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Yacht sinks off Chub Cay

A 25-METER motor yacht has sunk in shallow waters off Chub Cay.

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Turning nature into art

BAHAMIAN artist and wood carver Julian McKenzie believes he is fulfilling a vision God gave him in a dream – carving tree trunks and roots into amazing works of art.

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GB church leader calls for ‘new economic paradigm’

GRAND Bahama Christian Council president Rev Kenneth Lewis believes The Bahamas must establish “a new economic paradigm” that will allow Bahamians to compete in all aspects of the country’s economy. While delivering his independence message, the clergyman indicated that it is now time for Bahamians to be encouraged to own hotels and banks.

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Honours from grateful nation

BISHOP Lawrence Rolle, community activist Khandi Gibson and former police commissioner Paul Rolle say they are honoured and humbled for recognition of their service to the nation as recipients of the Bahamas’ 49th Independence Day National Honours.

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New water supply crisis hits Central Eleuthera

FAMILIES in Central Eleuthera face summer misery as a new water crisis could potentially hit their homes.

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Marsh Harbour business robbed

ABACO police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a business establishment in Marsh Harbour over the weekend.

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Officer hurt as he tries to aid stab victim

A POLICE officer was treated and discharged from the hospital, while a 29-year-old male remains in stable condition after being stabbed multiple times by a group of men.

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Two accused of shooting at police

TWO men, ages 29 and 21, are in police custody after allegedly shooting at police officers.

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Man charged with killing murder suspect

A MAN was charged in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with the death of a man who was awaiting retrial for murder.

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$1,000 fine over Indian hemp

A MAN was ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday after he was found with over 11lbs of Indian hemp.

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Man accused of causing harm

A MAN was placed on two years’ probation in a Magistrate’s Court for causing harm to another man.

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Police search for four men in Grand Bahama

FOUR men are being sought by police on Grand Bahamas in connection with various criminal offences.

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Bahamas celebrates 49th Anniversary of Independence

THE country’s 49th Independence Day Celebrations were a rich display of Bahamian culture with days long celebrations that saw the return of the ecumenical service at Clifford Park and thousands flock to Bay Street for the people’s Junkanoo rush.

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Two in hospital after three stabbing incidents

Two people are in hospital with serious injuries after three separate stabbing incidents – one in Abaco and two in Grand Bahama.

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Police investigate suspicious death after body found in abandoned vehicle

Grand Bahama Police are investigating a suspicious death after a decomposed body was discovered in an abandoned vehicle in Freeport.