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Two men injured in shooting at Hunters

GRAND Bahama police are investigating a shooting incident early yesterday morning in Hunters that left two men in the Rand Memorial Hospital.

Wanted woman hands herself in

A WOMAN who Grand Bahama police wanted to question in connection with a murder investigation turned herself in yesterday morning. Inspector Terecita Pinder said that Doreen Paul, 46, of 64, Frobisher Drive, Freeport, was helping police with their investigation.

MP admits parking in disabled space was wrong

Long Island MP Loretta Butler Turner issued a short statement Wednesday, after a photograph published in The Tribune showed her car parked in a Harbour Bay disabled space:

UPDATED: Belgium bombing suspect was NOT Bahamian

UPDATE: It has been confirmed that Belgium bombing suspect Khalid el-Bakraoui was NOT Bahamian.

Man accused of tickling woman during break-in has the last laugh

A MAN who stood trial accused of invading a woman’s home and tickling her awake was acquitted of burglary by a Supreme Court jury yesterday.

50 migrants held at Half Moon Cay

FIFTY illegal migrants were apprehended by law enforcement officials near Cat Island yesterday morning, according to the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF).

Jitney driver jailed for 12 years for sex attack on girl

A JUDGE yesterday sentenced a jitney driver to 12 years in prison for the sexual assault of a girl nearly 40 years his junior.

Primary care under NHI not likely for months

IT IS likely to be months before primary healthcare services are offered to Bahamians through National Health Insurance (NHI), government consultants from KPMG suggested yesterday, confirming expectations that this phase of the Christie administration’s scheme will not come on stream next month as planned.

Watson exasperated by FNM leader’s admission

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson yesterday said he does not “know if the FNM can take any more of this” in response to Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis’ controversial admission that he met three times with Livingston “Toggie” Bullard, a “gang member” accused in affidavits of being hired to commit criminal acts on behalf of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard.

Symonette says Davis must resign over allegations

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday called for Minister of Works Philip “Brave” Davis to resign his Cabinet post until allegations over his role in the alleged murder for hire plot between Peter Nygard and Save The Bays (STB) are fully investigated.

Hamilton: I don’t feel safe with Rollins in House of Assembly

SOUTH Beach MP Cleola Hamilton yesterday said she did not “feel safe” in the House of Assembly in the presence of Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins, due to his “spontaneous outbursts and erratic behaviour” in Parliament.

Mitchell questions intelligence of grieving mother

FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell has hit out at the grieving mother of a Bahamian pilot who died in a Haiti jail, calling her a “little slow” and someone who “does not understand the most basic matters about her son’s care”.

Davis 'set up' FNM chairman

OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night named Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis as the mastermind behind an alleged “set up” of former Free National Movement (FNM) Senator and Chairman Michael Pintard amid allegations of a murderous plot orchestrated by Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard.

PLP chairman says Rollins and Wells will bring down FNM

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday suggested that the acceptance of former members Dr Andre Rollins and Renward Wells into the Free National Movement (FNM) would lead to the downfall of Opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis.

15 years in jail for killing brother

A JUDGE imposed a 15-year sentence yesterday on a schizophrenic man who fatally stabbed his five-year-old brother three years ago.

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