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We face many challenges, Campbell tells UN

IN the wake of the deaths of more than 30 Haitian migrants at sea earlier this month, Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell yesterday told the United Nations Human Rights Council the Bahamas will continue its efforts to combat human trafficking and smuggling.

Pair accused of murder claim they were beaten in custody by police

TWO men accused of murder alleged yesterday they were beaten and suffocated by police while in custody to admit to a crime they say they did not commit.

The red carpet fashion report: 91st Academy Awards

With Karin Herig and Cara Hunt.

We’ll have viable candidates, says Komolafe after she becomes new leader of DNA

ARINTHIA Komolafe says she is focused on moving her party forward and recruiting viable candidates after being elected by the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) as the first woman to lead the political party.

PM’s comments in Grand Bahama ‘a sad menu of failure’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell blasted Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis for his attacks on the opposition party in Grand Bahama last week.

FBI secret tapes expose visa scam

THE US Federal Bureau of Investigation claims it has more than six hours of audio recordings between Haitian-Bahamian Edward Israel Saintil and an unnamed immigration officer discussing bribery payments made to senior officials to secure permit approvals. The bribes ranged from $400 to $2,500.

McAlpine: Don’t be so petty, Dr Minnis

PINERIDGE MP Frederick McAlpine hit out at Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday, likening the nation’s leader to a coach keeping a “good player” on the bench due to “personal or petty” reasons.

VIDEO: Inside the new world of Port Nassau

GLOBAL Ports Holding’s goal for Prince George Wharf is to transform the area into a “state-of-the-art port and waterfront destination” that will feature a Junkanoo museum, open air amphitheatre, and laser light shows.

Hit-and-run driver held after fatal dawn crash

TRAFFIC police in New Providence are investigating an early morning hit-and-run incident that left a woman dead and a man in hospital.

False alarm as mother worries son has been taken

A mother’s plea for help finding her son yesterday turned out to be a false alarm.

QC Munroe poised to launch class-action against Cable Bahamas

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe wants to launch a class-action lawsuit against Cable Bahamas, hoping to force the service provider to provide customers with all they pay for, or supply credits when it can’t do so.

UPDATE: Four-year-old 'not missing as reported'

Police have issued an update on this story, saying the child was not missing as reported and that it was a miscommunication between relatives. The child was reportedly taken by another relative after being discovered home alone. Police and social services personnel are investigating.

Minnis planning his second term

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis told jubilant party supporters in Grand Bahama that before retiring he will serve a second term as prime minister. Dr Minnis expressed confidence in his party’s victory at the polls in 2022 at the FNM’s headquarters in Freeport, where he received a resounding welcome on his arrival at a special meeting on Friday evening.