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Six people charged in Magistrates Court in Grand Bahama for various crimes

Six persons were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday for various serious offenses, including armed robbery, stealing, burglary, and unlawful sexual intercourse and willful damage.

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Rolle makes first visit to Grand Bahama

MINISTER of Social Services and Urban Renewal Lanisha Rolle made her first official visit to Grand Bahama on Thursday, visiting the various government agencies within her portfolio.Mrs Rolle arrived around 9am and made her first stop at the Departmen

Flow CARIFTA Games on track with $30,000 boost from Commonwealth

WITH the countdown to the start of Flow CARIFTA 2018 set for March 30 to April 2 in Nassau, Commonwealth Bank has announced a $30,000 donation to boost coffers for the host island nation.

Pensioners club donates to senior citizens home

BARCLAYS Bank Pensioners’ Club in Grand Bahama presented some cleaning and adult personal care items to the Grand Bahama Home for the Aged on Wednesday.Club President Alice Ferguson, along with chaplain Dorcas Sawyer and welfare officer Sylvia Seymou

Bahamas targets Japan with maritime presence

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) is aiming to make further inroads into the Japanese shipping market through the opening of its new office in the heart of Tokyo’s Minato district.KP Turnquest, the deputy prime minister, was joined by Renward Well

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Haitian man accused of illegal landing by boat

A Haitian man who arrived illegally by boat to The Bahamas two weeks ago was charged with being in breach of the Immigration Act in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.St Jude Pierre, 28, of Port de Paix, Haiti, appeared before Magistrate Rengi

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Woman stabbed at home

A woman is in hospital after being stabbed during a domestic dispute on Wednesday evening, police reported.

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‘Encourage workers to be vaccinated’

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is advising the business sector to encourage their workers to be vaccinated so as not to “jeopardise the economic progress” of respective businesses.

New judges are appointed

THE Judicial and Legal Service Commission has announced the appointment of new judges to the Supreme and Magistrates Courts.

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Freeport man accused over gun and drugs

A 34-year-old Freeport man was charged in Grand Bahama on gun, ammunition and drug possession charges yesterday.

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Woman killed in two-car crash in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama recorded its first traffic fatality for 2021 when a woman died on Monday evening following a two-car collision in the Barbary Beach area.

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TWO MEN ARRESTED OVER DRUGS FIND

TWO men were arrested in separate incidents by police on Tuesday after they were found in possession of illegal drugs in Freeport and Eight Mile Rock.

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Blaze at Restview Mortuary

FIRE officials at the Royal Bahamas Police Force responded to a fire at Restview Memorial Mortuary on Thursday evening that resulted in minor damage to the crematorium.

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29 arrested in Abaco after curfew

ABACO police arrested 29 people for curfew violations and shut down several businesses last week.

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Man arrested for house robbery

GRAND Bahama police arrested a man who allegedly robbed a woman at her home this week.

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$2,000 fine for hosting beach party

A Freeport man accused of hosting a beach party at a small cay was charged with violation of the Emergency Orders in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Tuesday.Floyd ‘BJ’ Feaster, 28, of Lawrence Close, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Fe

Vehicle with ten inside overturns

GRAND Bahama police are investigating a traffic accident in east Grand Bahama that resulted in a number of people being hospitalised with various injuries. Police received a report of an accident on January 31 shortly after 3pm off east Grand Bahama

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Men wanted in murder probe

POLICE in Grand Bahama have issued all points bulletins for three Bimini men that they believe can help with an open murder investigation.

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Boat captain and migrants appear in court

A Bahamian boat captain and eight Chinese nationals rescued after a boat capsized in waters off Grand Bahama were arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court last week.

Water supply disruption on Grand Bahama forces schools to close early

AN island-wide interruption in water supply left residents and businesses without running water and forced the early dismissal of some schools in Grand Bahama on Wednesday.