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Putting its best coat on

THE ELBOW Reef Lighthouse Society has nearly completed the repainting of its lighthouse tower’s famous red and white stripes.

Sears to meet Village Road business owners

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears has committed to meeting Village Road business owners next month to discuss an economic stimulus plan after confirming the road repair will be delayed until the first week of January.

Activists welcome court victory for Jean Rony

A LOCAL advocacy group is celebrating a decision by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to send the Jean Rony Jean-Charles case back to the Supreme Court for consideration of an application of constitutional aid.

‘FTX collapse nothing to do with The Bahamas’

PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis has once again insisted that the collapse of FTX has nothing to do with The Bahamas, saying “you don’t blame the jurisdiction, you blame the bad actors”.

Berry Islands tourism boom expected after airport opening

OFFICIALS anticipate a big boom in tourism on Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands due to the opening of a new international airport.

PM: Murder rate ‘unacceptable’

PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said his administration is concerned about the nation’s escalating murder rate, but is hopeful that their crime fighting initiatives will start “bearing fruit” soon.

Two women killed in traffic accidents

TWO women were killed in separate traffic accidents on the weekend, one in New Providence and the other in Grand Bahama.

Call for govt probe after barge sinks

LOCAL environmentalists are calling for government to launch investigations into a sunken barge that was spotted off Goodman’s Bay last week, citing concerns about its potential environmental impact.

CCA: WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BAHAMAS – Contractor reached out for help to son of top govt advisor

Baha Mar's main contractor asked the son of Perry Christie's top policy adviser to intervene when his father proposed changing The Pointe's Heads of Agreement over how many Bahamian construction workers would be employed.

23 nurses ‘not paid since start of the year’

BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams is disappointed her members have not been paid the money owed to them by the government.

Man held after shooting incident

A 25-year-old man is in police custody following a shooting incident that left another man in hospital in the early hours of Saturday.

Woman killed, man injured in traffic accident

Officers from the Traffic Division are investigating a traffic accident that left a woman dead and a man in hospital.

Police investigate alleged sexual assault

Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault of a 28-year-old female working aboard a vessel docked in eastern New Providence.

Tributes paid to Andrew "Dud" Maynard

TRIBUTES have been paid to former PLP chairman Andrew "Dud" Maynard, who died this morning at the age of 82.

Minister urges greater caution on the roads

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis is urging members of the public to exercise “greater” caution on the roadways amidst the increase of traffic fatalities in recent weeks.

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