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Hundreds sign up for cash transfer programme

THREE hundred and eighty households in New Providence and North Andros have enrolled for the RISE Bahamas Conditional Cash Transfer Programme since the scheme’s official launch in March, the Ministry of Social Services and Community Development has announced.

Turnquest: It will not be easy to unite party

FREE NATIONAL Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said yesterday he realises it “will not be easy” to unite the party after last weekend’s convention but he said those with “hurt feelings” need to put them aside “for the good of the party and the country”.

Rollins ‘to run as independent candidate in Long Island’

FORT CHARLOTTE MP Dr Rollins will reportedly be running as an independent candidate for the Long Island constituency in the next general election, The Tribune understands.

MP who joked about abusing woman says Lightbourn is in the Stone Age

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday said he was “shocked” to learn of Richard Lightbourn’s “tube tying” comments, as he criticised the Montagu MP, insisting that to make such a proposal revealed the inner workings of an “evil and twisted mind”.

Freeport man "begged for his life" before being stabbed to death

A MAN fatally stabbed in Grand Bahama yesterday begged for his life moments before he was killed, according to neighbours in the Drake Avenue area of Freeport.

Butler-Turner: I can't be bought

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday revealed that the Free National Movement) has presented several offers to her, including a promotion to Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Assembly, in an effort to “buy her off” to step away from the plethora of issues she has with the organisation.

Earl forecast to become hurricane and hit Belize

TROPICAL Storm Earl is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before it makes landfall, probably in Belize, forecasters said on Wednesday.

$150,000 fine for Jerome Fitzgerald in Save The Bays emails row

IN A landmark ruling yesterday, Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles declared that Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald was not legally justified when he tabled the private emails of environmental action group Save The Bays in Parliament, and therefore could not be protected by parliamentary privilege.

Miller tells Minnis: Don’t let rival back into your bosom

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday warned Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis not to allow Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner “back into his bosom,” saying he is “likely to get the heck bitten out him” should she get too close to the party’s leadership.

Former Speaker ‘saddened and dismayed’ by MP's comments

FORMER Speaker of the House of Assembly Italia Johnson has joined the growing condemnation of Richard Lightbourn for his comments last week about sterilisation of unwed mothers, describing them as “historically incorrect and extremely insensitive”.

Suspect in murder case is remanded to prison

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on charges of murder and armed robbery.

Suspects freed from crash after police chase

Two suspects involved in a police chase crashed into a house on Pineyard Road and had to be rescued from the vehicle.

Fitzgerald says he plans to appeal

EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald says he plans to appeal the ruling handed down by Supreme Court judge Justice Indra Charles in the Save The Bays email hacking scandal yesterday.

Fitzgerald explains why he’s backing Christie to stay as PM

A day after identifying himself as one of the “new generational leaders” petitioning Prime Minister Perry Christie to stay on as PLP Leader ahead of the 2017 general election, Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald said the FNM’s recent convention inspired him to come forward.

Run for Pompey event expected to have bigger turnout

GOING into its second year, more participants are expected to hit the roads for Run for Pompey in October in Exuma, an event which celebrates Bahamian history, culture and sport, according to organisers and tourism officials yesterday.

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