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GB Minister says she will not allow the GBPA to ‘stand in the way’ of Bahamians

THE Davis administration’s criticism of the Grand Bahama Port Authority continued yesterday, with Grand Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey saying business as usual cannot be tolerated in the relationship anymore.

DPM urges Bahamian investors to help add to room capacity as hotels are full

TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper urged Bahamian investors to open their homes to help meet tourism demand, citing room capacity as a challenge due to high hotel occupancy rates.

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Veteran attorney to run for Bahamas Bar Association president to ‘take it where it needs to go’

VETERAN attorney Romona Farquharson Seymour wants new vision and leadership for the Bahamas Bar Association, telling The Tribune she is running to be the new president.

31-year-old man shot Monday while visiting female friend, becomes 54th murder victim

A 31-year-old man is the latest murder victim in The Bahamas.

Mom wants police ‘charged with murder and jailed’

THE mother of a man whose killing was determined to be homicide by manslaughter believes the ruling should have been homicide by murder.

$500m GB shipyard will be world’s largest, says Moxey

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey said a $500m investment in the Grand Bahama Shipyard would make it the world’s largest shipyard facility.

Prostitutes, drug peddlers and thieves not welcome downtown

PROSTITUTES, drug peddlers and thieves are not welcome downtown, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Chester Cooper said yesterday.

‘BPL A DISGRACE’: MP Pinder calls for decentralisation of power company

CENTRAL and South Abaco MP John Pinder lashed out at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) yesterday over the frequent power outages affecting the island, calling it a “disgrace”.

Counselling ordered for mother who beat child with drop cord

A MOTHER was ordered to attend counselling sessions after admitting beating her 11-year-old son with an extension cord last week.

Abaco suffering an electricity crisis causing revenue loss as some tourists cut stay short

ABACO residents say they are suffering from an electricity crisis.

Twelve Bahamians to receive 2023 King’s birthday honours

TWELVE Bahamians will receive the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours.

Search efforts for American diver who went missing near Bimini called off

SEARCH and rescue efforts for an American diver who went missing in The Bahamas have been called off.

Several donors awarded during special 50th Independence blood drive event

A national blood drive kicked off in Grand Bahama on Saturday as part of activities leading up to the country’s 50th anniversary of Independence.

Not all questions answered on Long Island plane crash

AIR accident investigators found that “loss of power resulting in a loss of control inflight” caused a plane crash in Long Island last year that resulted in a woman’s death.

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