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Govt to borrow $28.3 million to improve water quality

THE government is seeking to borrow $28.3 million from the Caribbean Development Bank to improve the access and quality of water in the Bahamas.

Asue Draw & Spin opts not to renew provisional licence

ASUE Draw & Spin, one of the eight web shop companies granted a provisional licence to operate in the country last year, has opted not to renew its provisional licence, effectively exiting from the sector, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe confirmed yesterday.

Man who robbed cafe of $16 gets nine year sentence

A MAN was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison for the gunpoint robbery of a café in which $16 and two cellular phones were stolen.

Gray: Govt would not give foreigners licence to fish

AGRICULTURE and Fisheries V Alfred Gray sought to defend himself from criticism yesterday, after a letter he wrote to the Bahamian ambassador to China expressing interest in a $2.1 billion Chinese proposal for Andros was published.

UPDATED: 22-year-old man shot dead in year’s 85th murder

POLICE are investigating the murder of a 22-year-old man that took place on Monday.

Sears hits back at Wilchcombe over festival postponement

FORMER Attorney General Alfred Sears has criticised Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe for “lecturing him on integrity” while not giving full disclosure about the circumstances surrounding the postponement of the Caribbean Muzik Festival.

Call for juveniles on remand at Department of Correctional Services to be relocated

POINTING to the landmark Court of Appeal ruling on the treatment of children in the justice system, child rights advocate and lawyer Tavarrie Smith called on Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson to immediately relocate juveniles on remand at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.

Officer who struck fighting students ‘was performing his duty’

DIRECTOR of Education Lionel Sands yesterday said the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is “not concerned” about the attempts of a police officer to resolve a fight between two public school students by striking them with his nightstick.

BIFF to roll out red carpet for opening night film ‘blind’

BLIND, a drama starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore, has been selected to open the 2016 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) in Nassau in December with a red carpet screening in Rawson Square.

Festival Commission theft trial adjourned until 2017

THE trial into the theft of $31,000 allegedly by former employees of the Bahamas National Festival Commission has been adjourned to 2017.

Man facing trial in connection with nightclub shooting granted bail

A MAN awaiting trial in connection with a fatal nightclub shooting was granted bail in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Man and woman arrested for drug possession in Great Harbour Cay

POLICE in Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands arrested a man and a woman on Monday after the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs.

Turnquest criticises ‘asinine’ comments from Shane Gibson

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday levelled a stinging criticism at Hurricane Matthew Czar Shane Gibson, saying it was “asinine” to accuse him of deliberately attempting to undermine the government’s relief efforts, while suggesting that the government could have a case of misappropriated funds in play.

Seminars to assist Grand Bahama residents following hurricane

A series of post-crisis seminars, jointly sponsored by the Ministry for Grand Bahama, the Grand Bahama Port Authority and the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, will be held in Grand Bahama on Thursday and Friday to assist residents with their restoration efforts, both personally and professionally.

Miami to Nassau cruise planned for Carnival

AN all-inclusive weekend cruise from Miami to Nassau is being promoted for a second year to help attract crowds to the 2017 Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

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