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Speaker: Priority must be to deepen democracy

IN HIS last formal communication at Parliament this term, House Speaker Dr Kendal Major yesterday called on whoever forms the new government and opposition to “prioritise” the deepening of the country’s democracy to spark a greater level of trust from Bahamians.

RBDF operations with police ‘is not a long-term solution’

WHILE the increased collaboration between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and police has netted results for law enforcement, one marine has warned that the strategy could not become the final solution to the nation’s violent crime ills.

Mobile phone company Aliv offers support to victims of fire

AFTER a fire devastated a Haitian shantytown west of Fire Trail Road and left some residents homeless last week, Aliv teamed up with local activist and radio personality Louby Georges to help bring some comfort to the community.

Bell: Efforts being made to provide proper housing for seven families displaced by shanty town fire

MINISTER of State for National Security Keith Bell said efforts are being made “to construct proper housing with proper facilities” for the displaced families of last week’s shanty town fire in central New Providence.

Keod Smith given extra week to find lawyer

KEOD Smith has been given an additional week to find counsel to represent him in committal proceedings arising from legal cost hearings that stemmed from a recusal application in which the attorney accused a Supreme Court judge of bias.

Men to challenge convictions over false declaration of money

THREE men contesting their convictions relating to a $28,000 false declaration case will have their appeals heard jointly next month.

Mortgage problems contribute to crime situation, says Bell

THE repossession of homes by commercial banks and other mortgage lenders has contributed to the country’s crime woes, with many vacant homes now being used for “peddling drugs” and conducting other illicit activities, State Minister of National Security Keith Bell said yesterday.

LARGEST EVER CLASS OF IMMIGRATION RECRUITS

THE Department of Immigration yesterday welcomed its largest class of recruits, with 107 potential officers now enlisted in the force’s four-month training programme.

Bakery workers say they have been ‘discarded like animals’

FOUR former employees of Western Bakery in Grand Bahama claim that they were treated with disrespect and “discarded like animals” by the new owner following the sale of the Freeport establishment a week ago.

NAD helps schools in anniversary year

AS part of its celebrations to mark ten years of operating Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on April 1, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) employees formally presented the Adelaide Primary School and Gambier Pre-School with new, custom-built furniture for their lunch and playground areas.

VIDEO: Concerns as surrey horse seen lying in the street

THE country’s surrey horse industry is again under fire after a short cell phone video surfaced over the weekend on social media showing an apparently injured horse lying on the street being attended to by several individuals in the downtown area.

Johnson laments failure to tackle crime issues

FREE National Movement Yamacraw candidate Elsworth Johnson yesterday suggested that the Progressive Liberal Party’s “statistic driven” approach to law enforcement has ultimately hampered the judiciary and national security forces, all while lamenting ongoing issues plaguing both areas in their efforts to arrest crime.

Activist says pastors wrong to focus on LGBT issues

CHURCHGOERS should admonish their pastors to focus on issues like providing relief for people affected by the city dump fire - not on the United States’ “benign” policies concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, an activist said yesterday.

UPDATED: Man dies in shooting close to nightclub

POLICE are seeking the public’s assistance in solving the country’s latest homicide after two men were shot, one fatally, near a nightclub in the Wulff Road area over the weekend.

FNM candidate owed $9,500 in settlement deal

THE Free National Movement’s North Eleuthera candidate yesterday took “full responsibility” for his failure to settle a 15-year-old debt worth $9,500 to the Department of Customs, and pledged to pay the full amount outstanding today.

‘Govt is distorting truth about nation’s economy’

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday accused the Christie administration of distorting the truth about the nation’s economy.

Pastors praise Prime Minister for Baha Mar ‘victory for Bahamian workers’

SEVERAL local pastors have praised Prime Minister Perry Christie and his administration for the impending opening of the Baha Mar resort and called it a “victory” for Bahamian workers.

Christie’s rival says Centreville is ‘hurting’ from neglect

REECE Chipman, the Free National Movement’s candidate for Centreville, has challenged Prime Minister Perry Christie to a debate over the constituency he has represented for the past 40 years, an area he said is “hurting” from neglect.

PLP campaign for Eleuthera hopefuls

THE Progressive Liberal Party’s re-election campaign rolled through Eleuthera Friday, with residents turning up to Hatchet Bay to show support for Clay Sweeting and Clifford “Butch” Scavella, the candidates for North Eleuthera and Central and South Eleuthera respectively.

Ministry: Haiti signing convention on statelessness will not affect Bahamas

HAITI this month joined Jamaica to become the second country in CARICOM to become a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Police hunt for gunmen after raid on jewellery store

POLICE are looking for two gunmen who robbed a jewellery store in the Mall at Marathon on Friday. It was one of three armed robberies over the weekend.

Man dies in Exuma car crash

Police in Exuma are investigating a traffic accident in which a man died on Saturday.

Police seeking three men in connection with murders

Police are asking for the public's help in locating three men wanted for questioning in connection with recent murders.

Legal discussions delay jury's return in murder and armed robbery trial

LEGAL discussions between Crown and defence counsel in a murder and armed robbery trial has delayed a jury’s return to the court.

Tearful tribute to murdered teen

TEACHERS, classmates and loved ones gathered on Friday for a tear-filled tribute to murdered 13-year-old Keishon Williams, who was remembered as a friendly and positive student leader.