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Attorney General says backlog of cases is a 'grave concern'

EVEN if they focused solely on criminal cases in 2013, the 12 current Supreme Court judges could not clear the backlog of outstanding cases, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday.

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CAFL: Pros get 28-14 victory over the Jets

PHILIP Smith filled in at running back for a shorthanded Orry J Sands Pros backfield and had the game of his career yesterday against the BailCo Jets.

Bank unveils 24.5% net income decline

Commonwealth Bank yesterday unveiled a 24.5 per cent net income drop for the nine months ended September 2012, as provisions relating to non-performing loans took their toll on the bottom line.

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Heartache for women's relay team, men fail to qualify despite new record

MOSCOW, Russia: After the disqualification of the women's 4 x 100 metre relay team on a lane violation, there was some consolation for Team Bahamas at the 14th IAAF World Championships when the men's 4 x 100 relay team broke the national record for the third time this year.

Men sought in murder cases

AS the high profile police crackdown on crime continues, the force yesterday issued wanted notices in connection with several murders, a rape, and three armed robberies.

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74 new recruits welcomed to RBDF

AFTER 16 weeks of intensive training at the Coral Harbour Base, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force officially welcomed 74 men and women into the military organisation.

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Baha Mar seals deal for casino operation

BAHA Mar announced yesterday that it has selected Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM), one of the largest and most successful casino management companies in the world, to manage what will be the centrepiece of its $3.5 billion resort in the Bahamas.

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Moscow athletics: Fourth place for Shaunae in final

The women's 4 x 400 metre relay team proved their point today. Jamial Rolle struggled to catch the field. Shaunae runs at 1.15pm.

NPBA: the final four

IT’S now down to the final four in New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) semifinals, featuring three former champions.

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PM 'humbled' as he joins civil rights walk of fame

PRIME Minister Perry Christie was among ten people whose footprints were added to the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia, over the weekend.

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BTC to have Bahamian majority at board level

PROVISIONS have been mutually agreed upon between Cable and Wireless and the Government to ensure that Bahamians are at all times the majority on BTC’s board of directors.

Freedom Farm withdraws from 11th Andre Rodgers National Championships

ABSENT from the medal round in the 11th Andre Rodgers National Championships were perennial powerhouses Freedom Farm Farmers.

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Stamps unveiled as part of 40th anniversary celebrations

CABINET ministers joined Prime Minister Perry Christie in Rawson Square yesterday to launch Independence Day commemorative stamps as part of the 40th anniversary of independence activities.

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McCartney case: police confident of solution

PAUL Rolle, officer in charge of the Central Detective Unit, said yesterday that although police have no one in custody for the murder of businessman Kurt McCartney, they are confident they will solve the murder.

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Nation's relationship with Netherlands highlighted

THE Bahamas and the Netherlands have enjoyed a long-standing and cordial relationship since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1974.

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Number of arrests in police operation

POLICE announced a number of arrests yesterday of individuals wanted for serious crimes - including two people wanted in connection with a murder.

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Young sailors braving the waters

DESPITE the testing conditions, with winds gusting up to 20 knots, 20 brave junior sailors took to the sea as the Rotary Club of East Nassau hosted its first Fun Junior Regatta on Saturday in association with the Bahamas Sailing Association (BSA).

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Davis Cup stars power past Panama

THE day off worked out perfectly for the Bahamas team at the American Zone III Davis Cup Tie at the Palmas Athletic Club in Humaca, Puerto Rico.

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Man guilty of unlawful sex with 14-year-old

A MAN faces up to life imprisonment next week having been unanimously convicted yesterday by a Supreme Court jury of statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl.

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Plea bargain conference to strengthen Swift Justice

A TWO-day plea bargain conference began yesterday as part of the government’s Swift Justice programme designed to strengthen the country’s legal system.