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UPDATED: Two held after man shot dead in apartment

POLICE in Grand Bahama have two men in custody in connection with the shooting death of a young man on Sunday night at an apartment complex in Caravel Beach, Freeport.

'I don't run from any issue' says Christie as he again avoids Fitzgerald questions

AFTER days of being silent in the wake of the controversy surrounding Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald’s solicitation of contracts from Baha Mar while he sat in Cabinet, Prime Minister Perry Christie told The Tribune yesterday: “I don’t run from any issue.”

Bishop attacks 'gutter politics'

REVEREND Laish Boyd, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, has denounced the “gutter politics and venom” associated with the upcoming general election, charging that the practice could hinder upstanding persons seeking to offer themselves for public office in the future.

Man wanted for questioning in connection with murder

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 28-year-old Alfred George, of Knowles Drive off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway, who is wanted for questioning in connection to murder.

Murder toll for 2017 rises to 50 after overnight Coconut Grove shooting

A MAN has been found shot to death in Coconut Grove overnight, police in New Providence have reported.

PM hails historic NHI phase

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday heralded the “historic” launch of the enrolment phase of National Health Insurance, expressing his delight in serving as the nation’s leader while “ushering in” one of the “most significant interventions in the history of this country.”

Smith criticises actions of both Fitzgerald and Maynard-Gibson

FORMER Cabinet minister George Smith said Jerome Fitzgerald’s solicitation of Sarkis Izmirlian for Baha Mar contracts shows the extent to which this country has allowed the “bastardisation of the Westminster system” to take place.

Nygard payments to Shane Gibson ‘another inexcusable scandal’

FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday labelled reports that Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson received payments totalling $94,131.10 over an 18-month period from fashion mogul Peter Nygard as another “inexcusable” scandal from an amoral administration.

DNA defends candidate over pictures with gun

THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) yesterday defended its Nassau Village candidate, after pictures of Mario Lockhart brandishing a handgun and posing with scantily-clad women went viral on social media over the weekend.

Lloyd condemns ‘culture of corruption’

FREE National Movement South Beach candidate Jeffery Lloyd yesterday contended that a “culture of slackness, dishonesty and corruption” has manifested the ranks of political elites in The Bahamas, insisting that the culture had now infected and hampered every aspect of the Bahamian society.

New tower installed for free to air TV channels

THE Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB) yesterday commissioned a new 300ft transmission tower which will enable everyone to watch ZNS TV 13, the Parliamentary Channel and a third community announcements channel free of charge via “Free 2 Air”.

Five taxi drivers and watercraft operators are accused of supplying cocaine on Paradise Island

FIVE taxi drivers and watercraft operators were remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of soliciting patrons and supplying cocaine on Paradise Island.

Month-long delay for two US men accused of manslaughter

THE CASE of two Americans facing trial for manslaughter has been delayed by at least a month.

Nassau Village ‘has been let down’ says BCP candidate

REGISTERED voters in the Nassau Village constituency have been urged by a fringe political party official to select a representative from their community who will represent their interests.

Bust of Sir Lynden Pindling is unveiled in Washington

A MARBLE bust of Sir Lynden Pindling, the first Prime Minister of The Bahamas, has been unveiled in Washington, fulfilling a dream for one Bahamian sculptor.

Three dead, one wounded after weekend shootings

THREE men are dead and another man is fighting for his life in hospital after three separate shooting incidents in the capital over the weekend.

Symonette top of rich list with $156m declaration

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette leads the pack of a long list of millionaires and wealthy candidates who are vying for seats in the House of Assembly with a total net worth of $156m, according to financial disclosures submitted to the Parliamentary Registration Department.

Davis and Maynard-Gibson avoid Fitzgerald questions

DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson focused on Baha Mar’s long-promised opening on Friday morning rather than address the controversy surrounding Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald.

D’Aguilar company made false declarations in 2014 case

SUPERWASH Limited, the company owned by Free National Movement candidate for Free Town Dionisio D’Aguilar, submitted three false declarations to the Bahamas Customs Department in 2014 which would have cost the government more than $35,000 in unpaid duty, according to documents obtained by The Tribune.

VIDEO: PM jokes ‘god can’t stop’ him on election trail

PRIME Minister Perry Christie joked on Saturday that things were going so good that “God can’t stop him now” after the Progressive Liberal Party’s mass rally in Exuma was plagued with power outages, rain and microphone issues.

Nygard gave Gibson $94,000: $5,000 a month paid to minister’s US bank account

PETER Nygard sent thousands of dollars per month to a Bank of America account belonging to Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson between August 2011 and January 2013, documents obtained by The Tribune show. The payments totalled $94,131.10.

Ingraham: Curry has disappointed with so many absences

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said he was “disappointed” to learn that North Abaco MP Renardo Curry was absent from the House of Assembly 102 times this parliamentary term, with the nation’s former leader telling reporters he never missed 100 days in 40 years.

QC SAYS HE HAS DONATED MONEY TO FNM PARTY

OUTSPOKEN Queen’s Counsel Fred Smith has heightened the debate surrounding election campaign financing after he posted a video on Facebook in which he admits to sponsoring the Free National Movement’s efforts to remove the Progressive Liberal Party from office.

McCartney rejects claim that vote for DNA is a vote for PLP

RESPONDING to recent assertions by Free National Movement officials that a vote for the Democratic National Alliance is a vote for the Progressive Liberal Party, DNA Leader Branville McCartney on Friday claimed that the FNM’s attempts at alienating the third party is because the FNM wants either itself or the PLP to win “because they work together”.

FNM candidate Bowe aims to improve Exuma healthcare

IMPROVED healthcare in Exuma will be the first order of business for Free National Movement (FNM) candidate Navarro Bowe if elected to serve next month.