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Verdict due in Pratt case

A SUPREME Court jury is expected to pass judgment today on 27-year-old Douglas Pratt, who is standing trial in connection with the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend on Adelaide Beach.

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Youth Regatta Champions emerge

Spencer Cartwright, Paloma Cartwright, Tahj Ramirez, MaClean Goodfellow and Alvin Lewis emerged as champions in their respective categories of the Bahamas Youth Olympic Regatta in Montagu Bay over the weekend.

Aviation attorney ‘turned clients away’ over tax uncertainty

A Bahamian aircraft registry must have clarity on its tax and incentive structure to succeed, an aviation law specialist warning that current uncertainties had forced him to “turn away a lot of work”.

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‘Be vigilant of anyone posing as police officers’

ASSISTANT Police Commissioner Leon Bethel yesterday warned Bahamian residents to be vigilant of persons posing as police officers.

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‘Ball’s rolling’ on new multi-billion industry

The Bahamas could unlock a potential “multi-billion dollar industry” if it gets its planned aircraft registry right, an aviation legal specialist said yesterday, adding: “We have great momentum.”

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Antoan and Albert 'just waiting for phone to ring'

FROM the time they ventured into the professional ranks, it was always the dream of good friends and training partners Antoan Richardson and Albert Cartwright to either team up or compete against each other.

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Ex-Parks chairman blasts PM’s ‘unfounded’ claims

The Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority’s former executive chairman last night said he “resents” accusations levied against him by the Prime Minister and branded them “unfounded”.

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Five face court for murders

FIVE men were yesterday charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court in connection with five separate incidents - including one man accused of five murders.

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Two face murder charges

A 43-year-old man is behind the country’s first murder of 2019, police have alleged.

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Boy sang his sisters to sleep the night before his death

FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday hailed Carlton Cartwright as a stellar student with great potential.

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Cartwright repeats calls for breadbasket VAT relief

FREE National Movement deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright continued his criticisms of the government yesterday over its position that value added tax will not be removed from breadbasket items, saying it was a betrayal to tens of thousands of Bahamians who need relief.

MP 'NOT RUNNING AWAY' FROM CONSTITUENCY'

MP 'NOT RUNNING AWAY' FROM CONSTITUENCY' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net MONTAGU MP Loretta Butler-Turner insists she's not "running away" from her constituency following her nomination as the FNM's candidate for Long Island, replacing current MP

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Promising start for Team Bahamas

It was a promising start for Team Bahamas at the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Americas Group II as keen singles play propelled the four-member team to wins in their first two matches.

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Woman denies using car as weapon

A 31-year-old woman has been accused of trying to hit a man with her car earlier this month.

‘Tax free zone’ urged for Joaquin-hit islands

The Government was yesterday urged to designate the storm-ravaged southeastern Bahamas as a ‘tax-free zone’ to give the area’s island economies a “shot in the arm”.

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House committee membership named

HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux has announced the House of Assembly’s sessional committees.

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Wells and Moss impress

Versatile Sasha Wells emerged as the most outstanding athlete, while Daejha Moss was the most outstanding field competitor in one meet and Grand Bahamian Shyrone Kemp and Denisha Cartwright turned in record breaking performances in another.

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Top seeds to clash in the singles final

IN a rematch from last year, top seeded players Simone Pratt and Kerrie Cartwright are slated to clash once again in the final of the women’s singles in the Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge at the National Tennis Center today.

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Jury hears final arguments in Blair home raid case

SUPREME Court jurors yesterday heard submissions from both Crown prosecutors and defense counsel as to why Tiano D'Haiti should or should not be convicted and sentenced for the October 2014 murder of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright.

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Lucaya tenant: Too late for me, I’m off to T&C

The Government’s planned Grand Lucayan intervention has come too late for one Port Lucaya Marketplace tenant, who will close his store on Saturday and move to the Turks & Caicos Islands.