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Sears confident of win in PLP leadership race

FORMER Attorney General and Progressive Liberal Party candidate for Fort Charlotte Alfred Sears, QC, said he is “more than confident” he will defeat Prime Minister Perry Christie and emerge leader of the PLP at the party’s November convention.

Baha Mar staff funds deposited

THE MONEY allocated to pay Baha Mar workers and unsecured creditors has been deposited by the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM), according to Claims Committee Chairman James Smith, who yesterday maintained that non-staff claims will be processed as “pay as you go until you run out”.

Tears in remembrance of murdered teacher

FAMILY, friends and colleagues of slain Charles W Saunders Baptist School teacher Marisha Bowen yesterday mourned the “untimely and tragic death” of a woman they all hailed as a “great teacher” and “cheerful, fun loving young lady” who was “full of life”.

Man charged with murder of schoolteacher

A MAN was arraigned yesterday in connection with the September 9 killing of schoolteacher Marisha Bowen.

Deputy Prime Minister robbery suspect shot dead by police

A MAN awaiting trial for the robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis was shot dead by police in Yellow Elder Gardens after 5pm on Monday. According to a police source, the dead man is Jeffrey “Bongo” King, one of three men facing trial for a robbery at Mr Davis’ home in 2013.

Roberts dismisses poll, and says Bahamians back Christie

BAHAMIANS are pleased with the leadership of Prime Minister Perry Christie, insisted PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday, as he dismissed a recent survey that pegged FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as the most favourable political figure over nearly a dozen other politicians in the country, including the nation’s leader.

Godfrey Kelly and Andrew Ingraham complete R E Cooper Awards list

GODFREY KELLY and Andrew Ingraham will be recognised by the R E Cooper Sr National Meritorious Service Awards next month.

Bailiffs fail to deliver summons for lawyers in contempt hearing

A JUDGE yesterday declared that she will not allow two lawyers “to frustrate the process” of a contempt proceeding that had been initiated as a result of their accusations of bias on the part of the judge who is presiding over a judicial review concerning expansion of a property in Lyford Cay.

Call for privilege committee to await court ruling

OPPOSITION MPs of the House of Assembly’s Committee on Privilege have been advised to request that the probe into Justice Indra Charles’ ruling on the limits of parliamentary privilege be adjourned until the matter is no longer before the courts.

Sisters, heart and Sol

D’ANDRA and Aimee Rolle have much in common.

Freeport home for NewCo call centre

NEWCO’s national service call centre will be located in Grand Bahama, creating some 30 new jobs for Bahamians in Freeport, officials of the new mobile service provider announced yesterday.

Concern over state of South Beach clinic

THE Bahamas Doctors’ Union has raised concerns about the state of the South Beach Clinic, claiming that the air-conditioning and ventilation system in the south wing of the facility has been “erratically non-functional” for months.

Hundreds fly to religious conference

THE Kingdom Partners Global Leadership Conference (KPGLC) 2016 will be held in Freeport, attracting 400 delegates to Grand Bahama from September 29 to October 3.

News website backs annual race weekend

FOR the second year in a row, TheBahamasWeekly.com has signed on as a Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend (SIRW) sponsor.

Chopra to speak at wellness event at Atlantis

ATLANTIC Medical will host a free wellness event, “A morning with Deepak Chopra,” on Saturday, October 8, at the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantis, Paradise Island.

Coastal Cleanup

VOLUNTEERS stepped up to play their part in an international cleanup on Saturday.

THE BIG QUESTION: What will you be looking for in a political party to ensure your vote?

With the 2017 election season on the horizon, what will you be looking for in a political party to ensure your vote?

Arrests in connection with armed robbery

GRAND Bahama police arrested three men in connection with an armed robbery in the Hawksbill area.

Call for an end to ‘bad habits, mismanagement’ of public funds

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance finance spokesperson Youri Kemp has taken issue with the current trajectory of the country’s economy, expressing doubt that current political and public administrative structures would allow for the necessary fiscal changes to be crafted and employed.

Bahamas Junior Minister wins Tourism Youth Congress

BAHAMAS Junior Minister of Tourism Gabrielle Josephs has become the first person from his country to win the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) Tourism Youth Congress.

Defence Force catches 117 Haitian migrants in southern Bahamas

ONE HUNDRED and seventeen Haitian migrants were apprehended in the southern Bahamas early on Monday morning by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF).

Govt slammed over reports of $12m budget for Potter’s Cay

AS work associated with the Potter’s Cay Dock redevelopment continues to progress, members of the Free National Movement and the Democratic National Alliance yesterday spoke out against reports that costs could balloon to as much as $12 million.

Loretta: I have no fear of Dr Rollins

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said yesterday she is “not at all concerned” about or afraid of a possible challenge for her seat by Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins.

Dionisio D’AGuilar set to be ratified by FNM for Montagu

THE Free National Movement is moving ahead with plans to ratify businessman Dionisio D’Aguilar in the Montagu constituency, the seat currently held by Richard Lightbourn, according to several sources within the party.

Police still investigating crash that killed marine

POLICE are still unsure what caused a deadly traffic accident on Coral Harbour Road on Friday afternoon that killed a Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine and left another man fighting for his life in hospital.