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Andros Crab Fest Crab Fest is known as the largest family island festival in The Bahamas.

Defence Force Commodore has seen a ‘marked reduction’ in Haitian migration

DEFENCE Force Commodore Raymond King said there had been a notable decline in the number of undocumented Haitian immigrants trying to enter The Bahamas in the last two months.

Fiancée and family concerned about missing man in Bimini, Kasyam Smith

CONCERNED relatives of Kasyam Smith are offering $1,000 to anyone aware of the Bimini resident’s whereabouts.

Juvenile detention facility opened at Bahamas Department of Corrections

GOVERNMENT officials opened a juvenile detention facility at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday.

Deportation of Jamaican national in court on two separate charges being investigated

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the Bahamas Department of Corrections is investigating whether a prisoner awaiting trial for firearm possession was deliberately or accidentally deported to Jamaica.

Investor forum puts Grand Bahama in the spotlight

THE eyes of the world are on The Bahamas when it comes to investment and conservation, a conference in Grand Bahama heard this week.

Citizenship ruling will affect 1,500 applications

IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said about 1500 applications for Bahamian citizenship at the Department of Immigration would be affected by last week’s landmark Privy Council ruling.

OFFICER TELLS OF AZARIO SHOOTING: Police witness said an officer yelled ‘he has a gun’ before they fired on him

A POLICE officer at Woody’s Bar on Fire Trail Road when Azario Major was killed said four officers shot the 31-year-old after one shouted: “Gun, gun, he has a gun!”

Woman killed as car hits tree

A WOMAN has died in Grand Bahama after the vehicle she was driving hit a tree early Thursday morning in the Lucaya area.

Gibson’s ex-fiancee’s virtual testimony ruling Monday

A SUPREME Court judge will rule on Monday whether Adrian Gibson’s ex-fiancee can testify virtually in his corruption trial.

‘From my core, I am devastated’ says family member of Freedom Park murder victims as three men acquitted

SONIA Kemp waited ten years to hear a jury forewoman utter a single word: “Guilty.”

Munroe: There are more important matters to address than ‘ceremonial’ Head of State

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said there are more substantive issues to address in The Bahamas than “ceremonial” matters like changing the Head of State.

Cordell Frazier sworn in as Director of Public Prosecutions

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder announced yesterday that Cordell Frazier had been appointed Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, replacing the previous DPP Garvin Gaskin.

Atlantis queried on employee complaints

LABOUR Minister Keith Bell said the Department of Labour launched an investigation into Atlantis after getting “a number of complaints” from employees who felt “pressured and intimidated” to stand against Royal Caribbean International’s proposed Paradise Island Beach Club project.

Bullets found at scene don’t match gun in car, expert says

A FIREARM expert said none of the bullet casings recovered from the scene where Azario Major was killed matched the gun found in his car.

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