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Minnis: Govt hiding behind red tape over MPs’ failure to disclose finances

FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that the government should stop using bureaucracy as a shield against enforcing laws.

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AG seeks to ease same-sex fears

AMID growing concern that the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill could lead to same-sex marriage if passed in next month’s referendum, the Office of the Attorney General released a statement last night to allay those fears.

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'No' vote group to sue for referendum funds

CITIZENS for Justice, an activist group, has said it will take legal action against the government this week hoping to force it to provide public funds to the constitutional referendum’s vote “no” campaigns.

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Attorney General ‘happy where she is’ amid Chief Justice talk

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said she is content with her current post as she sidestepped rumours that she may be appointed chief justice.

Police investigate suspected drowning at Palmetto Point

POLICE in Eleuthera are investigating the circumstances surrounding the apparent drowning death of an adult male from Palmetto Point that occurred on Saturday.

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Two dead after shooting and stabbing

Two men are dead after a shooting and a stabbing in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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Two women arrested after drugs found at airport

Two women, one from Amsterdam and the other from Jamaica, are in custody following the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs at the Lynden Pindling airport on Friday.

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04292016 Weekend Edition

Friday, April 29th

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Lawyer: Accused in BEC bribe case is 'scapegoat'

THE lawyer for accused bribe taker Freddie Solomon Ramsey told a Supreme Court jury on Friday that his client is nothing more than a scapegoat in the Alstom SA/BEC bribery scheme.

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Five in court over murder of Holmes Rock couple

FIVE Grand Bahama men accused of the murder of a Holmes Rock couple appeared in the Supreme Court on Friday for a pre-trial hearing.

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Religious leaders still waiting on request for 'no' campaign funding

RELIGIOUS leaders backing the constitutional referendum's vote "no" campaign are still waiting for Prime Minister Perry Christie to respond to their request for seed funding.

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Man arrested after firearm found

A 23-year-old Freeport man was arrested after he was allegedly caught by police with a firearm in his possession.

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Judge: Application to discharge Parliamentary privilege injunction 'must be heard in full'

THE answer to whether parliamentarians can use their privilege to disclose confidential information of private citizens has far-reaching implications beyond The Bahamas, a Supreme Court judge said on Friday.

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Man in court over public park shooting

A 23-year-old man was arrainged in the Magistrates Court Friday in connection with a shooting incident at a public park off Baillou Hill Tuesday night that left one man dead and five people injured.

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Body found in vehicle

The body of a man was discovered in the Freeport area on Friday morning.