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Man accused of receiving car stolen at gunpoint

A MAN appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday for a status hearing into his case concerning receiving a car that had been stolen during a gunpoint carjacking.

Search for man missing after fishing trip at sea

POLICE are searching for 32-year-old Jamaal Tracey Russell of North Andros, who went missing at sea during a fishing trip about two weeks ago.

Davis sidesteps leadership question

DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis was evasive when asked yesterday if he will join Alfred Sears and challenge Prime Minister Perry Christie for leader of the Progressive Liberal Party in November.

Collie: Time for Tennyson Wells to zip his lips

FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie said yesterday it is time for former Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells to “zip his lips” if he is not saying anything “helpful” or beneficial to the party.

Marathon MP says Sears defeat of Christie is ‘highly unlikely’

MARATHON MP Jerome Fitzgerald said the chances of former Attorney General Alfred Sears defeating Prime Minister Perry Christie in the Progressive Liberal Party’s leadership battle are “highly unlikely” as he questioned the rationale behind the former MP’s bid to head the governing organisation.

‘Letter of intent doubts make Wells a bad choice’

DNA Leader Branville McCartney yesterday questioned the Free National Movement’s decision to make Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly despite not knowing the full story surrounding his controversial signing of a $650m letter of intent with Stellar Waste to Energy while a member of the Progressive Liberal Party.

Immigration policy a ‘dead end’

NEARLY two years after the government rolled out its new immigration policy to clamp down on illegal migration, the Haitian ambassador yesterday described a cumbersome, sluggish and disorganised process marred by ethnic profiling, that ultimately created a “dead end” for unregularised persons of Haitian descent in the country.

UPDATED: First Zika case confirmed in the Bahamas

THERE is now one confirmed case of the Zika virus in the Bahamas, Health Minister Dr Perry Gomez announced on Wednesday morning.

No breakdown of exam results

IN the absence of an official Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examination letter grade breakdown, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald’s high praise of an across the board improvement in eight test subjects, including mathematics and English, have raised questions over how well students fared in individual subjects this year.

Community centre to be completed by October

THE stalled Fox Hill community centre, once considered a dream, is now expected to be refurbished and completed by October as a result of a $250,000 loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and a private-public partnership launched by the Christie administration yesterday.

Ambassador warns of effect on immigration if election process fails

THE social, political and economic stability of Haiti hinges on the outcome of its upcoming presidential elections, according to Haitian Ambassador Jean Victor Geneus, who yesterday underscored the damning impact another failed bid would have on illegal migration challenges in the Bahamas.

Residents left without water with island plant in disrepair

DISRUPTIONS to their water supply has left many residents of Eleuthera angry and miserable as they struggle to obtain water to carry out such basic tasks as bathing and flushing toilets.

Damaged underwater cable leaves parts of Bimini without power

BAHAMAS Power and Light officials are in the process of repairing a damaged underwater cable that has reportedly left portions of Resorts World Bimini without power since the weekend.

Legal parties to visit Nygard property as part of review

PROCEEDINGS concerning whether Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard illegally increased the size of his Lyford Cay property will resume in October with a visit to the site of the alleged expansion.

Woman accused of biting female police officer

A WOMAN was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of attacking a police officer at the scene of a house fire.

Smith: Sears is the best person to run the country

LAWYER Fred Smith, QC, said yesterday that former Attorney General Alfred Sears is not only the best man to lead the Progressive Liberal Party but also the best person to run the country.

$18m contract sealed to improve patient records

AN international healthcare technology provider was awarded an $18m contract by the Christie administration yesterday for the implementation of an integrated health information system to improve the accessibility of patient records at the country’s various public health facilities.

Turnquest supports email ruling

ALTHOUGH his party has not released an official position, Free National Movement Deputy Leader K Peter Turnquest yesterday expressed support for the court ruling that Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald could not be protected by parliamentary privilege when he tabled the personal emails of members of Save the Bays.

Andros has $1bn potential, says former data commissioner

FORMER Data Commissioner Sharmie Farrington-Austin is calling on Andros to elect her in order to help realise the $1 billion dollar potential that exists for that island.

Anger at police as family search for missing father

THE daughter of a missing 89-year-old man suffering from dementia yesterday expressed disappointment in the lack of “police support” in locating her elderly father.

Employment Exchange Services at Clarence A Bain Building suspended

The Department of Labour has announced that all Employment Exchange Services at the Clarence A Bain Building have been suspended.

Butler-Turner ‘will lose Long Island’ for FNM

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells said yesterday that the Free National Movement “will lose” the Long Island seat in the 2017 general election if it presents area MP Loretta Butler-Turner as its candidate, as many supporters have been angered by her recent actions.

Wells named leader of Opposition Business

BAMBOO Town MP Renward Wells has been appointed leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly, replacing Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant who resigned from the post last week in the aftermath of the Free National Movement’s divisive convention.

Roberts: PLP race will not be nasty like FNM’s

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said the PLP’s leadership race would not be “nasty like the FNM’s” because both Prime Minister Perry Christie and former Attorney General Alfred Sears are “intellectuals” and “professionals”.

$2,000 reward in hunt for Bahamian’s killer in US

AUTHORITIES in Atlanta, Georgia, offered a $2,000 reward yesterday for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for fatally shooting a 24-year-old Bahamian mother in the head last Thursday.