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Girlfriend of murder victim ‘broken’

THE girlfriend of a 24-year-old man who was killed in Abaco on Monday said she is “broken”, adding the victim was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Father of three killed on way to work – one of three shooting deaths in 24 hours

A FATHER of three was shot and killed in his car yesterday morning while on his way to work – one of three shooting deaths within 24 hours.

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Pregnant mother of Bella in jail awaiting sentence

A PREGNANT mother was sent to prison yesterday to await sentencing for allowing her boyfriend to beat her four-year-old daughter to death in 2021.

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PMH ‘crisis’ as no room for patients

THE president of the Bahamas Nurses Union is sounding the alarm about a “crisis” in Princess Margaret Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department (A&E), telling this newspaper the area has no space to keep some patients.

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ARREST AFTER BABY’S DEATH: 29-year-old man held following infant being found unresponsive

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an infant girl who became unresponsive while in the care of a family friend on Monday.

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Man accused of raping woman

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday in connection with the sexual assault of a woman that took place last week.

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Sex case suspect remanded in jail

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday accused of abetting the sexual assault of a woman during a home invasion earlier this month.

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Indecent exposure charge

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of being found naked as he trespassed on Margaritaville on Christmas Eve.

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Prime Minister meets with Vice President Kamala Harris

Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis met with Vice President Kamala Harris at The White House on Tuesday to discuss a number of issues facing The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean region.

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Residents ‘in survival mode’

RESIDENTS of the Bain and Grants Town community are in survival mode as some have tried to make ends meet by any means necessary.

‘Local workers can’t get work ahead of foreigners’

A GROUP of Central Andros residents have expressed frustration over alleged unfair hiring practices on the island, saying local workers cannot get any jobs because contractors are hiring foreigners instead.

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FNM: What now for NIB?

THE Free National Movement is going to seek to get a full briefing from Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis on what has been decided concerning the National Insurance Board’s contribution rate, FNM leader Michael Pintard said yesterday.

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PM hails Bahamas relations with China

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis hailed relations between The Bahamas and China as he spoke at the observance of the Chinese Lunar New Year festival on Thursday last week.

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Wheelchair donation a gift of hope

CHINA donated 15 wheelchairs to The Bahamas in a ceremony on Friday.

Teachers back in class after Eleuthera protest

TEACHERS from Preston Albury High School in Eleuthera have gone back to the classroom after they, along with parents, protested earlier this month, Acting Director of Education Dominique McCartney-Russell said.