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Pinewood Gardens shootings: Three injured, including man shot by police

Three people are in hospital with gunshot injuries - including a man shot by police - after two incidents in Pinewood Gardens on Friday night.

FNM chairman says Bradley Roberts is 'delusional'

FREE NATIONAL Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday branded Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts as "delusional" as he fired back in defence of his party's leader.

Man accused of drug trafficking involvement gets bail

A MAN allegedly involved in a major drug trafficking gang has had his bail application granted by a Supreme Court judge, The Tribune understands.

DNA calls for government crime plan

THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) has joined calls for the government to release a comprehensive crime plan in response to the latest travel advisory to people visiting the country.

Dame Anita Allen to give Eugene Dupuch Distinguished Lecture

DAME Anita Allen, the president of the Court of Appeal, will give the 2016 Eugene Dupuch Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday evening at the British Colonial Hilton.

11 Cuban migrants apprehended

THE WAVE of Cuban migrants through the Bahamas continues to flow as another group was apprehended and brought to Grand Bahama on Thursday.

Lightning, high winds and heavy rain alert for Freeport on Friday evening

A WARNING of heavy rain for Freeport, Grand Bahama, is in force for Friday afternoon and evening, with lightning, high winds and flooding expected.

Human rights group: Failed vote is a missed opportunity

HUMAN rights watchdog Amnesty International yesterday called the failed gender equality referendum a “missed opportunity” for reform.

Heavy rain warning issued for Nassau on Friday afternoon

A HEAVY rain warning for Nassau has been issued for Friday afternoon, with some flooding forecast.

Minnis mocks Loretta criticism

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis reacted sarcastically yesterday to Loretta Butler-Turner’s criticism of his unclear positions on the constitutional referendum, saying he hopes her confidence in his ability to persuade voters will prompt her to support him in the general election.

Gunman shot dead by the man he tried to rob

A GUNMAN was shot and killed early yesterday morning by a man he was intending to rob, police told The Tribune yesterday.

PLP reaction starkly different from 2002

THE reactions of Progressive Liberal Party politicians to the failed gender equality referendum is a stark turnaround from the positions taken following the first attempt to change the Constitution in 2002.

Final results in - but analysis raises questions over accuracy

REFERENDUM results from Fort Charlotte, Fox Hill, Marathon and Sea Breeze – the remaining four undisclosed constituencies from Tuesday’s vote – were released to the public yesterday, with all four adhering to result trends already set earlier this week.

Pastors: We diverted the global homosexual agenda

THE Save Our Bahamas Committee - the group that successfully opposed Tuesday’s gender equality referendum - yesterday likened their efforts to the biblical story of David versus Goliath, contending that God used their small effort to divert the “global homosexual agenda”.

‘Referendum result won’t affect chances of PLP winning re-election’

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller asserted yesterday that he was not surprised by the overwhelming rejection of the equality referendum, attributing its failure to the electorate’s inability to see the constitutional changes as beneficial to their lives.

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