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Man jailed for stealing TV

A 40-year-old man who admitted stealing a television set from a local restaurant on Christmas Day was sentenced to 14 months in prison yesterday.

Probation over marijuana

A MAN, taken to court on marijuana charges yesterday, was placed on six months probation.

Report of 'downed plane' sparks search off New Providence

POLICE officers and Defence Force officers searched waters at the Eastern end of New Providence last night after receiving a report of a downed plane.

Jibrilu on pre-retirement leave

TOURISM Director General Joy Jibrilu is officially on pre-retirement leave, Tourism, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper has announced.

‘We’re fully behind the cruise industry’

TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper said officials are “fully behind” the cruise industry despite the Pan American Health Organisation’s concern about cruise travel amid the pandemic.

University partners in fight against gender violence

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has taken a firm stance against gender-based violence as it partners with the Bahamas Crisis Centre and Rotary Bahamas in a bold new social awareness campaign.

University ‘going well’ with plan to move to hybrid model

AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the nation, University of the Bahamas President Dr Rodney Smith has shed light on how the virus has affected campus life and operations nearly two years later.

Cooper: Trip will build relations with the UAE

TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper has defended the government’s participation in Expo 2020 in Dubai, saying the Davis administration is focused on building diplomatic relations with the UAE.

Youth choir ‘may not have met the criteria’

BAHAMAS National Youth Choir director Dexter Fernander said that although his group has a reputation for premier cultural displays through song and dance, it may not have met the criteria for participation at the world expo in Dubai.

Pamela Burnside ‘perturbed’ by performances at Expo 2020

CULTURAL advocate Pamela Burnside says what she’s seen on display from some of the participating Bahamian acts in Dubai threatens to “mash down” all of the cultural strides made over decades by her and her late husband Jackson Burnside III.

Non-lethal weaponry considered for police

DEPUTY Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said he would welcome the acquisition of non-lethal weapons for the Royal Bahamas Police Force, saying the matter is on the table and up for discussion.

Man charged with murder of Leon Griffin and other killings

A 21-year-old was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with the murder of four people last year, including well-known businessman and former Bahamas Taxicab Union president Leon Griffin.

‘Every red cent can be accounted for’

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was adamant yesterday that “every red cent” spent by his administration to feed Bahamians at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic can be accounted for amid new questions regarding the initiative.

As row over cost of Dubai trip rages on, Brave says: ‘It is all about making friends’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the presence of a Bahamian delegation in Dubai for the Expo 2020 event is a chance to develop friendships and tourism.

Men accused of drug offences

SEVERAL men appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with a number of drug-related offences.

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