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Organisers of Easter weekend event on Bimini 'have not been granted permission'

Grand Bahama Police are advising the public that event organisers of the All Access Easter Weekend Jamboree in Bimini have not been granted permission by the competent authority to hold that event.

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Boat captains charged over fatal accident

THE captains of two vessels involved in a tragic accident that claimed the lives of three people last week were charged on Friday with manslaughter by negligence.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: A day filled with such hope and excitement ends in tragedy

We’ve become so inured to statistics about death due to COVID that it took the startling images on the front page, online and on-air Monday to shake us out of our zombie-like acceptance of death on a daily basis.

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Abaco man on murder charge

AN Abaco man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Grand Bahama residents looking forward to jab

WITH the COVID-19 vaccination campaign expected to begin in Grand Bahama on Monday, many residents appear ready to take the shot when it becomes available.

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Govt told: Productivity must be ‘top priority’

The government was yesterday urged to make creation of a National Productivity Council “top priority” in its efforts to “get the country up and running again” following COVID-19’s devastation.

GB’s ‘Caribbean first’ raises additional $10m

The Caribbean’s Grand Bahama-based first “clean port facility” yesterday confirmed it has raised an additional $10m to fund an expansion that will be completed by this July.

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STATESIDE: Will time overtake the army of prosecutors chasing the Capitol rioters?

Are they heroes or villains? Are they martyrs or murderers? Are they patriots or pariahs?

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Don’t make taxation reform ‘money grab’

The government was yesterday warned not to permit its latest tax reform initiative evolve into a pure “money grab” that simply finances unrestrained public sector expansion.

GB eyeing multi-million boost from two projects

A Cabinet minister yesterday hailed two multi-million dollar investment projects as providing a much-needed boost for Grand Bahama’s Dorian and COVID-19 ravaged economy.

Resources committee to begin meetings soon

THE Select Committee on Natural Resources hopes to begin holding public meetings as early as next month.

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Employee accused of theft

A FREEPORT woman was charged with stealing by reason of employment yesterday.

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Please, don’t take risks

AFTER two tragic boating accidents over the weekend, National Security Minister Marvin Dames is urging boaters to use caution and not take risks while out at sea.

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Four accused over drugs

FOUR men on Grand Bahama were arrested for drug possession with intent to supply, according to police.

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Man accused of entering home and indecently assaulting woman

A Freeport man was yesterday charged with burglary and indecent assault.

‘The elephant in the room’: Bahamian students having sex at school at all levels

Educator advocates for more conversations on sexual health among school-aged

Bahamian students at all levels of the education system – primary, junior, senior and tertiary – are having sexual experiences at school, according to a local sex educator.

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YOUNG LIVES LOST IN BOAT TRAGEDY: Three killed after collision in waters off Harbour Island

THREE people are dead after a tragic boating accident took place on Sunday evening in waters near Harbour Island.

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Strachan takes up campus president role for UB North

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas-North has made one more step toward greater autonomy with the elevation of Dr Ian Strachan to the office of campus president, the institution said in a press release.

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Food gift for Grand Bahama

BAHAMAS Paradise Cruise Line presented over 8,000 pounds of food and other items to the Rotary Clubs for distribution to local food banks and charitable organisations on Grand Bahama.

In the discus, Oriakhi qualifies for CARIFTA

ANN-Marie Oriakhi became the latest athlete to qualify for the postponed CARIFTA Games, attaining the standard at the RC Athletics Throwers Meet on Saturday.