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Released Cubans now in Florida

THE two Cubans held unlawfully in prison for almost three years are now working in South Florida.

Mortgage relief still on government agenda

DURING his mid-year budget communication yesterday, Prime Minister Perry Christie said his government is a step closer toward providing long-promised mortgage relief to Bahamians.

Man accused of sex attack on girl aged 16

A MAN appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of sexually assaulting a minor who was more than 20 years his junior.

Junkanoo carnival budget ‘around $3m’, says minister

THE budget for this year’s Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival has been cut by more than $8m and will likely be “around $3m,” Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday.

Three arrests over tearing down of beach fence

POLICE yesterday arrested three persons in connection with the destruction of the fence torn down during a massive protest last week at Cabbage Beach.

PM hails cut in nation’s deficit

PRIME Minister Perry Christie, during his mid-year budget communication in the House of Assembly yesterday, said his administration’s fiscal plan “has been successful,” adding that the government has reduced the country’s deficit by almost 75 per cent.

Hundreds flock to Pearl Island job fair

HUNDREDS of Bahamians came out to the Pearl Island Bahamas job fair at Club Luna on West Bay Street yesterday looking for an opportunity to work at the new private resort complex expected to open soon off New Providence.

Baha Mar ‘complicated’ with no sign of opening

PRIME Minister Perry Christie gave no indication yesterday when Baha Mar will finally remobilise and open, stressing instead that the issue is “extremely complicated.”

Gender equality Bills move to the Senate for consideration

THE four Constitutional (Amendment) Bills were read for the first time in the Senate yesterday, moving the country one step closer to a long-promised gender equality referendum that seeks to give equal rights to men and women in the Constitution.

Bethel raises concerns over bail act amendments

FREE National Movement Senator Carl Bethel yesterday questioned the thinking behind the government’s proposed amendment to the Bail Act that seeks to punish persons who violate bail conditions.

Man in hospital after shooting

POLICE are investigating a shooting that left a man in hospital.

Three held over armed raid

POLICE in Grand Bahama have three people - two men and a woman - in custody as they investigate an early morning armed robbery yesterday.

Residents affected by Joaquin handed keys to new homes

TWO residents of Long Island who lost their homes to Hurricane Joaquin in October 2015 recently received the keys to newly built homes mortgage free.

Court will ‘do the right thing’ over officer’s murder

THE relative of a murdered off-duty police officer yesterday declared his family’s trust in the court to “do the right thing” concerning sentencing of the men a jury ruled to be responsible for the killing.

Man pleads guilty to theft

A 28-year-old Grand Bahama man pleaded guilty in front of three different magistrates in Freeport yesterday on multiple charges of theft from employers and could face up to six and half years in prison.

Two remanded in murder trials

TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with two separate murders.

Saluting the best

THE Ministry of Education officially launched the National Education Good Practice (NEGP) Awards yesterday, an award system that promotes excellence in education.

Two held for causing harm

ABACO Police have two men in custody after arresting them for causing harm and possession of drugs.

Countdown to Carnival

NASSAU’S Western Esplanade resounded to the sound and colour of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival on Saturday afternoon and evening as the public enjoyed a sense of what is to come in May at the official launch of this year’s event.

Police hunting for two suspects after armed robberies

POLICE are searching for two men responsible for committing an armed robbery over the weekend.

‘DON’T MAKE SCAPEGOATS OF STUDENTS’

AN outspoken lawyer has slammed the government’s plan to take court action against delinquent borrowers in order to collect outstanding student loans, accusing the Christie administration of seeking to “make struggling students the scapegoat of its dysfunctional tax regimes”.

SENATOR’S PUBLIC APOLOGY IS ‘TOO LITTLE TOO LATE’ SAYS MP

THE public apology Free National Movement Senator Lanisha Rolle made to her colleagues last week after previously criticising them attracted mixed reactions from FNM parliamentarians, with one saying it’s “too little too late.”

KILLING OF TIGER SHARK CONDEMNED BY BNT

THE Bahamas National Trust has “strongly” condemned the “targeted culling and ruthless killing” of a mature tiger shark in the Exuma Cays late last week.

DOCTORS WANT DELAY FOR NHI INTRODUCTION

THE head of the Consultant Physician Staff Association praised the government yesterday for engaging doctors on National Health Insurance in recent weeks, but still said the scheme likely will not come on stream in April as the government plans.

Baha Mar fury at Pointe claim

BAHA Mar’s former President Tom Dunlap has hit out at China Construction America (CCA), accusing the company’s Senior Vice President Daniel Liu of being a part of an organisation that gave little attention to Baha Mar.