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THE CORONATION: King Charles III crowned in Westminster Abbey

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony built on ancient traditions at a time when the British monarchy faces an uncertain future.

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Police shooting of blind man in 2018 ruled a justifiable homicide

A Coroner’s Court jury has ruled that the fatal shooting of a blind man on a motorcycle in 2018 by a police officer pursuing an allegedly armed suspect, was a justifiable homicide.

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PM tells Bahamian students on Jubilee Day 'celebrate yourselves'

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis on Friday addressed Bahamian students, encouraging national pride in celebration of Jubilee Day.

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FNM Deputy hits out at amendment to security branch members' medical insurance policy

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright called government’s amendment to the medical insurance policy for security branch members “disgraceful and heartless”.

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PM: Plans to develop performing arts school

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says his administration is making plans to further develop The Bahamas' orange economy with a performing arts school.

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Internal audit review underway on public service drivers’ plates

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said that they are still trying to determine the number of inactive public service drivers’ plates in the country so they can bring relief to those people who are challenged by having to lease a plate.

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Bail denied for man accused of stealing and receiving

A MAN was denied bail after he was accused in a series of car and auto part thefts on Friday.

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Armed robberies investigated

POLICE in New Providence are investigating two separate armed robbery incidents that occurred on Thursday.

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US court awards $203m in damages, legal fees to Louis Bacon in defamation case against Peter Nygard

A NEW York court has awarded over $203m in damages and legal fees to billionaire hedge fund founder Louis Bacon in a defamation case against his former Lyford Cay neighbour, Peter Nygard, according to US reports.

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Call for King Charles III to acknowledge and apologise for ‘horrific impacts’ of colonisation

THE Bahamas has joined 12 other countries in demanding that incoming monarch King Charles III apologise and make reparations for the previous oppression and enslavement of indigenous people.

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Lawyer: ‘We’re going to fight’ as OAG pulls settlement

ROMONA Farquharson Seymour said the Office of the Attorney General has rescinded its offer to settle Corrections Commissioner Charles Murphy’s lawsuit against the government, declaring: “We’re gonna fight.”

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PM to draw down $400m for GB Airport

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said his administration would draw $400m from the $1bn made available by the UK EXIM Bank to develop the Grand Bahama International Airport.

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‘Citizenship fight was for everyone’

THE man behind the case that has sparked one of the most significant judicial rulings in recent Bahamian history said he always knew the matter was much bigger than his own quest for citizenship.

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How to prove paternity is next as govt to grapple with citizenship questions

CHILDREN born out of wedlock to Bahamian men and foreign women won’t be recognised as citizens of The Bahamas until they prove that their biological father is a Bahamian through a process mandated by the government or determined by the courts.

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Women react to Privy Council ruling on citizenship for children born out of wedlock

WHEN April Finlayson’s fifth application for Bahamian citizenship went nowhere, the Harvard-educated neuroscientist left The Bahamas “in grief and despair” to establish a life in the United States.