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Why 1929 Depression Won't Happen
Why 1929 Depression Won't Happen (Sep 30) One expert says we're safe from another Great Depression, but not because we're smarter.

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Big Fun Quiz Night
Big Fun Quiz Night (Sep 30) The Big Fun Quiz Night at Compass Point Resort in aid of
The Bahamas Humane Society!

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Bahamas Give $500,000 to Hati
Bahamas Give 500,000 to Hati (Sep 30) Additional help is on the way for storm-ravaged Haiti and the Turk and Caicos Islands, as The Bahamas will be contributing half a million dollars to assist with the restoration of those nations following the mass devastation as a result of the recent tropical cyclones.

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Judges Condemn Court Mess
Judges Condemn Court Mess (Sep 30) Politicians who hold the purse strings for the judiciary have been ignoring repeated complaints from chief justices of the Supreme Court about inadequate facilities for nearly two decades, and the recent decision of a senior justice of that court not to sit in condemned facilities only drives the point home.

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Doctors Hospital donates to BASRA
Doctors Hospital donates to BASRA (Sep 29) The season for balls and banquets are on the horizon, a chance for many to kick up their heels on the dance floor and have a good time, all in the name of some very deserving organizations. Many charitable organizations in the Bahamas depend on the financial gains of these balls in order to do their good works for the community.

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33 Year Old Shot In Grand Bahama
(Sep 29) Grand Bahama police reported yesterday that at about 5:20am, the duty officer at the Police Dispatch Centre in Freeport received a call informing that a man had just been shot at his residence in Lewis Yard.

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St. George’s Student Hospitalized
(Sep 29) The 16-year-old St. George’s High School student seriously injured when he was struck in the head by an aluminum window louvre thrown through his classroom window by a fellow student during the melee on the school’s campus last week is in stable condition at Princess Margaret Hospital.

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Judges Condemn Court Mess
(Sep 29) Politicians who hold the purse strings for the judiciary have been ignoring repeated complaints from chief justices of the Supreme Court about inadequate facilities for nearly two decades, and the recent decision of a senior justice of that court not to sit in condemned facilities only drives the point home.

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Gems FM Respond To Darold Miller
Gems FM Respond To Darold Miller (Sep 27) The owners of Gems 105.9 FM say that they owe former talk show host Darold Miller nothing, and stressed that they are prepared for a legal battle. During a press conference at the radio station yesterday, co-owners of Gems Cyprianna McWeeney and Debbie Bartlett sought to clear the air on a number of issues related to the matter.

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Police Seek Second Murder Suspect
Police Seek Second Murder Suspect (Sep 26) Police are searching for a second suspect in the September 12th murder of 26-year-old Jodie Jamine Deveaux, alias Jodie Smith, which occurred in the area of the popular Pepper Pot Take Away Restaurant in Grand Bahama.

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Hunger Stike At Detention Center
Hunger Stike At Detention Center (Sep 26) Scores of Cuban detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Center are reportedly on a hunger strike, protesting the length of time it takes for their repatriation and harsh "nightmare-like" living conditions.

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'Fusionman' breaks record (video)
'Fusionman' breaks record video (Sep 26) Swiss adventurer has become the first person to fly solo across the English Channel using a single jet-propelled wing.

Known as Fusionman, Yves Rossy, 49, landed in an English field after around ten minutes having jumped from a plane above France and fired up the four kerosene-burning jets on his homemade wing to soar across the Channel.

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Gov’t Making “Mess” Of Laws
Gov’t Making “Mess” Of Laws (Sep 26) Bahamas Bar Association President Wayne Munroe has accused the government of making a "mess" of the proposed plea-bargaining bill, just as he says it did the Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Act.

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Nassau's Squash Club Fall League
Nassau's Squash Club Fall League (Sep 25) The second week of competition was underway on Tuesday evening at the newly renovated Squash Club on Village Road with six teams of five players participating in matches of best of five. For each game won a point is scored for the team.

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Man arrested outside Obama home with a gun (video)
(Sep 25) CHICAGO - Authorities say a man arrested near Barack Obama's Chicago home told police officers he wanted to speak with the presidential hopeful about getting a job. (video)

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Grand Bahama Children's Home appeals for donations
Grand Bahama Children's Home appeals for donations (Sep 25) The Grand Bahama Children’s Home brings light into the lives of our children everyday. Children from troubled homes, neglected and often abused learn to flourish and thrive again in the comforting and joyful environment of the home. Seeing these young faces smile is a daily reward for the efforts that go into the running of this establishment.

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Murder Accused Had Drugs
(Sep 25) The Crown is expected on Monday to wrap up its case in the trial of two brothers accused of murdering Mario Miller.

Mario Miller was found brutally stabbed to death in bushes near Super Value in Winton on June 22, 2002. According to reports, Miller was stabbed 18 times about the body.

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Captain Bernard Burrows Still Missing
Captain Bernard Burrows Still Missing (Sep 24) The family of a man who has been missing for the past two weeks is appealing to the public to help find him.

The family of a man who has been missing for the past two weeks is appealing to the public to help find him.

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Abaco Man In Court For $9.6 Million Drug Bust
Abaco Man In Court For 9.6 Million Drug Bust (Sep 24) A 36-year-old Abaco man was arraigned in court yesterday in connection with a $9.6 million drug bust which took place near Spanish Cay on Friday. Felix Johnson was charged with conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with intent to supply, conspiracy to import dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply and importation of dangerous drugs.

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RBDF Intercepts Haitian Vessel
RBDF Intercepts Haitian Vessel (Sep 24) After receiving reports from the US Coast Guard, the Marine Unit Base on Inagua activated its assets and intercepted an overloaded Haitian vessel 16 miles off Matthew Town on Monday.

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