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Reckley denies $1.2m fraud

FORMER Urban Renewal Deputy Director Michelle Reckley was charged yesterday with defrauding the government of $1,255,637.83 via the Urban Renewal Small Homes Repair programme in Grand Bahama.

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'Final touches' for Commonwealth Youth Games guests

WITH the Bahamas getting ready to host the biggest sporting event ever in just one week, Rommel Knowles, managing director of the CYG Association, said they are busy putting on the final touches for their guests.

Delinquent Mortgages: ‘20% can pay but don’t’

An estimated 20 per cent of delinquent Bahamian mortgage borrowers fall into the ‘can pay but won’t pay’ category, a situation the banking industry believes will be exacerbated by the Homeowners Protection Bill.

Scotiabank beats target with 20% net income rise

Scotiabank (Bahamas) yesterday said it had “exceeded expectations” with the almost-20 per cent year-over-year net income increase it enjoyed in 2013, with the improvement largely driven by “stabilisation” in its non-performing loan portfolio.

Controversy over abortion continues

AS the controversy surrounding the passing of a law that criminalises abortions after 20-weeks continues to wage in Texas, Bahamian women are putting a renewed spotlight on the issue in the Bahamas.

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Rockets beat Caribs as Cybots take down Marines

THE New Providence Amateur Basketball Association resumed play Monday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium following the holiday season.

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Another fire at Gamble Heights shanty town

OFFICIALS from Police Fire Services said they are now analysing the “underlying issues” of the Gamble Heights community after another fire ripped through portions of the shanty town on Monday night, the fourth blaze since the government started a demolition exercise nearly two weeks ago.

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UPDATED: FATHER OF TWO IS SHOT DEAD AFTER ARGUMENT

POLICE are investigating the death of a 31-year-old father of two who was killed at Irish Springs Close off John Chipman Street on Saturday.

Carnival is all Bahamian

The time is drawing nigh for much talked about Junkanoo Carnival. Never before have I seen anything being condemned. I have heard and seen supposedly calm persons become almost hysterical about this ever happening.

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Jets top the Pros 38-32, win Boil Fish Bowl

FOR the first time since the mid-1970s, the Fast Track Jets football club claimed the Commonwealth American Football League title after a thrilling finish to the 2015 Boil Fish Bowl.

Ministry of Works staff graduate from technology course

NEARLY 20 Ministry of Works employees were graduated from a Technology Transfer Training course yesterday, a joint venture between the Ministry of Works and Urban Development and Bahamian company Reiss Engineering Ltd.

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Third suspect accused over invasion of Dr David Allen’s home

A THIRD suspect was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon in connection with the recent home invasion and gunpoint robbery of a well known psychiatrist.

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MARCO alert creates buzz and criticism of system

THE senior police officer responsible for the MARCO alert system said the alerts would have a link showing a picture of the missing person in the future.

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Serial groper falsely blamed of attempting to abduct girl

POLICE took Sidney Cooper, a serial groper whose prison release authorities publicised,  into custody for his own protection yesterday after he was wrongfully accused of trying to abduct a 12-year-old girl.

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Bahamas Chess National Championship heading for an exciting showdown

THE 2023 Bahamas Chess National Championship is heading for an exciting showdown as competitors try to stop NM Valentine Cox from attaining a sweep of the big event.

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Young sailor Craig Ferguson declines invitation to ‘Regatta of Champions’

FOLLOWING his outstanding recent performance - placing first in the silver fleet at The Optimist World Championships in Turkey last month - 15-year-old sailor Craig Ferguson has recently been offered the prestigious invitation to participate in a brand-new international event, “The Regatta of Champions”, scheduled to take place in Cyprus in November.

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Battle of the hair to settle top barber and stylist

The Battle of the hair is on. Organisers of the inaugural Top Barber/Top Stylist 242 are vetting 32 applications for the competition. Only 20 contestants will qualify for the big showdown.

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'No silence' on job cuts

THE government is “not going to be silent” about the nearly 20 persons who were laid off from the Grand Bahama Power Company last week, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.

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Man broke into eight businesses in a week

A 51-year-old man admitted to a Magistrate that he broke into eight businesses in the span of a week.

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UPDATED: Man shot dead at barbershop

A MAN in his mid-20s was shot and killed at a barber shop yesterday afternoon, police said.