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More than 30 arrests over weekend

IT WAS a busy weekend for police as more than 30 people were detained for questioning in connection with a variety of crimes and infractions.

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Sports in brief

WALTIEA Rolle earned the top performer award again this week by BGBasket.com for her outstanding performance in the NBL League, Bulgaria. Haskovo 2012 beat out No.6 team Rilski Sportist with an 85- 62 win.

Development from inside out: A vision for creative Nassau

Creative Nassau was formed in 2008 by my late husband Jackson Burnside III after we attended a UNESCO Creative Cities Conference on Creative Tourism in Santa Fe which resonated so clearly with our Doongalik Studios’ vision statement that by the year 2020 more persons will travel to The Bahamas because of its art, culture and heritage rather than merely for its sun, sand, and sea.

Lyford Cay pupils excel in Baccalaureate

AS PART of the International Baccalaureate diploma programme, Lyford Cay International School students in grades 11 and 12, complete an extended essay of 4,000 words.

Gourmet dinner for Majority Rule Day

THE parish of St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church celebrated the inaugural Majority Rule Day in style, hosting a gourmet dinner at the clubhouse of Old Bahama Bay.

Majority Rule, let's celebrate

“Majority Rule was a singular moment of liberation for all of us. January 10, 1967 was and shall forever remain one of the truly transformative events not only in Bahamian history but in the development of the psyche of the Bahamian people.” (Prime Minister Perry Christie)

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100 years of fraternity

PHI Beta Sigma Fraternity, founded at Howard University on January 9, 1914, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014, with a year long slate of activities designed to highlight the organisation’s contributions to American and international history over the past century.

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Little gymnastics shine in the Atlantis Crown Invitational

The third annual Atlantis Crown Invitational came to our beautiful island shores once again. Hosted by Branch Gymnastics and Kids Sports USA, the meet was held in the Imperial Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island.

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Rockets beat Caribs as Cybots take down Marines

THE New Providence Amateur Basketball Association resumed play Monday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium following the holiday season.

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25-year-old latest to face court over deadly Fox Hill shooting

A 25-year old Dorsett Street man was arraigned in the magistrates’ court yesterday in connection with the fatal Freedom Park drive-by shooting that claimed four lives and injured seven others.

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Man in tears as he faces court over Fox Hill shooting

A MAN was brought to tears yesterday when arraigned in connection with the Freedom Park fatal drive-by shooting that claimed four lives and injured seven others.

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No Bahamian companies in running for BEC

THERE are no Bahamian companies in the running for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s restructuring and privatisation as the bidding process enters its final stage.

Christian Council pledges to join fight against crime

THE Bahamas Christian Council pledged its commitment to the fight against escalating crime, offering Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade assistance “wherever you need us”.

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Police alarm at murder rate

POLICE said they are very worried about the recent escalation in murders after the partially burnt body of a man was discovered in southern New Providence.

End-January target for five surviving BEC bids

The five remaining Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) bidders have until end-January to provide “final submissions” and answer all remaining questions the Government’s advisers have.

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Man gunned down in street

POLICE called on the public to come forward with any information that might assist murder investigations after the third murder for the year in two days - and the fifth in just three days.

Another murder on the second day of 2014

IT’S SHORTLY after 8pm as we start to write this column — the second day of the New Year – and The Tribune has just been alerted to another murder. A reporter has dashed from the newsroom for Taylor Street off East Street. That is all that we know at present, but before the night is out and this column has been completed for this morning’s publication the details of the latest murder for two-day-old 2014 will be on today’s front page.

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Three accused of murder remanded to prison

THREE men started the New Year in prison after being arraigned in connection with two separate murders in 2013, one that occurred at a “Bring the Peace Back in Bain Town” party when seven persons were hospitalised in the shooting.

BEC's bidders 'left in dark'

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) reform process is today a month behind schedule, with some bidders said to be complaining it “lacks transparency” and that they have literally been ‘left in the dark’.

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Get ready for the final eight in Holiday Classic

Providence Basketball Club’s annual Holiday Classic tournament for senior boys basketball teams is growing by leaps and bounds as more Family Islanders are coming to town to stay active over the Christmas break.