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Suspect accused of gunning man down on his porch

A MAN is behind bars after he allegedly gunned down a 21-year-old man on his porch in Kennedy Subdivision this spring.

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‘Suspect’s DNA found under victim’s nails’

A DNA analyst testified that Rodrigo Rolle’s DNA was found under Janice Kissinger’s fingernails after the elderly American woman was killed in Cat Island in 2017.

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RBC blocked from twice seeking default damages

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has been blocked from pursuing damages twice over the same delinquent loan that a Bahamian jitney operator first defaulted on more than 12 years ago.

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Baha Mar Hoops: Hurricanes clinch men’s title

THE University of Miami Hurricanes made their short trip to the Bahamas a memorable one at the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championships yesterday in the Baha Mar ballroom.

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THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a pair of games played at various gyms on Friday and Saturday night.

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Saintus, Lightbourn victorious in Bahamas Half Marathon

CHRISTOPHER Saintus and Yunelis Lightbourn celebrated their second victories in the Bahamas Roadrunners’ Bahamas Half Marathon yesterday.

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LPIA to match or beat Thanksgiving records

The Bahamas’ major airport gateway yesterday said it expects passenger numbers for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend to meet or exceed pre-COVID’s 30,000-plus record.

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Man facing murder charge accused of assault with a deadly weapon

A MAN facing a pending murder charge was denied bail after he allegedly assaulted someone with a gun last month.

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Triple murder accused gets eight month sentence for violation of bail conditions

A MAN on bail accused of a triple murder was sentenced to eight months in prison after he admitted to consistently failing to sign into his local police station.

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Nurse testifies she treated murder accused after his arrest

A NURSE testified that she treated Rodrigo Rolle following his arrest for his alleged involvement in the murder of an elderly American woman in Cat Island in 2017.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Swimming - when sport becomes survival

IN the darkness of pre-dawn, when most of us are pulling the covers over our heads finding a perfectly good excuse to snuggle right where we are for a few more minutes, Percy Knowles is preparing for his morning routine, the same as he has done for decades.

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Long Island developers hope for ‘quick’ approvals

Two developers targeting Long Island’s former Diamond Crystal plant with separate eco-tourism investments yesterday voiced optimism that the required approvals will be processed “very quickly”.

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DPM wants Long Island airport opening this term

The deputy prime minister yesterday said he “fully expects to cut the ribbon” for the opening of Long Island’s new international airport before the Davis administration’s term in office ends in 2026.

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West Grand Bahama and Bimini By-Election Advanced Poll sees 95 percent turnout

THE advanced poll in Bimini had a 95 per cent turnout rate, according to administrator Eva Kay Arthur, the assistant returning officer overseeing the process on that island.

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Police Commissioner says murders down by 16 percent

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said major crimes are trending down, with the murder rate 16 per cent lower than it was up to this time last year.

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Memphis in town for Battle 4 Atlantis

THE Memphis Tigers women’s basketball team, through their connection with Bahamian Olympic and world champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo, took advantage of their free day before the start of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament to host a basketball clinic for some of the local high school players.

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Cornish trial for alleged rape and physical assault set for April 2024

NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish’s trial for alleged rape and physical assault against his ex-girlfriend is set to begin on April 29, 2024.

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Two men accept plea deal for string of armed robberies - sentenced to six years prison time

TWO men were sentenced to six years in prison as part of a plea agreement for a string of armed robberies that occurred from 2017 to 2020.

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STATESIDE: America’s 2024 political campaign began this week

THE last general election is over. The results were consistent with 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2018, inasmuch as they represented a gradual but discernible movement away from the MAGA echoes of the Republican-aligned Tea Party movement of the 1990s. These election results also seem to indicate that voters are tiring of the chaos that always seems to surround Donald Trump, even if they very fondly remember the nation’s prosperity while he was president.

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FRONT PORCH: The empathy and duty of care of Dr Perry Gomez

THIS past Tuesday the country said farewell to Dr Michael Perry Gomez, who demonstrated extraordinary compassion and service as a medical doctor and public servant throughout his professional life.