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‘We should march to force removal of Columbus statue’

REVEREND Sebastian Campbell says Bahamians are too docile and should march to force the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in front of Government House.

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‘Pulling trigger is last resort’: Victim wins payout 13 years after being shot twice by police

A SUPREME Court judge has said police must guard against criticism of excessive force but warned that pulling a trigger on an unarmed person “should be a measure of last resort”.

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Father and son safe after arson attack

A QUADRIPLEGIC and his elderly father escaped injury after a suspected arsonist set fire to their home home early on Tuesday morning.

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Court discharges Muslim man from China seeking asylum

A MAGISTRATE discharged a Muslim man who was arrested for violating the national curfew after the accused explained he is homeless and seeking asylum in the country after fleeing China.

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Court overturns rape conviction

THE Court of Appeal has overturned the 12-year prison sentence of a man who was accused of raping a woman in 2015, after he argued his conviction was unsafe since the trial judge failed to give the jury a good character direction.

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Bimini man, 22, facing double murder charge

A 22-year-old Bimini resident was arraigned in Freeport yesterday for a double murder which occurred three years ago.

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Man admits threatening harm

A 33-year-old man who was accused of threatening to harm his ex-girlfriend during an argument last month was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Charged with violating his bail

A 46-year-old man was charged in Magistrate’s Court for violating the conditions of his bail.

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Entertainers bring in a surprise lunch

LOCAL entertainers recently surprised staff at the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development and the Department of Social Services with lunch.

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Fined $250 for visiting terminally ill gran

A man who claimed he violated the weekend lockdown because he was heading home after visiting his terminally ill grandmother was fined $250 yesterday.

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MP sends out 1m seeds to encourage farming

LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson has sent more than one million seeds to his constituents in Long Island in an effort to encourage the resurgence of local farming on the island.

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Youngsters get set to become marines

As the world accepts its new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new batch of young motivated Bahamians have accepted the call to become potential Defence Force marines. Joining on June 6, the group of 50 males and 10 females now make up New Entry 57 Woman Entry 26 and is already hard at work towards transforming both their bodies and minds.

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$2 million drop in loan balance

THE Education Loan Authority’s outstanding balance decreased by nearly $2 million between June 2019 and March 2020, ELA chairman Miriam Emmanuel said yesterday during her budget communication.

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Mother hopes son’s death will highlight road dangers

AN Abaco mother hopes her son’s tragic death will bring urgent attention to the “dangerous” conditions at the S C Bootle Highway in the Fox Town settlement of Abaco.

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Bannister: Recent outages not due to power issues

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister stressed that recent Bahamas Power and Light electricity outages are not due to power generation issues.