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Two killed in shooting spree
Two men were shot dead and five others injured during a Whit Monday shooting spree that started on Kemp Road and ended in Nassau Village, police said.
The killings came two days after two men were murdered in separate incidents on New Providence.
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Man stabbed to death, another shot dead
Police are investigating the murder of a man stabbed on Saturday and the murder of another man found shot to death several hours later.
The first victim was killed after an early morning argument escalated into a fight, police said.
Police said the... |
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Families prepare to bury runway crash victims
More than six weeks after three people were killed in a runway accident on Mayaguana, their families are finally able to bury their remains.
The families had to wait for police to receive the remains from a lab in the United States that conducted a ... |
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Lauryn Rolle is 2013 Primary School Student of the Year
Eleven-year-old Lauryn Rolle of St. Thomas More Catholic Primary School was on Saturday declared the Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Foundation’s ‘2013 Student of the Year’.
Lauryn won the award over 122 other outstanding students f... |
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Group pushes for charges after custody death ruling
A human rights group has called for two police officers to be tried in relation to the custody death of Aaron Rolle.
Attorney Elsworth Johnson, president of the advocacy group Bahamas Human Rights Network (BHRN), said criminal charges before the Sup... |
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Johnson: Both parties bear responsibility for shanty towns
Both the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and Free National Movement (FNM) governments bear collective responsibility for the proliferation of shanty towns throughout the country, according to the head of a local human rights group.
Elsworth Johnso... |
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Smith thinks mortgage plan was ‘noble’ effort
Former Minister of State for Finance James Smith suggested recently there was not much more commercial banks could have done to guarantee the success of the government's Mortgage Relief Plan.
Smith, chairman of CFAL, said the government’s plan pre... |
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Bahamians lost to Lupus remembered at Hope Floats
On Whit Monday, more than 100 Bahamians gathered at the top of Fort Charlotte for Hope Floats, a balloon release ceremony to remember Bahamians who have died from lupus.
For the second year in a row, Lupus 242 partnered with event sponsors The Ballo... |
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Aunt pleads for teen’s return
The surrogate mother of an 18-year-old teenager is pleading for her safe return.
Melony Thompson said she last saw her niece Michaela Thompson last Thursday evening at their home on East Street South.
Thompson spoke to The Nassau Guardian after pol... |
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Cargill to walk away with $50K
Fired National Insurance Board (NIB) Director Algernon Cargill will walk away from NIB with just over $50,000, according to his dismissal letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Nassau Guardian.
The letter, which was signed by NIB Chairman Fathe... |
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U.S. Embassy warns on armed robberies
The United States Embassy in Nassau has issued a security alert to American citizens residing in and traveling to The Bahamas about an increase in armed robberies on New Providence.
The alert came after American sailor Kyle Bruner was murdered durin... |
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Dead baby’s family recalls tragic fire
Sandra Mae Cooper sat outside the charred remains of an apartment building in the Grove yesterday, holding a picture of her youngest grandchild.
“We called her Mimi,” she said.
The five-month old, whose real name was Santia Cooper, died in a ... |
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Four charged with American’s murder
Four men were charged yesterday with the murder of American sailor Kyle Bruner.
Craig Johnson, 20, of Clarke’s Alley; Anton Bastian, 19, of Abraham Street; Jamaal Dorfevil, 28, of St. James Road, and Marcellus Williams, 21, of Culmer’s Alley, ... |
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Challenges delay Airport Gateway project
Contractors on the Airport Gateway Project were forced to change plans after workers uncovered “significant” challenges in the ground, possibly setting the project back by another few weeks, Chief Engineer at the Ministry of Works David Bullock s... |
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Police band unveils commemorative stamps
In honor of its 120th anniversary, the Royal Bahamas Police Force Band this week unveiled its commemorative stamps, which highlight several keys moments in the band’s history.
The stamps were unveiled at Police Headquarters.
Commissioner of Polic... |
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Cargill fired
National Insurance Board (NIB) Director Algernon Cargill was fired yesterday amid controversy surrounding the reported irregularities revealed in a forensic review, The Nassau Guardian has confirmed.
NIB Chairman Father James Moultrie reportedly del... |
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PLP, FNM chairmen hit out over NIB
Charging that the audit into certain affairs at the National Insurance Board (NIB) “exposed another Free National Movement (FNM) mess”, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts suggested yesterday that the termination of NIB Dir... |
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Pastor cries wolf on murder
A prominent pastor yesterday falsified a murder alert in the country via a mass email to the Bahamian press corps.
Pastor Dave Burrows, youth pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries (BFM) and president of Youth Alive Ministries, issued a press release ti... |
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Fourth man arrested in American’s murder probe
Police said they have arrested a fourth man in connection with the murder of American sailor Kyle Bruner.
The 21-year-old man of Apache Alley, off Kemp Road, was arrested around 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday, police said.
Police arrested Antoine Bastian, ... |
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Over US$1 mil. found stashed in beer boxes
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - Police arrested a male driver Tuesday morning after he was unable to say why there was more than $1 million in American currency in beer boxes in the vehicle.
The cash, police believe, are proceeds derived from criminal cond... |
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