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Storm victims upset by protesters outside gym

SEVERAL storm victims yesterday criticised members of Operation Sovereign Bahamas for their decision to protest against migrants staying at Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, calling the move “disrespectful” and “heartless.”

Two dead after separate traffic accidents

POLICE are investigating two separate traffic fatalities in Exuma and New Providence that left a man and a woman dead. In the first incident, shortly after 11pm on Monday, three males were travelling in a black Chevrolet Cruz in the capital. Accord

Sands: No risk from unaccredited pharmacists

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said the public faced no significant risk from people who were employed as pharmacists despite not being educated at an accredited institution. The Pharmacy Council in 2017 refused to renew licences for people who had

I never asked Ash for money. He wanted to give to PLP

FORMER Cabinet minister Shane Gibson denied soliciting thousands of dollars in bribes from a local businessman while under police interrogation, and instead asserted that their conversations were about the alleged bribe payer wanting to make campaign donations.

Teachers salary win and told - now back to work

THE Bahamas Union of Teachers declared victory yesterday after Justice Bernard Turner ordered that teachers’ docked salaries be restored in full, after a battle with the government due its alleged failure to address working conditions at two public schools.

Dutch ship firm kept fees secret

THE Dutch company that supplied nine Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessels misrepresented to the Dutch government how much it paid a foreign intermediary that worked on the project.

Sex attackers dump victim in sea

A WOMAN was sexually assaulted, beaten and thrown into waters at Potter’s Cay on Monday morning in a shocking attack, police said.

Court hears police officer wanted to ‘iron out’ any ‘ambiguities’

A SENIOR police officer yesterday confirmed that she wanted to clear up the “ambiguities” contained in a businessman’s and a former female suspect’s statements about allegations of bribery against former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson.

Trio deny charges in connection with huge jewellery theft

TWO customs officers were charged yesterday with stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewellery by reason of employment. A third person, the wife of one of the officers, was charged alongside her husband with receiving the stolen property.

Loretta - I knew deal looked fishy – ‘I feel vindicated for asking where money was going’

A former Opposition leader yesterday said the probe into bribery allegations involving the Defence Force’s new $150m fleet had “absolutely vindicated” concerns she first raised five years ago.

‘No place here for prejudice’

ACTING Prime Minister Peter Turnquest says that there is no need for vitriol and prejudice towards undocumented immigrants, as he stressed the government’s responsibility to enforce the country’s immigration laws.

Three left orphaned as gunman opens fire

POLICE in New Providence are investigating the circumstances of a shooting that left a man dead yesterday.

Lanisha pays out in pin fiasco

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle has paid back the government for the commemorative pins bearing her image that were handed out at a Youth Parliament event.

Professors 'lose faith' in Smith

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas professors have moved to petition the institution’s board over its expired industrial agreement, having “lost faith” in the university president’s “ability” to conclude negotiations.The University of Tertiary Educators (UTEB

Man dies after shooting off Carmichael Road

A man died after he was shot off Carmichael Road early on Monday.

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