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Murderers among those who will be eligible for parole

PEOPLE sentenced to prison for life, including murderers, will be eligible for parole under the newly released Conditional Release of Offenders Bill.

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Property tax pace 20% up amid ‘over aggressive’ fear

Real property tax collections are pacing 20 percent ahead of the previous record year, the Government’s top finance official disclosed yesterday, as he predicted it will be “very close” to its full-year deficit target.

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Straw Market vendors say credit card fees too high

STRAW Market vendors said trying to embrace credit card machines has had complicated results because of high bank fees and lack of free WiFi.

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Bell: Rent-to-own will help thousands

HOUSING Minister Keith Bell said government's rent-to-own programme would help people who cannot get a mortgage because they have other debts or cannot pay the down payment needed to get a loan.

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Reid hails benefits of Shock Treatment as nine graduate

NINE boys were highlighted yesterday for completing government's controversial Shock Treatment programme, which the Davis administration relaunched in 2021 to target youth with disciplinary issues.

Contractors ‘within 30 days’ of licensing legal challenge

BAHAMIAN contractors say they are “within 30 days” of launching Judicial Review proceedings over the Government’s failure to implement the Act and licensing regime designed to regulate the industry.

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Man who claimed police abuse is ‘free to make a complaint’

A MAN calling for accountability after police allegedly beat him in custody is “free to make a complaint”, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday.

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BAAA names 76-member team to compete at CARIFTA Games

AFTER watching more than 50 qualifying performances turned in during the final trials over the weekend, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has selected a 76-member team to compete at the 51st CARIFTA Games.

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Wins for the Elite Ballers, Sand Dollar Lady Flyers

THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association hosted a pair of games on Saturday at the DW Davis Gymnasium with the Elite Ballers and the Sand Dollar Lady Flyers prevailing.

Call for immediate ceasefire

JOINING the voices of non-governmental organisations, feminist movements, and activists all over the world, Equality Bahamas calls for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the occupation of Palestine by Israel.

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New ideas are needed

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The New York Stock Exchange’s recorded losses at an overall high level last Friday. Data from the US industry sectors was poorly received by investors.

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Police seeking help in search for missing man

Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Austin Frederick Adderley, a 46-year-old man from Gregory Town, North Eleuthera, who reportedly went missing in the vicinity of the Glass Window Bridge.

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Wyclef Jean returns to Jerk Jam

Following his successful performance at last year's Nassau Paradise Island Wine & Food Festival, it was a no-brainer for organisers to invite superstar Wyclef Jean back for an encore appearance at the “Jerk Jam” event.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Profile of courage –The chopper pilot who flew into Port-au-Prince to rescue ten shares his story

IT was the dark of night Tuesday, March 12, as US Congressman Cory Mills, his Special Forces security aide, and two South Florida pilots laid their lives on the line to rescue ten Americans hiding in a safe house in Haiti.

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Michael Pintard appealing for help to find missing Grand Bahama man

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard is appealing for help finding Philip “Big Mama” Stubbs, who has been missing for almost a week.

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‘I practically raised him’, says sister of man murdered in Montell Heights area

A DRIVEN and ambitious go-getter – that's how Keisha Davis described her brother, Eric Davis, 45, the country's latest murder victim.

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Commodore says repatriation of Haitian migrants by sea is ‘imminent’

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said a contingency plan would see two vessels used to repatriate undocumented migrants to Haiti.

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‘This year’s carnival will look less like Junkanoo’

COSTUMES for Bahamas Carnival 2024 will look less like the Junkanoo-themed costumes of years past, according to Bahamas Carnival Association (BCA) president Dario Tirelli.

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‘Reimagined’ Bahama Grill to feature 102-room hotel

ERIC Gibson Jr, developer and owner of Bahama Grill on West Bay Street, is seeking approval from the Department of Physical Planning to construct a seven-storey, 102-room hotel complete with a “reimagined” Bahama Grill on the 1.39-acre plot.

Former golf pro says NIB missing a decade worth of his contributions

FORMER golf professional Bobby Rose said the National Insurance Board could not find records of his employment contributions from 1974 to 1984.