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AUTISTIC MAN WAS VICTIM OF DRIVE-BY SHOOTING

POLICE are asking for the public’s help in locating the persons responsible for killing an autistic man and seriously injuring another man in a drive by shooting Wednesday night.

Two dead in Freeport traffic accident

POLICE are reporting that a man and woman died on Thursday night in a serious traffic accident in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Lightbourn: Nottage has lost sight of reality

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn yesterday questioned the level of concern displayed by National Security Minister Bernard Nottage over the nation’s record homicide figures.

Resident takes shotgun off gunman during burglary

A MAN disarmed a gunman who broke into his home on Thursday morning, police said.

Project looks towards a more modern Nassau

PLANS for a more modernised city of Nassau are one step closer to reality after the Inter-American Development Bank’s Emerging and Sustainable Cities programme concluded its “Urban Design Lab” project yesterday.

Heading home injured - but in good spirits

THE two American cruise passengers injured after the moped they were driving hit a pothole on the Eastern Road by Montagu on Monday have returned home bandaged and bruised, disappointed but in good spirits.

Unanimous verdict as man guilty of murder

A SUPREME Court jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict for one of two men standing trial for a murder that occurred on a national holiday.

Taking on the challenge of tackling diabetes

ACE Diabetes will launch its “Mission Possible: Diabetes Down” expo on Saturday, an initiative focused on the retention and management of diabetes through healthy lifestyle choices.

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 11/13/2015

Camperdown Plant Sale. - The Plant Ladies of Camperdown are back by popular demand with their seventh annual Camperdown Plant Sale this Saturday.

Latest cruise ship sails into Nassau

THE port of Nassau yesterday welcomed the world’s newest mega ship, the Norwegian Escape, as a part of the luxury cruise liner’s maiden voyage, prompting tourism officials to credit the country as the best warm weather destination in the world.

Bahamas backs Sir Ronald Sanders for top Commonwealth post

SIR Ronald Sanders, who is vying to become the first Caribbean national in more than 20 years to hold the the post of Secretary General of the Commonwealth, has been assured of the support of the Bahamas by Prime Minister Perry Christie ahead of the vote at the end of this month.

Shadow minister posts for Wells and Rollins

ONE week after they joined the Free National Movement, Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells have been named as the party’s shadow ministers of national security and tourism respectively, a statement from the FNM said yesterday.

Anti-crime rally being held tonight

THE Family: People Helping People project plans to host a major anti-crime rally this evening to present its 10-point plan to arrest the nation’s crime woes.

Five in court accused of being gang members

AMID tight security, cordoned off streets and in the presence of armed police, five men who denied being members of a gang when arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the criminal offence.

Davis: Bills to cut electric costs

DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday tabled three bills in the House of Assembly that are expected to pave the way for the Christie administration’s plan to reform the electricity sector, ultimately reducing the cost of electricity to consumers.

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