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Unemployment rate down to 9.5 percent

THE national unemployment rate has improved - with labour force officials revealing on Friday a decrease to 9.5 percent.

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Shanty legal fight: Smith warns govt cannot use Dorian to take away people’s property rights

ATTORNEY Fred Smith says the property rights of residents from The Mudd and Pigeon Peas survived Hurricane Dorian’s destruction of buildings in their communities.

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Family give Miracle a new home

MIRACLE, the dog who was trapped for weeks under hurricane debris in Abaco, has finally found a new home with a family in Florida.

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DPM: $15m Dorian help 'sufficient'

The deputy prime minister yesterday said the $15m provided by the government to-date to assist up to 2,500 Dorian-ravaged businesses is “sufficient for the time being”.K Peter Turnquest, speaking as the government provided further details on how Abac

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Union ‘sick and tired’ of teacher shortages

THE Bahamas Union of Teachers said it is “sick and tired” of the rhetoric from the Ministry of Education, calling on officials to rectify the long-standing issue of teacher shortages.

EDITORIAL: Rolle speech raises suspicions over jobs

Are jobs being given for votes in Abaco?

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Helicopter crash: one dead, four injured

AT least one person is dead, and four others seriously injured after a helicopter crashed at the Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club in Guana Cay, Abaco, shortly before 1pm yesterday.

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Man faces court over Abaco 'executions'

TWO of the eight classified murder cases for 2014 are now before the courts after a man was flown to Nassau yesterday to be arraigned in connection with the recent killings in Abaco, referred to locally as “executions”.

Timber company at 'dead stop' over equipment duty snag

AN Abaco-based timber company said yesterday that its operation had come to a “dead stop” after duty concession issues led to the delay of a shipment of $400,000 worth of vital equipment, its principal telling Tribune Business, “We’re stuck and can’t do anything”.

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'I believe there is a gold medallist to be discovered for the next Olympics'

The performances of young Caribbean athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games served as one of the inspirations for the government’s quest to heavily invest in sports development.

Sports Notes

THE Baptist Sports Council is scheduled to continue its 2015 Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex this week.

Eight to represent Bahamas at Judo World Juniors

“Whoever wins this tournament will be the champion of the world,” said Tim Munnings, director of sports and Olympic medallist, as he delivered a motivating message to the eight young athletes who will be representing the Bahamas at the Judo World Junior Championships this week in Miami.

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‘We have hope he is alive’, says sister of man missing at sea

A FATHER’s disappearance at sea is compounding grief for a family that buried his older brother two weeks ago.

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Man held after gun discovered

A MAN was arrested for firearm and ammunition possession on Monday on Grand Bahama.

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Firearm discovered by police

EIGHT Mile Rock police recovered an unlicenced firearm on Wednesday.

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8.40am HURRICANE UPDATE: LATEST MAP, POLICE REPORT DEATH AT LYFORD CAY, PMH INFO

At 8am, Sandy had maximum sustained winds of 80mph and was 15 miles east of Abaco.

Bahamas Constituency Party to field ten candidates in election

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Constituency Party leader Ali McIntosh yesterday announced that a newly-formed coalition of independent candidates aims to either directly contest, or support a candidate in all

Bahamas Constituency Party to field ten candidates in election

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Constituency Party leader Ali McIntosh yesterday announced that a newly-formed coalition of independent candidates aims to either directly contest, or support a candidate in all

Bahamas Constituency Party to field ten candidates in election

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Constituency Party leader Ali McIntosh yesterday announced that a newly-formed coalition of independent candidates aims to either directly contest, or support a candidate in all

Bahamas Constituency Party to field ten candidates in election

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Constituency Party leader Ali McIntosh yesterday announced that a newly-formed coalition of independent candidates aims to either directly contest, or support a candidate in all