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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Winners and losers in an action-packed weekend

WHAT a busy weekend it was in the world of sports, locally and internationally.

American man held on drugs charges

A 26–year-old American man from Miami, Florida, is in custody after he was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs on Saturday.

HMBS Rolly Gray commissioned in Exuma

THE fourth of nine patrol vessels acquired for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has been named after legendary Bahamian sailor, Rolly Gray, and been commissioned during an official ceremony at the Marina at Emerald Bay, Exuma, on Thursday.

What world are we in?

UNABLE to sleep last night because of a cold, my mind drifted back 30 years when LOP was suggesting that the Bahamas was moving from being a Third World country to a First World country.

90 days for suspect to appeal against extradition

A MAN fighting extradition to Florida for a woman’s manslaughter has 90 days to file his appeal to the country’s highest court.

NHI should not be forced upon us

AS A Bahamian citizen I take great objection to the fact that the present government wants to Force National Health Insurance down our throats.

UPDATED: Murder accused found dead in cell

AN accused murderer was found dead in his cell at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services early yesterday morning.

World Relays: Rules in place to prevent ‘ambush marketing’

JUST in case anyone thinks they are going to come to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium this weekend to capitalise on a marketing deal or to create havoc at the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2015, they need to think again.

Agreement with US to tackle migrant smuggling

THE government is seeking to establish a formal agreement with the United States for the exclusive exchange of information to better combat migrant smuggling, Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday.

Appeal date set for Melvin Maycock's extradition request

A MAN fighting an approved extradition request will have his appeal heard on June 30 in the Court of Appeal.

Disappearance of four people 'could be linked to human smuggling'

A Bahamian man and three Costa Rican nationals are missing and police are seeking the public’s assistance concerning their whereabouts as it is suspected that their disappearance could be linked to illegal human smuggling operations in Grand Bahama.

Prosecutors win appeal over Canadian pilot's sentence

CROWN prosecutors successfully challenged, on appeal, a magistrate’s jurisdiction to impose an 18-month sentence on a Canadian pilot who was initially given four years in prison for his involvement in a $1m drug plot.

How we can avoid the worldwide dental epidemic

THERE IS a global epidemic of dental diseases, and adult dental diseases account for the lion’s share of it.

Time for answers

Don’t you think it’s past time that the Bahamas National Drug Agency (BNDA) and the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) provide a meaningful response to the forensic audit results that were reported in the press late last year?

The Bahamian economy and responses to global economic shifts

SCOTIABANK Bahamas recently announced that it would close or consolidate up to eight of its branches in The Bahamas. The bank reported that about 50 employees would be affected.

US ‘agrees to stick to law’ in use of surveillance

NEARLY one year after it was reported that the United States was intercepting and monitoring Bahamian telephone calls, America has agreed to use the “lawful” authority to obtain surveillance information from this country, according to Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday.

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