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Read storyThe bodies of two young friends who went missing on Sunday were found hours apart on Monday.
Rovan Smith, 9, and Craig Stubbs, 10, had been missing since Sunday afternoon when they went off to play together at the beach at Adelaide.
Residents who had formed search party found Rovan's body around 11am. At 2.30pm, Defence Force officers found Craig further out to sea.
According to reports, the boys had been playing in a small boat when they disappeared. It was pulled ashore on Sunday night.
Although an autopsy will give the official cause of death, police do not suspect foul play.
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Read storyA woman is worried that diabetic patients may have been given the same expired drugs that she was.
The woman said she did not know why her blood sugar was rising, despite her taking her medication several times a day and changing her diet.
It was not until she went to replace her medication at the Elizabeth Estates clinic that she realized they had been expired since 2007.
The woman realized then that the last batch she had gotten from the clinic was from the same set of expired drugs.
“For them to issue one and then another a month-and-a-half later is
not right; it means a lot of persons have been issued these expired medications. It’s carelessness."
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Read storyGRAND BAHAMA: The Home Centre in Freeport has laid off 21 people, placing blame on the island's worsening economy and a need to restructure.
In a press statement, Ray Simpson, president and chief executive officer of Freeport Concrete , which owns the Home Centre, said the staff would receive full severance packages.
Simpson said the store- the island's largest supply shop- needs more cash available to increase inventory.
He said American suppliers have not been extending the credit they used to and the company's local line of credit is already at maximum.
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Read storyCustomers of the Princess Margaret Hospital pharmacy say service is much easier and faster since changes in procedure.
The pharmacy is now open from 8am-9pm on weekdays and 9am-1pm on Saturdays. There is also a drop-off service between 8am-noon and collections up to 9pm.
In addition, a wheelchair ramp was installed to improve access for physically challenged patients.
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Read storyGRAND BAHAMA: Students and staff celebrated teacher Barbara Dix for two decades of service at the Walter Parker Primary school.
The school's principal, Barbara Thompson, said Dix had been involved in every aspect of the student's lives throughout the years, including Junior Junkanoo, boys scouts and after-school tutoring.
Thompson said. “She is one of those teachers who always participated and supported all the programs and activities that the school has.”
Dix, retired since last year, said she was blessed to teach some of country's most talented students. She reminded teachers to “Love the children unconditionally because sometimes it takes a teacher to bring out the best in them.”
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Read storyRough seas have stopped daily trips by the barge that brings water to New Providence limiting the capital's water supply.
The MT Titus usually brings three million gallons of water to New Providence every day, 30 percent of the supply. But that stopped last Saturday.
This has meant lower pressure in off-peak and overnight hours and reports of no water from people in Golden Gates, South Beach, Pinewood Gardens and surrounding areas.
The swells are expected to subside by Wednesday.
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Read storyNineteen years after a car crash left him paralyzed, Daniel Williams is still waiting for the money awarded to him from the man who hit him.
Although Williams was supposed to receive $318,000 from driver Mario Bowe, Bowe has never appeared in court for proceedings that would determine his assets.
Bowe's lawyer said he has never received any court documents and so the matter should be dismissed.
William's attorney read several affidavits which indicated that Bowe was served several times, including an occasion where documents were thrown at his feet after he refused to take them.
Bowe also told the court that he has $1,000 to his name.
The case continues on June 22.
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