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Deputy PM to head delegation to Qatar and Saudi Arabia

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper will head a delegation of Bahamian ministerial and technical experts to Qatar and Saudi Arabia this weekend.

ALIV Connect aims to assist the disabled community

ALIV presented an initiative yesterday to bring greater assistance to the disabled community called ALIV Connect.

TEACHERS REJECT SALARY PROPOSALS: But union will hold off on industrial action for one week

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson says the union will hold off on industrial action for one week, after revealing that members have twice rejected counter proposals from government as it relates to salaries for members.

Government to push for private sector minimum wage increase

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said government intends to push for a minimum wage increase in the private sector in the wake of rising costs in the country.

Halkitis: Opposition ‘dead wrong’ on budget

SENATOR Michael Halkitis yesterday defended the prime minister’s budget presentation in face of the opposition’s criticisms as he rejected their claims that the budget failed to address inflationary costs.

Sexual assault allegation under investigation

DETECTIVES in New Providence are investigating an allegation of sexual assault made by an American woman, which is said to have occurred yesterday.

Two women charged after fight

TWO women faced causing harm charges against each other in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Woman charged with abetment to assault

A WOMAN was granted $3,000 bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday following her arraignment for abetting in an assault.

Arrest in connection with housebreaking, stealing

A MAN suspected of housebreaking and stealing was arrested on Wednesday in the Freeport area, a senior police official said.

Man gets probation after assaulting girlfriend

A MAN was placed on six-months probation by a Magistrate’s Court after assaulting his girlfriend at a nightclub

Two men charged in connection with fake $4,349 cheque

TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a fake $4,349 cashier’s cheque.

Six-months’ probation after deceit charges

A WOMAN was put on six-months’ probation yesterday after being charged with two counts of deceit of a public officer.

Long Island MP Adrian Gibson questioned by police

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Leamond Deleveaux confirmed yesterday that Long Island MP Adrian Gibson was in police custody and being questioned in relation to an ongoing probe into the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

Sandals to install detectors after tourist deaths

WHILE not revealing the cause of death of three American tourists at its Emerald Bay property earlier this month, Sandals has said the fatalities were not linked to the resort’s air conditioning system, food and beverage service, landscaping services or foul play.

Dead man found in front of house

POLICE are investigating a homicide that occurred in the Ridgeland Park area on Tuesday night.

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