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Munroe argues on behalf of Glinton in contempt hearing

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe faced an uphill battle yesterday as he attempted to convince Court of Appeal judges that the words and actions of his client Maurice Glinton during an extradition appeal were not in contempt of court and deserving of punishment.

Rufa returns to face criminal trial

CANADIAN resident Bruno Rufa was back in Freeport’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the continuation of his criminal trial concerning allegations that he was gainfully employed in The Bahamas without a work permit.

Trial resumes over sailor’s murder

A JURY is scheduled to return today for the continuation of the trial into the murder of an American sailor who was shot a few feet away from the Paradise Island Bridge.

Man admits housebreaking but denies theft and receiving

JOVAN Nixon was charged with housebreaking, stealing and receiving in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Murder victims named

POLICE have officially identified the country’s latest homicide victims who were shot and killed on Saturday in separate incidents.

Roberts suggests Smith stirring unrest

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has said that no amount of “hyperbole and falsehoods” put forth by Grand Bahama Human Rights Association President Fred Smith, QC, can change the fact that “shanty towns are illegal”.

Burning boat towed away from Potter's Cay Dock

A BURNING boat was towed to Montagu Beach from close to the Paradise Island Bridge after it caught fire on Monday so that the Fire Department could extinguish the flames.

ACCUWEATHER: WIND ALERT FOR FREEPORT, BAHAMAS 5.30pm-11.30pm

5.30pm-11.30pm Strong east-northeast winds will continue today.

Weekend shootings bring murder total for the year to 121

TWO weekend homicides have brought the murder total for the year to 121, just two murders shy of last year’s tally.

‘Rebuild Bahamas’ telethon to raise relief funds

A HIGH-energy, entertainment-packed five-hour national “Rebuild Bahamas” telethon to raise funds for the rebuilding and equipping of schools, re-establishing commerce and providing clean water for the southern islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin has been set for Tuesday, October 27.

Human rights group slams govt’s ‘illegal’ demolition of shanty town

A HUMAN rights group yesterday said that it is prepared to fight in and out of court for residents displaced by the recent demolition of a shanty town in the Gamble Heights community that the group believes is an illegal move by a “dictatorship” government.

Massive blaze rips through shanty town

SEVERAL families were left homeless last night after a massive fire ripped through homes in a shanty town in the Gamble Heights area of New Providence.

Cable Bahamas successful in bid for second phone licence

CABLE Bahamas Limited has emerged as the successful bidder in the spectrum auction for the country’s second cellular services provider licence but it must now fulfil certain pre-conditions before receiving the licence, the government announced last night.

‘Tasteless’ painting comparing PM to Hitler causes a stir

AN artist’s unflattering depiction of the Prime Minister is causing a stir as it compares Perry Christie to Germany’s Nazi leader Adolf Hitler as a way of expressing disillusionment with his “failed promises and leadership”.

Long Island relief effort helps 95% of students get back to school

NINETY-five per cent of students of Long Island will be back in school by Wednesday largely due to an outpouring of support from its own communities and concerned individuals in Nassau, a senior education official told The Tribune yesterday.

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