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Two men charged in separate murder cases

TWO men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged separately in connection with two murders that occurred in the capital.

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New business zips into existence at Taino Beach

GROUND has been broken on a new adventure tour business at Taino Beach that will offer a zip-line experience to visitors and locals on Grand Bahama.

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Three more scholars have Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation to thank

THREE more Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation Scholars - Amanda Fowler, Edwin Greenslade and Jewel Sturrup - have successfully completed their high school education at St John’s College, each graduating with special credit and honourable mention.

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INSIGHT: The battle for bonefish and the future of the Bahamas

Flats fishing is a multi-million dollar industry in the Bahamas but proposed legislation has stirred the waters and raised concerns over protectionism and conservation. Beau Beasley reports . . .

Constitutional rights in contention in appeal in murder case

A LAWYER for a man convicted of his girlfriend’s fatal stabbing argued in the Court of Appeal yesterday that a judge was wrong in law to allow prejudicial material to be entered in evidence at his client’s trial.

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Ben Darbyshire leads Bahamian sailors at U-19 Sail Canada Youth Championships

BEN Darbyshire led a five-member team of Bahamian youth sailors ages 14-16 at the Under-19 Sail Canada Youth Championships in the Laser Class Sailboat in Kingston, Ontario.

A call to duty: Young believers follow the ‘Battle Cry’

Alone the fact that they were able to attract several new converts to their cause has made the latest “Battle Cry” conference a great success, organisers said.

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Four charged with drug possession, one man sentenced to three years

THREE men and a woman were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for possessing drugs, estimated by police to be worth more than $1 million, with intent to distribute.

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Laquan soars for silver in long jump

Laquan Nairn soared to the lone individual medal as the Bahamas added two more in the relays at the 2015 Pan American Junior Track and Field Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

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Concern over exposed power lines in San Souci

A SAN SOUCI resident said she is concerned for her safety, and that of others in her east New Providence neighbourhood, after Bahamas Electricity Corporation workers left live power lines exposed and hanging in trees on the community’s main road.

Paying tribute to Errol Cartwright

It was in 1989 and I was just elected Secretary General of the Free National Movement when the MP for Inagua and Mayaguana, Vernon Symonette, asked me to conduct the election of Association officers in Inagua and Mayaguana.

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THE FINISH LINE: Arianna will forever be one of the shining stars in history of Bahamian swimming

Over the years, we have seen a number of top notch competitors emerge out of the swimming pool, but none has had the kind of impact as Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace.

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Pastors beat Politicians, 49-43

Shanendoah Cartwright showed that he still has some of the athletics prowess that he displayed during his high school days at St Augustine’s College.

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‘Peace on da Streets’ champions crowned

Coach Dudley Seide said he was so eager to bring his Reach Out Ministries teams to Nassau to compete in the 20th annual Peace on da Streets Basketball Tournament that he had them selling water on the side of the road in Grand Bahama. Their efforts paid off over the weekend as they will return home as double champions in the 13-and-under and 16-and-under divisions.

Lone tennis player to represent Bahamas at Pan Am Games

PHILIP Major Jr has his bags packed and is ready to leave town today to compete in the 17th Pan American Games.

Landmark day for Max D Sports Academy as three graduates sign MLB contracts

IT WAS a landmark day for the Maximum Development Sports Academy when three of its graduates - Lucius Fox Jr, Jasrado Chisholm and Larry Alcime Jr - were signed to Major League Baseball contracts yesterday.

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Ingraham wins as high jumpers qualify for IAAF Worlds

ONE of the few things that remained consistent at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Open Track and Field Championships was the men’s high jump.

Drone import controls sparking operator fears

A Cabinet Minister yesterday moved to allay fears among aerial cinematographers and drone operators that the Government’s Customs Management Act amendments would prevent them fulfillimng work orders by preventing equipment imports.

Deafening silence on budget

The commencement of the National Budget Debate in the House of Assembly two weeks ago was met with eager anticipation and reserved anxiety as Bahamians everywhere watched and listened with a hopeful expectancy.

Get the right mix

I read both Adrian Gibson’s and “A Concerned FNM” views on who should or should not be candidates for the FNM.