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Harbour Island pupils protest about school conditions

CHANTING “power to the people,” students of Harbour Island All Age School protested yesterday due to a lack of teachers and conditions at the school.

Man's body found

POLICE found a man’s lifeless body at a park on East Bay Street in the area of the Sidney Poitier Bridge yesterday.

Two Americans fail to declare $27,801

TWO American men, ages 51 and 21, were arrested on Sunday after they failed to declare a large sum of US currency.

Victim in hospital after he is shot outside a bar

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot outside a bar on Sunday, police said.

26-year-old dies while waiting in courtroom

A 26-year-old man previously accused of being caught with $100,000 worth of ecstasy pills died suddenly yesterday morning while waiting to be arraigned on new drug charges.

Four men facing murder charges

A 20-year-old man accused of murdering a former police officer yesterday claimed he was beaten with a bat by police while in custody for the crime.

Doctor accused of having child porn

A licenced Bahamian doctor was charged yesterday with being caught with a picture of a teenage boy’s genitals.

Firms warned over failure to comply on plastics

THE Ministry of Environment has found a few businesses not compliant with the law requiring customers to be charged a fee for single-use plastic bags.

Plans to liberalise investment to help encourage rebuilding

THE government plans on liberalising investment in storm-affected areas in order to facilitate the rebuilding efforts post Hurricane Dorian.

Updated building code on the way

THE Ministry of Public Works is working to revise the country’s building code, according to Director of Works Melanie Roach, with anticipates restrictions for flood-prone areas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

Lewis: $9m received so far

MINISTER of Disaster Preparedness Iram Lewis said yesterday the government has received some $9 million in donations since the passing of Hurricane Dorian.

Plastic ban - there's no going back

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he would rather risk an election than the future of the country, telling the media the government fully informed the public on the plastic ban and does not intend to reverse the decision.

Fourth murder of the year

THE country recorded its fourth murder of the year yesterday evening when a man was killed on Montgomery Avenue off Carmichael Road. Officers received reports of the shooting shortly after 7pm.

$1.5 billion Thank Yous

DONORS pledged $1.5bn in funding and in-kind services for Hurricane Dorian recovery during a conference at Baha Mar yesterday. The event attracted more than 300 local and international delegates.

Davis: Over-the-Hill initiative has failed

THE Progressive Liberal Party has said the Minnis administration’s Over-the-Hill initiative has failed, falling flat on benefits for businesses and residents.

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