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Tribune publisher Dupuch-Carron wins prestigious African Innovation Excellence Award

The Tribune's Publisher and founder of Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network has received a prestigious international award at a glittering ceremony in London.

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Fire rips through Original Patties

A FIRE ripped through Original Patties Bakery on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway early yesterday, destroying its storage and administrative areas, wiping out its stock and damaging company vehicles.

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Minister Mitchell 'safe' after oxygen masks deployed aboard Delta flight

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said oxygen masks deployed aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Nassau on Friday after the aircraft began descending about 20 minutes into the journey and was forced to return to Atlanta.

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Suspected gas odour forces temporary evacuation of US departures terminal at LPIA

A SUSPECTED gas odour forced the temporary evacuation of the US departures terminal at Lynden Pindling International Airport on Friday morning, leaving long queues and threatening delays to outbound flights before authorities identified and isolated the source.

Three Eleuthera residents charged with the murder of missing mother Katrina Kelly

THREE Eleuthera residents were charged on Friday with the murder of missing mother Katrina Kelly, more than a week after her disappearance prompted an extensive search and rewards totalling up to $52,500 for information about her whereabouts.

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Power outage forces Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas off air

A PROLONGED power outage that has crippled parts of downtown Nassau since Wednesday forced the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas off air on Friday after its generator overheated and fumes spread through its building, as Bahamas Power and Light struggled to repair an underground cable fault.

Police constable accused of unlawfully exposing 10-month-old girl to grievous harm

POLICE Constable Paul Thompson, 35, pleaded not guilty on Friday to exposing a 10-month-old girl to grievous harm in connection with a traffic incident that preceded the child's death. The Queens Road resident was accused of unlawfully exposing the 10-month-old to grievous harm in New Providence on August 14.

Attorney charged with stealing by reason of employment

A 32-year-old attorney was charged on Friday with stealing by reason of employment and receiving in connection with the alleged theft of a laptop and mobile phone worth a combined $838.

Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union says it has reached an impasse

CUSTOMS and Immigration officers are still reporting disrupted health insurance coverage and being forced to pay medical bills out of pocket, according to their union, more than a month after the Davis administration said insurance services had resumed following a suspension affecting hundreds of public officers.