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Elite pro hurdler Charlton leads the pack

ONCE again, elite professional hurdler Devynne Charlton led the Bahamian contingent of athletes competing in various meets around the United States of America with another world-leading performance in the women’s 60 metres hurdles.

Track and field athletes make the cut for CARIFTA

THE sixth edition of the DTSP Wolf Pack Track Classic saw the trend of athletes qualifying in field events continue while track athletes joined the count.

Tata Steel announces plans to cut 2,800 jobs in a blow to Welsh town built on steelmaking

INDIAN firm Tata Steel announced Friday it will close both blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot, Wales, eliminating 2,800 jobs, as part of plans to make its unprofitable U.K. operation leaner and greener.

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‘Commissioner will look to resolve ankle monitor issues with vendor’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander would meet Metro Security Solutions leaders, hoping to get on the same page about the ankle monitoring system after the two sides blamed the other for challenges.

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Dr Elwood Donaldson dies age 86

Former Member of Parliament and Ambassador Dr Elwood Donaldson has died at the age of 86.

Blacklistings breaching Bahamas’ human rights

THE Bahamas plans to potentially approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with the argument that multiple blacklistings have breached its citizens’ human rights, it was revealed yesterday.

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Man shot after police say he took weapon from a female officer

POLICE shot a 29-year-old man yesterday after he allegedly disarmed a female officer.

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BDOCS 2022 annual report tabled in House

THE Bahamas Department of Correctional Services’ Internal Affairs Unit investigated 56 reports of alleged misconduct involving prison officers in 2022, with disciplinary action happening in nearly 80 per cent of the matters reported.

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FTX Bahamas wind-up ‘halted’ if no Ray deal

FTX’s Bahamas wind- up “would be halted” without a deal with their US adversary, its liquidators have revealed, as they seek an extension to the legally-mandated 90-day deadline to hold a first creditor meeting.

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Man accused of ambushing and murdering another man in Montell Heights last week

A 44-year-old man is behind bars after he allegedly ambushed and gunned down a 28-year-old man in his car in the Montell Heights area last week.

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Abaco man accused of raping a woman in Marsh Harbour last year remanded

A 29-year-old man was imprisoned yesterday after he allegedly raped a 27-year-old woman in Abaco last March.

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AJ Storr potential candidate for the Lute Olson national player of the year award

IT is no secret that sophomore AJ Storr has been lighting it up on the court for the University of Wisconsin Badgers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Fishermen ready to protest boat registration fee hikes

A senior fishermen yesterday asserted he has "no intention of paying" a more than eleven-fold increase in boat registration fees with the industry said to be ready to protest in Rawson Square over the hikes.

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Man dies after shooting in Abaco

Police are investigating a shooting in Dundas Town, Abaco on Tuesday night that claimed the life of a 38-year-old man.

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Eleuthera man charged with possession of eight pounds of hemp and gun

A MAN was granted bail after he was allegedly found with a loaded firearm and eight pounds of marijuana in Eleuthera last weekend.

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Woman accused of insurance fraud scheme granted bail

A WOMAN was granted bail yesterday after she was allegedly involved in an insurance fraud scheme where she attempted to steal over $9,000 in the last two months.

Call for Elisha Obed to be remembered

WITH the Ministry of Education putting a little more focus on Bahamian history being taught in the high school curriculum, Wellington Miller is calling for a renewed sensitisation of the students to the achievements of so many great sporting icons, including former world boxing champion Oswald ‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson.

Call for Elisha Obed to be remembered

WITH the Ministry of Education putting a little more focus on Bahamian history being taught in the high school curriculum, Wellington Miller is calling for a renewed sensitisation of the students to the achievements of so many great sporting icons, including former world boxing champion Oswald ‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson.

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Former outstanding volleyball player Patrick Smith ‘loved his family’

THE volleyball fraternity lost one of its former outstanding players, who switched from bumping, spiking and blocking the ball to devoting his time and energy to proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ as an associate pastor.

Not a good way to start what we hoped would be a peaceful year

On Thursday, January fourth, The Guardian headline read… two more shot dead. Four murders in three days.