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Minnis opens Exuma office

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis officially opened Exuma’s Passport Office on Friday in an effort to improve passport services throughout the country.

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Another six added to virus death toll

THE Ministry of Health confirmed that six more people have died from COVID-19 as the country recorded an additional 155 new cases of the virus, according to dashboard information for Friday and Saturday.

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Man quizzed after body find

POLICE are questioning a male relative of a woman whose partially decomposed body was discovered in bushes off the Sherlin Bootle Highway in Abaco last week.

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Two charged after 400lb marijuana find

TWO Abaco natives were arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday in connection with the seizure of more than 400 pounds of marijuana near the Exumas last week, when it was alleged they assaulted several police officers with a boat. Bartholomew Pinder

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Man dies after being hit by truck

A MAN died early Friday morning after being hit by a pick-up truck.

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Bahamas radio show takes to the air in Florida

THE Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (BMOTA) has partnered with a Florida-based multimedia broadcast company to create, produce and broadcast a customised digital radio show.The 30-minute radio talk show Bahamas Travel will be produced by Alp

Spay and neuter campaign launch

AFTER leading a major spay campaign this year in Puerto Rico, spearheaded by Helping Paws Across Borders, Grand Bahama veterinarian Dr Chante Wildgoose is giving back in the same way here at home.Dr Wildgoose, of Freeport Veterinary Hospital (FVH), i

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Doctor who died in car crash will be much missed, says PHA

THE Public Hospitals Authority released a statement yesterday mourning the death of Dr Katrice Maycock, who died tragically in an Abaco traffic accident earlier this month. Dr Maycock was a senior house officer with Grand Bahama Health Services. She

Major conference to help Bahamas recover

THE Minnis administration and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom will stage a pledge conference on January 13, 2020 in Nassau to mobilise financial and technic

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Children’s homes receive donation at Battle 4 Atlantis

THREE local children’s homes and a school that caters to children with special needs were the recipients of a generous donation from Atlantis, Paradise Island, during the ninth annual Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis championship game on November 29.

Shanty town law change

The government is unnecessarily embroiled in a discussions over the acquisition of property on which shanty towns existed in Abaco.

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No extension for thief’s appeal bid

THE Court of Appeal yesterday refused the extension of time application of a man attempting to appeal the sentence he received for breaking into a humanitarian aid organisation in Abaco to steal building supplies.

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Godfrey makes immediate impact for Bearcats

GODFREY Rolle has had a seamless transition to NCAA Division II basketball and has been an immediate impact player for the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats.

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Walking for a cure

THOUSANDS of walkers and runners will hit streets and highways across the region this weekend united in a common cause to raise funds and awareness in a campaign against cancer.

SPORTS NOTES

THE Charles W Saunders Cougars surprised the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine 11-1 in a four inning abbreviated junior girls game yesterday at Charles W Saunders High School as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools continued its 2016 softball regular season action.

Cable Bahamas in provision automate

Cable Bahamas has deployed Sigma Systems’ provisioning solutions in its residential voice services throughout Nassau, Grand Bahama, Abaco and Eleuthera.

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Visit highlights conservation issues

JACOB James, the managing director of the Waitt Foundation, recently visited the Bahamas to meet with The Nature Conservancy and other project partners who have been implementing the project “Expanding Marine Protection across the Bahamas,” which is funded by the Waitt Foundation.

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Full speed ahead for BTC 4G LTE service

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company launched its 4G LTE service for New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco and Eleuthera last night during a celebratory event in Pompey Square.

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Christie to speak at CARICOM ceremony

PRIME Minister Perry Christie will speak at the opening ceremony of the 34th CARICOM Heads of Government conference in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad tonight.

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No Freedom Farm, but Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championship off to a flyer

ALTHOUGH Freedom Farm opted not to travel to Grand Bahama this year, the Bahamas Baseball Federation's (BBF) 13th annual Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championship got off to a great start on Thursday.