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Grand Bahama residents share sadness over Queen

THE death of Queen Elizabeth II is sad news for many people in Grand Bahama, particularly British residents living here.

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Tourists have say after fatal shark attack

AFTER the shark attack on Tuesday that left an American woman dead, some tourists have mixed feelings about whether the incident will affect their vacation plans.

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Anglican churches to ring bells 96 times today

ALL Anglican church bells in The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos will ring 96 times today in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.

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ALWAYS THERE FOR US: Queen Elizabeth II dies age 96

AFTER 70 years on the throne, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her summer residence in Scotland yesterday at the age of 96.

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Former Bahamas leaders remember The Queen

QUEEN Elizabeth II was remembered as a woman with an “incomparable memory” who was a shining example of courage, grace and dignity during her 70-year reign by the country’s former leaders yesterday, who said they were saddened to learn of her passing.

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Bahamians pay tribute to monarch

BAHAMIANS are mourning the loss of 96-year-old British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, who died yesterday afternoon after 70 years on the throne.

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Discharge for woman who hit child’s father with car

A WOMAN was granted a conditional discharge in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after admitting to assaulting the father of her child with a car.

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Men charged with attempted murders

TWO MEN were were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on two separate cases of attempted murder.

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Two accused of bar break-in

TWO men were granted $5,000 bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for allegedly breaking into a restaurant and bar on Carmichael Road and attempting to steal various smoking products.

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Man accused of voyeurism

A MAN was granted bail after being accused of trespassing onto a woman’s property in Crooked Island where he watched her in her night clothes without her knowledge.

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Rape trial date set for man said to be armed with cutlass

A MAN accused of raping a woman while armed with a cutlass will have his trial heard before Justice Bernard Turner in the Supreme Court three months from now.

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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's monarch for 70 years, dies – updates

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96.

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Tributes to mother after cancer battle

A VIBRANT soul lost her fight against stage four breast cancer last Friday.

‘We need crossing guards’

THE lives and safety of many young students who walk to school daily are at risk due to the absence of crossing guards to assist them at busy causeways throughout Freeport.

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‘We believe PM pledge to rebuild Abaco after storm’

THE president of Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce is confident Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis is committed to rebuilding the island.