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Lawyer fears client’s handover to the US

A LAWYER for a man accused of being a multinational drug lord said his client fears being “given up” to the United States government on drug trafficking charges before his final appeal, as was done to Samuel “Ninety” Knowles nearly a decade ago.

Save The Bays seeks to join in contempt case

SAVE The Bays has applied to the Court of Appeal to be heard today on an application to be joined as a party to a lawyer’s contempt appeal concerning accusations of bias on the part of a Supreme Court judge in an ongoing judicial review.

Red Cross announces plans for annual gala ball

THE Bahamas Red Cross Society yesterday officially launched plans for its 44th annual gala ball scheduled for January 30 at the Melià Nassau Beach Resort under the theme: “Passion, Pride and Pizzazz”.

Two years on and still no sign of promised seawall

THE residents of Smith Point were promised that a seawall would be built to stop the ongoing coastal and beach erosion, but there is still none after two years.

Roll on-roll off vessel joins Defence Force fleet

THE fifth and largest vessel in the new fleet of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force as part of the government’s Sandy Bottom Project, the auxiliary landing craft HMBS Lawrence W Major, arrived in Nassau on December 4.

Lawyers: Lead investigator may have incorrectly charged accused in Kurt McCartney trial

ATTORNEYS representing several individuals accused of killing a prominent businessman in Gambier Village yesterday claimed that a lead investigator might have erred in his decision to charge their clients for the crime.

Police following leads in search for latest killer

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force is following “significant leads” into the case of a man who was shot dead in Nassau Village Friday afternoon.

Was woman in rape claim targeted for arrest?

THE Grand Bahama Human Rights Association has questioned whether a Jamaican woman, who was arrested by police, was targeted by the authorities because of an ongoing rape case and civil suit.

Activists say deportation of man will be illegal

HUMAN rights advocates are deploring the fact that a man, who recently had charges of illegal entry dismissed in Magistrate’s Court, is being held at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre awaiting deportation.

Healthcare quality ‘must be raised’ before NHI

THE country’s public healthcare system must be “brought to internationally acceptable medical standards” before any attempt is made to develop a universal healthcare plan, the Medical Association of the Bahamas has said.

Munroe: Flog the immigrants

PROMINENT attorney Wayne Munroe, who recently joined the Progressive Liberal Party, has come under fire for suggesting that the country should start “flogging” people for committing immigration offences.

Police investigate after skeletal remains found

POLICE in Abaco are investigating the discovery of human skeletal remains near the SC Bootle Highway.

Govt moves to clamp down on unauthorised signs

THE government has called for the removal of all unauthorised signs and billboards erected on roadsides and roundabouts by the end of the year.

Lawyer condemns ‘bad apples’ in ranks of police force

THE lawyer for a community activist once accused of assaulting police officers at his home believes that the Royal Bahamas Police Force must not allow a few of its officers to “allow their good reputation and integrity to be damaged”.

More than 100 eye surgeries in Grand Bahama

OVER 100 successful cataract surgeries were performed in Grand Bahama through the second Bright Journey eye programme, held in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the People’s Republic of China.

The Tribune