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Cat Island police arrest two for drugs possession

POLICE in Cat Island have arrested a man and a woman following separate marijuana seizures on Thursday.

Illegal immigrants discovered at a home in the Freeport area

FREEPORT: More than a dozen illegal immigrants were discovered at a home in the Freeport area on Tuesday evening

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Three arrested on suspicion of drug possession

AUTHORITIES have arrested three men after finding them with suspected marijuana.

EDITORIAL: Richard Lightbourn challenged to support his accusations in the House

A MINOR kerfuffle was created in the House of Assembly on Thursday during the debate to create the University of The Bahamas.

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Mother's plea for 'innocent' son

Mother's plea for innocent son THE emotional mother of Stephen "Die" Stubbs yesterday made a double-sided appeal to law enforcement officials to release her "innocent son and allow him to live his life in peace". Stubbs was arrested at the Ridgeland Park

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HEAD BOY LOCKED UP UNLAWFULLY: $50k damages after student behind bars for 17 hours and missed BGCSE examinations

THE head boy of Westminster College was arrested, forced to sleep on the floor while in custody for 17 hours, and made to miss several BGCSE exams in what a Supreme Court judge ruled was a case of unlawful arrest and false imprisonment, awarding him $50,120 in damages and $12,000 in costs.

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WORLD VIEW: Action on criminal gangs and firearms is urgent

ECUADOR, once celebrated for its tranquillity, now finds itself at the epicentre of a distressing surge in gang violence, its streets marred by the ominous shadow of armed groups fuelled by the trafficking of illicit drugs.

EDITORIAL: A future for one people - one Bahamas

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, who will enter the House of Assembly as leader of a four-member Opposition, has warned the new government not to “misrepresent or distort” the PLP’s long legacy of governance.

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Six-month plant delay hits Pharmachem jobs

A six-month construction delay has forced Pharmachem Technologies to lay-off 23 staff, with possibly more to follow, in what was yesterday described as a “major blow” for Freeport’s economy.

Six-month plant delay hits Pharmachem jobs

A six-month construction delay has forced Pharmachem Technologies to lay-off 23 staff, with possibly more to follow, in what was yesterday described as a “major blow” for Freeport’s economy.Tribune Business understands that the Grand Bahama pharmaceu

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Maycock Sr. and son are sentenced for escape bid

CONVICTED drug dealer Melvin Maycock Sr and his accomplices in the infamous cellblock escape faced a maximum two-year prison term going into yesterday’s sentencing before Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis.

Hunt for suspects after man shot in leg

POLICE are on the hunt for several suspects after a man was shot in the leg outside his Emerald Gardens home off Cowpen Road by the occupants of a burgundy Honda vehicle shortly after 11pm on Thursday.

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Hunt for eight armed and dangerous men

POLICE yesterday said they were on the hunt for eight “armed and dangerous” men who are wanted for questioning in connection with several murder investigations.

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Five men who face extradition have 21 days to file appeal to commital ruling

A SUPREME Court judged has affirmed a committal order seeking the surrender of five men to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.

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PM announces minimum wage increase to $260 per week

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has announced an increase in the country’s minimum wage from $210 to $260 per week.

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Man arrested after marijuana found by police in snack box

A NASSAU Village man was arrested in Ocean Cay, Bimini, following the discovery of suspected marijuana concealed in a snack container, police reported.

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No arrests yet over suspected fatal dog attack

POLICE said no arrests have been made in connection with the death of the man attacked by a dog last weekend.

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Woman held by police after stabbing

A WOMAN in her early 20s from central New Providence is in police custody after she allegedly stabbed a man.

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Cocaine raid at airport

A NASSAU Airport Development Company employee is in police custody after an alleged attempt to smuggle 15 kilos of cocaine out of the country on an international flight.

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Son of Dwight, Keva Major facing a preliminary trial

A PRELIMINARY trial has been set for November for the teenage son of convicted drug traffickers Dwight and Keva Major who was charged earlier this year in connection with the robbing and kidnapping of a local college student.