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'Well-known Freeport resident' is shot dead

FREEPORT - Operator of CLA Trucking Cedric Hepburn, a well-known resident of Smith's Point, is believed to be the victim of a shooting on Wednesday evening.

Man wanted in connection with murder

GRAND Bahama police have issued a wanted poster for murder suspect Kareem Abdul Moss, 37, of Apartment 2, 57, Blue Hill and Cowpen Road, New Providence, and known to frequent Spinney Road, Freeport. Moss is 5ft 8in, slim, about 160-180lbs with light brown complexion and bald head. He is considered armed and extremely dangerous.

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Minnis pledges bill to tackle corruption

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis told supporters on Saturday at the party’s Red Splash celebration that the country is “ill” and one of the first things he plans to introduce is an anti-corruption bill when the Free National Movement wins the next election.

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CROWDS COME OUT FOR CARNIVAL

THOUSANDS of revellers flocked to Taino Beach for two days of fun and live cultural performances, including the Music Masters semi-finals and All Star-Bahamian concert, as the first Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival got off to a successful start in Grand Bahama.

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Tourism hopeful major strike damage avoided

The Bahamian tourism industry was yesterday hopeful that widespread, long-lasting damage from the Airport Authority strike may have been avoided even though most of the agency’s employees still failed to show for work.

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PM highlights importance of Bahamas National Youth Guard programme

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis touted the Bahamas National Youth Guard programme “as one of the most important initiatives on their roster of goals for this administrative term.”

Terreve College keeps status after judicial review

TERREVE College was successful in its judicial review case against the Department of Public Service, maintaining its status as an approved private tertiary institution on the list of schools recognised by the department.

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Five held by police after bloody start to year in GB

FIVE men are now in custody assisting police with three murder investigations in Freeport and could be arraigned by the end of the week, as Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander and a team of officers from New Providence are in Grand Bahama assisting police on the island to bring closure to the matters.

Twenty participants complete Fulbright Training Programme

TWENTY participants completed the first Fulbright App Development Training programme in Grand Bahama, creating more human technology capacity and young entrepreneurs on the island.

Teenager accused of assaulting police officer

A 19-year-old appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday facing multiple criminal charges less than 24 hours after an alleged confrontation with police officers at her home turned physical.

Bowe becomes Chamber chair

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has named Gowon Bowe as its new chairman, after accepting the resignation of his immediate predecessor, Robert Myers.

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Atlantis in dark over labour probe

ATLANTIS executives have not been told the results of a Department of Labour investigation involving the resort.

Tourist group award for Luciano's

By CHESTER ROBARDS Tribune Senior Reporter crobards@tribunemedia.net EVEN as they prepared to receive an award from the local chapter of an international tourism organisation, Luciano's of Chicago put on a culinary experience for the group that was defi

‘No comment made to put PM in fear’

THE attorney for a 21-year-old man accused of threatening to kill Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis claimed his client never made a comment to put Mr Davis in fear.

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Body found after blaze

A MAN’S body was found after firefighters extinguished a structural fire on Friday night.

Minister leads BTVI on mission to US college

A Cabinet minister recently led officials of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) to Orlando-based Valencia College on a fact-finding mission. Jeffrey Lloyd, minister of education, was accompanied by BTVI’s president, Dr Robert W Ro

Medical technicians file redundancy pay dispute

THE Department of Labour was yesterday “aggressively” addressing a labour dispute involving 13 employees of St Luke’s Diagnostic Medical Laboratory who have been made redundant. Robert Farquharson, director of labour, told Tribune Business: “That is

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Pair in human trafficking case to learn trial date

A MAN and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking will learn their new trial date on Friday.

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Alternative products cut BTC’s energy use

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Co. (BTC) has recorded a more than 30 percent reduction in energy consumption after switching to alternative energy products at 12 facilities.

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Prosecution raises concerns over media coverage of trial

PROSECUTORS in a 13-year-old murder case adjourned to May 2013 for retrial intend to make an application before a judge on December 11 regarding media coverage in the lead-up to the high-profile trial.