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Cocaine worth $200,000 seized

FREEPORT – Police seized over $200,000 worth of suspected cocaine, which was found hidden in a bucket inside a vehicle, police reported on Thursday.

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Police appeal after armed robbery

POLICE need people’s help to solve two armed robberies that happened in New Providence in the last two days.

The drugs that fuel sex trade

ALCOHOL appears to be the drug of choice for the vast majority of sex workers in The Bahamas, a new study by the Bahamas Urban Youth Development Centre reveals.

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Three arrested on suspicion of drug possession

AUTHORITIES have arrested three men after finding them with suspected marijuana.

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TALKING SENSE: The economics of stem cells

IMAGINE living in a world where a drug-free fix for HIV/AIDS existed, or a cure for cancer, blindness, Parkinson’s, diabetes, heart disease, even Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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Abaco police seek man over thefts

ABACO Police are searching for a 26-year-old Exuma man for questioning into housebreaking, shopbreaking and sacrilege.

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SEX WORKERS: Selling their bodies for $500 a week in struggle to survive

MORE than 60 per cent of sex workers in Nassau earn up to $500 a week, while 30 per cent claim they make even more than that, a new study investigating the habits of sex workers in New Providence reveals.

Prison contraband reduced by 2 per cent

HER Majesty’s Prison has put a “dent” in the amount of contraband being brought into the prison - decreasing levels about two per cent, according to Prison Superintendent Patrick Wright.

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Bahamas finally gets bronze from Sydney Olympics

AVARD Moncur, Troy McIntosh, Timothy Munnings, Chris “Fireman” Brown and Carl Oliver would have all preferred the pomp and pageantry that came along with winning an Olympic Games medal during the actual event.

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Three injured in shooting and woman stabbed in separate attack

FOUR people are in hospital after separate shooting and stabbing incidents yesterday.

Hoping for the best

By Rev. Angela C. Bosfield Palacious

Opposed to marijuana legalisation

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Top Bahamian sprinter to miss IAAF Worlds

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations was hoping that with the addition of Derrick Atkins, the Bahamas men’s 4 x 100 metre relay team would be in a much better position to compete for a medal at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia, next month.

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Former NBA coach visits Jeff Rodgers basketball camp

FOR the past 26 years, Jeff Rodgers has found a way to motivate and encourage youngsters attending his annual summer basketball camp.

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Debbie sets focus on the 4 x 100 relay

SPRINTER Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie remembers when she was the youngest member of the Bahamas national track and field team.

$100,000 of suspected drugs seized

By AVA TURNQUEST

BRENT STUBBS: 'Just another day in the world of sports'

IN the past two weeks that I took a break from the sports desk, there have been some significant developments on both the local and international scene that warrant some critiquing at this time.

Warning over counterfeit cancer medication

THE Bahamas Pharmacy Council is urging Bahamians purchasing cancer medication to beware a counterfeit drug currently on the market.

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The war against criminals - PART 1

WE ARE presently engaged in a war against criminals, who are getting bolder.

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Police launch search for four men after shooting

POLICE are asking for the public’s help in locating four men who are wanted for questioning.