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Mum-to-be accused of arson

A 23-year-old pregnant woman was arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a fire that resulted in property losses of some $2 million at a Freeport mini-mall, where 13 stores were destroyed last Wednesday.

Law enforcement leadership programme gets underway

SIXTEEN law enforcement officers will participate in a three-month programme to earn certification in law enforcement leadership.

Migrants aiming to get into US caught at sea and face charges

SEVENTEEN migrants of mixed nationalities who were being smuggled illegally to the United States from Grand Bahama were intercepted at sea and turned over to Department of Immigration authorities this week.

Privatisation targets wages 99% of income

A key privatisation target’s payroll costs now equal 99 percent of revenues, a Cabinet minister has revealed, as he confirmed: “We’re trying to outsource as many entities as possible.”

FOCOL names sixth tanker after Bradley

FOCOL Holdings last week commissioned its sixth tanker at Prince George Wharf, naming the vessel after former company director and Cabinet minister, Bradley Roberts.

Govt urged to transfer soes to private sector

The government has been urged to shift state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to the private sector and remove their multi-million dollar losses from its balance sheet.

Bid to raise $100,000 for tenants who lost businesses in fire

A Go Fund Me page has been launched to raise $100,000 to assist the 13 store tenants whose businesses were destroyed following a devastating fire at Rachel's Britannia Mini Mall in Freeport earlier this week.

Britannia Mini Mall fire 'was arson'

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler said that following preliminary investigations, the Police Fire Services has pin-pointed the cause of the fire at the Britannia Mini Mall as arson.

Police Month gets underway with walkabout in Freeport

POLICE on Grand Bahama kicked off Police Month on Friday with a community walkabout led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler, who with his officers, interacted with persons on the streets and at various establishments in the Freeport area.

‘$255m from gaming’ since 2014

BAHAMAS Gaming Operators Association CEO Gershan Major said web shops represent probably the third or fourth most significant sector of employers in the Bahamas, and have contributed more than $255m since 2014 to the Bahamian economy.

Woman held over mall fire

A WOMAN is in custody assisting police in Grand Bahama with an arson investigation into a fire that destroyed a Freeport mini shopping plaza valued at some $800,000.

Williams set to face ‘Knockout’ in ‘Back Yard Rumble’

WHEN Bahamian Sons Promotions returns to the Bahamas in April for its second edition of ‘Back Yard Rumble,’ heavyweight Sherman ‘The Tank’ Williams will headline the exciting professional boxing card.

32nd annual Valentine’s Day Regatta winners soak up spotlight

THE 32nd Annual Valentine’s Day Regatta opened its first day of sailing on Saturday, February 16 on Montagu Bay.

The War Room convenes in Eleuthera

Change Bahamas Ministries are headed over to Eleuthera as they prepare to host the 2019 War Room conference tomorrow night.

Stores destroyed after blaze rips through Freeport mini mall

CLOSE to a dozen stores were destroyed when a massive blaze consumed the Britannia Mini Mall yesterday and threatened another nearby business in Freeport.

‘WORLD’S BEST’ IN BID TO HELP PMH: Sands ‘excited’ by talks with Johns Hopkins

JOHNS Hopkins Medicine, one of the world’s top medical institutions, has expressed interest in exploring the merits of a strategic “Nation Health Services Agreement” with the Bahamas government to create a Caribbean Centre of Excellence to transform the delivery of healthcare in our nation, said Health Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday.

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