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Rape suspect: Did I look like a teddy bear?

“DO YOU agree that I looked like a teddy bear when you saw me?” was the question a man accused of rape asked a physician in Supreme Court yesterday concerning a medical examination he performed on him.

Contest to raise autism awareness in the Bahamas

FirstCare Medical Plan has partnered with REACH Bahamas and the Ministry of Education once again to host an essay contest on the topic “Autism in the Bahamas: Inclusion, Advocacy & Dispelling Myths”. It is open to students grades 10 to 12.

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'TEST RUN' AHEAD OF WORLD RELAYS

Teenagers Keianna Albury and Steven Gardiner got their feet wet on the renovated Thomas A Robinson National Stadium as they prepare to represent Team Bahamas at the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s inaugural World Relays.

'Cudas' get the victory

THE Barracuda Swim Club dominated their 2014 Leno Corporate Services Barracuda Invite at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend, winning by almost 1,000 points over their nearest rival.

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SEX ABUSE TEACHER JAILED FOR 28 YEARS

ANDRE Birbal was sentenced to 28 years in prison yesterday for the two unnatural sexual intercourse charges he was convicted of with an under aged male student.

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DNA evidence in rape case 'consistent' with suspect

A FORENSIC analyst gave evidence yesterday on what she found after testing a number of samples obtained from the scene of a rape and from suspects believed to have been behind the incident.

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Buzzing to take on best of the U.S.

QUEEN’S College student Prachi Kondapuram will be taking on 280 international champions when she participates in the 87th Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National in Washington DC later this month.

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Forensic expert to give evidence in rape trial

A FORENSIC analyst is expected to give testimony today in a trial where a man is accused of raping a woman in her home the night of an island-wide power outage.

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Creative Nassau launch during 'Go Live' event

IT WAS the late Jackson Burnside’s III dream to see people come to the Bahamas not only for the sun, sand or sea, but to experience the country’s art and culture.

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Victim weeps as she describes rape

A WOMAN could not hold back tears yesterday when recalling how she pleaded with God to save her from a gunman who raped her the night of an island-wide power outage.

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Bahamas to host 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers

THE Bahamas will be the venue for the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) from June 22-26 at Atlantis Resort.

Cotton Bay development eyeing hotel and golf course in 2015

THE Cotton Bay Estates developers expect to have a hotel and golf course constructed by next April according to Prime Minister Perry Christie who noted that $90 million had been invested in the development to date.

12-and-under National All-Star Game all set for tonight at the Freedom Farm

MAXIMUM Development Sports Academy is scheduled to host the inaugural 12-and-under National All-Star Game 7pm April 25 at the Freedom Farm Baseball Complex in Yamacraw.

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Bahamian artists give their perspective with new exhibition

FREEPORT- Acclaimed artists Max Taylor and Claudette Dean staged their joint art exhibition on Saturday evening at The Grand Gallery. The exhibition, entitled Perspectives - The Real & The Imagined displayed a wide range of works including oil on canvas, acrylic, ceramics, charcoal sketches and woodcuts.

BTVI students receive international certification

FIVE students of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute now have international certification in Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning.

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Giants win four straight for NPBA title

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants are the New Providence Basketball Association men’s 2014 champions. How they did it was a different story. Who would have thought that after watching the Mail Boat Cybots take an insurmountable 3-0 lead that they let their championship title slip away from them.

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Man's sentence halved for drug possession

A MAN was told by the Court of Appeal yesterday to “go and sin no more” after they cut in half his four-year sentence for possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.

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Giants force Game 7

The defending champions Mail Boat Cybots won the first three games of the New Providence Basketball Association best-of-seven championship series.

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Giants avoid being eliminated

JEREMY Hutchinson and Gamaliel Rose provided a 1-2 punch as the twin towers helped the Commonwealth Bank Giants stave off elimination against the defending champions Mail Boat Cybots on Saturday night.