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Junkanoo ticket app ‘upgraded’ as tickets go on sale noon today

JUNKANOO organisers said Aliv has upgraded its parade ticket-purchasing app, hoping to avoid last year’s frustrating experience.

Expanded A&E at PMH open - but not fully functional

GOVERNMENT officials held an opening ceremony for Princess Margaret Hospital’s renovated Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, highlighting the facility’s expanded footprint.

Eight years jail for rape of 15-year-old

A FATHER of ten children was sentenced to eight years in prison after taking a plea deal for molesting a 15-year-old girl.

‘Davis must act and end political games’

FORMER National Security Minister Marvin Dames said Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis should take “decisive” actions after a US federal indictment made explosive corruption allegations about the Royal Bahamas Police Force, insisting the matter is beyond the commissioner of police and minister of national security.

‘Restoring trust in leadership begins with Munroe’s resignation’

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright called yesterday for the resignation of National Security Minister Wayne Munroe, citing a loss of public confidence in the minister’s ability to address the country’s crime situation.

Two-year sentence for possession of gun and ammo after trial absences

A MAN who failed to appear for trial was sentenced to two years in prison on a gun charge after being tracked down by a monitoring device.

Teen fined $8,000 for stealing a car

A teen was fined $8,000 yesterday after being found guilty of stealing a car in September.

$2.7k fine for taking money but not completing work

A MAN was fined $2,700 yesterday after admitting he took $3,200 from a client for air conditioning repairs last year but never completed the work.

Pinder warns international court The Bahamas will ‘cease to exist’

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder delivered an oral argument to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday, highlighting climate change’s existential threat to small island nations like The Bahamas.

Court denies request of man accused of killing wife

THE Court of Appeal has denied a murder suspect’s request to remove the electronic monitoring device from his bail conditions, rejecting his claim that it negatively affects his business operations and causes him financial hardship.

Missing young man feared dead after kayak capsizes at sea in the Exumas

A YOUNG man in Exuma is missing and feared death after his kayak capsized in rough seas on Sunday.

Mom wept as officer charged in shooting death of her son

A POLICE officer was charged with manslaughter yesterday for killing a 15-year-old boy in 2017, prompting the boy’s mother to break down in tears.

Minnis: It’s time for a full inquiry

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he wouldn’t engage in a public “tit-for-tat” with Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander, who linked corruption in the police force to the Minnis administration’s decision to sideline several senior police officers, including himself.

‘Revamp the System’ to Avoid Another Adriel, says Ann Marie Davis

Ann Marie Davis, Office of the Spouse says all government and non-government institutions responsible for the care, protection and empowerment of children must be revamped to ensure every aspect is approached through the lens of ending gender-based violence.

Two rescued, one missing after kayak capsizes near Exuma

THE SEARCH continues for a missing man following a kayaking incident off Ramsey Beach, Exuma, that saw two other men rescued just after midnight this morning.

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