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UPDATED: One of missing girls found

POLICE are seeking the public’s assistance in locating four missing persons, including two teenage girls in the capital, one man in Eleuthera and another in Abaco.In the first case, according to Superintendent Shanta Knowles, 13-year-old Dominique Ca

HOUSE HEARS BRAN CLAIMS

By TANEKA THOMPSON Deputy Chief Reporter tthompson@tribunemedia.net THE House of Assembly's Committee on Privilege has not met to probe allegations that the character of Bamboo Town MP Branville McCartney was sullied by South Abaco MP Edison Key who sa

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Dion Foulkes: PLP has formed 'most expensive Bahamas government in history'

THE PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) has “formed the most expensive government in the history of the Bahamas”, FNM chairman nominee, Dion Foulkes, said yesterday. He called the government’s large cabinet a “waste” of taxpayers’ money.

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Police shoot man in face

A MAN is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the face by police.

Timber firm to start log hauling this week

A timber harvester expects to begin log hauling this week, its principal telling Tribune Business yesterday that the company was looking to tap into the ‘niche’ market for high-end wood products and sell wood flooring at the outset.

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Releasing Georgie

THE Atlantis Resort’s Animal Rescue Team has announced the successful release of Georgie, an endangered West Indian Manatee, at Great Harbor Cay.

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Realtor's two private islands ranked in the world's top 10

A UK national newspaper has ranked Private Island Paradise in the Exumas, listed by Damianos Sotheby’s George Damianos, second among their ‘world’s top 10 private islands listed for sale’.

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Torta reels in a victory

NO ONE enjoyed the first Bahamas Billfish Championship (BBC) tournament at Green Turtle Cay more than Joe Possillico, owner of the winning boat, Torta.

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Keeping the light on for 150 years

ONE of Abaco’s beloved jewels, the Elbow Reef Lighthouse, is 150 years old this week. The lighthouse, on Elbow Cay, is the last manually-operated light fuelled by kerosene in the world.

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Hooked!

FROM the Berry Islands to Bimini the waters of the Bahamas have been giving plenty to those seeking sport fishing pleasure during high summer.

Farewell to Harold Munnings

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Woman, aged 96, dies of COVID-19

OFFICIALS reported another COVID-19 related death yesterday.

Delay in appeal

Delay in appeal THE appeal hearing of a convicted murderer hoping to have his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal has been adjourned. Shavargo McPhee, 21, of Marsh Harbour, came to the Claughton House courtroom with his attorney Murrio Ducille read

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16 weddings for 16 couples on a special day

IT was all smiles for sixteen couples who were married simultaneously on 16 different islands in the Bahamas yesterday.

Farewell, Mr Adderley

I (like many others) wish to pay tribute to the late Paul Adderley.

114 immigrants sent back to Haiti

THE Department of Immigration yesterday announced the successful repatriation of 114 Haitian immigrants to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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53 new cases and one death

THE Ministry of Health said 53 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Tuesday while another person has died from the disease.

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Four more die of COVID-19, bringing death toll to 665

FOUR more people have been added to the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, bringing the number to 665.

UPDATE: SEVERE WEATHER WATCH LIFTED

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has lifted a severe thunderstorm watch

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Getting set for wahoo

BAHAMAS Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) expert David Rees is anticipating a bumper wahoo season with reports of the fish already being caught throughout the archipelago and along the Florida Coast.