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Serial sex offender Sidney Cooper charged with indecent exposure

SERIAL sex offender Sidney Cooper was charged with indecent exposure and released on bail Wednesday after allegedly flashing his privates and making unwanted sexual advances to a woman on Christmas Eve.

Man drowns after car accident in Abaco and a woman in GB attempts suicide

A MAN drowned after a car accident in Abaco on Monday.

Former FNM MP Floyd Watkins II dead at 73

FORMER parliamentarian Floyd Watkins II died at 73 on December 23.

‘Junkanoo in Paradise’ - A new musical running on stage at Atlantis

LOCALS and tourists are familiar with Junkanoo in Marina Village, near casinos and Bay Street in December.

UPDATED – Saxons overall winners of Boxing Day parade

JUNKANOO supporters mocked officials after inclement weather that forced the postponement of the Boxing Day parade never came –– but Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said standard practices and scientific information spurred the change.

Prodigal Sons pull out – Bowleg says group needs to give reason or repay seed money

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said the Prodigal Sons Junkanoo group must provide a decent reason for dropping out of the Boxing Day parade or reimburse the seed money provided by the government.

Still in limbo despite ruling on citizenship

MANY would welcome giving citizenship to a Harvard-educated scholar like Dr April Finlayson, but seven months after the Privy Council ruled that people like her are citizens at birth, she still can’t get a Bahamian passport and limits her visits to The Bahamas to avoid being warned again that she overstayed her time in the country of her birth.

DEADLY CHRISTMAS AS FOUR MURDERED: Police shooting kills another as he ‘attacks officers with cutlass’

THE heartbroken girlfriend of a man killed on Sunday said her two sons were robbed of the precious memory of spending Christmas with their father, with one crying: “Mummy, daddy is dead.”

Man presumed dead after falling off a cruise ship destined for The Bahamas

A 41-year-old man is presumed dead after going overboard on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship to The Bahamas on December 23, two days into the cruise.

Christmas Day murder is fourth killing in 48 hours

A MAN was shot dead on Christmas Day in the latest of a series of shootings over the Christmas period that left four people killed in 48 hours, and a fifth man shot dead by police.

Boxing Day Junkanoo parade postponed until Tuesday

The Junkanoo Corporation New Providence Limited (JCNP) has announced that the Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade has been postponed until Tuesday night at 10pm – due to inclement weather conditions.

Man in hospital after police involved shooting

A 38-year-old man is in hospital after he was shot by police and a firearm was confiscated.

Two men questioned after Gambier Village shooting death

Police are questioning two men in connection with a shooting on Saturday that claimed the life of a 31-year-old man.

Man shot dead off Cowpen Road

A man is dead after a shooting off Cowpen Road on Friday night.

Minister of Health hosts kids Christmas giveaway

HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville hosted his annual kids Christmas giveaway on Friday. The Tall Pines MP welcomed parents and children to the event to receive gifts, foods, and entertainment.

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