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Lending a hand

LEND a Hand Bahamas, a Bahamian nonprofit organisation, has announced a charitable contribution of $100,000 from Albany and one of its member families, the Rumpf Family.

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis highlighted the negative impact that criticism from developed countries about offshore financial centres has on the economies of countries like The Bahamas during a speech to UN heads of state yesterday.

Man shot dead on Belfour Avenue

Police are investigating after a man was shot dead on Belfour Avenue on Tuesday night.

Double murder family: ‘We’ll see justice done’

THE family of a young mother who was found dead in her Nassau Village home with her eight-year-old daughter say they want justice for the killings.

Andros shanty houses now targeted

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister has vowed to clamp down on all unsanctioned construction on Andros, insisting that once assessments have been made on the island, officials will then formulate a plan to deal with the issue in a lawful manner.

NIB fraud warning: Pay it all back

NATIONAL Insurance Minister Brensil Rolle yesterday issued a warning to all unqualified individuals who may have received unemployment assistance cheques from the agency, urging them to return the payments as NIB officials “are looking extensively” at all transactions made by employees. His warning comes amid an ongoing theft investigation at one of NIB’s branches.

Ferguson team forecast to win BPSU election after ballot

BAHAMAS Public Service Union (BPSU) President Kimsley Ferguson and his team were unofficially forecasted to win the union’s election last night.

Woman stole from children’s home

A 43-year-old woman was fined $500 after she admitted stealing from a children’s home where she worked last month to help pay her rent.

Hitting man with Kalik bottle brings $1,500 fine

A MAN who admitted hitting another man on the head with a Kalik bottle during an argument last week was fined $1,500 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

36-year murder sentence upheld

THE Court of Appeal has reaffirmed the 36-year sentence of a man convicted of murder in 2013, after refusing his application for an extension of time within which to appeal his conviction.

Man who stabbed girlfriend told to take anger classes

A MAN who stabbed his girlfriend during a domestic dispute was ordered to attend anger management classes and pay for the medical attention she received for her injuries.

MSC donates food supplies to help feed Grand Bahama

A Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) vessel arrived at Freeport Harbour on Monday afternoon with a donation of food supplies to the National Food Task Force for distribution on Grand Bahama.

Eviction notices ‘being renewed’ to stay legal

MONTHS after issuing eviction letters to residents in newly built illegal structures on Abaco, Central and South Abaco MP James Albury said the government is now working “to renew” some of those notices to ensure they are compliant with the law.

‘A nice, loving, kind girl - a good mom’: Domestic row turns to horror as mother and daughter killed

A MOTHER and her child were found slain at their Nassau Village home yesterday morning.

'Our system needs to change to stop this'

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said the country needs a “systemic improvement in the entire criminal justice system” after the dead bodies of a mother and daughter in his constituency were found yesterday.

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