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Union president bemused by ‘premature’ Miller attack

BAHAMAS Utilities Service and Allied Worker’s Union President Dwayne Woods yesterday criticised newly appointed Water and Sewerage Corporation Chairman Leslie Miller for “attacking” the union “prematurely”.

Nygard’s bid to have judge step aside stalled by lawyer’s injury

THE bid of Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard to have a judge recuse herself from his committal proceeding was stalled yesterday after his lawyer, who said he had sustained a recent injury, sought an adjournment.

Defence Force detains 112 migrants

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended 112 undocumented Haitian migrants some 24 nautical miles west of South Point, Long Island on Thursday morning.

Activists raise fears as Bimini waters turned to ‘muddy mess’

A LOCAL environmental advocacy group yesterday raised concerns about the suspected “filling in” of Bimini’s North Sound Lagoon, an area the group claimed has now become a “muddy mess.”

Murdered man had been shot twice in chest and three times in the arm

FORENSIC pathologist Dr Caryn Sands told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that she recovered five bullets during an autopsy of a man that was murdered on a national holiday.

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Cycling Club Bahamas. - Upcoming events: Saturday - leaving 6am sharp from Harbour Bay Shopping Centre in front of First Caribbean Bank 30 miles headed west. In order to complete this ride, it is recommended that you have done some recent cycling. Leaving P/I Bridges optional at the end.

FML launches competition to win a house

FML Group of Companies yesterday announced the launch of its “All I Want For Christmas House Promotion,” a joint partnership between FML, Arawak Homes and Cable Bahamas Ltd to give FML customers a chance to win a new home.

Psychiatrist offers expertise to seminar on responsible gambling

TWO weeks after being granted a conditional gaming license, Jarol Investments Ltd/Chances Games hosted its first responsible gambling seminar in Freeport with the expertise of renowned psychiatrist Dr David Allen.

Youngsters learn how to behave around dogs

CHILDREN learned safety tips for how to behave around dogs during a session with the Earthcare group recently.

$57m bill for govt repairs after hurricane

IT will cost almost $57 million to repair government buildings and infrastructure damaged or destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced yesterday.

Florida firm blamed for festival fiasco

ORGANISERS of the Caribbean Muzik Festival said yesterday they were “forced to postpone” the event after a Florida company hired to provide light and sound cancelled “very late in the day”.

Departure ‘raises questions about PLP’

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller said the move by Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells and Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins to cross the floor and join the Free National Movement signifies “a dent in the armour of the PLP.”

Death penalty to be sought for killers of US sailor

THREE men could be sentenced to death if a Supreme Court judge grants a request for the imposition of that penalty for the May 2013 murder of Kyle Bruner, an American sailor who was shot just feet away from the Paradise Island Bridge in Nassau.

Minnis: No incentive offered

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday insisted that in courting Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells to join the party, no incentives were offered.

Rollins and Wells defect to FNM

FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells yesterday joined the opposition Free National Movement after a long run of frosty relations and contention with the Progressive Liberal Party.

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