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Wellington Roberts defends decision to withdraw candidacy

LOCAL comedian and activist Wellington Roberts has responded to critics of his decision to resign from the Coalition of Independents and withdraw his candidacy less than two weeks before the next general election.

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Attempted murder suspect says he was beaten by police

A 22-YEAR-OLD Eight Mile Rock man who was arraigned on attempted murder charges in Freeport yesterday claimed he was brutalised in police custody.

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Super Value: We won’t break law on COVID tests

Super Value’s newly-appointed president yesterday promised it will not make employees pay for weekly COVID-19 tests if this is deemed to violate the law.

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COVID delays Island Luck co-founder’s US sentencing

A co-founder of the Island Luck web shop chain has persuaded a US federal court to delay his sentencing by 30 days because he has become ill with COVID-19.

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‘It was inhumane to put me in cell with coughing man’

A FREEPORT woman who was charged with assault is claiming “inhumane” treatment after police allegedly put her in a male cell with a coughing man and ignored her requests to be transferred.

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Wreaths laid to remember victims of Hurricane Dorian

ON the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Dorian’s landfall in the country yesterday, government officials as well as members of the official opposition remembered those who lost their lives.

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Council to seek consensus over COVID testing

The National Tripartite Council (NTC) will meet today to develop a common position on whether employees should be made to pay for COVID testing amid fears the issue will explode into heated legal battles.

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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run

A male pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Abaco earlier this week, police reported  yesterday.

Funeral homes ‘extremely busy’ in Grand Bahama

FUNERAL homes in Grand Bahama have been busy, especially in the past month because of the increased COVID-related deaths on the island.

33 GB candidates make their pitches to voters

GRAND Bahama is experiencing for the first time the largest surge of independent candidates and new political parties to contest the five constituency seats in the 2021 general election.

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‘Inciting a riot? He has no case to answer’

THE attorney representing a social media entertainer who was last year accused of inciting a riot yesterday argued that his client does not have a case to answer.

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33 candidates to battle it out for Grand Bahama seats

SOME 33 candidates were nominated on Friday to contest the five constituency seats on Grand Bahama.

LW Young and broke candidates

Leon Walter Young, better known to us as L W Young, was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1912, during the governorship of either Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter or Sir William Grey-Wilson. A carpenter and building contractor by profession, Young would serve in Parliament for the Eastern District of New Providence, from the aforementioned 1912 to 1942 – the year of the Burma Road Riots.

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Grand Bahama rollout for new vaccines this weekend

THE roll-out of the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will start this weekend in Grand Bahama at the Christ the King Hall, where already 1,000 vaccination appointments have been booked for Saturday and Sunday.

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Nomination Day – as it happened

All the latest from Nomination Day ahead of the general election on September 16th.

Candidates make their cases in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama candidates are continuing to canvas in their respective constituencies sharing their plans with constituents who will be heading to the polls next month to vote.

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‘Higher prices coming in October,’ says Super Value president

Super Value’s president said higher prices are coming to stores in October, but he will do the best he can to keep prices from getting out of control.

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Bahamas placed on Level 4 ‘do not travel’ list by US

THE Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president called it “regrettable” that the US has placed The Bahamas on its Level 4 “do not travel” list.

Billboards up and Grand Bahama campaign has begun

ELECTION billboards and political paraphernalia are out in Grand Bahama where five constituency seats are up grabs.

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Couple plead guilty to child cruelty

A GRAND Bahama couple was convicted of child cruelty against a 15-year-old minor and fined more than $15,000 on Friday after pleading guilty in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court.