29 July 2014
Officers from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) and Bahamas Immigration apprehended 50 migrants early Monday morning in the Marshall Road area. According to reports Defence Force operations were informed of an illegal landing and officials immediately descended on the area of the reported sighting. The Haitian sloop that harbored 35 males and 15 females […]
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28 July 2014
Three men were killed in separate shootings over the weekend, police have confirmed. In the most incident, on Sunday a man was walking to his vehicle from a nightclub located on Apple and Peach Streets, when a man armed with a handgun shot him several times before fleeing on foot. The victim was transported to […]
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28 July 2014
The kitchen is the “heart of the home” for the kids of the TheRanfurly Home for Children, and soon they will have a refurbished one thanks to a $20,000 donation from the Sandals Foundation. RanfurLy Home President, Alexandra Maillis-Lynch said the renovation of the home’s kitchen is “long overdue” and that a new kitchen with […]
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28 July 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie recently revealed that the much anticipated gaming bill is riddled with issues; however he assures that the government has made significant progress so far. “We’re finished with the constitutional legislation that we’ve put in parliament, we’re finished with VAT that we’ve put in parliament, we have the gaming legislation now , […]
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28 July 2014
Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis on Sunday renewed his party’s call for the resignation of Parliamentary Secretary Reward Wells noting that the inaction from the prime minister on the issue and lack of transparency are proof that the government is trying to cover up what appears to be a ‘shady’ deal. “As we all now […]
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28 July 2014
Police on Eleuthera are investigating the death of a man following a fishing trip on Saturday. According to reports, shortly before 2:00p.m., the victim was fishing with his brother off Harbour Island, when he began to experience severe chest pains while diving in the water. The victim was rushed to a local clinic in critical […]
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28 July 2014
Tourism Minister Obie Wilchombe has dubbed this year’s Summer Junkanoo Festival a success but says there is a need for more cultural Bahamian activities. The music of Junkanoo rang out through Bay Street as every major group participated in the final weekend of competition during this year’s Summer Junkanoo Festival, “We think the message is […]
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28 July 2014
Police are investigating a traffic accident that has left a man dead and a woman fighting for her life in hospital. According to preliminary reports the accident happened shortly after 4:00a.m. Sunday. A white Honda Civic vehicle, driven by a female who was accompanied by a male passenger was traveling south along Bethel Avenue North, […]
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28 July 2014
Three men were transported for medical care following a brawl at a local night club. According to reports, shortly after 1:00 a.m. on Sunday three men were involved in an altercation with a group of men at a club located on Gladstone Road, resulting in the three men being stabbed about the body. The men […]
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28 July 2014
Artisans of Festival Place are upset after recent statements made about their relocation which they deem untrue. Last week, Janet Johnson, director of Festival Place, suggested that vendors were happy about the move from inside the facility to the outdoors on Prince George Wharf. She also stated that the vendors were seeing better sales as […]
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