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ERIC MINNS HAS DIED

ERIC MINNS, the singer/songwriter who wrote such iconic Bahamian songs as Island Boy, Fox Hill Gal and I’m Coming Home for Junkanoo has passed away after a long illness.

Marijuana field discovered in Abaco

A LARGE marijuana field, with nearly 700 illegal plants, was discovered on the island of Abaco over the weekend, police have reported.

$1.5m haul of drugs seized

POLICE arrested two men in connection with a $1.5m drug seizure yesterday.

Traffic nightmare on the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge

REPAIR work on one of the Sir Sidney Poitier bridge’s toll booths made the morning commute for Paradise Island workers a nightmare yesterday.

Hotel worker arrested as police crack car theft ring

Fourteen people arrested after police crack car theft ring

OSCAR INGRAHAM GUILTY OF RAPE, ARMED ROBBERY IN POWER OUTAGE

Oscar Ingraham has been unanimously convicted by a Supreme Court jury of the home-invasion, armed robbery and rape of a woman on the night of an island-wide power-outage, in May 2012.

Minnis ‘never intended to undermine volunteers’

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that he never intended to undermine the efforts of volunteers and private groups engaging in hurricane relief when he urged Bahamians to donate to the Red Cross and its verified partners.

Swim team going for 3-peat

IN an address on the eve of their Bahamasair charter flight to Martinique for the CARIFTA Swimming Championships, major sponsor and ‘send-off event’ host Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) CEO urged the youngsters to ‘make us proud.’

Minnis, a man with a plan

I, like most other Bahamians, am tired and frustrated with our inept PLP government.

Erika to hit Bahamas, may become hurricane

TROPICAL Storm Erika is expected to dump four to eight inches of rain as it passes over The Bahamas this weekend, according to meteorologist Wayne Neely.

Two more Family Island clubs preparing to make their presence felt in the BAAA

MOVE over Moore’s Island. There are two other clubs from from the Family Islands - Andros and Exuma - who are preparing to make their presence felt in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations.

Bimini hotel to welcome first guests next month

THE new 305-room hotel under construction at Resorts World Bimini is expected to have a soft opening next month, with a full opening forecast for nearer the end of the year or early in 2016.

Winners emerge at Cecil Cooke Memorial Sailing Championship

BENJAMIN Derbyshire, Luke Knowles, Noah Simmons, Paloma Cartwright, Connor Pinder and Paul de Souza emerged as the respective divisional winners of the Cecil Cooke Memorial Sailing Championship held in Montagu Bay over the weekend.

Forbes seeks concessionary loans for Family Islands

THE Bahamas has appealed for concessionary loans to boost infrastructure development of disadvantaged Family Islands during bilateral meetings with the Japanese government.

‘Room for improvement’ on solid waste management in the Bahamas

THERE is room for “further progress to be achieved” regarding the government’s honouring of previous “public policy recommendations” for solid waste management in the country, Inter-American Development Bank Bahamas representative Maria Florencia Attademo-Hirt said yesterday.

Apartment to be used by medics as clinic renovated

DESPITE their pleas, health practitioners in Andros have been told to offer services from an apartment complex as proposed renovations to the island’s clinic have stalled.

Port authority aims to help students find work

WITH thousands of high school students preparing to graduate this summer, the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has partnered with Island Outsourcers to prepare them for employment and future careers.

Regenerative medicine conference to be held in Grand Bahama

THE newest technology and research in regenerative medicine will be presented by the world’s top physicians and research scientists in the field at a leading conference in Grand Bahama next month.

Fourteen coaches, administrators take advantage of Sports Visitor Programme

A TOTAL of 14 coaches and administrators - seven males and seven females - will be the recipients of a fully funded exchange to benefit the development of Bahamian youths in track and field through the United States Embassy’s Bridging the Gap Sports Visitor Programme.

Cancer cases on the rise since pandemic

THERE has been a rise in cancer since the COVID-19 pandemic with more younger women being affected recently, according to a physician from the Bahamas Cancer Society.

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