27 December 2017
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force was successful in apprehending a Haitian sailing sloop containing 87 persons attempting to gain entry into the southern Bahamas over the weekend. 72 males, 12 females and three children were arrested. Reports are that on Saturday, the HMBS Leon Smith, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Stephen Rolle, was on patrol in […]
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27 December 2017
A Christmas party in the capital ending in bloodshed as a man was killed early Tuesday morning. Police are now searching for the person responsible. According to reports, shortly before 1:00am, a man was attending a party at Commonwealth Boulevard, Elizabeth Estate when he was approached by a man armed with a firearm who shot […]
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27 December 2017
The Director of The Crisis Centre, Doctor Sandra Dean-Patterson says “every individual in the Bahamas, men women and children have the right to live a life free from violence and be protected under the law.” She says, “ in today’s Bahamas, married women living with their husbands do experience this protection when that husband beats […]
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21 December 2017
Environment and Housing Minister Romauld S. Ferreira says the country has a national deficit of spirit “as we are not connected to the environment.” The Minister made the statement as he joined the Atlantis Blue Project Foundation and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) at the Crush Theater, Atlantis, Paradise Island, to view a December 8 screening […]
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21 December 2017
Five lucky contestants walked away with the top prizes at the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) Inaugural ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Awards Ceremony held last Friday. The flagship competition was open to students in three categories: Primary (4th to 6th Grade students), Secondary (7th to 12th Grade students) and Young Adult (individuals age […]
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21 December 2017
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21 December 2017
The inability of the crown’s key witness in the Frank Smith extortion trial to testify forced an adjournment yesterday. A medical certificate confirmed that Barbara Hanna was unfit to testify in the high profile case for another six weeks. Smith’s lead attorney, Queen’s Counsel, Damian Gomez said there’ll be a point when they will ask […]
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21 December 2017
With just ten days until the immigration ultimatum is in affect, officers have already repatriated thousands of immigrants. Immigration officers have been busy for the year and the work will continue straight up to December 31st. Five to seven-thousand persons have been repatriated thus far for the year and according to commanding officer in charge […]
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21 December 2017
Aliv has locked down a strategic partnership with Bahamian owned company Mobile Assist. This announcement came yesterday during a press conference held at the mobile carrier’s headquarters. Chief Aliv Officer Damian Blackburn told the media that Aliv prides itself on staying ahead of the mobile technology curve as it relates to innovations. “Aliv’s strategy in […]
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20 December 2017
Some 350 persons were the recipients yesterday in the Bahamas Feeding Network and AML Foods Limited 2nd Annual Feed 5,000 campaign in New Providence and Grand Bahama. The food was distributed in the parking lot of Solomon’s at Yamacraw. Hunger is said to be a silent struggle for many in The Bahamas. It’s estimated that […]
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