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U.S. donates court reporting equipment

THE US Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Section presented the Office of the Attorney General’s Court Reporting Unit with 28 computers on July 15 in support of the Bahamas’ efforts to strengthen the justice sector.

Project aims to revitalise inner city community

IMPROVING the physical appearance of an inner city community can be a powerful tool for social change, according to Rev C B Moss.

Helping the elderly by making a fitness connection

FITNESS Connection, a group formed eight months ago to help the elderly and disabled, has hosted its first community service event.

French man dies on Cabbage Beach

A MAN from France has died on a Paradise Island beach after becoming unconscious in the water.

Convict: Woman only hid me because I forced her

MURDER convict Ormand Leon told a magistrate yesterday how the woman accused of harbouring him during his two weeks on the run had only been found with him because he had allegedly forced her into a car.

Miller supporting Minnis - but sticking to his PLP roots

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday shot down speculation that he has been a vocal supporter of Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis to gain favour in case he is spurned by the PLP and not given a nomination for the 2017 general election.

Worker accused of stealing $63,000 from Water Corp

A 54-year-old woman was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the theft of nearly $63,000 from the Water and Sewerage Corporation during her time as an employee.

Doctor admits to sex and drugs but denies rape

DR Gerald Forbes told a Supreme Court that he and a woman who has alleged that he raped her were involved in an intimate sexual relationship and that she allegedly inserted abortion tablets into her vagina after becoming pregnant, possibly with his child.

Govt hopeful of avoiding downgrade after meeting

THE government is “hopeful” the country’s credit rating will not be downgraded after having a series of “constructive” meetings with Wall Street rating agency Moody’s last week, Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said yesterday.

‘B.P.L. management failed to anticipate summer demand’

AS Bahamians rage over power cuts during this hot summer, Prime Minister Perry Christie admitted yesterday that the management of Bahamas Power & Light failed to adequately anticipate the challenge of generating electricity during the summer months and prepare for it.

Christie vows to stay as PM

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that he seeks to continue leading the Progressive Liberal Party, including into the next general election, because young members of his government have urged him to do so.

FNM's $100,000 convention costs demand for leadership candidates

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner revealed yesterday that the Free National Movement’s finance committee requested that she and Leader Dr Hubert Minnis each raise $100,000 to fund the party’s upcoming convention because the organisation had not inspired supporters to donate money over the past few years.

Youngsters enjoy zoo camp

YOUNG summer campers at Ardastra met Daisy the Bahamian Boa Constrictor - all five feet of her - yesterday as the Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Centre opened its second week of holiday programmes for children.

Campaign finance reform not a high priority, says PM

FOUR years after saying campaign financing in The Bahamas had sunken to “repugnant” and sometimes “criminal” levels, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that passing a law to address the issue has not been one of his administration’s highest priorities.

Veteran honours the fallen

SEVENTY-ONE years after having to help bury eight young Royal Air Force comrades killed during the Second World War, veteran Jack Ryall has returned to the renovated Nassau War Cemetery to pay his respects.

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