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Jury may visit scene where bodies found in Andros

A JURY may visit a crime scene in Andros where the decomposed bodies of reported missing persons Shane Gardiner and Tishka Braynen were found 266 feet apart over two years ago.

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Pintard claims PLP has launched smear campaign

MICHAEL Pintard yesterday accused the PLP of launching a smear campaign against him over his role in uncovering assertions made by Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard about senior government ministers.

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Lightbourn ‘sets record straight’ over call for probe

SHADOW Attorney General, Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn yesterday moved to “set the record straight” over his call for a police probe into the matters raised in the lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard for an alleged “murder for hire” plot.

Hawksbill Creek ‘toxic’ claims environmentalist

LOCAL environmentalists have suspected for years that Hawksbill Creek was being polluted by industrial toxic dumping. Now their fears have been confirmed as officials have finally admitted it, according to the chairman of a leading conservation group.

Concern over mould in court

WHILE remediation work to cure mould is underway in the Supreme Court in Freeport, judiciary staff are concerned about the spread of the infestation through the air-conditioning system.

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NAGB reaches out to Freeport with new exhibition

IN ANTICIPATION of plans to open a satellite gallery in Grand Bahama, the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) is putting on an exhibition this week in Freeport featuring the works of two renowned Bahamian artists - Maxwell Taylor and Amos Ferguson.

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Confiscated brownies thought to contain marijuana

AN AMERICAN woman was allegedly caught with suspected marijuana brownies at the Treasure Cay Airport in Abaco over the weekend, police reported.

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Into the blue for green turtles

ATLANTIS is helping to replenish the endangered green sea turtle population in and around the Bahamas, releasing approximately 40 young turtles into the waters around New Providence last week.

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Health fears raised over landfill fire fumes

AFTER the New Providence landfill was hit by two fires in a week, a local physician raised concerns about the long-term effects of its toxic fumes.

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PLP chairman says Pintard must resign or be fired

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday called on the Free National Movement to fire Senator Michael Pintard and force his resignation as the party’s chairman over his involvement in the contentious lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard.

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‘Nygard statements bring back memories of a nation for sale’

OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has called on Prime Minister Perry Christie and Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday to repudiate assertions billionaire Peter Nygard made about them in connection with an affidavit recently filed in Court.

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Daughter dies after being hit by thrown rock

THE distraught father of 16-year-old Mizilana Beauchamp said yesterday he is still struggling to comprehend why she was killed on her way to school last week.

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Man in hospital after police shootout

A SHOOTOUT with police has left a man in hospital this weekend.

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Man and teenager shot dead over weekend

POLICE are investigating the circumstances behind two separate shooting incidents over the weekend that have left two males – a 17-year-old high school student and an adult on bail for murder – dead.

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Man in hospital after shootout with police officer

A MAN is in hospital after becoming involved in a shootout with a police officer in Nassau on Saturday night.