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Suspect accused of beating man to death expected to receive jury’s verdict today

A JURY is expected to return a verdict today for the second of two half-brothers who stood trial in the beating death of a man in 2011.

Twin brothers face trial in 2018 for alleged kidnapping of woman

A TRIAL date has been set for 2018 in the case of twin brothers who are accused of kidnapping a woman and then pushing her out of a car when intercepted by police.

Police hunt for robbery suspects

POLICE are looking for the suspects behind two recent armed robberies in New Providence.

Nurses union signs five-year agreements

THE Bahamas Nurses Union yesterday signed off on two five-year, $13m industrial agreements with the government, effectively concluding years of agitation from the union over concerns related to payment issues and liability insurance.

Minister thanks vendors for years of service as contracts aren’t renewed

GRAND Bahama Minister Dr Michael Darville has announced that 13 new lunch vendors are under government contract to provide hot meals to students on the government school lunch programme in Grand Bahama.

Stigma over mental illness ‘being overcome’

A LEADING Bahamian psychiatrist said the stigma against mental health illnesses has been reduced and more persons are coming forward to seek help.

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Inland Revenue to meet Bimini business owners

THE Department of Inland Revenue will be in Bimini next week to allow business owners the opportunity to meet with them and discuss the new Business Licence online system, which is part of the existing Online Tax Administration System.

Bahamas Correctional Officers Association wants to see audits on facility's spending

THE Bahamas Correctional Officers Association wants the Christie administration to disclose financial statements and audits related to the Department of Correctional Services amid concerns of how the facility’s money is used.

Izmirlian ‘planned to make Baha Mar redundancies’

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson denied suggestions that Baha Mar’s workforce would not have been laid off if the government did not push for court appointed liquidators to oversee the property.

The Pointe construction firm should be disciplined, says Grant

FORMER Minister of Works Neko Grant said yesterday that China Construction America should be disciplined for undertaking work at its downtown development, The Pointe, beyond the scope for which it had received the necessary permits and approvals.

Shot dead on the highway

A 45-year-old father of seven was shot multiple times before later dying on the sidewalk of Tonique Williams Darling Highway yesterday morning after he and his brother were held up by several gunmen near his home in Yellow Elder Gardens.

PM says he won’t risk economy to fund NHI

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday stressed his resolve in implementing National Health Insurance, adding that the government would not do anything to upset the economy in deciding how to fund the programme in its later stages.

Two and a half years in jail for sex assault on minor

A MAN who pleaded guilty yesterday to sexually assaulting a minor for nearly two decades will spend two and a half years behind bars for the crimes.

Son of PLP chairman is robbed by armed men

OBIE Roberts said he threw his hands up and told three robbers to take whatever they wanted as he was held at gunpoint outside of his friend’s house in Dannottage Estates on Tuesday night.

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