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Baha Mar worker is accused of sex assault

A MALE Baha Mar employee was granted $7,000 bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after he was accused of indecently assaulting a female Canadian tourist at the resort.

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PM: TIME TO TACKLE ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE – No specific policies named as Davis asked about rape

PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said yesterday it is time for the country to “get on top” of violence and abuse in all forms, following a recent Supreme Court ruling on a divorce case involving a woman who said she felt like a “rape victim” in her marriage.

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80 Haitian migrants held after vessel intercepted

EIGHTY Haitian migrants were apprehended when their vessel was intercepted in the Ragged Island chain on Sunday. Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said the group will be taken to Nassau.

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China link-up for electronics to aid students

STUDENTS of Sadie Curtis Primary School are starting off the new school year with more technology at their fingertips, thanks to a unique community partnership between The Bahamas and China.

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Two years in prison for stealing lawnmower from Govt House

A MAN was sentenced to a little more than two years at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS) for trespassing onto Government House grounds and stealing a lawnmower.

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Teenager jailed for bail violation

AN 18-YEAR-OLD was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday for violating the conditions of his Supreme Court bail on a murder charge.

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Memorials placed for 26 victims of Hurricane Dorian

TWENTY-SIX memorial markers for the Hurricane Dorian victims who lost their lives in East End, Grand Bahama, were officially unveiled on Saturday during memorial ceremonies held on the third anniversary of the storm.

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German man dead at work site in ‘suicide’

JUST two days following the tragic death of 41-year-old Anthony Tilme from suspected suicide, a 51-year-old German was found dead by alleged suicide at a condo construction site on West Bay Street.

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Sporting community shocked by Shavez Hart death

ABACO Olympian Shavez Hart, one of the country’s top male sprinters, was killed on Saturday morning in his hometown, sending shock waves through the sporting community, in particular track and field.

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Minister: End of AIDS epidemic in sight

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said The Bahamas has reached the moment where “tremendous progress is being made” and that the “end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight.”.

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‘No warning shots’ for police says Fernander

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said officers have “the right to do what they have to do” when confronted with armed people who put their lives in danger.

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Embassy worker in Haiti kidnapped

AFTER the reported kidnapping of a local staff member of the Bahamas embassy in Haiti, former Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield expressed confidence in the ministry, but stressed that there should be short notice to repatriate Bahamians home if things get to the point where the embassy staff determine they are unsafe.

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OLYMPIAN WAS KILLED ‘TRYING TO STOP FIGHT’: Police say gunman shot athlete dead outside nightclub

THE family of Olympian Shavez Hart said in the final moments of the athlete’s life he was trying to be a “peacemaker” in a fight, but unfortunately was killed in the process.

Locally employed staff member at Bahamas Embassy in Haiti kidnapped

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is reporting that a locally employed staff member of the Bahamas Embassy in Port-au-Prince Haiti has been kidnapped.

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Olympian Shavez Hart shot dead in Abaco

THE Bahamian track and field community is mourning the death of Olympic sprinter Shavez Hart who was shot dead early on Saturday in Abaco.