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• UN: Obesity has quadrupled in Caribbean since 1975
  The countries with the highest prevalence of overweight adults in the region are Argentina, The Bahamas, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela.The prevalence of adult obesity in the Caribbean has quadrupled since 1975, with The Bahamas continuing to have one of the highest rates in the region, according to a new United […]
• Haitians caught on Inagua coast
  Over 90 people believed to be Haitian migrants were discovered on the coast of southern Inagua on Tuesday night, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) said yesterday. According to reports, shortly after 9 p.m., an Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos helicopter that was on patrol […] The post Haitians caught on Inagua coast appeared first […]
• Man in Marco Archer case gets appeal date 
  Kofhe Goodman. Kofhe Goodman will have another chance to overturn his conviction for the murder of Marco Archer, who was killed eight years ago. The Court of Appeal set a March 16 date for the hearing yesterday. Goodman will be represented by Stanley Rolle of the Public Defenders Office. […] The post Man in Marco Archer case […]
• Ministry touts opportunities in debris cleanup on Abaco
  Scenes from The Mudd, Abaco, which was decimated following Hurricane Dorian.  FILEThe Department of Environmental Health Services intends to use debris collected from Abaco for possible business ventures for Bahamian entrepreneurs, according to Senior Deputy Director Thomasina Wilson.  Minister of the Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreira indicated in September that the ministry hoped to take these […]
• Delay in resumption of int’l flights from Abaco airport
  The Leonard M. Thompson International Airport will not be opened to international flights for at least another two weeks, Aviation Director Algernon Cargill said yesterday. The government had set a deadline of this weekend for international flights to the airport in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. It was […] The post Delay in resumption of int’l flights from […]
• Gibson: Ash wanted to donate to party
  Former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson (left) and attorney Owen Wells arrive at the Supreme Court yesterday.Jurors on Tuesday watched former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson vigorously deny allegations of bribery in a recorded police interview. Gibson, 58, was questioned at length by lead investigator ASP Debra Thompson at the Central Detective Unit on August 2, 2017 […]