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‘War zone’ culture leads kids to crime

EIGHTY-SEVEN percent of teens ordered by the court to attend group therapy sessions after committing minor violent crimes tested positive for post-traumatic stress disorder at alarmingly high levels comparable with soldiers fighting in the Middle East, a new Bahamian study has found.

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Giants beat Bradley University 77-74

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s ‘Summer of Thunder’ is just over three weeks in and local teams have already achieved unprecedented success, with three wins in the summer-long series against top tier NCAA Division I teams.

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Gibson, Gray and Huskies top Roker and X-Men

ANOTHER matchup of Bahamian players in Canada’s U Sports basketball produced several career high performances and close finishes. Qyemah Gibson, Sebastian Gray and the St Mary’s Huskies defeated Azaro Roker and the St Francis Xavier X-Men in a home-

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Mystery over death of man, 84

POLICE are still unsure of the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of an elderly man. The 84-year-old man of Lyford Cay was found unresponsive at a construction site at the Caves, West Bay Street around 5pm Wednesday.

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Junior golfers take home national amateur titles

HEATHCLIFF Kane and Anne Fernandez emerged as the Bahamas Golf Federation’s 2021 National Amateur Golf Championships’ male and female champions.

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Long Island cruise port build-out to hit $500m

The developer behind the planned Long Island cruise port has committed to employing a workforce that is a minimum 80 percent Bahamian for a project where the total investment could exceed $500m.

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Central Bank to ban 'anonymous' crypto assets

The Central Bank is proposing to ban its licensees from dealing with “anonymous” crypto currency assets, with 84 percent of local institutions saying they have no desire to enter this space.The regulator, unveiling a “discussion paper” on proposals f

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INSIGHT: The good, the bad and the ugly - A dangerous mix of tourism and crime

For generations the relationship between country's leaders and its inhabitants have straddled a Cartesian dualism, in a sense that both politician and voter interact within a single socio-economic reality from competing foundations.

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PI residents reclaim condo before $22m fraud ruling

Two Bahamas residents have been allowed by the Supreme Court to reclaim - for the moment - their multi-million Ocean Club condo on Paradise Island, despite a Ca

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THE Baptist Sports Council completed the first week of the 2013 Coca-Cola Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday with the Bahama Island Baptist Association (BIBA) making the most noise.

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Mighty Matthew threatens heavy rains, high winds, huge surf and devastating storm surge

Mighty Hurricane Matthew has shrugged off its encounter with a landfall on the southwestern tip of Haiti between 7am and 9am on Tuesday morning, and remains an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm with 140mph winds as it plows north at about 9mph over the eastern tip of Cuba. Now Matthew is set to carve a destructive swath across The Bahamas.

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Bahamasair to spend $9.3m on aircraft maintenance

BAHAMASAIR will use $9.3m of its total budget in the new fiscal year on heavy maintenance to its aircraft and another $1m to move the headquarters to a building complex on Blake Road.

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05202016 Edition

Friday, May 20th.

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AURALEE MINETTE NEBOLD

AURALEE MINETTE NEBOLD age 80 years of Sunshine Park and formerly of Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018. She is survived by her Son: Chief Petty Officer Marvin Newbold; Daughters: Sherry Antionette …

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Bruce Knowles

Death Notice for Bruce Knowles, age 80 years, of Long Cay, Acklins, died at the Crooked Island Clinic on Thursday November 19, 2015. He is survived by his children: Garland Knowles, Hilroy Knowles, Philip Knowles, Julian Knowles and Deedee Knowles, …

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Amy Evangeline Lawson-Miller

Mrs. Amy Evangeline Lawson-Miller age 80 a resident of # 21 Baldwin Ave. and formally Westmoreland Jamaica , died at P.M.H on 3rd of November, 2015 She is survived by her Husband: Robert Miller, Eric Miller, DeAndra V. Cartwright Warren …

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Pembroke Charles Smith

Pembroke Charles Smith, 80 a resident of Francis Ave. Fox Hill & formerly of Exuma, died at PMH on 20th June, 2015. He is survived by his 3 sons: Winston, Darryl & Shawn Smith; 1 daughter: Charmaine Smith Lockhart; 1 …

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George Nelson McNeil

Mr. George Nelson McNeil age 80 years a resident of #42 Sunset Park died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, August 7th, 2015. He is survived by his wife: Vanria McNeil; One (1) Son: Stephen McNeil; Two (2) Daughters: …