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Humes hits out at credibility of Rollins

FREE National Movement newcomer Mark Humes yesterday said that Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins did not have a credible record to support his aggressive critique of the party’s leadership.

Mitchell: Deception by vote ‘no’ side is a sin

FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday spoke out against religious leaders opposing the four referendum bills, claiming that their “deceptive campaign” against the gender equality vote is “a sin”.

Murder plot suspect granted $20,000 bail

A MAN awaiting trial concerning an alleged murder plot was granted $20,000 bail in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Butler-Turner is worried by turnout

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said the low voter turnout for gender equality referendum’s advance poll was a “clear and frightening” indication that the majority of the Bahamian electorate is either “confused or disengaged” because of the many “different stories” associated with the vote.

QC calls on Bahamians to vote yes to all questions

WITH less than a week left before the June 7 referendum on gender equality, prominent Freeport attorney and human rights activist Fred Smith, QC, is urging Bahamians to end discrimination between men and women in The Bahamas by voting “yes” to all four referendum questions.

Union chief: We may campaign against PLP

FRUSTRATED unionists may campaign against the Progressive Liberal Party ahead of the next general election, Trade Union Congress President Obie Ferguson suggested yesterday.

Killers of couple in Andros face wait for sentencing

TWO men must continue to wait before they are sentenced concerning their roles in the disappearances and murders of an Immigration Department officer and his girlfriend in Andros.

Man issues threats to kill Chinese and ‘wage war’ with police

POLICE are on the hunt for man who allegedly threatened to “kill Chinese” persons living in the Bahamas and “wage a war” on the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Royal Bahamas Defence Force.

Rise in Chinese nationals held at Detention Centre, Mitchell reports

A RECENT spike in the number of Chinese housed at the Detention Centre is due to these immigrants being apprehended after their human smuggling schemes have gone awry.

Workers demand action over unsafe conditions

EMPLOYEES at the Department of Land and Surveys yesterday protested working conditions at the government building, calling for immediate action to address a mould infestation.

Please fix my street

AN UNFINISHED roadwork project in Grants Town is causing issues on the busy Lewis Street thoroughfare for area residents, who have now drawn The Tribune’s attention to the problems.

Cyclist killed in traffic accident

A CYCLIST was killed in a traffic accident in New Providence Wednesday.

‘Vote won’t bring same-sex marriage but will help rights’

HUMAN rights activist Erin Greene said yesterday she does not believe the fourth constitutional amendment will pave the way for same-sex marriage in the Bahamas but she said it will give members of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender community the “rights” they deserve.

'We must stop the hate'

THE deputy director of the Bahamas Crisis Centre yesterday called for peace and tolerance after she said the constitutional referendum debate has turned into “an intolerable hate fest.”

No death penalty for killers of American sailor

THREE men who were convicted of the murder of American sailor Kyle Bruner during his attempt to prevent a robbery of two visitors were spared the death penalty yesterday.

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