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Govt to sell Crown land to facilitate building of health facility in Abaco

A NEW medical centre will be constructed on Abaco, a move officials say will help expand healthcare services on the island.

American woman admits to assaulting two police and a Breezes Resort guest

AN American tourist was fined yesterday after admitting to assaulting two police officers and a guest at Breezes Resort this week.

Man gets bail on charge of marijuana possession

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of having dangerous drugs earlier this week.

Man admits to housebreaking gets 18 months jail

A MAN was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday after he admitted to a housebreaking in Pinewood Gardens last week.

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GSSSA senior soccer teams advance to finals

FOUR Government Secondary School Sports Association (GSSSA) senior soccer teams are finals bound after emerging victorious in the sudden death playoffs yesterday at Roscow AL Davies Soccer Field.

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'Historic' medical marijuana bills tabled in Parliament

Health and Wellness minister Dr Michael Darville tabled a compendium of bills to establish a legal medical marijuana industry in the House of Assembly today.

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Christie: Roker was a ‘law and order’ person

FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie remembered the late Loftus Roker as a “law and order person” known for his commitment to “protecting and preserving” The Bahamas.

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FNM’s upset as constituency elections are postponed

AS the Free National Movement’s convention nears, more concerns have been raised about the fairness of the process, this time from members of the party’s Fox Hill constituency association.

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Smoke from Coral Harbour fire halts flights at LPIA for nearly two hours

A FOREST fire in Coral Harbour caused temporary flight disruptions at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) and power interruptions across western New Providence yesterday.

Court awards almost $300k after company driver hit man

GOLF Stream Food Services Limited has been ordered to pay a man $221,000 in damages and $50,000 in costs after its driver struck him in 2016.

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Residents concerned over $290m hospital

DOZENS of residents voiced their opposition to the construction of a $290m hospital at New Providence Highway during a rowdy town hall meeting yesterday.

Police testify Collins was a suspect, but friends say he had no gun when he was shot

AN officer testified that Aliko Collins was a suspect in an attempted kidnapping of a woman on Cowpen Road just before he was shot and killed by an off-duty officer in Pinewood Gardens in 2017.

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Pintard: PAC examining concerns over how govt spends, manages and processes funds

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard says the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is examining several audits from the Office of the Auditor General under the administration of Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis, saying there are overwhelming concerns about how the government spends, manages, and processes funds.

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Man shot dead while out on bail in GB

Police have launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered at a house under construction in Grand Bahama this morning.

Man accused of setting fire to a vehicle causing $3k damage

A MAN was taken into custody accused of vehicle arson in New Providence last month.