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Bahamian arrested after 51kg of cocaine found at LPIA

POLICE struck another blow against organized drug trafficking in The Bahamas on Sunday with the seizure of a large amount of cocaine and the arrest of a Bahamian male at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).

NHC watches two potential Atlantic storms as Fiona fades

WHILE Tropical Storm Fiona was expected to be downgraded to a depression on Sunday night as it moved northwest in the central Atlantic, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in Miami is monitoring two tropical ‘waves’ in the eastern Atlantic that show signs of potential development this week. One of them could affect the southeastern Bahamas and the Caribbean, according to forecasters.

Ten Haitian migrants detained in Inagua

TEN Haitian nationals are being detained in Mathew Town, Inagua, after they were apprehended on Friday evening in a joint effort involving the Defence Force, Police and Immigration officials and local residents.

Jury told to return on Monday for teen murder trial

LEGAL discussions between Crown and defence counsel in the trial concerning the murder of a Doris Johnson Senior High School student continued for a second day in Supreme Court on Friday.

DNA 'would elect Ombudsman to represent public interests'

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance (DNA) candidate for Pineridge Leslie Lightbourne, a veteran trade unionist, said the party if elected will ensure the implementation of an Ombudsman to represent the interest of the public.

Man denies murdering pastor and broadcaster

A MAN denied murdering a pastor and radio broadcaster during his formal arraignments in Supreme Court on Friday.

9,208 work permits issued in 2015 - 36 per cent to Haitian nationals

OVER 9,000 work permits were issued by the government in 2015, more than 30 per cent of which were issued to Haitian nationals, according to the latest immigration statistics.

Third man charged with Freeport murder

A 32-year-old man has become the third to be charged with the murder of Dexter Bellamy in Freeport, Grand Bahama, earlier this year.

Repatriation of Cuban nationals costs government nearly $20,000

THE recent repatriation of more than 40 Cuban nationals has cost the government nearly $20,000, with the director of immigration highlighting an "unprecedented" increase in the wave of Cuban migrants illegally entering the Bahamas.

Key members of FNM Finance Committee 'resign'

IN A potential power move, several key members of the Free National Movement’s (FNM) Finance Committee have reportedly indicated that they are no longer willing to remain among the body of party members tasked with ensuring the organisation has the funds required to co-ordinate a successful 2017 election campaign, The Tribune understands.

300 Cubans intercepted in past eight months

MORE than 300 Cubans have been intercepted at sea and brought to Grand Bahama in the past eight months as they continue flee their homeland in greater numbers to reach the United States.

Officials deny dolphin and calf separated at Blackbeard’s Cay

A DEPARTMENT of Marine Resources senior official yesterday denied claims by concerned local environmental activists that a mother dolphin and her recently born male calf were allegedly separated prematurely at Blackbeard’s Cay.

Plan to give officers time off ‘will threaten public safety’

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade’s plan to give hundreds of police officers time off instead of overtime pay is impractical and will threaten public safety, attorney Wayne Munroe, QC, said during a Police Staff Association (PSA) press conference yesterday.

Mitchell seeks to sue Smith for $4.5m in slander claim

MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell has made a counterclaim in the libel civil suit filed against him by attorney Fred Smith, in turn accusing the outspoken QC of slander.

Fiona strengthens over Atlantic but poses no threat to land

THE US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Tropical Storm Fiona is getting a little stronger as it moves across the Atlantic.

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