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Govt push to sign Grand Lucayan deal by May 15

The Government is moving rapidly to seal the Grand Lucayan’s sale to a $10bn Miami-based developer with hopes for a Heads of Agreement signing as early as this Thursday.

FNM: We will invest $10m in firefighting aircraft and trucks

THE Free National Movement (FNM) says it will invest at least $10m in new fire trucks and a firefighting aircraft — and fund it, in part, by eliminating the Prime Minister’s private plane and cutting luxury government travel.

Mitchell dismisses early election talks - ‘only one man knows when’

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell on Friday dismissed speculation that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is considering an early general election, asserting that the Davis administration is committed to serving its full five-year term.

Murder victims’ moms face holiday with heavy hearts

AS families across the country honoured motherhood with hugs, flowers and celebration yesterday, some Bahamian mothers were facing the day with heavy hearts, haunted by the absence of sons lost to violence.

Tragedy strikes two GB families

A 17-year-old boy drowned in the ocean. A 30-year-old woman died in a car crash with police rushing to save him.

Supreme Court awards woman $25k for unlawful detention by Immigration Dept

THE Supreme Court has awarded $25,000 to Sonette Joseph, ruling that her constitutional rights were breached when she was unlawfully detained for 30 days in 2018 without charge, court appearance, or deportation order.

Vendors report varied outcomes over this year’s Mother’s Day sales

VENDORS at RM Bailey Park had mixed reactions to this year’s Mother’s Day sales, with many saying business was slower than previous years due to economic pressures and changing consumer habits.

Mitchell calls reporting on Cuban issue ‘irresponsible’ but contracts still unpublished

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has denounced articles that reported on leaked documents indicating Cuban medical professionals in The Bahamas receive less than 20 percent of their salaries, labelling the most recent piece, an article by the Miami Herald, a “hatchet job”.

Archbishop Pinder says increasing diversity of Cardinals makes Pope of African descent plausible

ARCHBISHOP Patrick Pinder said on Thursday that the increasing international diversity of the College of Cardinals has made the prospect of electing a pope of African descent more plausible, although such decisions ultimately depend on spiritual discernment within the Church.

Murder suspect tells court he has schizophrenia

A 50-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing another man earlier this month appeared in Magistrate’s Court on Friday, telling the court he suffers from schizophrenia.

40-year-old Man shot dead at All Saints Way

Police call for the public’s assistance as a 40-year-old man was gunned down while sitting in his vehicle on All Saints Way last night.

Welcome to our new commodore

CAPTAIN Floyd Moxey assumed command as the ninth Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) yesterday, stepping in at a time when The Bahamas is reinforcing its southern maritime presence in response to the worsening crisis in Haiti.

Archbishop Pinder: Election of new Pope beginning of new era

ARCHBISHOP Patrick Pinder said Thursday’s election of Pope Leo XIV marked a moment of joy for the Roman Catholic community in The Bahamas, calling it the beginning of a new chapter while affirming continuity with the Church’s global mission.

Court of Appeal quashes Williams’ murder conviction

THE Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction of Marcellus Williams and substituted two lesser convictions for robbery following a successful application to reopen his appeal.

‘Pay up $100k’ for unlawful detention

THE Supreme Court has denied the government’s attempt to reopen a long-settled liability case in the high-profile unlawful detention lawsuit brought by Jamaican national Matthew Sewell, while imposing a financial condition for delaying payment of a $2m damages award.

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