Dog: Betty Major and Max

READERS have been hearing our call to join in our Love Ya Dog campaign.

Family and friends of missing American Taylor Casey raise $32k

FRIENDS and relatives of Taylor Casey, an American woman who went missing in The Bahamas, have raised $32,000 through crowdfunding as they try to find the 42-year-old.

Club Med staff to see nine-percent pay increase in new industrial agreement

THE Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union have signed a four-year industrial agreement with Club Med Columbus Isle to help over 180 union members.

Justice explains why man, with prior charges, now accused of armed robery is granted bail

A 25-YEAR-OLD father of two was granted $20,000 bail after being charged with armed robbery and having two prior convictions for stealing and fraud.

A guide to Bahamian words and phrases published by teen

NICO Miller, 19, spent about three hours a day for two months working on a book he has published: “The Bahamian Dictionary: A Guide to Bahamian Words and Phrases.”

Two men charged with stealing woman’s car at gunpoint

TWO men were remanded after they were accused of stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint in New Providence earlier this month.

Bimini man accused of string of burglaries

A BIMINI man was remanded yesterday after he was accused of a string of home burglaries and attacking a police officer on a Family Island.

Four men charged over large quantity of drugs

FOUR men were granted bail after they were accused of having $15,500 worth of marijuana and a large quantity of marijuana plants last week.

Man charged for having unlicenced firearm

A MAN was granted $6,500 bail after he was accused of having a gun in his car on East Street last Friday.

Jamaican woman accused of human trafficking

A JAMAICAN woman was remanded in custody yesterday after she was once again accused of human trafficking.

Man charged with molesting 12-year-old boy

A 40-year-old man was charged yesterday with molesting a 12-year-old boy four times between the spring and the summer.

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