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Homes threatened by blaze

OFFICIALS from Police Fire Services yesterday said the quick action by its unit and area residents prevented a major blaze from escalating in the Sir Lynden Pindling Estates area.

Seven-day deadline for Rufa ‘unreasonable’

THE SUPREME Court has ordered the Immigration Board to reconsider the “unreasonable” seven-day deadline it gave Canadian Bruno Rufa to wind up his affairs in the country.

Jurors call for death penalty for beauty queen’s killer

JURORS yesterday recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of brutally murdering a former Bahamian beauty contestant by burying her alive in concrete a decade ago while she was visiting friends in central Florida.

Moss admits some residents never wanted him as a candidate

EXUMA MP Anthony Moss has said the outcry for a new Progressive Liberal Party candidate to replace him in the 2017 general election is a road he has travelled many times before, insisting that for the last 14 years he has worked to the best of his ability on behalf of all constituents.

Report: Civil servants lack scrutiny

CIVIL servants in the Bahamas face largely inadequate scrutiny for their job performance, resulting in productivity flaws throughout the public sector, the State of the Nation Report from the National Development Plan Secretariat says.

PM: Izmirlian ‘deserving of consideration’ over Baha Mar

BAHA Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian is “deserving of every consideration” regarding his newly submitted plans to the Export Import (EXIM) Bank of China as he eyes regaining control of the resort with a view to completing and opening the stalled West Bay Street project, Prime Minister Perry Christie has said.

FNM hits out at Mitchell letter

THE Free National Movement yesterday condemned Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell’s petitioning of House Speaker Dr Kendal Major over persons he felt were in breach of parliamentary privilege, charging that Mr Mitchell’s actions were a “direct attempt” to “undermine, weaken and diminish the authority and integrity of the Speaker.”

Clico policyholders frustrated at $10,000 compensation limit

THE relief originally expressed by many CLICO (Bahamas) policyholders has now turned to frustration, as some owed in excess of $100,000 have been offered “at best” $10,000 in compensation for funds invested into policies with the failed insurer.

Education results not matching investment

WHEN it comes to education, The Bahamas is not getting the bang for its buck, the National Development Plan Secretariat suggests in its State of the Nation Report.

12 Cubans on wooden sailing vessel captured

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended 12 undocumented Cubans who were aboard a wooden sailing vessel in the central Exuma chain around noon Monday.

Coral Harbour residents unhappy over development

A CORAL Harbour property owners association yesterday expressed outrage over the private development of land previously designated for public use.

Two charged over murders in Grand Bahama

TWO Freeport men were arraigned yesterday in Magistrate’s Court in Grand Bahama on multiple murder charges and a number of serious offences.

Delay to find lawyer

A MAN was told by a judge yesterday that he has three weeks to find legal representation before the court proceeds with setting a date for trial in his murder case.

Five Haitians accused over 100kg cocaine find

FIVE Haitian men were remanded to prison yesterday after denying responsibility and ownership of more than 100 kilos of cocaine discovered in the Southern Bahamas earlier in the week.

Japan offers $1.75m grant

THE government of Japan has extended a grant opportunity to The Bahamas for the purpose of contributing to the implementation of its Economic and Social Development Programme.

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