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BBC orders probe into airing of BAFTA racial slur
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The head of the BBC on Wednesday ordered a "fast-tracked" internal investigation into the "serious mistake" that saw a ...
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Centenarian Storytelling series targets students in St Ann
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Centenarian Storytelling series targets students in St Ann
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A centenarian storytelling series targeting students is set to be launched on Thursday at the Bamboo Blu in Mammee Bay, St Ann. The initiative aims to...
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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
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Cuba coastguard kills four on Florida-registered boat
February 25 02:52 PM
HAVANA, Cuba—Cuba's coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cub...
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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
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Ex-US Treasury chief Larry Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convi...
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders say they are encouraged by statements made by visiting United States Secretary of S...
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‘I feel loved’: Irish MP overwhelmed by Jamaican response to viral speech
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February 25 02:23 PM
Thomas Gould, the Irish politician who recently captured global attention because of his distinctive accent, says he has been overwhelmed by the volum...
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
February 25 01:50 PM
BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro council...
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US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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February 25 01:42 PM
BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis (AFP)—The United States on Wednesday notched down sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after the communist-ru...
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Jamaicans and Haitians among 80 inmates to be deported from Bahamas
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February 19, 2026
NASSAU, The Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Department of Correctional Services is struggling with overcrowding as more undocumented immigrants facing cri...
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Spanish prosecutors dismiss sex abuse case against Julio Iglesias
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Spanish prosecutors dismiss sex abuse case against Julio Iglesias
January 23, 2026
MADRID, Spain -- Spanish prosecutors on Friday shelved a sex abuse and human trafficking complaint against veteran singer Julio Iglesias, saying Spain...
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Bahamas latest Caricom country to establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo
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Bahamas latest Caricom country to establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo
December 19, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) —  The Bahamas on Friday said that it had established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Kosovo, a landlocked country in ...
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
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IDB approves US$80-m in funding to prevent flooding in key areas of the Bahamas
December 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an US$80 million loan to enhance the resilience and sustainability ...
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Bahamas gov’t to use dormant accounts to fund disaster emergencies
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Bahamas gov’t to use dormant accounts to fund disaster emergencies
October 22, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Government is defending its decision to table legislation aimed at transferring funds from dormant accounts to the...
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Bahamians urged to avoid fast speed boats leaving Venezuela
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Bahamians urged to avoid fast speed boats leaving Venezuela
October 20, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – National Security Minister Wayne Munroe is advising Bahamians to “stay out of go fast boats leaving Venezuela” as the United S...
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Central Bank of Bahamas says economy grew at moderate pace in August
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Central Bank of Bahamas says economy grew at moderate pace in August
September 30, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Central Bank of  the Bahamas (CBB) says preliminary indicators are that the domestic economy grew at a moderated paced up ...
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Central bank says Bahamas economy tempered pace of growth continues
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Central bank says Bahamas economy tempered pace of growth continues
September 2, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBB) says preliminary indications are that the domestic economy’s tempered pace of growth per...
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Bahamian man jailed for having sex with a minor
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Bahamian man jailed for having sex with a minor
August 29, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A Bahamian High Court judge has sentenced a 54-year-old man to 12 years in jail after he admitted to sex-related charges again...
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Bahamian gov’t denies selling passports ‘like candy’
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Bahamian gov’t denies selling passports ‘like candy’
August 27, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Government is strongly denying allegations that it is involved in selling passports “like candy”. The allegations ...
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Bahamas signs multi-million dollar loan with IDB
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Bahamas signs multi-million dollar loan with IDB
August 20, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Prime Minister Phillip Davis says the signing of a US$30 million loan with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) reflects ...
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Bahamian man charged with having sex with his 8-y-o step-granddaughter
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Bahamian man charged with having sex with his 8-y-o step-granddaughter
July 29, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A 58-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in a Bahamian court accused of having sex with his eight-year...
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Bahamas police pleased with mid-year report on crime
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Bahamas police pleased with mid-year report on crime
July 28, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Bahamas Police Commissioner Shanta Knowles on Monday said that the Bahamas recorded a 14 per cent decrease in major crimes for...
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Judge orders release of Jamaican man detained in Bahamas
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Judge orders release of Jamaican man detained in Bahamas
July 24, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – A Jamaican man detained in The Bahamas beyond the expiration of his deportation order has been ordered released by the Supreme...
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Bahamas recorded more than 150 new HIV/AIDS cases last year
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Bahamas recorded more than 150 new HIV/AIDS cases last year
July 18, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas, (CMC) – The Bahamas recorded 156 cases of HIV infections last year, as health officials revealed that there were nearly 4,000 people ...
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Bahamas signs agreement with China for new hospital
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Bahamas signs agreement with China for new hospital
July 11, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas, (CMC) — The Bahamas government Friday said its relationship with China is “rooted in cooperation, development and shared values” as t...
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CAF approves multi-million dollar loan for Bahamas
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CAF approves multi-million dollar loan for Bahamas
June 30, 2025
SEVILLE, Spain, (CMC) -The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), says it has approved a US$100 million loan to the Bahamas to ref...
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Bahamian gov’t to use budget surplus to decrease debt burden
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Bahamian gov’t to use budget surplus to decrease debt burden
June 24, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas government says it plans to use its projected surplus in this year’s national budget to directly pay down on the c...
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Bahamian PM announces salary increases for public servants
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Bahamian PM announces salary increases for public servants
June 5, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Government says it is moving towards implementing the second phase of the comprehensive public service salary revi...
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Bahamian man faces jail term for indecently assaulting child
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Bahamian man faces jail term for indecently assaulting child
May 14, 2025
NASSAU, The Bahamas (CMC) — A 42-year-old man faces a potential maximum sentence of eight years in Bahamian prison after a majority nine-member jury i...
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Bahamas juror dismissed after crying over murdered 8-month-old
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Bahamas juror dismissed after crying over murdered 8-month-old
May 13, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Justice Nei Brathwaite dismissed a woman juror on Monday after she broke down in tears during the testimony of a pathologist a...
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Jamaican man to appeal 2 year sentence after indecent assault charge in Bahamas
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Jamaican man to appeal 2 year sentence after indecent assault charge in Bahamas
May 6, 2025
NASSAU, The Bahamas — The lawyer for a 53-year-old Jamaican has hinted at appealing the two year jail sentence imposed on her client by a magistrate’s...
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