21 May 2013
A four-year-old boy struck a match and started a fire that destroyed a Lovely Bay, Acklins home over the weekend. Jacqline Simms, the mother of the four-year-old, said the fire started in her children’s bedroom. Her son lit the bed with the matches he got from the kitchen. The fire started at 11:00 a.m. Saturday. […]
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21 May 2013
A small group of citizens marched through the streets of New Providence Monday calling for tougher punishment against criminals who wreak havoc on society. The Freedom March brought together concerned citizens and members of the non-profit organisation, Families of All Murdered Victims (FOAM) who carried signs that read, “Hang All Murderers”, “No Bail for Murderers”, […]
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21 May 2013
More than 100 Bahamians gathered at the top of Fort Charlotte on Whit Monday for Hope Floats—a balloon release ceremony to remember Bahamians who have lost their battle with lupus. For the second year in a row, Lupus 242 partnered with event sponsors The Balloon People for the ceremony, which included poems, tributes by loved […]
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21 May 2013
MACAU, China – Baha Mar executives have said time and time again that when it comes to creating a luxury resort, the company will only go after the best in the industry, which is why Baha Mar’s leaders are in Macau, China this week attending the G2E Asia conference. The conference is one of the […]
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21 May 2013
Two men were killed and four people shot yesterday in separate drive-by shootings that spawned a car chase, a shoot-out with police and multiple arrests. The shootings occurred in the Kemp Road area. Passersby and area residents were sent ducking for cover as armed thugs fired gunshots into the air before opening fire on the […]
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17 May 2013
A businessman and food operator accused of running an illegal enterprise on West Bay Street says not only is he fully licenced to operate, 70 per cent of the area’s residents are his customers. Ever since Haymish Moxey opened his Gone Fish’N Extreme Grill’N operation on Perpall Tract and West Bay Street he’s gotten a […]
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17 May 2013
Lawyers for web shop owners will be back in court next week as they continue their efforts to have Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett’s ruling overturned. Last month, Sir Michael lifted an injunction that prevented police officers from shutting down those operations. Even though the chief justice lifted that injunction, web shops have nonetheless remained […]
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17 May 2013
Police identified the woman killed in a traffic accident Tuesday as 32-year-old Louisena Paul of Unison Road, Carmichael Road. Authorities said the driver of a gold 1994 Ford truck, who was traveling east on Cowpen Road, struck Paul. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
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17 May 2013
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts says the National Insurance Board (NIB) debacle is just another mess the former Ingraham administration left behind for the PLP to clean-up. In a press statement yesterday, Mr. Roberts said that Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham can hide from the media all he wants, but it is a […]
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17 May 2013
As investigations into the murder of 34-year-old tourist Kyle Bruner continue, a top police officer said authorities are being led to question more and more people believed to be involved in the case. Police are now questioning four men in connection with the shooting death of the Chicago native and are on the hunt for […]
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