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Belt 'did not have DNA on it'

WHILE the belt found wrapped around pregnant schoolteacher Marisha Bowen’s neck two years ago had blood on it and was “frayed”, it did not have any traces of the DNA belonging to the man accused of killing her. Detective Sergeant Nathanial Lloyd, at

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Court date for two charged with murder

TWO men charged with murdering another man in the Fox Hill community two months ago will appear before a Supreme Court judge in a month’s time.

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‘Stop giving us the runaround’: Nurses allege deliberate bid to delay strike

BAHAMAS Nurses Union President Amancha Williams yesterday slammed labour officials for what she called a deliberate delay to certify her union’s strike vote, claiming officials were pandering to the public for support instead of doing the “right thing”.

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BREAKING NEWS: Man, 31, dies in Grand Bahama traffic incident

A 31-year-old man from Williams Town has died in a traffic accident on Grand Bahama this morning.

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Pedestrian killed after being hit by two vehicles

A PEDESTRIAN died after he was hit by two vehicles as he tried to walk across a highway on Saturday morning. According to police, around 2am Saturday, the man was attempting to walk across the southern lane of Tonique Williams Darling Highway, in the

Insurer gives laptops to Center for the Deaf

NAGICO Insurance (Bahamas) has donated two laptops to The Centre for the Deaf to replace non-functioning machines.

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Nurses union seeks to hold new vote

BAHAMAS Nurses Union President Amancha Williams said there were some issues during the union’s election last week as a result the group is hoping for another vote.

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'Sex attack' on boy, 9

A TEENAGER has been charged with sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy.

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PLP: Supercop visit was political stunt

THE PLP criticised the visit of former New York police commissioner William Bratton in an effort to gain "political points and votes", Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said yesterday.

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Officers in Azario Major case allowed to appeal

A SUPREME Court judge granted officers in the Azario Major killing leave to appeal the Coroner Court’s homicide by manslaughter ruling.

Special Olympics Bahamas’ Annual Bowling Nationals next week

THE Special Olympics Bahamas will be showcasing at least 18 of their athletes in their annual Bowling Nationals over the next few days.

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Bail for man who denied assaulting sister

A 43-year-old man who denied assaulting his sister earlier this week was on Friday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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Shackeel Butters named AMC Player of the Week

SHACKEEL Butters received another conference-wide accolade in the NAIA as he prepares to lead his William Baptist Eagles into the postseason.

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William Brown is named Ministry of Works 2017 Employee of the Year

WILLIAM Brown is the 2017 Employee of the Year at the Ministry of Public Works.A clerk in the Architectural Section, he was selected from among 18 nominees who were celebrated during an Employee of the Year Awards Luncheon at the British Colonial Hil

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Briana Williams wins 100m – Bahamian Jaide Knowles suffers hamstring injury

Team Bahamas didn’t perform as well as expected on day three of the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Under-20 Track and Field Championships in Tampere, Finland. Jaide Knowles, in her bid to advance to the final of the girls’ 100 metres, s

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Two charged with drug possession

TWO men were charged with drug possession in separate incidents in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

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Special Olympics athletes win 12 medals - five gold

Team Bahamas added a bronze from the 7 -a-side Unified soccer team to its medal haul at the Abu Dhabi Special Olympics World Summer Games.

BTC set to expand store 'touch points'

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is still aiming to increase its “touch-points” across the Bahamas despite expanding to 34 franchise locations.Leon Williams, its chief executive, said yesterday that the company’s continuing franchise roll

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THE MVP in Financial Bowling League competition last night was Kevin B Williams of the Strike Force with an impressive 243 high game and a 619 high three game set.

Sandals ‘practically full’ by early November date

Sandals Royal Bahamian executives said yesterday that they expect the resort to be at “practically full” occupancy by early November, with the property set for a ‘soft opening’ today just over two months after undertaking $4 million worth of renovations.