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Appeal Court squashes convictionin $51,000 money laundering case

THE Court of Appeal quashed the convictions and has not ordered a retrial for a Bulgarian man a Supreme Court jury had convicted in a $51,000 money laundering case.Kostadin Karchav, 40, returned to New Providence for his scheduled substantive hearing

Port Lucaya event lined up to boost marketplace

KWASI Thompson, Minister of State for Grand Bahama, announced plans for the implementation of ‘A Taste of Port Lucaya’ to boost and stimulate economic activity at Port Lucaya Marketplace.The announcement was made on Sunday afternoon, in conjunction

No word on completion of repairs after hurricanes

THE government does not yet have a timeline of when repairs will be completed on homes damaged as a result of Hurricanes Joaquin and Matthew, which ravaged part of the country in 2015 and 2016.According to press secretary Anthony Newbold, while it is

Ex-marine's robbery case to go to Supreme Court

A FORMER marine accused of being the culprit behind a gunpoint robbery had his case transferred to the Supreme Court yesterday. Lloyd Carl Johnson, 24, was originally due to appear in Magistrate’s Court on Monday for the presentation of a voluntary

Adjustments to be made to board appointments

PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold said “adjustments” will be made to the list of statutory board appointments and committees, adding that despite there being errors inclusive of at least two deceased appointees, he could “absolutely give no assurance”

Judge orders retrial for banker’s ‘hitman’

THE Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial of a man a Supreme Court jury had convicted of the paid execution of a banker.

18-year-old charged with three murders

AN 18-year-old appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing multiple murder charges.

Festival millions - where did they go?

FORMER Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Thompson, who celebrated his ninetieth birthday Saturday evening, has offered to investigate the first two Junkanoo Carnival festivals “free of charge” so long as the Minnis administration provides him with the necessary staff to conduct the probe.

Munroe keeps secret ‘corrupt’ FNM MPs

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, said yesterday he has completed his list of alleged “corrupt members” of the Free National Movement, but won’t send it to the police “just yet” because he doesn’t trust the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s Anti-Corruption Unit.

Davis owns up to PLP failures

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party interim Leader Philip “Brave” Davis admitted yesterday the former government was not perfect, made “serious” mistakes and lost the “trust’ of Bahamians, but offered no outright apology for the missteps of the previous Christie administration.

'Who are the partners for Grand Lucayan Resort plan?'

OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ revelation of his administration’s intention to become temporary joint owners of the Grand Lucayan Resort in Grand Bahama raised a lot of questions and lacked trans

Appeal court throws out rape conviction and says forensic evidence not enough

A MAN was acquitted of rape on appeal after the Court of Appeal found the forensic evidence in his case was not sufficient to have been left to the jury for deliberation.

57 Haitians detained in Exuma

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force on Sunday assisted police and immigration officials in Exuma with the transport of a second group of migrants to be apprehended in The Bahamas within a week.This second group was apprehended off Humming Bird Cay near m

Former BAF staff: We’ve been thrown to the dogs

A HANDFUL of women picketed outside the offices of BAF Financial & Insurance Ltd to protest alleged payment disputes of two former employees yesterday.

Full speed ahead for EduKarting programme

REGISTRATION opens this week for the 5th annual EduKarting Summer Camp, two one-week sessions beginning August 8 that allow young Bahamians to experience the speed and adrenaline-pumping excitement associated with the traditional sport that mixes thr

Weather expert tells inquest no warning for mariners

THE inquest into the death of 25-year-old Christopher Turnquest continued Monday with a local forecaster testifying that weather at the time of the crash did limit visibility, but didn’t “outright” prohibit small craft operators from waters around Ne

Commission has still not met on disclosures failures

A MONTH after the government missed its self-imposed deadline for prosecuting delinquent public officials under the Public Disclosure Act, the Public Disclosure Commission is still in limbo.Yesterday, Lemarque Campbell, chairperson of Citizens for a

Lawyer blasts failures to follow conventions on migrants

ATTORNEY Martin Lundy yesterday condemned the failure of successive governments to adhere to international conventions concerning the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, or its own law in the processing of illegal migrants. Mr Lundy said the g

Storm brings flooding to Grand Bahama

HEAVY rain showers and thunderstorm activity from Tropical Storm Emily, which is passing near Florida, caused significant flooding in Grand Bahama on Monday.

Gunmen murder bailed teenager

NEARLY two weeks after one senior police official urged persons out on bail for serious crimes “to stay home” or risk the chance of being killed, investigators are searching for two male suspects in a shooting incident that has left a teenage boy, suspected of being out on bail for housebreaking, dead on Saturday.

Davis surprised PM refused to meet him

LEADER of the Official Opposition Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday seemed to downplay certain portions of his strongly worded letter sent to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis earlier this month, which suggested that the Progressive Liberal Party would possibly seek retribution over the arrests and prosecution of former PLP politicians.

UPDATED: Man’s body found floating near Sand trap

POLICE will have to await the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death of a man discovered floating in waters off West Bay Street yesterday.

Reformer says 'it's not a one pill cure'

The Bahamas will take “at least a decade” to escape its fiscal crisis, a governance reformer warning: “It’s not a one pill cure”.

US warning over islands’ crime rate

THE United States Department of State has assessed New Providence and classified it as being a “critical” threat location for crime either directed at or affecting official US government interests, citing among other things that areas of Nassau referred to as “Over-the-Hill” should be avoided.

Miller says 'do it now' over death penalty plans

FORMER Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller on Friday praised National Security Minister Marvin Dames for having the “guts” to announce the Minnis administration’s plans to push for the enforcement of the death penalty, as he called on the government to “do i