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Families left homeless after blaze destroys homes on Bimini

Police on the island of Bimini are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire which destroyed four homes and reportedly left 11 families homeless on Sunday.

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American woman thought to have drowned while snorkelling

An American woman has died in an apparent drowning during a snorkelling expedition at Rose Island.

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Brazilian man charged for $10m drug bust on Long Island

A BRAZILIAN man was taken into custody accused of smuggling more than $10m worth of cocaine through Long Island’s Stella Morris Airport in August.

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Man accused over PI stabbing

A MAN was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for allegedly stabbing to death a man on Paradise Island last week.

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Man denies series of Paradise Island thefts

A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a series of thefts on Paradise Island that included over $5,000 worth of smart TVs and almost $200 worth of alcohol.

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3.45pm UPDATE: Hurricane warnings lifted, Lynden Pindling Airport reopened

Hurricane warnings have been lifted for the islands of the Bahamas.

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Man accused over unlicenced gun

A HARBOUR Island man who denied having an unlicenced firearm and a quantity of illegal ammunition was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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15 more cases of COVID-19, two deaths under investigation

THE Ministry of Health recorded 15 additional COVID-19 cases yesterday with two more deaths under investigation.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs launches new e-passport system

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially launched its new polycarbonate e-passport system.

Paradise Lost

DRIVING around our beloved island with a visitor, he compared what he saw with his last visit over 20 years ago.

Did we learn from Irma?

The two tracking systems - the US/GFS and the European equivalent are two essential tools to know precisely where a storm is travelling - the potential wind field (speed of the winds) - when it will arrive at any island, etc.

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PM confirms two new cases of COVID-19

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis confirmed on Wednesday that there are two new cases of COVID-19 – both in Grand Bahama. Contact tracing is underway.

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49 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday

The Ministry of Health reported on Sunday that there are 49 new cases of COVID-19.

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Island Luck worker accused of stealing $165,000

A 31-year-old Island Luck employee was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday with stealing more than $165,000 from her employer over a four-month period.Christianna Taylor stood before Magistrate Derence Rolle Davis faced with six counts of steal

Grand Bahama health officials delighted to receive two new ambulances

GRAND Bahama health officials are grateful for the donation of two ambulances after the significant loss of emergency vehicles on the island during Hurricane Dorian. Hospital administrator Sharon Williams said all the ambulances at Grand Bahama’s em

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Building closer links with businesses in Grand Bahama

A BUSINESS Outlook session has recently been held in Grand Bahama.

Venture fund chairman laments MP interference

The Bahamas Entrepreneurial Venture Fund’s chairman said yesterday that efforts to promote financing opportunities in the Family Islands had met with little success, as entrepreneurs appeared to lack confidence to apply for funding.

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18-hour fundraising drive collects $9,000 for hurricane relief

AS EARLY as 5am on Thursday, dozens had already gathered at Mario’s Bowling & Entertainment Palace off Tonique Williams Darling Highway to kick off a fund-raising drive that lasted nearly 18 hours and raised almost $9,000 for the southern Bahamian Islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin.

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New flag football champs crowned

Following a long weekend of action on the gridiron, a pair of new champions were crowned in the 6th Annual Bahamas Flag Football League Invitational.

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Anglican Church Men host historic conference

THE Anglican Church Men in the Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands held their 42nd ACM conference last month on the island of Providenciales.