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NIB working to help verify identification

WITH thousands of hurricane victims having to relocate to Nassau following Hurricane Dorian, the National Insurance Board is working with the Registrar General’s Office to verify lost forms of identification. This partnership, according to National

Police promotion letters issued

PROMOTION letters were given out in the Royal Bahamas Police Force yesterday, police press liaison officer Assistant Superintendent Audley Peters confirmed.

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Godfrey makes immediate impact for Bearcats

GODFREY Rolle has had a seamless transition to NCAA Division II basketball and has been an immediate impact player for the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats.

Bahamas wins second Mission Catwalk Challenge

The hit regional fashion show “Mission Catwalk” crowed its second Bahamian designer as best of the best, when David Rolle won the weekly challenge in episode 6 of the show’s third season.

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VIDEO: Man shot dead by robbers during daytime armed raid

A MAN in his forties is the country's latest victim of murder, having been gunned down in a daytime robbery just off the Tonique Williams-Darling Highway.

Christie confirms tax roll back in Freeport

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday confirmed the Government had agreed to roll back the new and increased taxes levied on Freeport in the 2013-2014 Budget, stating that the decision would help create hundreds of new jobs on the island.

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Minister fears water theme park firm is preying on poor people

A DAY after a purported developer defended his business against scam claims, Investments Minister Khaalis Rolle said he is concerned the business might be “preying on poor people.”

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Grief counsellor helps people to move on with life

BY identifying the problem, dispelling the myths of grief and providing a solution, a new counselling and recovery centre in New Providence hopes to make a difference in the community.

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SENATOR’S PUBLIC APOLOGY IS ‘TOO LITTLE TOO LATE’ SAYS MP

THE public apology Free National Movement Senator Lanisha Rolle made to her colleagues last week after previously criticising them attracted mixed reactions from FNM parliamentarians, with one saying it’s “too little too late.”

Central Revenue set-up ‘well before end-2015’

The Government’s Central Revenue Agency (CRA) will be operational “well before the end of 2015”, a senior official telling Tribune Business yesterday that it will be based on Carmichael Road.

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Bahamian diplomats return from Haiti ‘temporary’

PRIME Minister Philip Davis yesterday met with Bahamian diplomatic officers recently evacuated from Haiti, who expressed being “okay” despite an “abnormal” incident involving the country’s law enforcement.

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Sexist to Lanisha? Not by us

DIRECTOR of Sports Tim Munnings has denied any suggestion of sexism towards former Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle from sports officials, saying it is not a practice at that ministry.

Men’s American Zone III Davis Cup tie: Bahamas will be ready

WITH a little more than two weeks left before they head to Panama City, Panama, for the men’s American Zone III Davis Cup tie, veteran player/captain Marvin Rolle said he’s making sure that all of the players will be ready.

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Bernadette’s passion - nursing and people

NURSE Bernadette Rolle, who died last Friday, was yesterday remembered as a loving, giving and humorous person.

UB Mingoes to host Florida College Falcons in double header

COACH Bacchus Rolle will get a good opportunity to showcase the development of his University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team when they play host to a double header against the visiting Florida College Falcons.The Mingoes and the Falcons

Privy Council rules in Bimini family land dispute

THE London-based Privy Council has dismissed an appeal arising out of a family dispute over two plots of land on Bimini.

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ROLLE’S CONCERN AT LACK OF INQUESTS: Commissioner concedes absence of hearings on police killings is problem

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the near two-year absence of inquests into police-involved killings is unacceptable, a sentiment Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle echoed during a press conference yesterday.

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Waltiea and Tar Heels on NCAA trek this weekend

“SELECTION MONDAY” has passed and the North Carolina Tar Heels and senior center Waltiea Rolle begin their trek into the NCAA Women’s Tournament this weekend.

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Bank teller ‘falsely signed’ for Hanna

THE former Bank of The Bahamas teller accused of stealing over $50,000 from former Governor General AD Hanna would fraudulently sign on behalf of a customer in order to validate cash withdrawal transactions, a bank employee alleged yesterday.Emmanuel Burrows, BOB’s assistant manager of physical security, claimed Cameron Rolle Jr would print off a cash withdrawal receipt for a certain amount without the presence of a customer, then sign for both him and that individual to conclude the process.

Elderly man missing since Saturday

AN elderly man suffering from dementia has been missing on Grand Bahama since Saturday and concerned family members are appealing to the public for assistance in locating him.