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Man shot dead and children hurt as gunmen fire on car

A MAN was murdered and children injured after three gunmen opened fire on the vehicle they were in on Amos Ferguson Street, off Cordeaux Avenue last night.

Privy Council upholds Court of Appeal ruling to quash human trafficking conviction

PARLIAMENT should amend the law if it wants the attorney general to have the power to fast-track human trafficking cases to the Supreme Court for trial, the London-based Privy Council ruled yesterday after it upheld the Court of Appeal’s ruling to quash the conviction in the Bahamas’ first tried human trafficking case.

Four deny involvement in Sandilands Primary school break-in

FOUR men denied having involvement with the recent break-in and the theft of cash and items worth nearly $16,000 at the Sandilands Primary School during Hurricane Matthew in an arraignment in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Pair accused of murdering union leader’s son back in court in December

TWO men accused of murdering the son of National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas Leader John Pinder will have to wait until December for their case to be transferred to the Supreme Court.

'I’m used to not having power almost. It’s become a routine now'

Life without electricity is tough and frustrating for residents of Doubloon Drive, watching BPL trucks pass and nearby corners restored to power. Nico Scavella reports

Businessman claims thieves stole from two planes after hurricane

WHILE Bahamians were facing the reality of the destruction left behind in Hurricane Matthew’s wake, a local businessman alleged that thieves were busy at work pillaging two of the aircraft he owns of avionics worth an estimated $70,000.

BREAKING NEWS: Fire breaks out at Budget Foods store on Bernard Road

THE Budget Foods store on Bernard Road caught fire on Tuesday morning and police fire services units are at the scene working to extinguish the blaze.

Govt considers a hurricane tax

WHEN it meets today, Cabinet may consider introducing and implementing a special tax to help finance Hurricane Matthew repair and recovery efforts, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.

Met office relocated after employee slips on rain water

THE Department of Meteorology’s Forecast Office was temporarily relocated yesterday after a meteorological observer slipped and fell in water that leaked into the building from a weather system on Sunday, according to the department’s director.

Sarkis told to make ‘credible proposal’ to buy Baha Mar

THE Office of the Prime Minister has urged Sarkis Izmirlian to work with Perfect Luck Holdings Limited, the company that has acquired Baha Mar’s assets, if the resort developer is in a position to make a “credible proposal” to buy the property as he has suggested.

‘Up to 1,000 Grand Bahama hotel staff out of work after Matthew’

GRAND Bahama’s hotel and tourism industries have suffered a huge blow from Hurricane Matthew, which forced the closure of several resort properties on the island, including the two major anchor hotels in Lucaya.

UDPATED: Man shot dead in Pinewood Gardens

A MAN was shot multiple times in the head and killed early yesterday morning as he pulled up to a residence in Pinewood Gardens.

Minister announces delay in public school openings

DESPITE best assurances late last week that officials were prepared to re-open the majority of public schools in the northern Bahamas today, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald was forced to announce a further delay, with plans now pegging the official return date for students at October 25.

Ocean Club shuts for hurricane repairs

THE One&Only Ocean Club has closed temporarily to “repair damage” caused by Hurricane Matthew and to begin an extensive clean up process.

UPDATED: Girl, 4, found in parked car dies in hospital

POLICE are investigating the “bizarre” death of a four-year-old girl who was found unresponsive in a vehicle on Friday.

‘More than 80% now have power,’ says BPL

DESPITE more than 5,000 households left without electricity after the passage of Hurricane Matthew 12 days ago, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) executives say more than 80 per cent of residential customers in New Providence have been restored to supply.

Radar could not track rainstorm

AS a weather system brought heavy rain and flooding to New Providence yesterday, a senior weather official said the Department of Meteorology’s radar was not working, meaning there was no way to tell how bad the flooding was or which areas received the worst of the rainfall.

Calls for Chipman to run as independent

SOME residents of the St Anne’s constituency are unsettled by the Free National Movement’s (FMN) decision not to renominate Hubert Chipman in the area and some have started urging Mr Chipman to run as an independent candidate.

‘Water rushed into my home - and pushed boats into my yard’

WITH his fiancée and one-year-old child lying on a bed as water rushed into his home, Theo Armbrister looked out through his window and saw the surge from Hurricane Matthew wash two large boats within several feet of his house.

Public schools to reopen tomorrow

PUBLIC schools throughout New Providence, Grand Bahama and North Andros are expected to reopen tomorrow as education officials announce extended closures for a handful of schools and a revised academic calendar for the remainder of the school year.

Dames hits out at govt preparations

MARVIN Dames, former deputy commissioner of police and the Free National Movement’s candidate for Mount Mariah, has criticised the government’s hurricane preparedness and response.

DNA hands out hot meals to residents hit by hurricane

THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) gave out free hot meals on the weekend to residents affected by Hurricane Matthew.

Women’s conference at Atlantis postponed

THE International Women’s Empowerment Summit (IWES), scheduled for October 21 and 22 at Atlantis, Paradise Island, has been postponed until the first half of 2017.

NEMA ‘strengthening systems’ to bring help to Bahamians

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it is strengthening its organisational structure and systems to effectively bring about assistance to Bahamians impacted by Hurricane Matthew in its latest progress report.

Rand Memorial Hospital back to full operation

THE Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport is fully operational with full power and all essential services restored after Hurricane Matthew, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported last night.