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‘My nine years in jail without trial’

Jamaican Matthew Sewell is enjoying freedom at last after nine years in Bahamian custody without trial. He tells Ricardo Wells how he felt forgotten and mistreated.

Miller expects move to WSC next week

OUTGOING BEC Executive Chairman Leslie Miller said yesterday he expects to receive an official letter this week transferring him from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation to the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

BEC restores power to 80% of affected homes

THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation has restored supply to “approximately 80 per cent” of customers affected by Hurricane Joaquin, officials said yesterday.

Mitchell: Get the facts on claims of poor treatment

FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday announced that he intends to speak with executives of the Department of Correctional Services in the wake of claims of mistreatment raised by a Jamaican national earlier this week after he was freed from custody.

Clarification: Dr Rodney Smith on COB lecturers

WE HAVE been asked to make clear by the College of The Bahamas that the insertion in parentheses of the phrase “in terms of quality lecturers” in a direct quote from Dr Rodney Smith, the president, in a presentation he gave to the Rotary Club of East Nassau and reported in The Tribune (Poor audit practices “will not stop COB transition to university”, October 1) incorrectly implied that he was saying the college currently did not have quality lecturers.

Laville challenges union to provide proof of claims

WATER and Sewerage Corporation General Manager Glen Laville yesterday hit back at the Bahamas Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union, challenging the union to provide “proof” of its recent allegations against him and take the “legitimate course of action in order to correct it”.

Schools amalgamated as repair work continues

STUDENTS from Mangrove Bush Primary will be back in class sooner than expected as their school is to be amalgamated with Lower Deadman’s Cay Primary while the extensive repair work following the damage caused by Hurricane Joaquin is finished.

Man to face third trial after jury again cannot reach a verdict

A MAN faces a third retrial on a murder charge after a jury yesterday returned an 11-1 guilty verdict after less than two hours of deliberation.

Legal ruling over US man’s murder

A JUDGE is expected to rule today on legal discussions held in the absence of the jury that is hearing evidence in a trial concerning the murder of an American sailor.

Web shop aims to expand reach to Family Islands

THE operators of web shop chain Chances Games said they plan to expand the business to several Family Islands and increase staff after being granted a conditional gaming house operator license by the Gaming Board.

Police investigate suspected suicide

GRAND Bahama police are investigating an apparent suicide after a 69-year-old Freeport man was found hanged at his residence on Tuesday evening.

Elderly man missing since Saturday

AN elderly man suffering from dementia has been missing on Grand Bahama since Saturday and concerned family members are appealing to the public for assistance in locating him.

On Da Hook

The latest Bahamas Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) slideshow - What’s the catch? Terrific tuna caught in The Bahamas - is attracting plenty of interest since being posted last week.

NEMA accused of failing island

CROOKED Island Chief Councillor Timothy Thompson yesterday said the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) “dropped the ball,” adding that the island is still awaiting rebuilding supplies like plywood and shingles nearly three weeks after Hurricane Joaquin.

Canadian tourist killed in garbage truck accident is named

THE Canadian tourist killed in a traffic accident on Baha Mar Boulevard on Monday has been identified as 43–year-old Rong Gu, of New Market, Ontario.

Man, 69, found hanging in Yeoman Wood, Freeport, house

POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating the death of a 69-year-old man who was found hanging in the Yeoman Wood area of Freeport on Tuesday night.

Rolle explains increase in national debt

MINISTER of State for Investments Khaalis Rolle defended the government’s fiscal policies yesterday after it was revealed in the Central Bank of the Bahamas’ Quarterly Economic Report that the national debt increased by $581.4m, or ten per cent, up to June of this year.

Another shanty town blaze as residents search rubble

POLICE were called to the scene of another fire in the Gamble Heights shanty town last night, the third blaze in the community since Sunday.

Gray says government will rebuild homes where necessary

HOMES that were completely destroyed on the islands hardest hit by Hurricane Joaquin will be rebuilt by the government where necessary, according to MICAL MP V Alfred Gray yesterday.

Forecaster Neely insists radar was not working

WAYNE Neely, a forecaster at the Department of Meteorology, was adamant yesterday that the department’s Doppler radar was not functioning for several hours during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin.

Call for mobile classrooms as Crooked Island rebuilds

DOWNTOWN Nassau Partnership Project Manager Gevon Moss yesterday called for the utilisation of “mobile or trailer classrooms” on Crooked Island to house the island’s elementary and high school students displaced by Hurricane Joaquin.

Students back in class on Long Island after hurricane

STUDENTS at NGM Major High School returned to classes on Monday as life on Long Island continues to return to normality in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin.

Eva Hilton students donate to relief work

KIND-HEARTED students from Eva Hilton Primary School brought hurricane relief supplies from their homes to present to the National Emergency Management Agency at a special assembly on Friday.

El Faro captain intended to sail 65 miles from storm

Federal investigators say the captain of the doomed El Faro cargo ship that sank after being battered by Hurricane Joaquin intended to pass 65 miles from the centre of the storm, a decision maritime experts say was risky.

Question over parking garage permission

THE proposed development of a multi-level parking garage in the downtown area of Nassau has caught the attention of concerned citizens, many of whom are claiming that the project’s site plan application was fast-tracked, with little public notice given.