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As Christmas approaches, businesses get advice on security
BEEFING UP A security officer stands guard at the Solomon's Wholesale store. As the Christmas holidays draw near, Grand Bahama authorities are encouraging local business places to beef up security, as crime tends to increase this time of year.(Photo by JENNEVA RUSSELL)
The Yuletide season is approaching and local businesses are getting some sound advice from some of the Royal Bahamas Police Force's elite on taking proper security measures.
Inspector Loretta Mackey said that local business owners are encouraged to establish a better communication line with authorities, especially as the days dwindle down to Christmas.
"We met with all of our Urban Renewal teams and their commanders, the fire department and police officers last Friday," said Mackey.
SMITH SEARCHING FOR NEW HOME IN BAHAMAS
LATEST: Reality TV star ANNA NICOLE SMITH is house-hunting in the Bahamas after a former boyfriend threatened to have her removed from his waterfront home. Smith, who gave recently birth to a daughter in the Bahamas, used the house in Nassau as the basis for her application for permanent residency. The home has been the subject of an ownership dispute between her and South Carolina businessman G BEN THOMPSON. The former Playboy Playmate and her companion, HOWARD K STERN, are considering homes on various islands in the Bahamas, according to her attorney WAYNE MUNROE. If a court rules against her in the property dispute, Munroe said Smith wants to make sure she can meet the condition of owning a home worth at least $500,000 (£278,000) to maintain permanent residency in the Bahamas. He explained, "What is involved now is a leisurely look at other houses." Thompson claims Smith has not honoured an agreement to pay the mortgage on the Nassau house and recently escalated their feud by having the electricity cut off at the home.Smith seeking another houses in the Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas Her attorney says Texan Anna Nicole Smith is house-hunting in the Bahamas. That's also where a former boyfriend is seeking to remove Smith from a waterfront home where she's taken refuge. The reality T-V star and her companion, Howard K. Stern, are considering homes on various islands in the Bahamas. G. Ben Thompson claims Smith hasn't honored an agreement to pay the mortgage on the Nassau house. He had the electricity cut off Friday. The utility restored power within hours. Smith bore a daughter, Dannielynn, on September seventh. Three days later, Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel, died while visiting his mother in the hospital. Another former boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, claims to be the baby's father and has filed a paternity lawsuit in Los Angeles.Bahamas takes on Jamaica
In a show dubbed 'The Bahamas takes on Jamaica', Major (11-2-1, 10 KO's) will fight Ian 'Pain Killer' Smith (10-8) in a 10-round lightweight bout, and in the other V8-Splash and Prime Bahamas Main Event, Mackey (11-0) is set to tangle with Anthony Osbourne (5-19-1) in an eight-round Super Middleweight bout. Major is the Bahamian Champion, as well as the World Boxing Association's (WBA) Fede Caribe Lightweight Champion, while Mackey holds the Bahamian title, as well as the World Boxing Council's (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) Super Middleweight belt. Other sponsors of the November 24 show are: Knowles Trucking; Eddie's Electrical; Pat Strachan Realty Sales Ltd.; Nautilus; Percy's Web Cafe; Doc's Pharmacy; Henry F. Storr Electrical; Steve's Cafe; and Heastie's Esso Service Station.