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Residents left without water with island plant in disrepair

DISRUPTIONS to their water supply has left many residents of Eleuthera angry and miserable as they struggle to obtain water to carry out such basic tasks as bathing and flushing toilets.

Damaged underwater cable leaves parts of Bimini without power

BAHAMAS Power and Light officials are in the process of repairing a damaged underwater cable that has reportedly left portions of Resorts World Bimini without power since the weekend.

Legal parties to visit Nygard property as part of review

PROCEEDINGS concerning whether Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard illegally increased the size of his Lyford Cay property will resume in October with a visit to the site of the alleged expansion.

Woman accused of biting female police officer

A WOMAN was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of attacking a police officer at the scene of a house fire.

Smith: Sears is the best person to run the country

LAWYER Fred Smith, QC, said yesterday that former Attorney General Alfred Sears is not only the best man to lead the Progressive Liberal Party but also the best person to run the country.

$18m contract sealed to improve patient records

AN international healthcare technology provider was awarded an $18m contract by the Christie administration yesterday for the implementation of an integrated health information system to improve the accessibility of patient records at the country’s various public health facilities.

Turnquest supports email ruling

ALTHOUGH his party has not released an official position, Free National Movement Deputy Leader K Peter Turnquest yesterday expressed support for the court ruling that Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald could not be protected by parliamentary privilege when he tabled the personal emails of members of Save the Bays.

Andros has $1bn potential, says former data commissioner

FORMER Data Commissioner Sharmie Farrington-Austin is calling on Andros to elect her in order to help realise the $1 billion dollar potential that exists for that island.

Anger at police as family search for missing father

THE daughter of a missing 89-year-old man suffering from dementia yesterday expressed disappointment in the lack of “police support” in locating her elderly father.

Employment Exchange Services at Clarence A Bain Building suspended

The Department of Labour has announced that all Employment Exchange Services at the Clarence A Bain Building have been suspended.

Butler-Turner ‘will lose Long Island’ for FNM

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells said yesterday that the Free National Movement “will lose” the Long Island seat in the 2017 general election if it presents area MP Loretta Butler-Turner as its candidate, as many supporters have been angered by her recent actions.

Wells named leader of Opposition Business

BAMBOO Town MP Renward Wells has been appointed leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly, replacing Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant who resigned from the post last week in the aftermath of the Free National Movement’s divisive convention.

Roberts: PLP race will not be nasty like FNM’s

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said the PLP’s leadership race would not be “nasty like the FNM’s” because both Prime Minister Perry Christie and former Attorney General Alfred Sears are “intellectuals” and “professionals”.

$2,000 reward in hunt for Bahamian’s killer in US

AUTHORITIES in Atlanta, Georgia, offered a $2,000 reward yesterday for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for fatally shooting a 24-year-old Bahamian mother in the head last Thursday.

Mitchell slams justice’s ruling on privilege in Parliament

FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell railed against Justice Indra Charles’ Supreme Court ruling on parliamentary privilege in the House of Assembly last night, suggesting that it was outrageous that parliamentarians could not respond to “rich foreigners” funneling millions of dollars into a law firm “to get a judge” to “agree” with their arguments.

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