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Lightning strike and drownings claim three

POLICE are investigating two more drownings and the death of a man struck by lightning Monday.

Violent crime up 1% - but overall levels fall

By AVA TURNQUEST

Two men killed in shootings

TWO men were killed last night in the latest shooting incidents on New Providence – taking the murder count through the 100 mark.

Man dies after car drives off Arawak Cay

POLICE are not certain of the circumstances that led to the death of a man who drove his SUV off a bridge at Arawak Cay early yesterday morning.

One in ten long island homes assessed so far are ‘completely destroyed’

MORE than one tenth of the homes assessed by teams dispatched by the National Emergency Management Agency in Long Island have been rendered “completely destroyed” in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin.

Land Registry and house price index for property tax fix

The Bahamas needs a modern Land Registry and house price index if the Government is to properly capture changing real estate market dynamics for real property tax purposes, the Chamber’s chairman said yesterday.

‘Every red cent can be accounted for’

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was adamant yesterday that “every red cent” spent by his administration to feed Bahamians at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic can be accounted for amid new questions regarding the initiative.

Dorsett denies hiding landfill report

FORMER Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett denied accusations yesterday that the former government sought to “suppress” a damning report from the Pan American Health Organisation, which classified the New Providence Landfill as an “urgent public health hazard” presenting a “chronic health risk” to residents.

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.

New bail hearing over viral video

A NEW bail hearing will take place for a man accused of brandishing a firearm and making indirect death threats in a video that went viral on social media.

Man dies in hit-and-run

A MAN was killed by a hit-and-run driver who struck him as he was walking in the area of Golden Isles and Carmichael Road early yesterday morning.

Law firm stages client seminar

HIGGS & JOHNSON last Wednesday hosted its annual client seminar under the theme ‘Bankruptcy, Inheritance & Taxes’.

Man hunted after attack at ex-fiancee’s home

AUTHORITIES are on the hunt for a man who flew into a rage and chopped his ex-fiancée’s male companion several times on Monday night.

BahamasLocal staffer leads way on Internet marketing

A 27-year-old BahamasLocal staff member has become the first Bahamian to earn Internet Marketing Association certification.

US: Bahamas energy challenge ‘not unique’

Washington - The Bahamas’ energy generation woes are not unique to this nation, a senior US diplomat said yesterday, adding that extracting efficiencies from energy infrastructure was “no easy work”.

Released sex offender dies from injuries

A SEX offender released from prison last week died in hospital early yesterday morning after being found on a track road suffering from injuries about the body.

Hotels chief backs Gov't's Bahamian ownership 'thrust'

THE Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) has welcomed the Government's "added thrust" to support local hoteliers and more Bahamian

Another six added to virus death toll

THE Ministry of Health confirmed that six more people have died from COVID-19 as the country recorded an additional 155 new cases of the virus, according to dashboard information for Friday and Saturday.

Man quizzed after body find

POLICE are questioning a male relative of a woman whose partially decomposed body was discovered in bushes off the Sherlin Bootle Highway in Abaco last week.

27-year-old man drowns in canal

POLICE are investigating a suspected drowning in eastern New Providence.

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