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Rudy King trial gets under way

FIVE Post Office Department employees testified yesterday at the opening of the fraud trial of Bahamian businessman Rudolph “Rudy” King.

23 more homes to be demolished

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister said his ministry spearheaded the demolition of 23 illegal structures in The Farm shanty town in Abaco last week, with some 20 more structures targeted for demolition this week.

Passengers hurt after ferry ran aground

MORE than a dozen passengers received minor injuries when a ferry boat they were on ran aground in waters near Man-O-War Cay, Abaco, on Sunday evening.

WELLS’ NEW MAGIC NUMBER - 120,000: Minister says hitting this vaccination total puts us in ‘good place’

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells estimates that 120,000 people need to be vaccinated in order for the nation to be “in good stead” in the fight against COVID-19.

$357,000 of repairs approved for 37 Sweeting Cay Homes

THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority has approved some 37 homeowners on Sweeting’s Cay for nearly $360,000 of repair assistance under the Small Homes Repair Programme.

Man in John Bull fraud case bailed

A MAN who last month denied defrauding several businesses of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise was yesterday granted bail before his trial.

Man told to pay to repair ex’s door

A 24-year-old man who admitted breaking his former girlfriend’s door during a row was yesterday ordered to compensate her for her damaged property.

Speaker’s conduct ‘unprecedented’ in Parliament, says historian

A TOP Bahamian historian says the conduct of House Speaker Halson Moultrie is “unprecedented” in the history of the Bahamian Parliament.

Three sworn in as Supreme Court justices

THREE newly appointed justices for the Supreme Court took their oaths yesterday.

‘Several’ airlifts of COVID patients from Andros

SEVERAL people have been airlifted from Andros to New Providence with COVID-19 in the last week, The Tribune understands.

‘Govt ignoring our nursing licence problems’

SOME unlicensed nursing school graduates feel they are being ignored by the government and are left in limbo unable to practise.

Family shock as man shot dead at home

A MAN died on Sunday on Washington Street after being shot.

Man shot dead in Abaco

Police are investigating after a man was found shot dead in a car in Abaco on Tuesday morning.

Judges throw out murder conviction

A MAN who was convicted of shooting and killing another man in 2013 had his 30-year sentence overturned in the Court of Appeal yesterday.

‘WE HAD NOTHING TO HIDE FROM UN’: Johnson responds to factfinding visit on immigration issues

FINANCIAL Services, Trade, Industry and Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson told The Tribune yesterday he welcomed the United Nations’ recent inspectorial visit to The Bahamas as “we have nothing to hide”.

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