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Freeport man accused in housebreaking case

A FREEPORT man was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday with housebreaking and stealing.

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Murder suspect’s bail denied

A MAN accused of murder had his bail request denied yesterday.

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Man accused of rape and indecent assault

A MAN was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday with rape and 15 counts of indecent assault against a woman.

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Abaco man accused in $250k cocaine bust

AN Abaco man was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a $250,000 cocaine drug bust in the Family Island last week.

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Free mammogram initiative launched in East Grand Bahama

A FREE mammogram initiative was launched in East Grand Bahama last week, providing some 100 women screenings at Doctors Hospital in Nassau.

Lend a hand ‘will not be affected’

LEND A Hand Bahamas has said the implosion and fall of FTX, the Bahamas-based crypto currency exchange, will not affect its plans to continue community outreach.

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Police investigate three incidents of sexual assault

Police are actively investigating three separate incidents of sexual assault, one on the island of Andros and the others on New Providence.

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Two dead after traffic accidents

Police in New Providence are investigating two separate traffic accidents in which two people died on Sunday.

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Fund set up to help climate-hit nations

THE United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP27) has established a loss and damage fund to aid vulnerable nations like The Bahamas in view of continued climate change and its significant impacts.

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Murder tally now equals 2021 total

A MAN was shot dead in Grand Bahama on Friday, pushing the country’s murder count to 119 for the year, on par with last year’s total.

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FNM: Govt needs to show transparency over FTX

THE Free National Movement yesterday doubled down on calls for government transparency in the aftermath of the FTX collapse, with its chairman Dr Duane Sands insisting the Davis administration must be seen to want to urgently get to the bottom of the situation.

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Traffic fatalities in North Andros and Acklins

POLICE are investigating two traffic fatalities that occurred on the weekend — one in North Andros and another in Acklins that claimed the life of a police officer.

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Pintard calls for Sears to resign

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard on Friday called for Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears to resign, pointing to what he called a “failure of the government to act appropriately to reduce the cost of electricity”.

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Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee has expunged 80 criminal records to date

THE Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee has to date expunged the criminal records of 80 people, some of whom were convicted for curfew violations during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education officials step in after student altercations at Patrick J Bethel High School

EDUCATION officials are seeking alternatives to mitigate violence at Patrick J Bethel High School at Marsh Harbour, following several arguments between students there this week.