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BEC ‘sabotaged’
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) was forced to shut down one of its main engines yesterday after at least 100 feet of power cables and the maintenance and service lines to that engine were severed at BEC’s Clifton Pier plant on Sunday ni... |
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Dr. Arthur Porter arrested
Managing Director of The Cancer Centre in The Bahamas Dr. Arthur Porter has been detained by Panamanian authorities, along with his wife Pamela, several months after Quebec police announced they wanted to charge him in connection with the province's ... |
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Man accused of sex with boys
A 51-year old man is accused of having sex with two young boys.
He is also accused of allowing one of the boys to have sex with the other.
The man was charged before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez yesterday.
Police allege that on Wednesday, November... |
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Police chief says crime down 11%
Crime decreased by 11 percent between January 1 and May 27, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, according to statistics released by Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade yesterday.
There were 4,763 crimes reported during this period last year... |
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Patterson admits church ‘dropped ball’ on crime
Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) President Rev. Dr. Ranford Patterson admitted yesterday that the church “dropped the ball” in the fight against crime and pledged to mount a more sustained assault against criminality.
But Patterson said the churc... |
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Goodman’s lawyer demands to see court order on blood sample
The lawyer for a man accused of the murder of an 11-year-old boy yesterday demanded to see the court order authorizing a doctor to take a blood sample from him.
Geoffrey Farquharson, who represents Kofhe Goodman, made the request when he continued c... |
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BCC to assist flood victims
As the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) carries out a door-to-door assessment in the areas impacted by last week’s heavy rainfall and flooding, the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) is carrying out a similar exercise, according to Bishop V... |
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Passengers tell of experience during cruise ship fire
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - Passengers on board Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas yesterday told of their shock and horror after a fire broke out on the luxury cruise ship.
The alarm was sounded while the vessel - which set sail from Baltimore, ... |
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Call for intense focus on youth development
Focus on the youth now to secure a better future for all of us, urged Zhivargo Laing, former Cabinet minister and founder of the Bahamas Institute for Youth Leadership Development (BIYLD).
“While there are many issues to address in changing our fo... |
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Baha Mar mentors high school students at weekend event
Baha Mar Academy recently hosted exceptional high school students throughout New Providence at the launch of the Baha Mar Junior Jetsetters mentorship program. The students, selected over the course of more than 30 Baha Mar Academy presentation... |
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Bodies found burnt in car
Police discovered a man and a woman burnt beyond recognition in a car off Carmichael Road on Saturday night.
Head of the Central Detective Unit Superintendent Paul Rolle said police initially responded to a bush fire around 6:50 p.m. west of Bacardi... |
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Man, 21, shot dead off East St.
A man who was shot dead on Saturday night became the ninth person murdered on New Providence in seven days.
The victim, who relatives identified as Shanrio Deveaux, 21, of Strachan’s Corner, was the third person murdered on Saturday.
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Former acting financial secretary dies
Former Acting Financial Secretary Ehurd Cunningham died Saturday night, government sources confirmed.
Cunningham reportedly underwent double bypass surgery last week and never recovered.
“He was a good public servant and dedicated to the end.&nbs... |
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Spelling bee champ heads to Washington, D.C.
At 12, Danielle Smith can spell words that most kids her age can’t even pronounce.
In fact, many adults probably can’t spell some of the words that the 2013 Bahamas National Spelling Bee champion has come to memorize in the past few months. ... |
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Grant: Davis playing blame game on water mains repairs
Former Minister of Public Works Neko Grant yesterday accused current Minister of Public Works Philip Brave Davis of playing the blame game over repair work to several water mains on New Providence.
Davis, who is also the deputy prime minister, told ... |
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Rolle wants exigency order for flood victims
Pinewood Member of Parliament Khaalis Rolle yesterday revealed that he is pushing for the government to grant an exigency order to bring relief to those persons who were negatively impacted by last week’s storm that resulted in widespread flooding ... |
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EMS personnel pay psychological price
Amid rising incidents about violent crime on New Providence, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, who are usually the first responders to many crime scenes, are left with haunting images and scenes that stay with them for the rest of their liv... |
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Safety measures improve Airport Gateway Project after electrocution
The accident that killed a road worker earlier this month has prompted the Ministry of Works to implement more stringent safety practices on the Airport Gateway Project construction site, authorities revealed this weekend.
Courtney Collie, 48, was e... |
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Police shootout in Kemp Road
Several days after two men were shot dead on Kemp Road, residents of the area were sent scrambling again yesterday morning after gunfire erupted.
This time, police and an armed robbery suspect exchanged fire. Police said the suspect was shot in his... |
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Two charged with holiday murders
Police have charged two men in connection with the murder of two men killed in a drive-by shooting.
Carlon Rolle, 21, of Price Street, Nassau Village, and Sean Higgs, 18, of Peardale, are charged with the Whit Monday murders of Amati Knowles and Odr... |
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