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Wells says boundary changes favour FNM

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells yesterday challenged all Free National Movement (FNM) members “actually vying for a seat” to be wise and take advantage of the recently announced boundary changes, which he said “favours” the FNM.

Roberts defends commission

AFTER the Supreme Court’s ruling to reject the request for leave to begin judicial review proceedings of the Constituencies Commission’s report, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts defended the group’s work, saying it was “disappointing” that there were attempts to hinder this constitutional requirement.

Murder suspect ‘familiar’ with man he is accused of killing

A JURY heard yesterday of the familiarity between a banker and a man he hired to do maintenance work at his apartment who is accused of murder.

Execution killing appeal to be heard in April

A MAN contesting his conviction for the paid execution of a banker will have his appeal heard in seven weeks.

Bristol Wines hit by break-ins

EDWARD Gardner, vice-president of Bristol Wines and Spirits, said yesterday he was “very concerned” about the number of break-ins in Exuma in the past few weeks after the company’s office in Gregory Town was robbed twice in one month.

Journalist turned candidate focuses on youth and sports

SPORTSCASTER Gerrino Saunders, who has thrown his hat into the political arena as the Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) candidate for St Barnabas in the upcoming general election, said he is tired of the cry for sports development in the country.

More than 20,000 registered to vote in Grand Bahama

OVER 20,000 Bahamians have now registered to vote on Grand Bahama with another 6,000 to 8,000 on the island remaining to be registered.

Meeting reveals goals for university planning

THE University of The Bahamas (UB) has started four “key initiatives” expected to realign the concept of tertiary level education in The Bahamas over several years, according to some of the institution’s top academic, financial and management officials.

Junior achievers give their backing to Lupus 242

FEBRUARY is Junior Achievement (JA) month in The Bahamas and this year, the group’s executive has selected Lupus 242 as the organisation’s official JA Cares partner.

Griffin launches project to reclaim our boys

MINISTER of Social Services and Community Development Melanie Griffin recently launched the Reclaiming Our Boys Project - an initiative which was called for under the National Strategic Plan To Address Gender-Based Violence.

Accused ‘said he killed man over sexual advances’

A JURY heard yesterday that a man allegedly confessed to his relatives that he fatally stabbed a banker who hired him to do maintenance work at his apartment for an upcoming holiday gathering when the victim allegedly made a sexual advance at him.

Bazard and Smith vie for PLP seat in St Barnabas

TWO Progressive Liberal Party lawyers are vying for the newly created St Barnabas seat: former Senator Cheryl Bazard and former Mount Moriah MP Keod Smith.

Minnis warns intercept bill is being rushed

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has joined the chorus of those criticising the Interception of Communications Bill, saying the timing of the introduction of the legislation so close to the next general election raises questions about the government’s motives.

Fitzgerald slams Rollins as 'a political prostitute'

FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins’ pronouncement that he is prepared to swim in his “own vomit” in order to make things right with the FNM to ensure a general election win over the governing PLP, verifies that he is nothing more than a “political prostitute,” according to Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald.

Baha Mar chief's fear over crime

ON THE heels of a murder spree in the capital, Graeme Davis, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) Bahamas president, yesterday suggested that if the Christie administration is unable to control crime, the country’s tourism product could be headed in a negative direction.

New computers to help school hit by burglars

NEARLY five months after a burglary left the Sandilands Primary School without computers, Mission: Educate Bahamas in conjunction with Aetos Holdings Limited, yesterday commissioned a brand new, state-of-the-art library and technology centre at the school’s Fox Hill campus.

Fitzgerald ‘disappointed’ at Chipman complaint over boundaries report

MARATHON MP Jerome Fitzgerald said he is “disappointed” in St Anne’s MP Hubert Chipman’s claims that the boundaries report he signed as the Official Opposition’s representative on the Constituencies Commission was different from the one Prime Minister Perry Christie presented to Parliament.

Chipman letter given to court in judicial review bid

A JUDGE has been supplied with a copy of a letter that would support the request from members of the Official Opposition for leave to begin judicial review proceedings of a parliamentary order on constituency boundaries for the upcoming general election.

Rufa denied entry to country to attend court matters

FRED Smith, QC, yesterday criticised the Bahamas Immigration Department for refusing to allow his client, Canadian Bruno Rufa, entry to The Bahamas to attend scheduled legal matters in Nassau and Freeport.

Mistrial in sex attack case after juror ‘approached’

A MISTRIAL was declared yesterday in the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl after it was revealed that a juror in the case was allegedly approached by a man on the accused’s behalf.

Armed robbery charge dropped in Supreme Court

A MAN awaiting trial for armed robbery had the charge withdrawn against him in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Ceremony to mark arrival of Privy Council ahead of appeals

THE country’s highest court, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, is in the capital to hear a number of appeals at the request of the government.

DNA ‘will ratify more women candidates than any party’

Democratic National Alliance Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer boasted yesterday that the party will ratify more female candidates for the next general election than any of the other political parties.

Nottage: Crime rates affecting perception of countries in region

IN marking the opening of a regional drug enforcement conference, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage lamented the impact that murder and crime rates are having on global perceptions of countries in the region.

Darville stands by report as residents raise their concerns

GRAND Bahama Minister Dr Michael Darville continues to stand behind a report which downplayed pollution concerns on the island, despite strong rejection expressed by the Pinder’s Point/Lewis Yard Environmental Committee, which is still calling for the relocation of residents in communities surrounding the industrial plants.