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Sweet & Savory Volume: 120 No.130, July 11, 2023 Mornings
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Events across the country as nation marks its 50th anniversary year By RASHAD ROLLE, DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune News Editor and Staff Reporter
A CELEBRATORY atmosphere gripped Clifford Park and other sites around the country as The Bahamas marked 50 years of independence from British rule late Sunday night to early Monday morning. Thousands gathered at the park where the Bahamian flag was first
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hoisted to show their patriotism. The event, a staple of independence celebrations, was grander and more elaborate than usual. Prayers and reflections were mixed with performances from iconic singers and videos celebrating the country’s history and the unique past of various islands.
The Bahamas celebrates Golden day see inside for full coverage
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Police seize $10.4m in cocaine in Mayaguana, but traffickers escape POLICE confiscated 18 large bags of cocaine with a $10.4m street value from a plane that landed in Mayaguana on Saturday. Chief Superintendent Roberto Goodman, the officer in charge of the Drug Enforcement Unit, said two men got off the
plane and escaped into bushes after landing the craft on Mayaguana. Up to press time yesterday, the suspects had not been apprehended. CSP Goodman said the joint operation involving the DEU, US Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration (DEA) and the US Coast Guard began around 6am. He said authorities had received information about a white Beechcraft travelling north. They pursued the craft in a helicopter until it landed.
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