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'Witness identified one of two men accused of murder'

A SUPREME Court jury heard on Friday that a witness identified one of two men on trial concerning a murder that occurred on a national holiday.

Video shows missing cruise ship passenger’s last moments aboard

A MAN who jumped onto a lifeboat on the side of a cruise ship clung to the edge of the tiny vessel for more than minute early on Friday as fellow passengers watched and screamed before he plunged into the ocean below, according to officials and video posted of the incident.

Grand Bahama Shipyard and staff donate $42,000 to hurricane relief

THE Grand Bahama Shipyard and its employees are donating $42,000 towards hurricane relief and rebuilding efforts in the southern Bahamas.

Man will have to take murder conviction appeal to Privy Council

A MAN who believes he did not receive a fair trial on a murder charge was told by a Supreme Court judge on Friday that he will have to contest his conviction in the country's highest court of appeal.

Activist Terneille Burrows to run as Independent candidate at next election

ACTIVIST Terneille Burrows has announced her intention to run as an independent candidate for Elizabeth in the next general election.

Faulty circuit breaker to blame for new BEC outage

THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation yesterday blamed a “faulty circuit breaker” for a power outage that left 25 per cent of New Providence without electricity for hours on Thursday morning.

PM: Major investors are interested in Baha Mar

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that major international investors are interested in the Baha Mar property, adding that some of these groups have already had talks with the Export-Import Bank of China.

Tennyson Wells encouraged move to FNM

FORMER Cabinet Minister Tennyson Wells yesterday said he first approached Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells about joining the Free National Movement and encouraged initial discussions for the plans to come to fruition.

‘Minnis welcomed defectors to stave off coup’

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis only welcomed Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells and Ft Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins into his party to stave off a possible internal coup.

FNM questions if rules were broken

WHILE both Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells were officially welcomed into the Free National Movement on Wednesday, the decision sparked controversy yesterday over whether the party’s membership procedures were properly followed.

Police officer shot outside his home and taken to hospital

POLICE have launched an island-wide manhunt for the occupants of a white Honda who ambushed and shot an officer on Friday morning.

US Coast Guard search for missing cruise ship passenger

THE US Coast Guard is searching for a man from Brazil who fell off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship near the Bahamas.

Little support for Rollins, more favour for Wells

DESPITE the euphoria of some Free National Movement members over the acquisition of Dr Andre Rollins and Renward Wells, some residents of their respective constituencies yesterday said they are not inspired to support the incumbent representatives in the next general election.

Wells ‘selfish and unreliable’ says his former constituency chairperson

BAMBOO Town MP Renward Wells is facing severe backlash from his former constituency branch after his “unceremonious” departure from the Progressive Liberal Party on Wednesday.

Telethon raised $237,000 to help hurricane victims

IT TOOK nearly 200 people, hours of planning and the camaraderie of companies more accustomed to competition than co-operation, but when it was over, the national telethon Rebuild Bahamas proved that the citizens could make a success out of adversity and help fellow Bahamians in need.

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