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Officer held over drugs find at prison gate

THREE people are in police custody, including a corrections officer, in connection with two separate drug busts on Wednesday.

Man on bail shot dead as he entered restaurant

A MAN on bail for attempted murder was shot multiple times and killed on Wednesday night as he was entering a restaurant on West Street.

Court documents claim Deputy PM 'sent criminals to protect Nygard's interests'

CRIMINALS, allegedly hired by Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, were sent to him by Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis to protect the billionaire’s local interests as a major campaign backer of the Progressive Liberal Party, according to court documents.

PM 'promised' land to Nygard

PRIME Minister Perry Christie allegedly promised Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard that he would issue him a lease to build on government property, according to court documents.

FNM ‘will expunge’ any court conviction in Cabbage Beach row

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis expressed disappointment that a group of people who protested against a blocked access point to Cabbage Beach were brought before court yesterday.

College expecting to spend $500m in university expansion

THE College of The Bahamas expects more than $500m to be spent over the next several years to fund construction projects, technological upgrades and infrastructural developments as it expands its capacities upon transitioning to a university.

Urban Renewal Band to join St Patrick’s Day parade

THE Urban Renewal Marching Band will be among the groups participating in the 45th annual St Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Washington, DC, on Sunday.

PM to open conference

PRIME Minister Perry Christie will open the third Bahamas Natural History Conference on Monday, March 14, during an official reception at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island.

Shipyard deal to see 600 Bahamians trained

A PARTNERSHIP agreement was signed between the Grand Bahama Shipyard and the government on Thursday for the recruitment and training of some 600 Bahamians over the next four years to replace and significantly lower the expatriate workforce at the shipyard.

DNA: Government has abandoned Grand Bahama

DNA Leader Branville McCartney yesterday criticised the government for “abandoning” the island of Grand Bahama, further lambasting the Christie administration for giving Grand Bahamians “warped plans and initiatives” that have done nothing to revitalise the island’s economy.

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Cycling Club Bahamas. - Upcoming events: Weekday rides, east - Morning, Tuesday and Thursday leaving 5am sharp from Sea Grapes Shopping Centre, East Prince Charles Drive. This ride is a 17-mile loop to the Northbound Paradise Island Bridge and back again (Both bridges are sometimes incorporated depending on available time). Open to riders capable of 18+ mph for 1 hour. Lights are essential.

Shave your head for cancer awareness

Cancer supporters have been asked to shave or dye their hair tomorrow to bring awareness to the disease that affects thousands of Bahamas.

Butler-Turner ‘incredulous’ at lack of NHI legislation

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday criticised the Christie administration for not as yet producing the legislation for National Health Insurance in Parliament, saying it speaks “volumes about the level of incompetence that we’re faced with with this government”.

Caution urged on new tax to fund NHI

BAHAMAS Chamber of Commerce and Employer’s Confederation Chairman Gowon Bowe yesterday warned the government to “be cautious” about implementing a tax to fund National Health Insurance, claiming that the country’s “meagre” one per cent of economic growth could be compromised as a result.

Hospital rejects claims by U.S. patient

MEDICAL Chief of Staff at the Princess Margaret Hospital Dr James Johnson yesterday denied that doctors “butchered” an American man while removing his appendix in January and said the patient received treatment “consistent with international standards and best practice”.

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