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Going undie-cover? Suspect had kids’ underwear as a mask

TWO men are in police custody after they were caught attempting to rob a laundromat early yesterday morning.

Keod Smith told to pay Save the Bays $375,000

THE Supreme Court has ordered attorney Keod Smith to pay $375,000 to Save The Bays, which was accumulated by the environmental group in court costs and fees during a legal battle.

Gray ‘not sleeping while island burns’ as fire trucks head to scene

MICAL MP V Alfred Gray yesterday defended his handling of the fires in Crooked Island, rejecting assertions that he “sleeps while Crooked Island burns” as “utter rubbish”.

Govt funds for YES campaign is confirmed

SENATE President Sharon Wilson confirmed to The Tribune yesterday that the government is funding the YES Bahamas referendum campaign.

Landfill manager in talks as it loses money

RENEW Bahamas yesterday confirmed it is in “active” talks with the Government to alter the terms of its five-year landfill management contract, after “substantial” losses showed its original financial projections were invalid.

Search halted for missing US kayaker off Eleuthera

AUTHORITIES have halted the search for a Massachusetts man who disappeared while kayaking off Eleuthera on Tuesday night.

Davis dismisses U.S. criticism over contracts

DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis suggested yesterday that the United States only criticised the contract procurement methods of the Bahamas because they differ from its own practices.

BEC bribe scandal firm wrote to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

A JURY heard yesterday that a French company was determined enough to outbid its Korean rival in obtaining a multi-million dollar project from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation that it attempted to make contact with then Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and then Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson.

Grand Cay woman caught with drugs in suitcase

A 21-year-old woman from Grand Cay, Abaco is in police custody on Thursday after she was arrested for possession of marijuana and cocaine found in a suitcase.

Leadership conference to pay tribute to Myles Munroe

THE Global Unity Leadership Conference in Grand Bahama this week will feature a special tribute to the late Dr Myles Munroe as well as number of international speakers, including well-known boardroom consultant Larry Cabaldon of California.

‘Tumour surgery changed my life’

ONE month after a massive tumour was successfully removed from his neck, a “grateful” Tameko Bethel said words “can’t even express” living life tumour-free.

Doctors to wait ‘a few days’ for response by ministry

PRESIDENT of the Doctors Union Dr Charles Clarke said his members will wait “a few days to see” what the Ministry of Health and the Public Hospitals Authority will offer before “moving to the next phase of their plan”.

Lawyers were charged with offences that did not exist

SIX months after bringing charges against a lawyer who denied accusations of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice, the Crown was compelled to concede yesterday that the charges were a nullity.

Voters registered for 2012 election already eligible for referendum

ALL Bahamians who registered to vote for the 2012 general election are eligible to participate in the upcoming gender equality vote, which is expected to take place in about six weeks, according to Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlin Hall yesterday.

Grand Bahama pastors undecided on equality vote

ALTHOUGH a group of Nassau pastors has launched a “say no” campaign against the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill for gender equality, Grand Bahama pastors have not yet taken an official position.

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