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Man accused of masterminding plot testifies at murder trial

A MAN alleged to be the mastermind behind a plot to take gambling winnings from an immigration officer and his girlfriend told a Supreme Court jury that his initial release on bail concerning the double murder was indication of his innocence.

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Galanis: Why are those who slated Izmirlian silent on Nygard?

FORMER Progressive Liberal Party MP Philip Galanis has questioned the absence of those critical voices within the government who chastised Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian when he castigated Perry Christie but who are now silent on the release of recordings of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard in which he refers to the Prime Minister in a derogatory manner.

Steps taken to monitor industry

GRAND Bahama Minister Dr Michael Darville has revealed that recommendations have been made for an independently run and year-round environmental monitoring system to be put in place to observe the industrial sector.

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Doyle to star in concert

CANADIAN music icon Alan Doyle will perform in concert tomorrow in Freeport, Grand Bahama, with his band, The Beautiful Gypsies.

Walkathon to help girls in fight

THE president of a local sporting club yesterday urged Bahamians to support the Never Give Up Walkathon and Souse Out, which seeks to aid two girls in their fights against life-threatening illnesses.

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Police hunt for 'armed and dangerous' woman

Grand Bahama Police are searching for a 46-year-old woman in connection with a murder.

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LOUIS BACON: ‘Why my noxious neighbour Nygard is to blame for this scandal’

Louis Bacon rejects accusations that Save The Bays is plotting to unseat the government, welcomes a ban on foreign electoral campaign funding and is shocked by Peter Nygard’s disrespect of the Prime Minister and a senior minister’s use of unauthorised access to private financial information.

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Roberts mocks FNM leader over chairman’s resignation

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday scoffed at the reaction of Dr Hubert Minnis in the wake of the resignation of Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Michael Pintard, suggesting that the Opposition Leader’s poor leadership led to the failure of yet another promising politician.

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Nygard files Bacon claims in Supreme Court

PETER Nygard filed an affidavit and supporting statements in the Supreme Court yesterday alleging to show evidence that billionaire Louis Bacon and former Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Michael Pintard committed criminal activities while participating in a plan to implicate him in a murder plot.

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Official held in contempt over Nygard dredging

SUPREME Court Justice Rhonda Bain found Michael Major, the former Director of Physical Planning in the Ministry of Works, in contempt yesterday for not abiding by several orders concerning Peter Nygard’s applications for Crown land, building and dredging activities.

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Minnis: I met criminal but did not discuss Nygard

FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday admitted that he met with Livingston “Toggie” Bullard, one of two men named in an affidavit filed in court by Save the Bays (STB) as being allegedly hired by Peter Nygard to commit criminal acts.

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Two dead, one fights for life after Freeport shooting

A SHOOTING in Freeport has left a man and a woman dead, and a third person critically injured and clinging to life in the critical care unit at the Rand Memorial Hospita l in Grand Bahama.

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PM: Threat to my life is not a jokey matter

PERRY Christie passionately defended his reputation yesterday in the face of repeated claims by Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn that the Prime Minister was allowing Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard to refer to him continuously in disparaging terms.

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PINTARD RESIGNS IN NYGARD ROW: FNM chairman also steps down from Senate

MICHAEL Pintard resigned as chairman of the Free National Movement and as a senator yesterday morning over his involvement in the court action against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard.

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Rollins warned with removal in House clash

DEPUTY Speaker of the House of Assembly Dion Smith and Dr Andre Rollins clashed yesterday in Parliament after the Fort Charlotte MP shouted comments regarding former FNM Chairman and Senator Michael Pintard shortly after he resigned yesterday.