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Child sex attacker loses appeal

A MAN convicted of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl will remain behind bars after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal yesterday.

Three accused of botched murder attempt

THREE men were remanded to prison  yesterday in connection with a botched murder attempt last week when several guns were recovered in the getaway car.

Threat claim

A MAN was granted $7,500 bail in court yesterday after he was alleged to have threatened a man in Cat Island with a rifle and caused $3,000 worth of damage to his property.

Catch these wanted men

POLICE yesterday issued a series of wanted posters in a bid to find a number of suspects.

IHOP to open Mall at Marathon location on Tuesday

THE IHOP franchise is getting ready to open the doors at its Mall at Marathon location – with the opening day set for Tuesday next week.

Casuarina Bridge opens bringing residents of East Grand Bahama some relief

THE Casuarina Bridge reopened yesterday to the relief of many residents who live “Over the Bridge” and in East Grand Bahama.

Sweeting denies stall vendor claim of victimisation; reviewing issue

A WOMAN says the government is forcing her to give up her only source of income: her stall at Potter’s Cay Dock.

Bell says we must be diligent on citizenship applications

AFTER Chief Justice Sir Ian Winder criticised the lengthy delays people encounter in response to their citizenship applications, Immigration Minister Keith Bell defended the process yesterday, stressing the need for due diligence.

Hunt for gunmen after shooting

Police are hunting two gunmen after a shooting that left a man in hospital on Wednesday.

‘Don’t beat my son on his hip’

A BIMINI mother whose son was beaten to the point of bruising said she warned school administrators not to beat him on his hip because his “kidney is in his pelvis”.

Munroe: We’ll toughen gun licence rules

THE government will toughen up the requirements to obtain licensed firearms, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday - including testing requiring the owners to show they can safely use the weapons.

‘How much more can i bear?’

SHE was displaced in Grand Bahama after Hurricane Matthew, forced from Abaco by Hurricane Dorian, and furloughed in New Providence at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHERE WILL THEY GO? Haitian pastors call for compassion and delay in demolition

HAITIAN pastors asked Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis on Tuesday night to delay shanty town demolition plans and show compassion for the people in those communities.

Sentenced to 15 years for ‘in essence a rape offence’ with underage girl

A MAN convicted of having sex with an underage girl was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday, with the justice saying the case was “in essence a rape offence”.

Man found with loaded gun ‘pleads not guilty’, granted $7,500 bail

A MAN was sentenced to $7,500 bail in court on Wednesday after being accused of having a loaded gun on University Drive earlier this week.

Police find revolver wrapped in a towel hidden in the bushes; no arrests made

BIMINI police found an illegal firearm wrapped in a towel in the bushes in the Alice Town area this week.

$20K Bail granted to man waiting for retrial on QC teacher’s murder

A MAN’S bail was reinstated in the Supreme Court yesterday as he awaits retrial for his alleged involvement in the death of a Queen’s College schoolteacher in 2015.

Bimini police investigate apparent drowning of cruise ship passenger

BIMINI police are investigating the apparent drowning of a male cruise passenger at Ocean Cay on Wednesday.

Man stabbed at a business in Pinder’s Point, Grand Bahama in stable condition

A 46-year-old Grand Bahama man is hospitalised following a stabbing this week in Eight Mile Rock.

Downtown businesses express concerns over RCI’s beach club’s possible impact

CONCERNS were raised by some downtown merchants yesterday that business will decline if Royal Caribbean International moves forward with its $110m beach club project on Paradise Island.

US Chargé d’Affaires hosts ILEA graduates

Scores of Bahamian graduates from the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) were hosted to a welcome reception at the residence of US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Usha Pitts on Thursday.

ATV leaves its mark

A COLLISION with an ATV ridden by a tourist was the worst possible start to one motorist on their first day with their new car yesterday.

Doctor told to pay damages after wrong ovary removed

A DOCTOR must pay damages after removing the wrong ovary from a woman.

Trans-activist backs BUT president’s comment

A TRANSGENDER activist is defending Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson for saying schools should educate students about transgenderism.

Straw vendors struggle with full-time schedule

TWO weeks after vendors returned to full-time work at the Nassau Straw Market, some say they are struggling to make as much money as they did on the previous rotational system.