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US woman cleared in gun case

AN American woman accused of possessing a gun and ammunition in The Bahamas was cleared yesterday after prosecutors admitted the case stemmed from a Customs matter.

FNM confirms plan to contest Golden Isles by-election

THE Free National Movement (FNM) has confirmed it will contest the upcoming Golden Isles by-election, ending weeks of speculation over whether the opposition would field a candidate for the November 24 poll.

Two new constituencies proposed - with splits in Killarney and West GB and Bimini

THE Boundaries Commission is proposing creating two new constituencies ahead of the next general election by dividing Killarney and West Grand Bahama and Bimini, The Tribune understands.

DPP defends lack of jail time for rich businessman

DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Cordell Frazier yesterday pushed back against criticism over the sentence given to a wealthy businessman convicted of firearm offences, insisting that cases are judged on their individual merits, not on a person’s wealth or nationality.

Anger over funds for wedding party - but not for others

THE government’s decision to fund accommodations for some Bahamians who visited Jamaica for a wedding but didn’t leave ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s arrival has triggered anger among some Bahamians, including a grieving family still pleading for help to bring a loved one’s body home from Haiti.

RBDF officers sent to Inagua complain - Chief says ‘stupid’

AS Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the south-eastern Bahamas, Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) officers ordered to stay behind in Inagua say they are being left to “ride out the storm” in unsafe and inadequate conditions — claims Commodore Floyd Moxey has strongly rejected as false and “stupid”.

Hundreds flee from the storm

CONFUSION and exhaustion swept through the southern islands yesterday as hundreds of residents tried to flee the path of Hurricane Melissa in what officials described as the biggest pre-event evacuation in Bahamian history.

Tears from relatives as man is found hanged

A MAN believed to be in his early 30s was found dead by family members with a noose around his neck yesterday, in what police suspect was a suicide.

Second chance for man as he admits guilt to grievous harm

A MAN was given a second chance last week after the family of a pastor’s son forgave him for a brutal 2023 attack on Finlayson Street that left the victim with brain haemorrhaging and life-threatening injuries.

‘Man wielded cutlass before he was shot by police officers’

AN officer testified yesterday that a man shot and killed by police in Fox Hill in 2018 had wielded a cutlass at two officers before being shot.

Man jailed for threat

A 43-year-old man was sentenced to 12 months in prison for threatening a police officer with a gun on Toote Shop Corner last December.

Bail granted in scam case

TWO men were granted bail yesterday after they were accused of failing to reimburse a man in a financial scheme earlier this year.

‘Homelessness on rise’ warns activist Gibson

HOMELESSNESS and evictions are on the rise across The Bahamas, according to Families of All Murdered Victims (FOAM) President Khandi Gibson, who said more people are struggling to survive as they have yet to recover from the impact of COVID-19.

SpaceX and US partners help with Bahamas evacuations

SPACEX has joined forces with US and Bahamian partners to help evacuate more than 1,400 residents from the Southeast Bahamas as Hurricane Melissa bears down on the region.

Pickstock resigns from senate ahead of nomination day for by-election

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) candidate Darren Pickstock has resigned from the Senate, paving the way for his nomination in the upcoming Golden Isles by-election.

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