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One person injured after three vessels catch fire at Potter's Cay Dock
Fri, Dec 1st 2023, 11:50 AM
One person was injured after three vessels caught fire at Potter's Cay Dock on Friday morning.
According to reports, police were alerted to the fire at around 10am. When they arrived at the scene, a fire on one boat, which was docked, had been extinguished. Two other vessels, which had been cut loose from the dock, were engulfed in flames. Police, Defence Force and Port Department officers brought the vessels to shore and extinguished the fires. Both vessels then sank. Police said one person received injuries to their arms and face.According to reports, police were alerted to the fire at around 10am. When they arrived at the scene, a fire on one boat, which was docked, had been extinguished. Two other vessels, which had been cut loose from the dock, were engulfed in flames.
Police, Defence Force and Port Department officers brought the vessels to shore and extinguished the fires. Both vessels then sank.
Police said one person received injuries to their arms and face.
PAHO Director Emeritus Dr Carissa F. Etienne dies
Fri, Dec 1st 2023, 10:10 PM
The Pan American Health Organization announced on Friday that Director Emeritus Dr Carissa F. Etienne has died.
Man awaiting murder retrial charged with firearm possession
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Two charged over boat theft
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Woman ordered to pay $1,000 to her former girlfriend after beating and attempting to stab her
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