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Super Value sees 80% business rise through Matthew

Super Value’s owner yesterday said he had seen an estimated 80 per cent spike in business over the weekend, as Bahamians stocked up on food and water ahead of Hurricane Matthew.

Shipyard dispute investigation completed, says Mitchell

MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell has confirmed that investigations into labour disputes at the Grand Bahama Shipyard have been completed by Director of Labour Robert Farquharson.

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Three men charged after $1m marijuana seizure

THREE more men were arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday in connection with a $1 million marijuana seizure in an inner city community nearly two weeks ago.

Pastors join forces to fight 'Kingdom of Darkness'

Pastor James Newry, of Calvary Deliverance Church, and Apostle Rodney Roberts, of Five Porches of Deliverance, will be joining forces to declare “War Against the Kingdom of Darkness”. 
“Have you been battling, feel defeated, weakened by physical, spiritual, emotional and financial foes? Are you tired of the violence overtaking our country?

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Girl, 13, raped - suspect arrested

POLICE are questioning a teenager in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old girl and a string of other serious offenses.

Salute to Barracuda swimmers

THE Barracuda Swim Club salutes its swimmers who participated in the open water swim races held recently in New Providence and Abaco.

Bradley Roberts looks ahead to more prosperous year

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Baha Mar road talks may finish by end of summer

AFTER more than a year, negotiations between the government and Baha Mar are continuing, but hopefully will be resolved by the end of the summer, the resort’s Senior Vice President Robert Sands said yesterday.

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Freeport man accused of murder

A Freeport man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Man held over murder, four more for drugs

AN Eight Mile Rock man was arrested in connection with a murder, and four others were taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of illegal drugs in the Freeport area, police reported on Tuesday.

Sex attack on woman during robbery

GRAND Bahama police are investigating two armed robbery incidents in the Lucaya area this week, one of which included a sexual assault.

Five to be charged after Bimini murder

POLICE are expected to formally charge several persons in connection with the murder of a man last week in Bimini, a senior police official said in Grand Bahama on the weekend.

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Woman jailed for two years over cocaine in knapsack

A 21-year-old New Providence woman caught with cocaine in a knapsack earlier this week at the Grand Bahama International Airport was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison.

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Three Chinese men, one Haitian man apprehended by immigration officials

THREE Chinese nationals and a Haitian national were apprehended by immigration officials at an apartment in the Freeport area on Wednesday.

Three drown in separate incidents

GRAND Bahama police are investigating three separate drowning incidents that occurred in Grand Bahama and Bimini.

Teenager in hospital after shooting

A TEEN is in serious condition in hospital following a shooting incident in Freeport on Monday evening, police reported.

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Two dead, two fighting for life after Abaco traffic accident

TWO people - a 43-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman - are dead and two others are fighting for their lives in hospital after they were involved in a traffic accident in Abaco early on Christmas Eve.

Grand Bahama homicide victim identified

Grand Bahama Police have identified the island’s first homicide victim of 2016 as 23-year-old Eleazor Louis, of Caravel Beach, Freeport.

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Cubans detained after being found by RBDF

EIGHT Cuban migrants discovered at Anguilla Cay in the Cay Sal Bank were picked up by Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers and brought to Freeport on Tuesday.

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Men are charged with housebreaking

FOUR men were charged in the Freeport Magistrates Court yesterday with a number of housebreaking and stealing incidents on Grand Bahama.