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Man in hospital after shootout with police

A MAN is in serious condition in hospital after he was shot by police late Sunday night.

Sex attack on woman by robber

POLICE are hunting for a man who sexually assaulted a woman and stole her vehicle late Sunday night.

Archdeacon stripped of role after months of disputes

THE reported stripping of I Ranfurly Brown as an archdeacon effective next month was the result of months of contention between the embattled church leader and Anglican Bishop Laish Boyd, The Tribune was told.

Appeal over husband’s murder to be held in March

THE substantive Court of Appeal hearing for a woman convicted of killing her husband will now be heard in March.

Rape suspect to face further mental testing

A MAN awaiting trial concerning the rape of a 17-year-old American girl in San Salvador will undergo further psychiatric evaluation after alleging that the court’s previous order was not carried out.

Church calls for national youth service in crime fight

THE METHODIST Church has reiterated its call for a national youth service to be considered in the fight against crime in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.

AG hails success after seven murder trials within a year of charge

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson believes that the success of having seven murders tried in 2015 within one year of charge proves that the legal system can work.

‘Tiger’ Finlayson’s wife wins $280,000 condo

A $280,000 condominium in the new Venetian West community - the grand prize in a three-month promotion run by BTC, Island Luck and Brickell Management - has been won by Lady Rowena Finlayson, wife of businessman Sir Garet ‘Tiger’ Finlayson.

THE BIG QUESTION: What would YOU do to improve the nation's healthcare?

As the debate over National Health Insurance rages on, The Tribune is asking readers: What would YOU do to improve the nation's healthcare?

Bran: ‘How many must die before we carry out capital punishment?’

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday asked “how many more must die” to violence before lawmakers do what is necessary to protect the public and carry out capital punishment.

New ambulance left up in the air after morning collision

ONE of the “state of the art” ambulances handed to the Public Hospitals Authority last month was yesterday morning involved in a crash at the junction of Blue Hill Road and Soldier Road in southern New Providence.

Memories employee has permit withdrawn after controversy

THE Department of Immigration has withdrawn the right to work of an employee of the Memories Resort in Grand Bahama and has initiated steps to have the person leave the country, according to a press statement released on Friday.

$55,000 raised by Butler-Turner for hurricane relief

THE efforts Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner has made to rebuild her island following Hurricane Joaquin “absolutely” demonstrates the kind of “strong, dedicated leadership” of which the country needs more.

Pharmacist dies as motorbike hits utility pole

A PHARMACIST died in a traffic accident in Long Island over the weekend when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a utility pole.

Equal rights referendum ‘should not be delayed’

CHIEF Justice Sir Hartman Longley has urged that equal rights for Bahamian women should not be delayed by critics who believe an amendment to the Constitution would facilitate the legality of same sex marriage.

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