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Munroe sets deadline over Dion Smith arrest

THE attorney for former Executive Chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation Dion Smith and eight employees who were arrested and held overnight in connection with a theft case have written to the government seeking its position on liability in the matter.

Dames: Threats won’t scare us

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames vowed yesterday the government would not bow to threats as it strives to wipe out corruption.

Child abuse: 856 cases in just one year

THERE were 856 recorded cases of child abuse in the country last year, with neglect, physical abuse and sexual abuse accounting for 92 per cent of the total incidents reported to the Department of Social Services.

Investors to be encouraged to submit proposals for landfill

THE Minnis administration will encourage investors to submit waste-to-energy proposals during its landfill reform process, Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira said yesterday.

Uncertainty still remains over future of Greenslade

AGAINST alarming homicide numbers and weeks of uncertainty over the police force’s hierarchy, National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday skirted questions on the status of Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade amid speculation that he is considering a top foreign post.

Opposition leader warns of lawsuits over PLP arrests

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said there are plans to file civil lawsuits against the government over investigations involving former PLP members of Parliament.

Man accused of manslaughter over August 1 fatal shooting

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in connection with a recent fatal shooting in the capital.

Five accused with firearms offences in three separate cases

FIVE people – including a juvenile – were arraigned in court yesterday on firearm charges.

Man jailed For ammunition he said he found at fishing spot

A MAN was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday after admitting to having custody of nearly 1,400 rounds of assorted ammunition.

Underground fault blamed for Bimini power outage

A “major underground fault” in the underwater cable supplying Resorts World Bimini with electricity was the cause of a power outage at the resort over the weekend, Bahamas Power and Light has said.

Ferreira: No dredging in Bimini, just a clean-up

ENVIRONMENT and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira yesterday dismissed concerns over several photos being circulated on social media allegedly depicting the dredging of beaches in Bimini as a misinterpreted clean-up exercise on the island.

Parents and teachers team up to start school year the right way

AS the new school year approaches, teachers and parents at Woodcock Primary have joined forces to ensure that students are fully equipped with workbooks.

Bishop Ellis: Gibson shown no respect

BISHOP Neil C Ellis has lamented the “inhumanity” shown to former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson before his recent arraignment, claiming that the former MP’s treatment was inconsistent with the concept of “basic respect for human dignity”.

Two dead in holiday shootings

HOLIDAY weekend shootings left two men dead in the capital, one of whom was killed less than a month after he was released on bail.

Eight migrants released from Detention Centre

EIGHT detainees who were held at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre without charge were released on Friday.

Four dead after two traffic accidents

FOUR people are dead - three of them from Grand Bahama - following two separate recent traffic accidents, police reported.

War of words on finance debt

FINANCE Minister K Peter Turnquest last night blasted his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) counterpart for challenging whether the government had exaggerated the size of the country’s fiscal deficit.

Sacked – 'for having a beard'

A FORMER police officer is seeking to appeal the commissioner of police’s recent decision to discharge him from the Royal Bahamas Police Force allegedly because of his unwillingness to compromise a key component of his Muslim faith.

Bank of The Bahamas bailout to be debated by Parliament

DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest yesterday pledged the government’s planned $166m “rescue” for Bank of The Bahamas will be fully debated in Parliament.

‘FNM can’t ask for apology from anyone’

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said the Free National Movement has no moral authority to demand an apology from anyone, as he called on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and the FNM to apologise on behalf of the governing party for what he sees as various transgressions and misdeeds over the years.

Drugs worth $600,000 seized in Grand Bahama

POLICE in Grand Bahama seized more than $600,000 worth of drugs during separate incidents last week.

‘Nation-builder and lawyer’ Sir Geoffrey Johnstone dies

FUNERAL services for Bahamian politician and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Johnstone, who died in Doctors Hospital early Friday morning, will be held on Saturday, August 12, at 11am at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk, Princes Street.

Sir Arthur Foulkes pays his respects to ‘a great Bahamian’

FORMER Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes, in paying tribute to Sir Geoffrey Johnstone, described him as “a great Bahamian who gave brilliant service to his country for many years and in many ways”.

Exuma, Abaco still blighted by power cuts

EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper has called the frequent power outages affecting Exuma, an “untenable” situation that is frustrating both residents and visitors.

Man shot dead outside of nightclub

Police are searching for several suspects after a man was shot dead in the early hours of Monday morning.