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Eight Mile Rock man charged with rape

AN Eight Mile Rock man was charged with rape in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Friday.

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Woman in hospital after shooting

POLICE are investigating the circumstances of a shooting that left a woman in hospital on Thursday night.

Reopen 100%

In regards to the schools opening at 50% hybrid learning - this is unacceptable!

Election nonsense

The usual PLP stalwarts have come out with the predictable drivel in your letters page reference the election.

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Two more COVID deaths confirmed

TWO more coronavirus deaths were recorded on Sunday, according to the COVID-19 dashboard released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.

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Gunman kills victim outside house

POLICE are investigating the latest murder which took place on Quakoo Street last night.

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New AC Systems being installed at PMH

THE installation of six 7.5 tons split HVAC units has begun at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

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Doctor’s absolute discharge decision ruled ‘unduly lenient’

THE chief magistrate’s decision to absolutely discharge a doctor for causing harm to another man was too merciful a sentence, the director of public prosecutions has said.

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18 Bahamians join ranks of Dupuch graduates

EIGHTEEN Bahamians were among the graduates receiving the Legal Education Certificate from the Eugene Dupuch Law School at the Melia Nassau Beach Resort on Saturday at the presentation ceremony.

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Psychiatric tests for flasher

A PSYCHIATRIC evaluation has been ordered for a man who appeared in Magistrate’s Court accused of exposing his genitalia in a public space.

Christmas decorations

WHAT a shame that only one person/business benefited from the ramshackle Christmas decorations instead of us using this time for the sharing of good will, which would actually embody the spirit of Christmas.

Man charged with housebreaking

A 31-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court with attempting to break into another man’s house earlier this year. Andrew Cooper, of Devonshire Street, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with attempting to break in

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Contest for young poets

YOUNG writers can participate in the 2024 Caribbean World Poetry Day Competition for 2024.

Accountant joins KRys Global's Bahamian office

Vanice Thomas-Erskine has joined the Bahamas office of KRyS Global, the corporate asset recovery, insolvency, forensic accounting and business advisory specialist.

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$1m contract signed by Water and Sewerage

AS part of the Inter-American Bank (IDB) loan to improve the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) services and capabilities, the WSC recently signed a $1 million contract with Adin Holdings Ltd.

Teens killed in shootings are named

POLICE yesterday officially identified two teenagers who were shot and killed last week.

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Men clung to capsized boat for eight days

TWO Bahamian men who nearly died after spending eight days clinging to their capsized boat were last night said to be resting comfortably in a Florida hospital.

Family Guardian aids BTVI in Berry Islands

Family Guardian Insurance Company has donated $500 cheque to assist the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) with a 16-week general maintenance course underway in the Berry Islands.

New ‘economic loss’ lawsuit over BEC’s Clifton pollution

High-end homeowners in southwestern New Providence were yesterday said to be preparing their own legal action for “negligence and nuisance” over BEC’s Clifton pollution, which has resulted in actual economic damage and loss.

PM ‘20-30 years’ too late on legal opening demand

The Prime Minister’s call for the Bar Association to ‘open up’ to specialised foreign attorneys is 20-30 years past its sell-by date, a Bahamian financial services practitioner said yesterday.