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2,442 cases of child abuse reported from 2015-2018

THERE were roughly 2,442 cases of reported child abuse from 2015 to 2018, according to Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell.

New equipment will help deliver critical care

THE public health system has become the first in the region to introduce the ZOLL X Series cardiac monitor and ZOLL Auto Pulse equipment, something officials have heralded as a red letter day in healthcare.

Coroner’s Court returns open verdict on police shooting

A CORONER’S Court jury was undecided on whether a police officer was justified in shooting and killing a 18-year-old man who tried to evade capture in a reported stolen vehicle.

Driver dies at scene of traffic accident

A MAN was killed in a traffic accident on the Grand Bahama highway in Freeport on Tuesday night.

Royal Caribbean International, ITM Group purchase Grand Lucayan

THE government signed a letter of intent Wednesday with Royal Caribbean International and the ITM Group for the purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort and redevelopment of the Freeport Harbour, signaling an impending turnaround for Grand Bahama’s beleaguered economy.

‘No PLP policemen, no FNM policemen’

FREE National Movement chairman Carl Culmer has branded Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis’ claims the government is “purging” the police force of Progressive Liberal Party supporters as reckless.

Negotiations with teachers to start ‘within a few days’

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd said formal negotiations with the Bahamas Union of Teachers are expected to begin “in days” over a new industrial agreement for the union. The previous agreement expired last June.

Cooper: Disney deal leaves crumbs for the small man

EXUMA MP Chester Cooper said yesterday the country is being “chopped and sold for control” to the interests former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling “spent his life keeping at bay”.

PLP underwhelmed by PM's national address

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell criticised the prime minister’s national address, saying it provided no new information.

Hacking clampdown

REGULATIONS clamping down on the practice of air “hacking” are imminent, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed yesterday.

VIDEO: Hailstones rain down on Grand Bahama

The weather on Grand Bahama took a strange turn today as hailstones rained down.

KNIFED TO DEATH OUTSIDE SCHOOL: Juvenile held after boy, 15, fatally stabbed

A NINTH-grade student was fatally stabbed Tuesday following an incident outside a school with another teenage boy.

Crash claims second victim

THE second person involved in Sunday’s fatal traffic accident has died, Inspector Leonardo Burrows confirmed yesterday.

‘We can’t afford nurses’ overtime’

AS the Public Hospitals Authority has found itself saddled with high overtime bills - at one time climbing to $750,000 in just one month - Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said the controversial shift system for nurses has been a vexing issue.

Lucayan managers ‘just want justice’

A UNION executive at the Bahamas Hotel Managerial Association says that managers at the Grand Lucayan resort are not being unreasonable and are only asking for “fairness and justice” in the negotiations of their voluntary separation packages.

Crown to appeal decision to acquit Evans

THE Court of Appeal has granted the Crown leave to appeal its decision to acquit Clinton Evans of murdering Detective Constable Jimmy Ambrose and trying to kill another officer almost 20 years ago.

FNM chairman: Our party still best for Bahamas

DESPITE a reported decline in support, the Free National Movement is still the best option to lead The Bahamas, party chairman Carl Culmer said yesterday.

Gas leak closes insurance complex

THE National Insurance Board’s Clifford Darling Complex headquarters was temporarily closed yesterday morning to address a reported gas leak.

‘Over-the-Hill initiative fails to address root cause of problems’

THE government’s Over-the-Hill initiative is being ignored because of bureaucracy and its failure to address the root causes of the social and economic challenges facing inner-city residents, according to Progressive Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell.

Manslaughter conviction: Judges dismiss 20-year sentence

THE Court of Appeal has overturned a man’s manslaughter conviction for killing another man in Super Value’s parking lot because while his fingerprint was found on the deceased’s vehicle, there was no evidence as to how long it was there.

Student knifed to death outside school

A NINTH-grade student was fatally stabbed Tuesday following an incident outside a school with another teenage boy.

Suspect shot dead for firing at officers

POLICE shot and killed a man who allegedly fired a gun at them on Monday night.

Minnis: Disney has outstanding record

DISNEY has an “outstanding environmental record” Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday, as he doubled down on his defence of the multi-million-dollar cruise facility proposed for South Eleuthera.

Six in court over murder charges

SIX people, including a woman and a teenage boy, were arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the death of a man found last week with multiple bodily injuries in the Freeport area.

Don’t be swayed by fake news, warns commissioner

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force is “functioning quite well,” according to Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson who yesterday downplayed pre-retirement leave of eight senior officers in recent weeks and speculation about his own future.