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Teenager accused of unlicensed firearms, ammunition possession

A TEENAGER was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court on Friday after being accused of having two unlicensed pistols with live ammunition.

Commodore: Steps being taken to prepare for Haiti deployment

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King says officials are taking concrete steps to prepare marines in the event troops are deployed to Haiti.

Abaco frustration over growing shanty towns

CONCERNED Abaco residents who have repeatedly voiced frustrations about the growing shanty towns on the island want the government to “put their money where their mouth is” when it comes to dealing with the unregulated communities.

Village Road finish set for end of year

AFTER several months of construction, more work has been added to the Village Road Improvement Project, however completion is still scheduled for the end of the year.

Bishop warns over lack of transparency

BISHOP Laish Boyd said the real cause of problems that many nations face arise out of a lack of transparency, accountability, and fair play by national leaders and systems.

Contest heats up in the kitchen

STUDENTS from several senior high schools participated in the Ministry of Education’s 30th annual Young Chef Culinary Competition semi-finals yesterday.

Bahamas and EU ‘seek partnership’

THE Bahamas and the European Union are recommitted to building and strengthening a mutually beneficial partnership as they have concluded the dialogue on Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement.

Lincoln Bain and eight others charged

LINCOLN Bain and eight others were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with unlawful assembly and obstruction in connection with Wednesday’s protest in Parliament Square.

$19.9m of meteorology equipment uninsured

DEPARTMENT of Meteorology equipment worth at least $19.9m has been left uninsured and vulnerable to loss or damage, Auditor General Terrance Bastian has revealed following a probe of operations there.

Mother ‘will keep faith’ as sea search called off

SEARCHES at sea have been called off for a 28-year-old Eight Mile Rock man who went missing almost two weeks ago, according to his mother.

ANGLICANS SUPPORT MARITAL RAPE LAW – Bishop: Wherever rape happens, it is called rape

BISHOP Laish Boyd said the Anglican Diocese “wholeheartedly” supports the proposed amendments to the Sexual Offences Act so that “wherever rape happens it is called rape”.

Sunset Pilot member announced as Club Ambassador

THE Sunset Pilot Club of Grand Bahama has announced that Ms Toni Hudson-Bannister is the 2022-2023 1st PIFF (Pilot International Founders Fund) Club Ambassador.

Bail granted over firearm and bullets

A MAN was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on firearm and ammunition charges.

$300 fine for Indian hemp possession

A MAN was fined in Magistrate’s Court after admitting to owning 18 grams of Indian hemp.

Miller ‘satisfied’ with Equinor clean-up

ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Minister Vaughn Miller says he is satisfied with the clean-up of the oil spill at Equinor South Riding Point and in the surrounding communities in East Grand Bahama, but added that the clean-up efforts continue.

Four armed robberies

POLICE are seeking help from the public to assist them in solving four recent armed robberies.

Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 20th October: Freeport

STARTS: 10/20/2022 6:15 PM EDT EXPIRES: 10/20/2022 7:45 PM EDT

Two feeding programmes launched

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe announced the start of two new feeding programmes that will offer breakfast to students and make available provisions for people to be fed at night.

Govt owes $1.7m to BTVI

MORE than $1m is owed to the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) by the Ministry of Education, according to an audit into the institution.

‘Govt will phase in liveable wage’

LABOUR Minister Keith Bell said the government remains committed to phasing in a “liveable wage” for Bahamian workers.

Police investigate ‘man with knife’ at school

POLICE have confirmed an investigation is ongoing into a six-year-old girl’s account that she was approached and chased by a man with a knife while at school.

Bell defends govt after complaints of ‘mistreated’ migrants

IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell yesterday defended government’s efforts in handling irregular migrants in response to claims that migrants have been “mistreated” by law enforcement during the government’s recent shanty town crackdown.

Watson apology ‘not accepted’

WOMEN United has rejected press secretary Clint Watson’s apology saying that alone it was not enough as it failed to identify the female contributors to the national dialogue who he recklessly marginalised.

Mother upset at wait for Turin files

BLAIR John’s mother is unhappy that more than three years since her son’s death, Bahamian officials have yet to receive files related to the investigation from Italian authorities.

$600,000 on furniture at embassy

AN AUDIT into The Bahamas’ Embassy in Brussels, Belgium found that over $600,000 of taxpayer’s money was spent on furniture purchases for the official residence.