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Man admits having sex with 13-year-old

A MAN yesterday admitted to having unlawful sexual intercourse with an underage girl who he had been talking to for some time.

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Four in hospital after gun attacks

POLICE are seeking the public’s help in solving three separate weekend shooting incidents – two in Grand Bahama – that left four men in hospital.

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MURDER COUNT REACHES 100

A MAN died at the Central Detective Unit after his suspected girlfriend drove him to the police station following an early morning shooting in the Soldier Road area.

INTERNATIONAL FLAG FOOTBALL EVENT SET FOR GRAND BAHAMA

FLAG football, one of the fastest growing sports in the country, will now receive international acclaim as Grand Bahama hosts the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) World Championships later this year.

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Counselling ordered for mother who beat child with drop cord

A MOTHER was ordered to attend counselling sessions after admitting beating her 11-year-old son with an extension cord last week.

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Capital Football Summer Soccer Championships semifinals all set

AFTER three weeks of competition at the Roscow A L Davies soccer field, the Capital Football Label (CFL) Summer Soccer Championships semifinals are all set.

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Three charged with killing teenage student

THREE men were remanded to prison yesterday after they were arraigned in connection with the recent murder of a 16-year-old honour roll student at Government High School.

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SAC senior, QC junior girls win BAISS title

THE BAISS girls basketball finals featured a repeat in the senior girls’ division and a new champion among junior girls.

Donation to help buy septic tanks for Sweeting’s Cay

THE Grand Bahama Rotary Disaster Relief Committee received a donation from the Bahamas Real Estate Association to help acquire septic tanks for rebuilt and renovated homes on Sweeting’s Cay.

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Police say traffic deaths ‘unusually high’ as two more die over weekend

TWO people were killed in a car crash during a weekend that recorded more than a dozen traffic accidents.

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Grand Bahama man accused over drugs

A GRAND Bahama man was charged with possession of dangerous drugs this week in Freeport.

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Munroe warns against vigilantism after incident involving serial groper

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe warned the public against vigilantism, saying information about a person’s criminal history is not an invitation to presume they are guilty of alleged attacks.

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Andrews breaks national record in 110m hurdles

Team Bahamas began competition yesterday at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, and produced a new national record on day one.

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McPhee-McCuin proud to be named ESPN’s Coach of the Week

GRAND Bahama native Yolett “Coach Yo” McPhee-McCuin has undoubtedly moved the needle for the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels women’s basketball programme.

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‘Mortified’ Ja Rule says event was not a scam

AS the chaos surrounding the failed Fyre Festival in Exuma caught international headlines over the weekend, “mortified” co-organiser Ja Rule denied Friday the claims that the luxury music festival was a scam.

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Chinese Embassy, Zonta Club of Nassau donate to Bahamas Feeding Network

THE Chinese Embassy and the Zonta Club of Nassau both donated to the Bahamas Feeding Network yesterday.

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Jonquel Jones and Fowles go head-to-head in China

JONQUEL Jones - the WNBA’s most improved player, went head-to-head with the league’s reigning MVP Sylvia Fowles as the pair are playing in the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association during the offseason.Jones finished with 31 points, 17 rebounds, fiv

Nesbitt signs with Paulista in Brazil

DAVID Nesbitt is on the move for the third time in as many years in Brazil’s pro basketball league, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).The veteran forward signed with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista for the 2019-20 season.In 37 games for Flamengo Basketb

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Still no date for opening of Critical Care block

WHILE a Public Hospitals Authority official said the new Critical Care Block at the Princess Margaret Hospital is planned for commissioning on January 8, there is still no firm date set for when the multi-million dollar facility will be fully operational.

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Fireman in Abaco dies after fall from fire truck en route to boat fire

A VOLUNTEER firefighter in Abaco died after falling off a truck that was rushing to a fire scene, leaving his community in shock.