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Further leadership bids expected, says PLP chairman

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said he expects “several more persons” to run for the leader of the party during its October convention, adding that the “competition” will only make the PLP stronger.

Bishop’s family held up at gunpoint

RELATIVES and an employee of Anglican Bishop Laish Boyd were held up at gunpoint by three masked men who robbed them in the driveway of their San Souci home on Tuesday morning.

BPL management deal to be tabled in Parliament

THE Minnis administration is expected to finally table the management services agreement signed between the Christie administration and PowerSecure last year.

Uncertainty over shipyard jobs as contractor dropped

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes yesterday denied rumours that 75 employees were directly terminated at the Grand Bahama Shipyard earlier this week.

BTC tackles landline outage

Thousands of Bahamas Telecommunications Company customers experienced problems with their landline phones late Monday evening.

Warning over hiring of illegal immigrants

AN immigration official has warned that the hiring of persons residing illegally in the country is an offence and is calling on citizens to inform the Department of Immigration of suspected illegal immigration activity on Grand Bahama.

Talks still ongoing over future of Grand Lucayan

PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold said officials are still in talks over the Grand Lucayan Resort’s sale more than a month after Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed the government was negotiating to become temporary joint owners of the hotel in Grand Bahama.

Man whose wife vanished at sea accused over $100,000 in stolen coins

A BRITISH man whose wife vanished at sea 30 miles off The Bahamas appeared in a Florida court yesterday charged with transporting as much as $100,000 worth of coins believed to have been stolen while he was first mate of Kitty R in May 2016.

Murder plot trial adjourned again

THE Supreme Court trial of three men allegedly involved in a murder plot that was executed in June of last year was again adjourned yesterday due to issues with the empanelment of the jury.

17 career officers in foreign service recalled

SEVENTEEN foreign service career officers will be recalled and some of these posts will be replaced according to foreign service regulations, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.

Armed trio hunted after safe snatch

POLICE are on the hunt for three men who tied up, assaulted and robbed two security guards at a local high school and a neighbouring business early yesterday morning before making off with a safe “with plenty money” and two stolen vehicles.

Tributes paid to Larry Smith

TRIBUTES have poured in for Larry Smith, the well-known columnist who died on Sunday, as his family announced his funeral will be held this Saturday at the Bahamas National Trust’s Retreat on Village Road. Former Tribune managing editor John Marquis

Pineapple 'scam': Police called in

THE Securities Commission of The Bahamas yesterday referred its findings on the Pineapple Express Asue Holders difficulties to police, officially classifying the self-proclaimed “asue” business as an alleged Ponzi or pyramid scheme.

Builders demand: Where’s our money?

ALL Bahamas Construction Co Ltd  has not received any money from the government in the past 12 months for the work it has done to date on the Fishing Hole Road Bridge project, which should have been completed by January of this year.

Glenys throws hat into the ring

ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin launched her bid to become leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) yesterday as she called for transformation in education, a renewed fight against poverty and efforts to combat the deteriorating health of Bahamians, an issue she said was nearly a crisis.

BEYOND TEARS: Baby dies in shooting, parents gunned down in 'revenge' raid

AN eight-month-old baby is dead after he was shot in his home early Monday morning in what police believe was an act of retaliation toward the toddler's father.

New BPL CEO: My job is to keep the lights on

POWERSECURE told the new interim CEO of Bahamas Power & Light to stay clear of ongoing disputes between itself and the board of BPL and focus squarely on such service priorities as “keeping the lights on” and raising money for equipment improvements, Carson Harreld said during his introductory press conference yesterday.

Shooting victim in hospital

POLICE are looking for two men responsible for a shooting that left a man in hospital on Sunday.

Bahamian forced from home by Hurricane Harvey

AT least one Bahamian woman was displaced from her home due to flooding in Texas from Hurricane Harvey, Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield said yesterday.He added officials in the capital have been notified that all Bahamians, reported to be

Two accused over armed robbery

TWO men in their early twenties were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on several charges ranging from armed robbery to possession of an unlicensed firearm. Braymond Jones, 21, of Big Pond, and Patrick Carey, 23, of Emerald Coast Subdivisi

Chinese Scholarships for 14 Bahamians

FOURTEEN Bahamians were awarded scholarships to study in various provinces in China during a ceremony held at the Chinese Embassy on Friday.The scholarships, which will become effective in the fall, enable the recipients to pursue higher education in

Murder plot trial starts at Supreme Court today

THE Supreme Court trial of three men allegedly involved in a murder plot that was executed in June of last year will start today before Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs. The matter involving Daran Neely, Jahamaro Edgecombe and Sean Brown was adjourned

Human trafficking case delay

THE trial of a Jamaican woman facing allegations of human trafficking was yesterday adjourned for a little over a month after the chief magistrate requested an adjournment due to unforeseen personal circumstances. Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pr

Suspect faces court over Valentine's Day stabbing

A 30-year-old man was charged with the murder of an Eight Mile Rock woman who was found stabbed to death on Valentine’s Day.Dwayne Belizaire, of Seagrape, Eight Mile Rock, was arraigned in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court on Monday before Magis

VIDEO: Police investigate armed robbery at Rubis gas station

POLICE are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding an apparent armed robbery at the Rubis gas station on West Bay Street on Sunday, one of three armed robberies reported in western New Providence over a 24-hour period.