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One dead, four injured after shootings

THE Bahamas recorded its first murder of the new year just 26 hours into 2016 when a man was shot dead outside a bar in Nassau. Police report that four others are in hospital after three separate shooting incidents over Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Valley Boys are unofficial New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade winners

THE VALLEY Boys have been declared the unofficial champions of the 2016 New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade, edging second place finishers One Family by .61 points.

Four in hospital after New Year shootings

THREE MEN and a woman are in hospital after several shooting incidents in New Providence on New Year's Eve and early New Year's Day. Police are hunting suspects in all three incidents.

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Two Knights and a Dame among Bahamians recognised in Queen's New Year honours

TWENTY SIX Bahamians from all walks of life have been recognised in Her Majesty the Queen’s 2016 New Year’s Honours list for exemplary service to the country, Government House announced on Thursday night.

Cable Bahamas 28% subscription rise applications approved by URCA

CABLE Bahamas' application to increase monthly charges by up to 28 per cent for two of its subscription television channels and introduction of a new basic service has been approved by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) after a year-long consultation process.

Department of Immigration seeks final say on who can live in The Bahamas

Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said the government is seeking to design and move amendments to ensure that the Department of Immigration has the final say on who has a right to come and live in The Bahamas.

More than 5,000 illegal immigrants repatriated in 2015

More than 5,000 illegal immigrants in The Bahamas were repatriated back to their homeland in 2015, Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said Thursday, adding that the Department of Immigration is bracing for an even tougher year in 2016.

UPDATED: Man dies in New Year's Eve shooting

POLICE have identified the country's latest murder victim as 38-year-old Jermaine Ferguson, of Golden Palms Estates.

Dept of Immigration reviewing report on Christmas choir incident

IMMIGRATION Minister Fred Mitchell confirmed on Thursday that the Department of Immigration is reviewing a report concerning allegations that stem from an incident involving the Grand Bahama Youth Choir (GBYC) at the Memories Resort in Grand Bahama on Christmas Eve.

‘Cookout days are over’ says union chief as he backs NHI

TRADE Union Congress President Obie Ferguson yesterday backed the Christie administration’s proposed National Health Insurance scheme, stating firmly: “The cookout days are over.”

Bahamian guilty of gambling at Atlantis

A BAHAMIAN, caught playing Blackjack in the Atlantis Casino, was given probation by a magistrate yesterday after he pleaded guilty to illegal gambling.

Government signs five-year deal with nurses union

EXECUTIVES of the Bahamas Nurses Union yesterday signed two five-year industrial agreements with the government, ending an arduous process that initially saw both sides come to an agreement only to have minor details force negotiators back to the table.

VIDEO: Policewoman arrested as fight breaks out at funeral

A WOMAN constable and her husband were taken into police custody after a fight broke out at a funeral reportedly because the couple were told by a higher ranking officer to move their vehicle from where it was, The Tribune understands.

Minnis: Govt crime plan is ‘smoke and mirrors’

AFTER the homicide rate reached a record breaking 147 for the year, Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said it is increasingly clear that the Christie administration’s so-called campaign promise of a solution to crime was nothing more than “smoke and mirrors”.

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