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Police motorcycle officer praised for courageous arrest of couple with ammunition

POLICE in New Providence are hailing a "courageous" officer from the Police Traffic Division who took a man and a woman into custody on Thursday following the seizure of a quantity of ammunition.

Linda Vilbrun found safe and well in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama Police reported on Friday morning that Linda Vilbrun, who had been reported missing for almost a week, has been found safe and in good health.

Marines injured as Defence Force boat hits jetty

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officials in the capital confirmed on Friday that several marines were injured when the HMBS Durward Knowles was damaged after colliding with a jetty at Prince George Wharf on Thursday night.

Clubs and Societies

Antique Auto Club. - Members of the Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas got a kickstart on building the Christmas spirit this week as they wrapped, packed and delivered gifts and bags of groceries for some 120 deserving children at three different Primary Schools.

PM: Rivals are in ‘meltdown’

THE “meltdown” of opposition parties in the Bahamas is a reason to have confidence in the Progressive Liberal Party, Prime Minister Perry Christie suggested yesterday as he defended the performance of his government following Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the country’s credit rating.

Man wearing ankle bracelet shot dead in bedroom

POLICE found the lifeless body of a man wearing an ankle bracelet in Melvin Road, off Yellow Elder yesterday morning.

Butler-Turner: FNM accusations bogus

LONG ISLAND MP Loretta Butler-Turner said yesterday there is no need for her to appear before the Free National Movement’s “kangaroo court” because the party’s “trumped up” accusations against her “are bogus”.

Opposition leader apologises for Moncur comments

OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Loretta Butler-Turner sought to establish clear boundaries on the type of conduct she expects from her new parliamentary caucus in a public apology yesterday for the “inappropriate and insensitive comments” made by Senator Rodney Moncur towards a Tribune reporter.

FNM candidate withdraws amid health concerns

FREE National Movement MICAL candidate Walt Saunders has withdrawn his candidacy for the 2017 general election amid health concerns, according to party Chairman Sidney Collie.

MP has ‘faith’ in Long Islanders

LONG ISLAND MP Loretta Butler-Turner said yesterday that while she understands “elections are won at the polls and cannot be predicted” she believes Long Islanders “have faith” in her “and she “believes in them”.

Valley Boys look to defend Junkanoo title

THE Valley Boys will look to claim their fourth consecutive parade victory at this year’s Boxing Day festival on Sunday night and Monday morning in downtown Nassau.

Turnquest: Come clean over labour force survey

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday called on the Christie administration to come clean with the Bahamian people over the Department of Statistics’ most recent Labour Force Survey, which placed the nation’s unemployment rate at 11.6 per cent.

Judge to rule in January on papers in Nygard case

A JUDGE said yesterday that she will rule in January 2017 on the admissibility of correspondence and/or other documents concerning Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard that were prepared before December 2014 when alleged dredging activities were occurring on or around Nygard Cay.

Corrections officer must seek bail after alteraction at Market Street bar

A CORRECTIONS officer will have to seek bail from the Supreme Court after he was remanded to prison following his arraignment in Magistrate’s Court in connection with an alleged altercation at a bar off Market Street.

Freedom of Information Bill ‘a missed opportunity’

IN spite of the government’s highly touted consultation process for its Freedom of Information Bill, more than 20 civil society organisations have declared the document tabled in the House of Assembly last week a “missed opportunity”.

Unsubstantiated claims and breaches of conduct mark Moncur’s first contributions to Senate

THE leading women in the Senate took newly appointed Senator Rodney Moncur to task during his first contribution to debate yesterday, with one accusing him of setting a “dangerous precedent” in the upper chamber.

Minnis confident Adrian Gibson can unseat Butler-Turner

FREE NATIONAL Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said last night he is “more than confident” that political newcomer Adrian Gibson will unseat current FNM member of Parliament for Long Island Loretta Butler Turner.

12,000 disconnected for not paying their electricity bills

AS many as 12,000 Bahamians have had their power disconnected due to nonpayment, Department of Statistics officials revealed yesterday as they released the results of the latest Labour Force Survey.

PM: We must prove S&P wrong on downgrade

IN the wake of a downgrade by international credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s to “junk” status, Prime Minister Perry Christie said it is up to his administration to prove them “wrong” as he lamented the fact that S&P did not fully appreciate the “weight” of Baha Mar’s impending opening.

Tribunal appointed to decide on rebel seven

THE Free National Movement appointed a three-person tribunal last night to decide the fate of the “rebel seven” members of Parliament who ousted FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly.

Unemployment falls to 11.6%

THE unemployment rate between October 24-30 was 11.6 per cent, a 1.1 per cent decline from May, the previous time the Department of Statistics conducted their Labour Force Survey, officials announced yesterday.

Rollins: Wisdom must justify $334,000 contract

FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins yesterday called on former Cabinet minister Neville Wisdom to justify how the $334,000 in public funds his company was paid to decorate West Bay Street and downtown Nassau was spent, considering that a “third grader” could have done a better job.

Police searching for missing woman

POLICE are searching for a 37-year-old woman who has been reported missing for almost a week.

Turnquest not surprised by Gibson’s blame of union

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said yesterday he isn’t surprised by Labour Minister Shane Gibson’s attempt to shift blame for the termination of more than 60 One&Only Ocean Club employees to the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union, calling the move the latest in a trend of demonstrating hostility towards Bahamian workers.

Container port worker injured

A FREEPORT Container Port worker was seriously injured in an industrial accident at the port this week.