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Convict approved by FNM for work scheme

TIMOTHY Saunders, the convict killed at a gas station on Monday, was approved for the Bahamas Department of Corrections’ work scheme under the Minnis administration, National Security Minister Wayne Monroe said yesterday.

$15k bail granted in assault rifle case

A MAN was granted a combined bail of $15,000 yesterday after being found in possession of a prohibited assault rifle and 33 lbs of drugs.

Woman admits she stole phone left on cashier counter

A WOMAN guilty of stealing by finding was fined in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Bail granted in drugs case

A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court after allegedly being found with dangerous drugs.

Thief released after time served in custody

A MAN was released from a custodial sentence yesterday, with a magistrate taking into account his time already served, for stealing.

Celebrating nurses after battling the pandemic

GRAND Bahama nurses were praised for their resilience and contributions to global health in the last three years during the official opening of Nurses Month in Freeport on Monday.

Consultants hired for council consultation

THE government has hired consultants to help redraft the Local Government Act to give more power to Family Island councils, including greater ability to raise revenue.

Home repairs initiative is launched by Urban Renewal

URBAN Renewal has launched a new home repair initiative in response to hundreds of homeowners who are hurting and in need of restoration of the houses in which they live.

BNT ‘monitoring’ Disney work at Lighthouse Point

BAHAMAS National Trust director Eric Carey said the BNT continues to monitor Disney’s construction works at Lighthouse Point to ensure environmental safety.

Turning derelicts into libraries

A FORMER elementary school teacher and librarian from Wisconsin, United States, has transformed 12 dilapidated buildings into modern working libraries and community centres for residents in Eleuthera.

Police hunt man in murder probe

GRAND Bahama Police are searching for a man who is wanted for questioning in connection with a murder investigation.

Nurses file dispute over safety

THE Bahamas Nurses Union has filed a trade dispute against the Public Hospitals Authority and Department of Public Health.

Man dead, another shot in the head

A MAN has died and another is in hospital being treated for a gunshot wound to the head after a shooting incident on Monday night.

‘WHERE ARE OUR WAGES?’ – Former staff of Club Land’Or claim they are owed thousands of dollars

FORMER employees of the shuttered Club Land’Or resort on Paradise Island claim they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, severance pay and other benefits despite long years of dedicated service before the resort’s closure in 2020.

Guilty of carrying dagger

A MAN was sternly warned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for carrying a throwing dagger into a bar last weekend.

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