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West Grand Bahama and Bimini By-Election Advanced Poll sees 95 percent turnout

THE advanced poll in Bimini had a 95 per cent turnout rate, according to administrator Eva Kay Arthur, the assistant returning officer overseeing the process on that island.

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Police investigate industrial accident at Grand Bahama Shipyard

GRAND Bahama police are investigating an industrial accident at the Grand Bahama Shipyard that has left a 25-year-old man hospitalised.

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Bimini Police investigate Porgy Bay homicide

Bimini Police are investigating a homicide that occurred early Thursday morning in North Bimini.

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Commonwealth gift to schools

THE Ministry of Education received a $50,000 donation from Commonwealth Bank on Thursday to go towards the the needs of the public school system. The donation brought the all-Bahamian, publicly held bank’s contributions to education to more than $2m.

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Teenager accused of attempted robbery

AN 18-year-old man was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday with attempted armed robbery and causing grievous harm.Jerounto Kymo Rolle, of Frobisher Drive, Freeport, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson.It is alleg

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Pair arrested after police raid

ABACO police discovered a “substantial” quantity of dangerous drugs, illegal firearms, and ammunition at a house that resulted in the arrest of two men on Monday evening.

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Migrants guilty of illegal embarkation

SEVERAL migrants were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for illegal embarkation this week.

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Four held after $600k drug find

FOUR Bahamian men were arrested following a major drug discovery and seizure of some $600,000 worth of suspected cocaine in the Dover Sound area, police reported yesterday.

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Man found dead in sinkhole

BIMINI police are investigating the apparent drowning of a Grand Bahama man found floating in a sinkhole on Sunday.

Ministry recognises International Women’s Day

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognised Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day yesterday.

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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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Couple in hospital after shooting

A GRAND Bahama couple is in hospital with serious injuries following a shooting incident in the Freeport area on Tuesday evening, police reported.

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Man charged with murder wanted for bail violation

A 29-year-old Grand Bahama man charged with murder is wanted by police for a bail violation.

Tie a yellow ribbon for children’s return

THE 30 children of the Grand Bahama Children’s Home will be arriving in Grand Bahama from New Providence on Friday morning.

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Pair charged with illegal firearm possession

TWO young men were charged with illegal firearm and ammunition possession in the Freeport Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Keiano Bethel, 20, of Independence Drive, Heritage Subdivision, and Geovano Oliver, 21, of Sandilands Circle, Yoeman’s Wood, appe

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Four charged with drug possession in Freeport

Four men were charged with drug possession in the Freeport Magistrate's Court on Thursday.

GB FNM Council praises Minnis for 'listening'

The Free National Movement Grand Bahama Council has commendide Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and the government of the Bahamas for “listening to the voices of the people”. In a statement released yesterday, the council praised Dr Minnis for being

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$15K fine for drugs and firearm charges

Well-known Abaco resident Pericles Anthony Maillis was fined a total of $15,500 after pleading guilty to a list of charges for drugs and firearm possession in the Magistrate Court in Abaco on yesterday.

'Bomb threat' at Grand Bahama Shipyard

OPERATIONS at the Grand Bahama Shipyard came to a halt on Friday morning when workers were sent home for the rest of the day following a reported bomb threat.

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THE trial of three men accused of a double murder in Grand Bahama will resume on Tuesday morning in the Freeport Supreme Court. Paul Belizaire, Devaughn Hall, and Kevin Dames are accused of the murders and armed robbery of a couple in Deadman’s Reef