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Traffic lights out for weeks - but repaired after car overturns

HOURS after an accident in which a car overturned at a busy Nassau intersection where the traffic lights have not been working for more than a month, engineers restored the signals to operation yesterday.

PM "happy" as Damian Gomez to quit

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday suggested all his Cabinet ministers were “happy” as he insisted that Bahamians could trust the solidity of his administration one day after it was revealed that Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez tendered his resignation from his Cabinet post.

Thorne Edwards found guilty of Kurt McCartney's murder

A MAN who was unanimously convicted of the murder of prominent businessman Kurt McCartney by a Supreme Court jury yesterday may face the death penalty.

19-year-old man seriously wounded in Freeport shooting

POLICE in Grand Bahama are following "significant leads" as they investigate a shooting incident on Monday evening that has left a 19-year-old man serious injured in hospital.

Motorcyclist, 38, dies in Abaco traffic accident

POLICE in Abaco are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a 38-year-old motorcyclist in a traffic accident in Hope Town on Monday night.

Speaker launches probe of Stellar CEO comments

SPEAKER of the House of Assembly Dr Kendal Major instructed a parliamentary committee yesterday to investigate recent comments by Stellar Waste to Energy CEO Fabrizio Zanaboni, who claimed that some parliamentarians requested money from him even though he had business before the government at the time.

Eight Bahamians are extradited to the US

EIGHT Bahamian men were extradited to the United States yesterday to face drug trafficking charges after an 11-year legal battle.

Police officer accused of gunpoint robbery

A FORMER police officer could face up to life imprisonment if convicted of multiple armed robbery charges.

PM 'happy' as Gomez to quit

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday suggested all his Cabinet ministers were “happy” as he insisted that Bahamians could trust the solidity of his administration one day after it was revealed that Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez tendered his resignation from his Cabinet post.

Teenagers face court over boy's stabbing

THREE teens appeared in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a murder charge concerning the fatal stabbing of a Doris Johnson Senior High School student who was attacked near the school’s campus.

Officials catch 30 illegal Cubans on raft in Bahamian waters

OFFICIALS found 30 illegal Cuban immigrants on a makeshift raft in Bahamian waters on Sunday and brought them to Grand Bahama.

Gone to pot

THE winter rains are exacting a terrible toll on the roads of New Providence, with large potholes in the road appearing daily and causing problems for motorists.

Church leader calls for Cabinet reshuffle

PROMINENT religious leader Bishop Simeon Hall said it is evident that “two or three” Cabinet ministers are “out of their league” and should be reassigned or replaced, as he called on Prime Minister Perry Christie to shuffle his Cabinet to better address the concerns of Bahamians.

Senior FNM calls for 2016 convention

A SENIOR Free National Movement member is urging officials to hold a convention in 2016, saying this would allow the party to position itself to compete with the governing Progressive Liberal Party during the 2017 general election.

Activist calls for Munroe to be stripped of QC status

A VETERAN human rights activist has called for lawyer Wayne Munroe to be stripped of his Queen’s Council status and face the possibility of disbarment over his call for undocumented migrants to be flogged in an effort to deter others from coming to The Bahamas.

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