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Into the blue for green turtles

ATLANTIS is helping to replenish the endangered green sea turtle population in and around the Bahamas, releasing approximately 40 young turtles into the waters around New Providence last week.

Death penalty sought for Bruner killers

A PROSECUTOR argued yesterday that the murder of an American sailor during his attempt to prevent a robbery of two visitors is a fitting case for the imposition of the discretionary death penalty.

Commissioner’s Residence assessed for preservation

THE Commissioner’s residence in Dunmore Town, Harbour Island, is being evaluated to determine its historical significance, potential restoration and future preservation.

UPDATED: Police investigate after man dies from wound to his body

POLICE in New Providence are looking into the circumstances that led to a man dying in hospital after being found on Wulff Road, near East Street with a wound in his body.

Police investigate after man dies from wound to his body

POLICE in New Providence are looking into the circumstances that led to a man dying in hospital after being found on Wulff Road, near East Street with a wound in his body.

Jonquel Jones in the running for Senior CLASS Award

GEORGE Washington senior Jonquel Jones has been chosen as one of 10 women’s basketball finalists for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award.

‘Where are the tougher measures on crime?’

FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard has blasted the Christie administration for its “dereliction of duty” after the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s 2016 policing plan failed to reveal tougher crime fighting measures.

CRIME STATISTICS: Murders, rapes and armed robberies up

LAST year was a “terrible and disgraceful” one with the country experiencing record numbers of murders, rapes and armed robberies, Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade said yesterday.

VAT revenues hit $271m for first 5 months

The $271.1 million in gross Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues collected during the first five months of the Government’s 2015-2016 fiscal year slashed its fiscal deficit by almost 50 per cent to $134.1 million.

Reforming male identity in our culture

“You like man.” It’s a phrase we heard in recent years, and it has become a cliché in everyone’s minds to revile men who are “soft”.

Did granting bail cause more murders?

There is basic evidence in the number of cases where persons on bail killed people on bail.

Suicide claim over man who drove off pier

POLICE are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who allegedly drove his vehicle into the waters off Clifton Pier on Friday.

Jonquel Jones one of 30 candidates for Senior CLASS Award

GEORGE Washington Colonials senior Jonquel Jones was named one of 30 women’s basketball candidates for the Senior CLASS Award.

Pharmacist dies as motorbike hits utility pole

A PHARMACIST died in a traffic accident in Long Island over the weekend when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a utility pole.

ART OF GRAPHIX: Design processes to resolve client issues

Here is a common list of issues designers deal with while working with clients, and advice on how to avoid or solve these problems in a professional manner.

DeVince Smith was a ‘kind and affectionate person who gave of himself’

DEVINCE Smith, who rose from being a player to a coach at the executive level in both the New Providence Volleyball Association and the Bahamas Volleyball Federation, was found dead at his residence in St Albans Drive on Monday.

AML: ‘No concerns’ on new debt burden

AML Foods “has no concerns” about its ability to service an increased $25 million debt load resulting from the acquisition of its western New Providence Fresh Market store, and believes the deal will boost shareholder value.

Right and wrong

I wish to bring it to your reader’s attention that in this giving season we should all try to be as generous as we can as there are many among us who are on hard times. This is reflected in our crime statistics as many misguided persons take the only path they are able, to get “their share”.

New standards will ‘stress’ some banks

Bahamian banks close to minimum regulatory capital requirements will be “stressed” by the implementation of new global standards in 2016, a Central Bank of the Bahamas report has warned.

Man charged with murder over death by beating

A MAN appeared in Magistrate’s’ Court yesterday charged in connection with a recent beating death that police have classified as a murder.

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