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Women forced to sleep on cell floor: Activists say 11 Jamaicans had to urinate on ground

TWO local women’s rights groups are urging Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade to launch a probe into the arrest and detainment of 11 Jamaican women amid allegations that the group was forced to urinate on the floor of the cell where they slept on cardboard boxes.

Attorney General hits back at Greenslade over bail

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday pushed back against Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade’s recent criticism of the performance of the judiciary when it comes to dealing with those responsible for violent crime.

Munroe comments on immigrants ‘despicable’

BAHAMAS Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson yesterday blasted recent calls from prominent attorney Wayne Munroe to flog illegal immigrants, saying the “despicable” comments are “diametrically opposed to the preservation of human dignity”.

Attorney General counters Gomez statement on campaign finance laws

WEEKS after State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez said no efforts have been made towards enacting campaign finance laws, Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson seemed to contradict him yesterday, saying the matter is being “continuously looked at” by the government.

Man found dead after car crash

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was found slumped over in his car after crashing into another vehicle yesterday morning.

Colin Callender dies, aged 74

THE work of the late Colin Callender cannot be quantified by the cases he won or the battles he fought but can only be summed up by the impact he had on the Bahamian legal profession and the lives he touched over the years, according to his law partner Fred Smith.

COB fails to hit deadline for transition to university

WITH less than a month to go before the New Year, The College of The Bahamas will not meet its deadline for transitioning to university this year, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald confirmed yesterday.

Call for PLP to respond to Munroe over flogging

HUMAN rights advocate and attorney Fred Smith urged the Christie administration to break its silence on the “vile and dehumanising” comments made by lawyer Wayne Munroe or run the risk of the remarks being perceived as government policy.

Prime Minister ‘playing hocus pocus’ over NHI

FORMER Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday that Prime Minister Perry Christie is playing “hocus pocus” games with the public to “buy some more time” until National Health Insurance is ready.

KURT MCCARTNEY TRIAL: Investigator denies sloppy work

THE lead investigator into the murder of prominent businessman Kurt McCartney dismissed a lawyer’s suggestion yesterday that his investigation into the crime “was very sloppy”.

Bullseye hits the mark with 200 extra visitors to Freeport

GRAND Bahama received a boost in visitor arrivals when some 200 skybox/suite owners of the Indianapolis Colts were brought to Freeport for a weekend of fun hosted by the Bullseye Event Group.

Increase in number of people seeking help from Red Cross

THE Bahamas Red Cross Society has noticed an increase in the number of persons requesting assistance in the past year, with as much as a 50 per cent spike in assistance for some programmes.

‘PLP will lose election if NHI is not in place’

IF the government does not follow through with its promise to implement National Health Insurance, the Progressive Liberal Party could find itself defeated at the 2017 general election polls, conceded Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday.

Jet ski operator arrested over sex attack

POLICE arrested a Jet Ski operator over the weekend in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a female visitor.

One shop left open as Bet Vegas closes doors

WEB shop chain Bet Vegas closed 10 of its 11 gaming houses yesterday after being ordered to “shut down all operations” by December 7 by the Gaming Board.

Munroe comments ‘could incite violence’

FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday said calls from prominent attorney and Progressive Liberal Party member Wayne Munroe to flog illegal immigrants are inappropriate and could encourage Bahamians to commit violent acts against Haitians.

Miller attacks Crisis Centre

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller lashed out yesterday at officials from the Bahamas Crisis Centre, saying the non-profit group is filled “with phonies, fakes and frauds” as he accused the organisation of remaining silent on violence against women in the aftermath of the brutal murder of a school teacher last month.

Potcake the philosopher sends message from hospital bed

THE Tribune’s street philosopher, “Potcake”, is recovering from a reported hit and run accident in the Princess Margaret Hospital.

Alleged abuse by immigration officer being investigated

DIRECTOR of Immigration William Pratt said yesterday that authorities are investigating an alleged instance of abuse committed by an immigration officer.

Freeport man accused of murder

A Freeport man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Bahamian man still missing at sea

A BAHAMIAN man is missing at sea after encountering bad weather during a fishing trip off Great Isaac Cay, near the Berry Islands.

Lawyer fears client’s handover to the US

A LAWYER for a man accused of being a multinational drug lord said his client fears being “given up” to the United States government on drug trafficking charges before his final appeal, as was done to Samuel “Ninety” Knowles nearly a decade ago.

Save The Bays seeks to join in contempt case

SAVE The Bays has applied to the Court of Appeal to be heard today on an application to be joined as a party to a lawyer’s contempt appeal concerning accusations of bias on the part of a Supreme Court judge in an ongoing judicial review.

Red Cross announces plans for annual gala ball

THE Bahamas Red Cross Society yesterday officially launched plans for its 44th annual gala ball scheduled for January 30 at the Melià Nassau Beach Resort under the theme: “Passion, Pride and Pizzazz”.

Two years on and still no sign of promised seawall

THE residents of Smith Point were promised that a seawall would be built to stop the ongoing coastal and beach erosion, but there is still none after two years.