21 November 2018
The Bahamas Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti has closed its doors until further notice due to continued unrest on the island nation. Reports indicate that at the nucleus of the deadly protest is alleged government corruption, and the decision to close was taken after consultation with the Ambassador of The Bahamas to Haiti and security personnel […]
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21 November 2018
Police here in New Providence and on the island of Eleuthera are investigating traffic fatalities that left an adult male dead in New Providence and an adult female dead in Eleuthera. According to police, officers from the Royal Bahamas Police Force Traffic Division are investigating the incident here in New Providence that occurred shortly before […]
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21 November 2018
With only nine radiologists in New Providence and two in Grand Bahama, Consultant Radiologist at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), Dr. Solange Payne says with a new system in place designed to speed up the process of x-rays, there is a need for more radiologists within the department. On Monday, the Department of Radiology at PMH […]
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21 November 2018
An Abaconian diver has joined Police and Defense Force divers in the search for missing pilot Byron Ferguson and his six seater Aztec. The diver who prefers to remain nameless, used special diving equipment to go to depths of 404 feet, which is a little over 200 more than Defense and Police officers were able […]
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19 November 2018
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]
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19 November 2018
Two American males aged 25 and 31 years old are in police custody after they failed to declare a large sum of money while attempting to leave the country. Police say it was on Friday, November 16, sometime after 4pm, when the males presented themselves to the U S Customs Border Control at the Lynden […]
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19 November 2018
Police in New Providence arrested 11 men after illegal firearm and ammunition were recovered in a local night club. According to reports, a search conducted by officers from the South-Central Division, shortly after 1:00am, on Saturday, resulted in the recovery of a 9mm pistol and seven rounds of ammunition. The search took place in a […]
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19 November 2018
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday pointed out “the irony and hypocrisy of the Free National Movement Government’s position on the Citizen Security Initiative”, sponsored Inter American Development Bank (IDB) and administered by the Government. The senator said that on the day following the grand opening of the Coconut Grove Community Centre, the […]
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19 November 2018
A Haitian national was charged with one count each of making a false declaration for marriage, possession of false documents, uttering a false document, fraud by false pretenses, and attempted fraud by false pretenses. Adilus Jacques, 36, of Mount Royal Avenue was arraigned last week, before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux on all five counts. The court […]
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19 November 2018
The global prevalence of diabetes among adults over the age of 18 has risen from 4.7 per cent in 1980 to 8.5 per cent in 2014. In The Bahamas, that rate increased from 6.7 per cent to 9.2 per cent in 2005 to 13.6 per cent in 2017, putting it at epidemic status. Each year, […]
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