07 April 2014
A 34-year-old man was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday for the shooting death of 15- year-old Alexis Smith of Holmes Rock, Grand Bahama. Basil Black of Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock stood before Magistrate Gwendolyn Claude and was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge. Black was also arraigned on two […]
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07 April 2014
The decomposed and badly burnt bodies of three males and one female, presumed to be Haitian nationals, were found on Anguilla Cay in the Cay Sal Bank near the coast of Cuba Thursday morning. According to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Lieutenant Commander Raymond King, the bodies were burnt on the Cay some two […]
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07 April 2014
The Department of Marine Resources has advised that the closed season for capturing crawfish, which started on April 1 and will run through to July 31, is in full effect. In a statement released over the weekend, the department said that during this period it is an offense for anyone to take, capture or have […]
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07 April 2014
The Bahamas Christian Council is mourning the passing of Rev. Dr. Earl Francis, a man members are describing as “a prince of preachers and pastors.” “Rev. Dr. Earl Francis, was not only an outstanding pastor, but he modelled what it meant to be a good husband and father throughout his life,” Christian Council President Rev. […]
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07 April 2014
The four people alleged to have killed the brother of Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney appeared in the Supreme Court for the first time this past Friday. Kurt McCartney was killed execution style last October in Gambier Village. His H2 Hummer SUV was found later near the area of Traveller’s Rest on West […]
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07 April 2014
More prosecutors have been hired in preparation for the opening of four “temporary” Supreme Courts, according to Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson. The courts will occupy the building previously used by Police Prosecutions and Magistrates’ Courts Nos. 8 and 5 in Bank Lane. Although the courts are being described as temporary, Maynard-Gibson was unable to say […]
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07 April 2014
The government stands to make millions of dollars in departure fees and landing taxes following upgrades to Bimini’s International Airport coupled with the completion of a cruise jetty on that tiny island. According to Genting Group Chairman K.T. Lim, $44,000 was collected in such fees and taxes back in 2012 and another $115,000 the following […]
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07 April 2014
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) is set to launch its latest “People Power” initiative – The Bahamas Millennials Society – a networking and mentoring club of financial services industry millennial workers. Millennials are people born between the early 1980’s to the early 2000’s. From inception BFSB has had a targeted focus on human capital […]
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03 April 2014
Baha Mar lit both towers blue in honor of World Autism Awareness Day. The month of April has been declared Autism month .
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03 April 2014
Three men were brought to the capital by police yesterday after being found in possession of more than $1million worth of marijuana on Andros on Tuesday. The men ages, 45, 40 and 34-years-old were arrested in the Cargill Creek area on board a 30-foot vessel. “We estimate the weight of the marijuana to be some […]
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