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Fox Hill restaurant owner shot in armed robbery

POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating four suspects in connection with an armed robbery and a separate shooting incident that left a man in hospital Thursday night.

‘More than 50’ transgender individuals in The Bahamas

THERE are more than 50 transgender male, female and youth living in the Bahamas, according Bahamas Transgender Intersex United spokesperson Alexus D’Marco.

Bishop believes referendum is about same-sex marriage

BISHOP Walter Hanchell said yesterday he believes the upcoming referendum is not about gender equality but rather about “making provisions in our Constitution to accommodate same-sex marriages in order to bring The Bahamas in line with other nations”.

On the Street: Bahamians’ view on the referendum

ORDINARY Bahamians expressed confusion about the upcoming referendum and alarm over the fourth bill in interviews with The Tribune yesterday, with even those who plan to vote for all four amendments saying they expect the referendum to fail.

Changes ‘won’t bring an easy path’ for foreigners

IMMIGRATION Director William Pratt yesterday refuted fears that the upcoming gender equality referendum would create an easy path to citizenship for foreign nationals.

BEC bribe ‘out of character for suspect’

A WITNESS who has known Freddie Solomon Ramsey for 35 years told a jury yesterday that it would be out of character for the former Bahamas Electricity Corporation board member to accept bribes to influence the awarding of contracts.

Police sued for $3m for ‘assault’ at traffic stop

TRIBUNE columnist and attorney Adrian Gibson yesterday launched a $3m law suit against the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Police and two police officers who allegedly assaulted him after stopping him for a supposed traffic violation on Sunday night.

Bash director Miller denies charges of animal cruelty

FOURTEEN charges of animal cruelty were brought against Terry Miller, the executive director of the Bahamas Association for Social Health, in Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning.

Minnis call to prosecute ‘not proper process’

THE call from FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis for Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson to prosecute members of Parliament for violating the Public Disclosure Act has not come “from the proper people from whom it should commence”.

Pastors' fears are dismissed

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday dismissed the concerns of a group of local pastors over the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill, charging that those in support of the upcoming referendum will not “live our lives” around a “what if”.

Jamaican woman claims mistreatment by immigration staff

A JAMAICAN woman has alleged that she and her six-year-old daughter spent two nights at a safe house for illegal immigrants in sub-par conditions after being detained at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Sunday.

Government applies to overturn emails injunction

THE government has moved to file a motion against an injunction that bars members of Parliament from disclosing confidential information about Save The Bays during parliamentary proceedings, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson confirmed yesterday.

Call for criminal charges over social services fraud

THE Democratic National Alliance’s economy spokesperson Youri Kemp yesterday called for criminal charges to be brought against those Department of Social Services’ employees guilty of defrauding the department.

Cabbage Beach access row ‘about property rights, not birthrights’

THE relocation of the dozens of Cabbage Beach vendors upset over the closure of an access point to the popular Paradise Island property is not the responsibility of the landowners but the government, according to Atlantis’ Senior Vice-president of Public Affairs Ed Fields.

Passport Office without power

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has announced that, due to electrical issues surrounding BEC's transformer and subsequent failure of the backup generator for the Passport Office in Nassau, the office is without electrical power.

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