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Court backlog down by 322

THE backlog in criminal matters before the courts has been reduced by 322 cases since 2012, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said yesterday.

Keith Bell: Crime plan has not failed

DESPITE the fact that nearly 500 homicides have been recorded during the Christie administration’s term, Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell does not believe the government’s crime-fighting strategies have failed.

Yes campaign hits out at rival pastors

THE Yes Bahamas campaign yesterday hit out at a “small group of pastors” who oppose the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill, calling their stance “a rejection of equal rights for our sons and daughters.”

Govt funds ‘should also go to NO campaign’

CONSTITUTIONAL Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney has said proponents of the vote “yes” and vote “no” campaigns for the upcoming constitutional referendum on gender equality should have equal access to public funds.

Minnis: We will fight corruption

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday called Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller’s comments over the government’s procurement process a brazen admission of the government’s role in the endemic corruption that plagued the country.

Murder victim identified

POLICE have identified the man who died in hospital hours after being shot in front of his home on Thursday as 36-year-old Kanill Darville.

Three held after marijuana find

OFFICERS from the Selective Enforcement Team (SET) arrested three men following the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs on Sunday.

Bell calls planning act ‘horrendous’

SENATOR Keith Bell yesterday said the Planning and Subdivisions Act is a “horrendous” piece of legislation with “adverse consequences” to Bahamians that should have never been passed under the previous FNM government.

‘No one more capable than Christie to lead nation’

STATE National Security Minister Keith Bell has insisted that there is no one in The Bahamas more capable than Prime Minister Perry Christie of successfully navigating this country through “treacherous waters”.

Pathologist says victim may have been able to identify shooter

FORENSIC pathologist Dr Caryn Sands told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that it is possible for a murder victim to speak coherently within moments of receiving a fatal injury.

BEC bribery trial expected to start today

PROSPECTIVE jurors in the Alstom SA/Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) bribery case were instructed to return to the Supreme Court today for the expected start of trial.

Conviction upheld for woman guilty of manslaughter

A WOMAN convicted of fatally stabbing her boyfriend had her conviction and seven year sentence for manslaughter affirmed by the Court of Appeal.

Save the Bays ‘has never made a contribution’ to any political party

SAVE The Bays (STB) chairman Joseph Darville yesterday said the environmental group has “never made a financial contribution” to any political party or politician.

Charles McCartney condition stabilised after home invasion shooting

THE family of Charles McCartney, the 78-year-old Rotarian shot in his Ruby Avenue home early on Saturday, said yesterday while he isn’t “out of the woods just yet”, he is stabilised and holding his own.

Carnival bands will not boycott parade

DARIO Terrelli, president of the Bahamas Carnival Band Owners Association), confirmed to The Tribune yesterday that carnival bands will not boycott this year’s festival.

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