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Resort workers’ health ‘of paramount importance’

IN the wake of complaints and concerns following the death of a cook last week, Michelle Malcolm, Director of Public Affairs at Resorts World Bimini, says the health and welfare of the resort’s employees are of “paramount importance”.

Grand Bahama immigration offices closed due to “mould contamination”

THE Department of Immigration offices in the new CA Smith Government Complex in Grand Bahama have been closed since Thursday due to a possible mould contamination problem, The Tribune understands. Staff were informed that the office would be closed for the two days for “sanitising” and reopened on Monday.

Concern over licence given to Canadian company to appraise Bahamian mortgages

FAMILIES For Justice is concerned over the granting of a business licence to a Canadian company to conduct mortgage appraisals for the two major Canadian banking institutions in the Bahamas.

Armed robbery suspect faces court

THREE men and a juvenile were charged in separate matters, including armed robbery, housebreaking, stealing and burglary, in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Man in hospital after attack by bees

A SOUTH Bahamia man is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by bees yesterday morning in the area of West Sunrise Highway. Passing motorists watched in horror as the man lay helpless on the ground covered by the swarm.

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Men convicted of murder and armed robbery sentenced

FOUR men convicted last year of murder and armed robbery in the Supreme Court were sentenced on Friday, with two of them

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Cash for Gold worker’s killers convicted and jailed

FOUR men convicted last year of murder and armed robbery in the Supreme Court were sentenced on Friday, with two of them receiving prison terms of 50 and 40 years for the murder of Cash for Gold employee Christopher Outten.

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Police searching for two hit-and-run drivers

GRAND Bahama Police are still searching for the hit-and-run drivers who killed pedestrians in two separate incidents on Pioneer’s Way, Freeport, last week.

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25 years in jail for robbery that ended in death

DUDLEY Seide Jr was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in prison for the armed robbery of businessman Leslie Maycock, who was robbed and murdered five years ago in Grand Bahama.

Woman badly injured as car hits building

A WOMAN was seriously injured in a traffic accident in Eight Mile Rock on Monday afternoon, police reported.

Pair charged with murder and robbery

TWO males, including a 17-year-old, were charged with murder and armed robbery in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Cuban migrants rescued after being stranded for nine days on cay

Eighteen Cuban migrants were brought to Grand Bahama on Thursday after being stranded on a cay in the Bahamas for some nine days before they were spotted by the US Coast Guard.

Musicians pay tribute to ‘extraordinary’ bassist Michael Wilchcombe

THE Grand Bahama Entertainers Musician and Artists Association has expressed sadness over the loss of bassist Michael Wilchcombe, who died in hospital over the weekend in Grand Bahama.

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Shipyard worker dies in road crash

AN employee of the Grand Bahama Shipyard is dead following a traffic accident in Freeport on Monday morning.

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Girl sexually assaulted by home intruder

A GIRL was sexually assaulted by an intruder who unlawfully entered a residence in the Freeport area early this week, police reported.

Who does lie?

I was shocked to read that a “Christian” pastor used a national ecumenical service to try and derail the move to criminalise marital rape.

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Woman gets bail on having a gun with intent to cause harm

A 33-year-old Freeport woman was charged with two counts of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger the lives of two people.

Two shanty town structures are set to be demolished within ten days

TWO shanty town structures in Carmichael will be demolished in the next ten days as part of the Davis administration’s shanty town eradication plans, according to Deputy Press Secretary Keishla Adderley.

US Embassy-funded Academy of Women Entrepreneurs programme launches in GB

SOME 50 women entrepreneurs in Grand Bahama will have an opportunity to win grant funding through the US Embassy’s Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme.

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Cooper says Grand Bahama airport groundbreaking coming soon, and to be finished by 2025

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said a groundbreaking ceremony for an airport in Grand Bahama will soon happen.