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Rufa seeks judicial review after permit is revoked

AFTER being vindicated following his unlawful deportation early this year, Canadian homeowner Bruno Rufa is again back in the Supreme Court seeking leave to apply for a judicial review of the recent arbitrary expulsion decision on December 23 by the Director of Immigration to cancel and revoke his permission to be in The Bahamas, and that he “wrap up his affairs” within seven days and leave the country by December 30.

Choir ‘kicked out’ of resort as staff claim abuse by manager

ALTHOUGH they have been officially recognised as young Bahamian “ambassadors” by the Ministry of Tourism, the Grand Bahama Youth Choir and its director were reportedly kicked out of the Memories Resort by a foreign manager on Christmas Eve before completing their performance.

Anti-doping commission to respond to documentary

THE Bahamas Anti-Doping Commission plans to respond to claims made by an international news agency that The Bahamas is a source from where top world athletes allegedly received some of their dosages of banned performance enhancing drugs, The Tribune has learned.

Brother-in-law hunted after fatal stabbing

POLICE are on the hunt for a man who allegedly stabbed his brother-in-law early yesterday morning during an argument that is believed to have started over “food.”

Jobless total ‘even higher’

WHILE he said the Free National Movement would not question the veracity of the Department of Statistics’ latest unemployment figures, party leader Dr Hubert Minnis noted that the agency is “controlled” by a government that prides itself on “cover-ups” and “embellishments”.

Man charged with murder

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged in connection with a recent murder.

Woman arrested over shooting that left one dead, three injured

POLICE arrested a woman yesterday morning in connection with a shooting incident that left one man dead and three persons in hospital on Sunday.

Roberts defends PLP record over the past three years

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday stressed that the Bahamas has come a long way during the past three years under the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party.

Campaigners ready to rebuild

TWO months after Hurricane Joaquin ravaged seven islands in the southern Bahamas with record rains and howling winds, tossing fishing boats onto land, closing businesses and schools and leaving many with little more than the clothes on their back, Rebuild Bahamas has announced it is ready to launch funds and volunteers into the re-opening of commerce, aiding schools and providing clean drinking water.

Museum in Grand Bahama moving closer to reality

The late Sir Jack Hayward’s dream of a museum on Grand Bahama is becoming a reality through efforts spearheaded by businesswoman Erica Gates and others.

Lab is outfitted with computers at Eight Mile Rock School

THE remedial lab at the Eight Mile Rock High School is near completion and will be ready for use during the 2016 school year to improve reading, literacy, and numeracy skills of students there.

Woman dies at home after support for family appeal

A WOMAN died on Sunday after being granted her Christmas wish to come home to The Bahamas to be with loved ones as she met her end following a battle with cancer.

More Bahamians now working, claims Labour Minister Gibson

A DAY after the latest results of the Department of Statistics’ labour survey revealed that the unemployment rate has risen to 14.8 per cent, with more than one in seven Bahamians now out of a job, Labour Minister Shane Gibson claimed the Bahamas has made “tremendous strides since the global recession”.

Man, 20, stabbed to death in Yellow Elder Gardens after argument over food

POLICE are on the hunt for a man who stabbed his brother-in-law early on Tuesday morning during an argument allegedly over "food".

Sports doping investigation suggests Bahamian connection for drugs

THE Bahamas has been implicated as a source from where some of the world’s top sports stars, including former world 100 metres record holder Tim Montgomery, allegedly received some of their dosages of banned performance enhancing drugs.

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