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Ministry hits back at vendors’ complaints

THE Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has called recent claims made by Potter’s Cay Dock vendors, who lost their stalls to a destructive fire earlier this month, “misleading”.

DEMOLITION DAY: Govt teams move in to tear down structures in Abaco shanty town

THE Ministry of Works spearheaded the demolition of 45 “incomplete and unoccupied structures” in The Farm shanty town in Abaco yesterday, a move that human rights activists quickly condemned.

More than 3,000 homes still need Dorian repairs

MORE than 3,000 homes across Grand Bahama and Abaco still need to have repairs completed post-Hurricane Dorian, according to Katherine Smith, executive director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority.

Trial date to be set for former minister

FORMER Cabinet minister Elma Campbell will be given a date for the start of her trial early next month.

28-year murder sentence quashed

THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the 28-year sentence of a man who was found guilty of trying to kill another man over five years ago.

58-year prison sentence overturned

A MAN, convicted of murdering one man and attempting to kill two others, had his 58-year prison sentence overturned in the appellate court recently.

Thief admits stealing $672 of car parts

A 28-year-old man who admitted stealing $672 worth of car parts from a man’s vehicle was yesterday remanded into custody before his sentencing.

Community service over fake car disc

A 28-year-old man who was caught driving a car with a fraudulent inspection disc was yesterday ordered to complete 50 hours of community service.

Man accused of sex with 13-year-old

A 19-year-old male resident of Grand Bahama accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and possessing a pornographic video of the minor was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Man accused of hiring someone without permit

A Bahamian man accused of breaching the Immigration Act was charged in Freeport on Wednesday.

TEMPLE CHRISTIAN CLARIFIES TWO-DAY CLOSURE

AN administrator at Temple Christian School has clarified that the school has not returned to a virtual learning method, as the institution has been doing so for some time, nor is its two-day closure due to COVID-19 cases.

ACM CONFERENCE TOMORROW

THE Anglican Church Men (ACM) of the Diocese of The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Islands will come together virtually for the 47th Conference and 2021 Annual General Meeting tomorrow, from 9am.

NIB staff walkout over COVID fear

STAFF of the National Insurance Board, located at the agency’s Blake Road offices, briefly walked off the job yesterday over fears that there was a suspected positive case of COVID-19 in the building.

Candlelight vigil held for mass shooting victims

A CANDLELIGHT vigil was held in the Kemp Road area yesterday for six men who lost their lives in a violent execution in the area last Thursday.

Davis: Govt cannot interfere in private contracts

IN view of some local businesses mandating a COVID-19 vaccination policy for workers, Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip Davis stated the government cannot intervene in private contracts between ordinary citizens and employers.

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