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Two face drugs charges

TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate drug charges.

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Jailed over gun possession

A MAN was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after being found guilty of possessing an unlicenced revolver with five live rounds of ammunition.

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BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 8th August: Freeport

STARTS: 08/08/2022 9:30 PM EDT EXPIRES: 08/08/2022 11:00 PM EDT

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Opposition ‘not provided details’ of Dorian memorial events

THE Official Opposition has pushed back against claims that it supported a week-long event to observe the anniversary of the passage of Hurricane Dorian, insisting it was “inaccurate”.

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Two men suspected of stealing laptops

POLICE are hunting two men suspected stealing $21,000 worth of laptops.

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Two questioned over latest shooting death

POLICE are questioning two men in their early twenties in connection with a shooting death on Saturday.

Negotiator: Talks with BUT ‘99.9% complete’

A SENIOR negotiator for the government says talks are 99.9 percent complete regarding contractual articles with the Bahamas Union of Teachers.

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FNM warning: We need action - now

THE Free National Movement yesterday expressed concern about the Bahamian economy and the management of the country’s fiscal affairs.

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Commodore: Ships with migrants are stopped

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said interceptions of migrant vessels have been largely successful for the year, noting there had been no recent illegal landings in the country.

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‘Airport key to Lucayan rising again’

THE former chairman of Lucayan Renewal Holdings believes the government must fully commit to redevelopment and reconstruction of the Grand Bahama International Airport in order to successfully conclude negotiations over the sale of the Grand Lucayan resort.

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My son didn’t have to die

A GRIEVING family in Abaco wants the government to better equip the island with the resources needed to treat divers suffering from the bends after their loved one is believed to have died from symptoms associated with the illness last week.

WSC explains water supply disruptions

ON SATURDAY, the Water and Sewerage Corporation gave an explanation for recent water supply disruptions in Central Eleuthera, but said it expected them to be resolved by Sunday.

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Two questioned by police over shooting death

Police are questioning two men in their early twenties in connection with a shooting death on Saturday.

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Police confirm identity of child found in pond

POLICE have confirmed the identity of the child discovered in waters at the rear of the Golf Academy on Tuesday, as 11-year old Gerodo Atwill Taylor of Amos Ferguson Street.

Bahamas Educators, Counselors and Allied Workers Union signs 'historic' industrial agreement

THE Bahamas Educators, Counselors and Allied Workers Union signed an industrial agreement with the government on Friday.