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Police units to be merged to tackle business crimes

THE Business Technology and Forfeiture Tracing Units of the Royal Bahamas Police Force will be merged to address increased occurrences of business-related theft, fraud and cyber crime in the country, National Security Minister Marvin Dames has said.

One dead, five injured in shootings

POLICE are investigating the circumstances into the shooting death of a man on a Family Island alongside two separate shooting incidents in New Providence that left five men in hospital over the weekend.

Bethel: ‘Spy Bill’ not set in stone

AMID calls for the Interception of the Communication Bill to be permanently shelved, Attorney General Carl Bethel yesterday said the proposed legislation in its current form could “possibly” be amended, adding consideration will be given to additional changes at the Cabinet level.

‘I took Nygard’s cash to smear rival Bacon’

A FORMER ZNS reporter has admitted in open court to previously publishing numerous false and defamatory allegations about Lyford Cay billionaire Louis Bacon, pictured, for five years and that he did so at the “express instructions” of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard and his former attorney Keod Smith for payment.

Culture in the park

KEMP Road’s Salem Park was the location for the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Youth Outreach and Culture in the Park on April 21 in the Free Town constituency.

Armed robbers hunted by police

POLICE are looking for the suspects behind two armed robberies that happened Saturday morning.

Palm Cay ordered to pay employee for unfair firing

A SUPREME Court judge has ordered a local gated community development to pay one of its employees almost $4,000 for unfairly firing her by two text messages while she was on vacation almost three years ago.

Man guilty of shooting

A SUPREME Court jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of another man on Independence Day last year.

Call for independent body to oversee Over-the-Hill initiative

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis wants an independent commission to be appointed to oversee the administration of the government’s Over-the-Hill Development Partnership Initiative, citing fears there could be “discrimination” concerning the programme’s concessions.

Man charged with Port Lucaya Marketplace murder

A 23-year-old New Providence man was charged with murder in Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with the shooting death of a businessman at Port Lucaya Marketplace early this year.

Crown's appeal in fatal armed robbery case dismissed

THE CROWN has failed in its bid to have the Court of Appeal overturn a Supreme Court judge’s decision to direct the jury to acquit one of two brothers formerly accused of the fatal armed robbery of another man a little over six years ago.

Bahamas' GDP increased 2.7 percent in 2017

THE Bahamas’ Gross Domestic Product increased 2.7 percent in 2017, while government consumption increased by 12 percent, according to new data released by the Department of Statistics Friday.

Police slap video 'under investigation'

POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson has responded to a video circulating on social media of a Royal Bahamas Police Force officer slapping a man on a beach.

Woman stabbed on Marshall Road

POLICE are investigating the stabbing of a woman on Marshall Road Friday.

Pointe: Now we want answers

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes says he plans to meet with executives of The Pointe on Tuesday to present the findings of a workforce census conducted by the Department of Labour at the $200m development.

This time it’s free - all on ZNS

ZNS has the acquired the rights to stream the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

TAKE-OFF FOR $14M ELEUTHERA AIRPORT

OUTLINING the government’s agenda for Eleuthera’s infrastructural development, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said $14m will be budgeted for a new airport in North Eleuthera.

Judge orders document chase in Frank Smith corruption case

A SUPREME Court judge has given six government agencies two weeks to turn over “any and all” documents pertaining to controversial Crown witness Barbara Hanna and her cleaning company to counsel involved in former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial.

BAIN TOWN’S PLIGHT ON POWER AND WATER LINES

TEN percent of households in Bain Town had no electricity and 20 percent had no running water, according to a 2016 survey from the Ministry of National Security.

Minister issues plea to report cases of child abuse

AS officials recognise Child Protection Month, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Lanisha Rolle sounded an appeal to the public to report incidents of child abuse.

A COMIC'S VIEW: Life's a riot with Spy Bill vs Spy Bill

LAST week, the ironies of the FNM administration took centre stage. This week, their “hypocrisy” is back for a cameo appearance. THE “SPY BILL” After branding it as a “Spy Bill” during the election campaign, and using it as a major talking point,

Wife should have included $4m cash in divorce proceedings

A WOMAN ought to have accounted for the $4 million in cash stashed in a foreign bank account and thousands of dollars’ worth of South African and Indian gold coins contained in a safety box when divorcing her husband of 21 years, the Court of Appeal

BAIC challenges court's $90,000 compensation ruling

THE Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation is seeking to appeal a former chief justice’s order to pay a local nursery owner more than $90,000 as compensation for causing the damage and destruction of his plant inventory. Court documents sho

Doctor holds last senior luncheon

DR Mallikharjuna Rao Kavala held his final senior citizens luncheon in Grand Bahama yesterday.The event, held over the past 22 years, became a popular event on Grand Bahama.During that time, Dr Kavala and his wife Nalini touched the lives of hundreds

Ceremony honours promoted correction officers

COMMISSIONER of Corrections Patrick Wright held a brief ceremony for 103 correctional officers who were recently promoted. The group included two principal corrections officers and 101 corrections corporals. The newly promoted officers were presente