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Hundreds queue at Popeye’s job fair

MORE than 500 job seekers showed up yesterday at a job fair to apply for the nearly 100 vacancies offered by Popeye’s Bahamas ahead of the restaurant’s December opening.

Butler-Turner ‘blocked’ from receiving hurricane relief

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday said she was blocked from receiving hurricane relief supplies for her constituency that were donated by staff and students of Claridge Primary School.

UPDATED: Donna Vasyli sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder

AFTER she was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the stabbing death of her millionaire husband, an attorney for Donna Vasyli said her legal team intends to challenge the guilty verdict of a jury that the widow felt “betrayed” her.

Wilchcombe: Murder record is a disgrace

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe conceded that the Progressive Liberal Party made crime a political issue, but said the party has learned from that experience and realises now that everyone must work together to combat crime.

Hurricane repairs have begun - but not reconstruction yet

NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency Director Captain Stephen Russell yesterday said while repair efforts are underway in the islands’ hardest hit by Hurricane Joaquin, officials are still discussing the rebuilding of homes in vulnerable areas.

Lawyer raises concerns over process in murder case

A LAWYER yesterday raised concern over the contents of an indictment Crown prosecutors intend to use in fast-tracking the murder case of her clients to the Supreme Court for trial.

Union angry at cellular licence for Cable Bahamas

BAHAMAS Communications and Public Officers Union President Bernard Evans yesterday criticised Cable Bahamas Limited’s successful bid to become the country’s second cellular services provider.

Govt has not yet backed candidate for Commonwealth

THE government has reserved its position on endorsing a candidate for Commonwealth secretary general in a bid to secure a last-minute regional consensus ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting this month, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell confirmed yesterday.

Bishop wants examination of gambling

ANGLICAN Diocesan Bishop Laish Boyd said the gaming sector “does not add value to our economy” and called on the government to “lead a fuller inquiry into the social and moral side effects” of gambling.

The Bahamas ranks sixth on obesity list

THE Bahamas has been ranked the sixth most obese country in the world based on 2014 statistics from the World Health Organisation.

World War veterans boycott Remembrance Day service

WORLD War II veterans boycotted the annual Remembrance Day event at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday over a dispute about seating arrangements and their continued frustration with the government’s failure to raise their pension.

Baha Mar: Minister confirms deal close

A SENIOR Cabinet minister in the Christie administration yesterday confirmed that stakeholders were close to finalising a deal to complete and open the $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort.

$660,000 missing from Road Traffic

TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday revealed that Royal Bahamas Police Force officials are currently probing missing resources at the Road Traffic Department’s Abaco office valued at more than $660,000.

Tropical Storm Kate batters islands

TROPICAL Storm Kate battered parts of the central and southeast Bahamas yesterday, one month after those islands were devastated by the passage of Hurricane Joaquin.

US Embassy looking for new location

THE US Embassy in Nassau yesterday confirmed reports that it was searching for a new property to relocate its downtown outpost.

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