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June 19, 2020
Eight fishermen granted bail

EIGHT fishermen from Spanish Wells and Eleuthera who were accused of using prohibited apparatus to catch fish were each granted $1,000 bail ahead of their trial. Headly Sweeting, 70; Kirkwood Pinder, 51; Garrison Sweeting, 44; Michael Wood, 35; Andy

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June 17, 2020
Helping hand for fishermen

MARINE Education Initiative, a South Florida based nonprofit organisation, in partnership with community partner Lend a Hand Bahamas have announced a $30,000 donation to assist fishermen and women in Grand Bahama. The donation of $17,300 combined wi

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June 12, 2020
15 fishermen held by RBPF for violations

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force detained fishermen suspected of fisheries violations on Wednesday morning.

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April 06, 2020
Fishermen unhappy with govt orders as Holy Week begins

The world entered Christendom's Holy Week yesterday, a week typically anchored by a ritualistic feast of fish and seafood - a windfall week for fishermen...

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April 21, 2011
Forty-four Dominican fishermen fined for poaching

By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Staff Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net

FORTY-FOUR Dominican fishermen have been fined for poaching in Bahamian waters.
The men were arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell in Court 8, Bank Lane Tuesday afternoon on a list of Bahamian fisheries violations.
Francisco Delva, 39, Juan Rodriguez, 35, Linbert Parra, 44, Serjio Alcantra, 33 William Severi...

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January 08, 2020
Meeting for Hurricane Dorian Affected Fishermen

The Department of Marine Resources invites fishermen affected by Hurricane Dorian who are in need of vessel repair to attend a meeting today, January 8, at the C.A. Smith Building in Freeport, Grand Bahama at 6:00 p.m. (Meeting Room No. 3)...

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December 31, 2019
Foreign fishermen sue over crawfish permit rejection

THE government is being sued for denying 20 foreigners permits to harvest crawfish.The applicants are mostly nationals of the Dominican Republic and Honduras. According to a lawsuit filed by their lawyer Dion Smith, they have either spousal permits o

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November 18, 2019
Fishermen Hijacked Helping Haitians

AN Inagua-based fisherman yesterday described the "traumatising" moment that a group of stranded Haitian that he and his two friends were helping allegedly hijacked their boat at knifepoint and forced them to jump overboard to avoid being killed...

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November 18, 2019
Inagua fishermen claim they were robbed at knifepoint by Haitians

When Lawrence Henfield, 49, an Inagua fisherman, woke up on Thursday morning, he expected to go on a routine fishing trip with his brother and friend. Instead, shortly after 11 a.m., Henfield said they were held at knifepoint and robbed by 10 Haitian men. Police [...]
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