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Livable wage finding in minimum wage rethink

The National Tripartite Council’s chairman says recent University of the Bahamas (UoB) research on the livable wage had caused him to rethink his push for a minimum wage increase.

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Body found after blaze

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

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Four sprinters qualify for championships

IN what turned out to be the biggest match-up of the 18th Star Performers Track Classic 2021 meet resulted in four sprinters attaining the qualifying standards for the World Athletics Under-18 and Under-23 Championships boys 100 metres.

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Two in court in connection with marijuana field

TWO men were arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with the discovery of a marijuana field in East Grand Bahama, with an estimated street value of $7million.

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Two arrested over marijuana plants find

TWO men were arrested in connection with the recent discovery of 7,000 marijuana plants at a field in Grand Bahama.

UB North partners with YMCA

THE University of the Bahamas North has forged a partnership with the YMCA that would provide its students and faculty access to athletic facilities in Grand Bahama.

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‘Great success’ as mangrove restoration gets underway

MANGROVE restoration is underway in Grand Bahama and Abaco, where replanting events have taken place, bringing the total number of mangroves planted to over 10,000.

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Officers testify about human trafficking investigation

THE trial of a man and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking opened before the Chief Magistrate yesterday.

Hazelle top in Grand Bahama

TABERNACLE Baptist Christian Academy’s Hazelle Taylor obtained the highest results in the Bahamas Junior Certification exams in Grand Bahama.

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Man arrested after marijuana find

GRAND Bahama police arrested a man for drug possession on Monday.

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Berry Islands mother lost fight against COVID-19

WHILE families were celebrating on Mother’s Day, Marissa Roberts, a mother of an adopted child, lost her life.

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Police offered counselling after officer’s suspected suicide

OFFICERS of the Eight Mile Rock division were provided grief counselling yesterday following the suspected suicide of a fellow officer over the weekend.

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Little welcome for Wilchcombe

THE return of former Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe to frontline politics is receiving mixed reactions following his ratification last week as the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate for West Grand Bahama and Bimini.

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Father ‘asked police to transfer his son’ before suspected suicide

THE father of a police officer who is suspected to have committed suicide in Grand Bahama on Friday desperately wanted his son transferred off the island out of concern for his well-being.

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Super Value chief: ‘Well will run dry’ if taxes increase

Super Value’s president has warned that “the well will run dry” if the government imposes new and/or increased taxes in next week’s budget, adding: “We have to get the economy rolling first.”

Bahamians win medals, qualify for the NCAA Nationals

NCAA Track and Field moved into its conference championships across several divisions and Bahamian student athletes produced medal winning performances en route to qualifying for the upcoming NCAA National Championships.

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Man wanted by police in connection with drug investigation

GRAND Bahama Police are searching for a man who is wanted in connection with a drug investigation.

Tahnaj Thomas has eight strikeouts in victory

TAHNAJ Thomas had another dominant performance on the mound for Greensboro Grasshoppers in High-A baseball.

Captain Marvin Rolle likes makeup of Davis Cup team

RETURNING player/captain Marvin Rolle said he likes the makeup of the Bahamas team for the men’s Davis Cup competition in Panama next month.

Dual reverse osmosis system installed at Rand

WATER Mission has completed the installation of a dual reverse osmosis system at the Rand Memorial Hospital to ensure there is always access to a safe water supply, especially following a disaster.