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$2.5m worth of cocaine found, two arrested

A Dominican and Turks Islander are expected to be arraigned today after they were accused of possessing more than $2.5 million worth of suspected cocaine.

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Nightclubs closed down

THREE nightclubs were shut down this weekend for liquor licence violations.

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Billionaire's claim of defamation

A LYFORD Cay billionaire has filed defamation charges against an alleged contributer of a local blog. Hedge fund manager Louis Bacon is seeking an injunction against Earlin Williams over four articles posted on BahamasPress.com, according to a Supreme Court writ dated July 11.

Ya Hear

Ya hear Barack Obama weighed in on Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey feud?

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Body of murder victim found burned

BURNT human remains found in Cat Island are being treated as a murder by police.

Rastafarians frustrated on constitutional challenge for religious use of marijuana

THE Rastafarian community is frustrated waiting for the Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of laws prohibiting their possession and use of marijuana.

POLICE OPERATIONS HAILED AS SUCCESS

POLICE OPERATIONS HAILED AS SUCCESS THREE major police operations launched by the Central Division are being hailed as a success following a number of arrests and citations. Newly appointed commander of the division, Supt Stephen Dean, said his officers

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Mystery over death of man, 84

POLICE are still unsure of the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of an elderly man. The 84-year-old man of Lyford Cay was found unresponsive at a construction site at the Caves, West Bay Street around 5pm Wednesday.

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‘Rightfully outraged’ over cruise line video

TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper said Bahamians are “rightfully outraged” at a viral video of purported Carnival cruise line guests saying tourists are scared to leave the ship and have been warned by cruise lines that they could be robbed, drugged and raped in The Bahamas.

Union chief a victim of intimidation

Never in the history of The Bahamas has a Prime Minister had a president of Government Union had his house searched for guns and drugs as a means and way to intimidating him, because the president of the BPL Union do not believe and trust the Prime Minister Philip Davis concerning the deal with foreigners at BPL that can cause hundreds of BPL government workers to be laid off.

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Correction officer jailed for trying to deliver marijuana to inmate

A 45-year-old Correction officer was sentenced to a year in prison and made to pay a $1,000 fine on Friday after a Magistrate scolded him for his "stupid" decision to try and deliver marijuana to an inmate at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.

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Tourists forfeit $11,000 to court

TWO American tourists who were accused of making a false declaration to a US customs officer chose to forfeit over $11,000 when arraigned before a magistrate yesterday.

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$700 fine for marijuana and pills

A 26-year-old man caught with marijuana and Percocet pills must pay $700 to avoid spending four months behind bars.

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$200 fine for violating curfew

A 59-year-old man who pleaded guilty to violating curfew in New Providence was ordered to pay a $200 fine or spend one week in prison on Friday.

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Doctors Hospital welcomes first baby girl and baby boy of 2018

Doctors Hospital could think of no better way to begin the new year than welcoming two new babies into the world. Through its partnership with Lowe’s Wholesale Drug Agencies and Johnson and Johnson, Doctors Hospital recently presented the first born

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RBDF officer held after ammunition found in search

A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Officer is in police custody after he and four other men were allegedly found on Monday with a large amount of ammunition.

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Fox Hill man gunned down

A MAN standing outside his Fox HIll residence yesterday was killed when two men pulled up in a white vehicle and shot him, police said.

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Two arrested after $100,000 found

TWO men were arrested after police conducted a search and found them with more than $100,000 during a joint operation at western New Providence.

nine held over cocaine find

NINE men from the Philippines and Peru were arrested in Grand Bahama on Saturday for possession of more than $70,000 worth of suspected cocaine with the intent to supply.Shortly after 2am, officers with a search warrant, went to an apartment complex

Recall notice issued for Rose Acre Farms eggs

THE Department of Agriculture has advised the public of a voluntary recall of eggs produced by Rose Acre Farms’ Hyde Country Farm.The Bahamas has been determined by the United States Food and Drug Agency as one of the international locations where th