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Minnis says weak enforcement of laws putting lives at risk

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has criticised what he described as weak enforcement of the country's laws, arguing that failures to enforce laws relating to immigration, animal control and aviation are putting lives at risk.

Man denied bail over injuring two with a knife and cutlass attacks

A MAN accused of seriously injuring two people with a knife and cutlass on Moore Avenue was denied bail yesterday.

Dominican national denied bail over forged passport

A MAN from the Dominican Republic accused of fraudulently obtaining a Bahamian passport was denied bail yesterday.

Reparations committee expands global and local campaigns

THE Bahamas’ reparations committee has expanded its campaign at home and abroad, stepping up public education and joining regional and international efforts to build support for reparatory justice.

The Bahamas signs on to regional healthcare alliance with funding details unclear

THE Bahamas has joined a regional healthcare alliance intended to coordinate technical support and financing for primary care reform.

Former RBDF marine faces new indecent assault case

A FORMER Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine accused of indecently assaulting his ex-girlfriend over the Emancipation Day holiday weekend was denied bail yesterday.

Gardiner indicted on new US cocaine charges

ACCUSED Bahamian drug trafficker Jonathan Eric Gardiner has now been indicted in Georgia on federal cocaine trafficking charges after US authorities arrested him following his rescue from the Election Day plane crash in the Atlantic Ocean.

‘Go to the beach’ says BGC CEO amid power crisis

Bahamas Grid Company chief executive officer Dareo McKenzie yesterday said of the recent spate of power outages: “Sometimes it may not be a bad thing.”

Gofundme launched for boy bitten by dogs over 100 times

A BIMINI dog owner was sentenced to 12 months in prison yesterday after six dogs mauled a nine-year-old American boy about 100 times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries and facing what his family described as a long and difficult recovery.

Andros Bridge collapse disrupts travel and electricity

THE Fresh Creek Bridge has been condemned after a structural support sank and shifted its weight dangerously, severing Central Andros’ main transport link and disrupting electricity restoration, government services, businesses and access to the airport.

PMH kitchen delayed after $5m drainage issue found

THE long-awaited reopening of Princess Margaret Hospital's kitchen has been delayed by a newly discovered sewage and drainage problem expected to cost about $5 million to fix, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville revealed yesterday.

BPL power failures a ‘sign of deeper issue’

EV dealers reject claims that chargers strain grid

ELECTRIC vehicle dealers Pia and John Farmer have accused Bahamas Grid Company executives of scapegoating EV owners for longstanding failures in the country’s electricity system after the company’s chief executive described home chargers as a substantial, unseen drain on the grid.

Union boss says Bahamians blocked from top hotel jobs

QUALIFIED Bahamians have been shut out of senior hotel and restaurant management posts despite decades of industry experience, Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union president Darrin Woods said as he backed a government review of tourism-sector hiring practices.

Man wearing ankle monitor drowns at a GB resort pool

A 40-year-old man who was found at the bottom of a swimming pool at a resort in South Bahamia on Monday was recently released on bail and was reportedly wearing an electronic monitoring device at the time of the incident, The Tribune understands.

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