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19-year-old accused of sex assault of 83-year-old woman
POLICE are questioning a 19-year-old youth concerning a sexual assault incident involving an 83-year-old woman.
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CLICO victims urge: 'We need a new day'
The Government was yesterday urged to "make it a new day" for long-suffering CLICO (Bahamas) policyholders amid concerns that zero of the $3.8m compensation allocated in the 2022-2023 Budget has been paid out.
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G-Ball Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships back in NP
WITH the opening of the new Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium, the Bahamas Baseball Association has decided to bring its G-Ball Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships back to New Providence.
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DPM urges Bahamian investors to help add to room capacity as hotels are full
TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper urged Bahamian investors to open their homes to help meet tourism demand, citing room capacity as a challenge due to high hotel occupancy rates.
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Bahamas 'not maximising' impact as tourism booms
The deputy prime minister yesterday admitted The Bahamas has failed "to maximise visitor spending", and retain more of this within its economy, despite a "booming" tourism industry whose numbers "have never been better".
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Small Business Centre invests $800k in female entrepreneurs
The Small Business Development Centre’s (SBDC) executive director yesterday said it has invested $800,000 in in female entrepreneurs via 87 grants.
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Cleaning up above and below water
The Bahamas Reef Environment Education Foundation (BREEF) held an above and underwater beach clean-up in commemoration of World’s Ocean Day last weekend.
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INSIGHT: Authorities in the spotlight - but where are the cameras?
A SERIES of stories in recent times have again raised questions over how people are treated who get caught up in dealings with our forces in uniform.
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FTX Bahamas: Only we can pursue void payouts
FTX's Bahamian liquidators are asserting they may be the only ones "lawfully" able to pursue "material volumes" of client withdrawals that occurred around the time of the exchange's collapse and may thus be deemed void.
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Not all questions answered on Long Island plane crash
AIR accident investigators found that “loss of power resulting in a loss of control inflight” caused a plane crash in Long Island last year that resulted in a woman’s death.
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Gov't to 'unleash' $200m Water Corp investments
An MP yesterday said the Davis administration is poised to "unleash" the most ambitious capital investment initiative ever by the Water & Sewerage Corporation with $200m earmarked for 80 projects over a five-year period.
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Clubs & Societies June 16th, 2023
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Pi Upsilon Omega Chapter in Grand Bahama celebrated its 36th anniversary of sisterhood and service.
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Charities asked: Do you hold any of FTX’s $5.4m?
FTX’s Bahamian liquidators are “liaising” with local charities and non-profits over the collective $5.4m in donations they received from the collapsed crypto exchange to determine if they still hold any of these funds.
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Andros shipper ‘exceeds every financial projection’
An Andros shipping company, which in summer 2021 was hailed as the largest recipient of financing arranged through the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), yesterday said it has “beaten every financial projection” since launching.
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‘We knew’ prison would fail accreditation bid
DOAN Cleare, the acting commissioner of corrections, admitted yesterday that the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services failed an accreditation inspection earlier this year, saying officials knew the prison would “fail miserably”.
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Just 8% of arable land being used for farming
Just 8 percent of all land allocated for Bahamian farming is presently being used for such purposes, it was revealed yesterday.
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Immigration Department collects $80m in revenue ytd; ‘largest in our history’
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said the immigration department collected nearly $80m in revenue between last July and this March –– the largest in the agency’s history.
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Woman accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old boy
A 36-year-old woman is behind bars after being accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy last month.
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Red-Line Athletics athletes ready for the next step
The Red-Line Athletics track club saw a few of their star athletes cross the stage at the St Augustine’s College graduation ceremony yesterday. The newest members of the class of 2023 celebrated their milestone in front of family, friends, and guardians at the Atlantis Imperial Ballroom. The Red-line Athletes included Alexis Brown Jr, Clinton Laguerre, Tumani Skinner, Johnathon Fowler, Ezthia Maycock, Jadyn Demeritte, and D’Angelo Collie. The athletes are preparing for the next step as they venture into early adulthood.
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COURT REJECTS ADRIAN GIBSON’S APPEAL: Temporary stay lifted as justices decide the ruling ‘did not have merit’
THE Court of Appeal ordered Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial to proceed yesterday after rejecting his appeal application against Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson’s ruling.
