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Cabinet to discuss police officer payments today

CABINET will meet today and is expected to discuss whether the Free National Movement government will honour a promise made by former Prime Minister Perry Christie to pay overtime to Royal Bahamas Police Force officers at the end of the month, according to Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest.

Roberts: It’s time to roll up sleeves after disappointment

AS he urged party supporters to roll up their sleeves and begin making necessary adjustments to the party, Bradley Roberts said at the Progressive Liberal Party’s National General Council meeting last night that last week’s general election results were a “bitter disappointment” for PLP supporters.

Union warns FNM to be serious over its promises

THE National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas has urged the FNM government to “be serious” about honouring its promises to improve labour relations in the country, calling on the Minnis-led administration to prove it can turn words into action.

La Nina brings return of wet weather after six dry weeks

FORECASTERS in the capital have urged residents throughout the country not to be misguided by the low levels of rainfall over the last six weeks, warning of a return to “normal levels” over the course of the “wet” months.

Man admits possession of marijuana worth $25,000

A MAN was spared an immediate prison sentence yesterday after he maintained his guilty plea to possession of more than $25,000 worth of marijuana.

Murder trial faces further delay

THE transfer of a murder case from Magistrate’s Court to Supreme Court has been delayed by an additional two weeks.

Man denied bail after firearms charge

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on firearm related offences.

More than 200 sign up for NHI at weekend in GB

MORE than 200 people enrolled in National Health Insurance on Grand Bahama over the weekend at pop-up locations in Freeport and in Lucaya.

Cocaine worth $5m seized in Freeport

LOCAL authorities seized $5m worth of suspected cocaine at the Freeport Container Port on Monday, however no arrests have been made, police reported.

Man found hanged in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old man who was found hanged from a tree in an upscale subdivision in the Lucaya area on Monday.

New Cabinet is sworn in

The Cabinet of the new FNM government was sworn in at Government House on Monday afternoon.

Voter turnout down by two per cent over 2012 poll

VOTER turnout for the 2017 general election dropped just over two percentage points by comparison to the number of voters in the 2012 poll, according to The Tribune’s analysis.

Collie says Christie was weakness in PLP campaign

WHILE many braced for a close general election result, the Free National Movement’s data-driven campaign strategy allowed party officials to be all but certain of victory weeks before the vote, according to party Chairman Sidney Collie.

Turnquest aims to cut back on overspending

THE country is facing a new era of conservative fiscal measures, according to Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest, who yesterday forecast a swift departure from the established culture of government overspending in his remit as the new minister for finance.

Mitchell lashes out at FNM win

FORMER Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell yesterday downplayed the Free National Movement’s landslide victory over the Progressive Liberal Party, claiming that the FNM’s victory was due in part to “the money of foreign interests,” the “turn of clever phrases” and the manipulation of “a population suffering from the ill-effects of the economic recession”.

Christie expected to reveal his future plans tonight

FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie is expected to give statement on his political future tonight at a Progressive Liberal Party National General Council meeting, party Chairman Bradley Roberts confirmed yesterday.

Former DNA hopeful calls for an end to cronyism

A FORMER political candidate has urged the country’s new leader to end the culture of cronyism.

Observers note lack of ZNS balance and campaigning at advanced polls

THE Commonwealth Observer Group on Friday called for the establishment of an independent election management body with modern voting and counting systems to “safeguard” the country’s “democratic history.”

Activists call for clampdown on corruption

ACTIVIST group Out Da Box called on the new governing party, the Free National Movement, to fulfil its campaign pledges of strengthening anti-corruption mechanisms and increasing the fairness of elections.

Man dies after high-speed chase ends in shootout with police

A MAN has died after a high-speed chase through Nassau ended in a shootout with police early on Saturday.

Three in custody after illegal firearms found

Three men are in custody after police seized two illegal firearms in separate incidents overnight.

'People's government' will have 16 cabinet ministers

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will establish a cabinet that features 16 ministerial portfolios, with the identities of the ministers expected to be revealed over the weekend, Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie said on Friday.

UPDATED: Christie loses Centreville seat by four votes

DESPITE eight consecutive terms as Centreville’s member of Parliament, former Prime Minister Perry Christie’s loss of the seat became official on Friday after an all-night recount revealed that he lost to Free National Movement (FNM) newcomer Reece Chipman.

PM urged to end 'culture of cronyism'

A FORMER political candidate has urged the country’s new Prime Minister to end the culture of cronyism.

Call for modern voting, counting systems to 'safeguard democratic history'

THE Commonwealth Observer Group on Friday called for the establishment of an independent election management body with modern voting and counting systems to "safeguard" the country's "democratic history".