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THE OFFICIAL RESULTS: GSSSA’s 24th Annual Senior Track & Field Meet

• RESULTS of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s 24th Annual Senior Track & Field Meet are as follows:

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Nygard contempt sentencing adjourned

THE sentencing of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard on contempt charges was adjourned on Friday to give his attorneys leave to file a recusal application against Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles.

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He fought for us all

CHARLES W Saunders, described as a “giant in the religious community”, died on Friday. He was 91 years old.

Bleeding, handcuffed, begging for help

A VIRAL video showing a bloodied man in handcuffs crying for help as a police officer knelt on his chest sparked outrage from social media users yesterday.

NPBA All-Star Game and Fun Night tomorrow

THE New Providence Basketball Association will showcase its top talent when the league hosts its All-Star Game and Fun Night.

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Celebrating the teachers of tomorrow

THE next generation of Bahamian teachers should see themselves as nation builders engaged in vital work to develop the country and to “ignite the fire that every student has within”.

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Privilege probe will move ahead despite appeal by Fitzgerald

HOUSE of Assembly Committee on Privilege Chairman Arnold Forbes confirmed yesterday that the probe into Justice Indra Charles’ ruling on the limits of parliamentary privilege will move ahead despite the recent appeal filed by Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald in the matter.

‘Flamboyant’ dresser’s casket costs funeral manager $34,000

A funeral home manager, whose photo of the casket for one of Nassau’s most “flamboyant” dressers went “viral on social media”, has lost her $14,472 claim for wrongful dismissal.

Stem cell provider's $7.5m insolvency

A pioneering Freeport-based stem cell therapy provider had just $335,218 in cash to cover more than $13m in liabilities when it was placed into Supreme Court-supervised liquidation. The full extent of the Okyanos Centre for Regenerative Medicine's f

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Judge confident emails will not be disclosed while matter before court

JUSTICE Indra Charles expressed confidence yesterday that House Speaker Dr Kendal Major would not allow further disclosure and dissemination of private emails in Parliament while a constitutional matter is before the Supreme Court.

Rosters set for the 'Don't Blink' Home Run Derby

THE rosters are set for both teams as the country’s top pro baseball prospects prepare to host a showcase of local and international talent, vying for the title of the Bahamian Home Run Derby King. The third edition of the Don’t Blink/Charles Johnso

State funeral for Bruce Braynen

THE Cabinet Office announced that a state recognised funeral will be held for Bruce Charles Braynen, former vice president of the Senate and member of the House of Assembly, on Thursday, October 11.

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Man acquitted of armed robbery

A MAN was acquitted of armed robbery in the Supreme Court yesterday.

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Funeral to be held for Brenda Bethell

FUNERAL services for Mrs Brenda Suzanne Bethell, 92, who died at her home on Thursday, July 21, after a brief illness will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk on Thursday, July 28, at 4pm.

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Heart attack suspected

FREE National movement chairman Charles Maynard died suddenly in Abaco early this morning. Mr. Maynard was 42-years-old.

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Former parliamentarian Bruce Charles Braynen laid to rest

A state recognised funeral was held Thursday for former parliamentarian Bruce Charles Braynen at St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church on Thursday. He was laid to rest in the church's cemetery.

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Three charged with copper theft at BTC

THREE men have been charged in the Freeport Magistrates’ Court in connection with copper theft at the Bahamas Telecommunication Company in Grand Bahama.

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29-year-old remanded over Chinese restaurant robbery charges

A 29-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday over allegations he robbed a local Chinese restaurant at gunpoint of almost $1,000 last week. Davidson Charles, of Thompson Lane, stood before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on armed robbery and receivi

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Residents 'hopeless and homeless' after Gamble Heights demolition

DEMOLITION efforts in the Gamble Heights community on Friday left scores of residents "hopeless and homeless", many of whom claimed they were not given any notice by government officials and landowners.

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John Bull trial: jury returns guilty...and not guilty verdicts

AFTER nearly six months of hearing evidence about one of the country’s most brazen daylight robberies, jurors in the John Bull Rolex Boutique robbery trial returned yesterday with their verdicts – guilty and not guilty.