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Two accused of armed robbery and housebreaking

TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of an armed robbery on West Bay Street last month.

Man on bail charged for having firearm

A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday after being charged with a second firearm offence while on bail for a previous one.

Munroe: Eight percent rise in arrests over last year and 48 percent increase in charges

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe reported a 48 percent increase in charges against people this year compared to the same period last year.

CCA admitted Baha Mar slowdown before Christie

Baha Mar’s contractor did not dispute that a senior executive admitted before then-prime minister Perry Christie that it was deliberately slowing work down to force payment from the project’s original developer.

Probe demanded over $2.3m for son of top Christie adviser

The Opposition yesterday demanded an “immediate investigation” after a New York judge ruled Baha Mar’s contractor sought to “curry favour” by paying $2.3m to a firm run by the son of Perry Christie’s top adviser.

Baha Mar crisis ‘averted’ if CCA didn’t purchase British Colonial

Baha Mar’s financial crisis would have been “averted” if its main contractor had properly used $54m to pay the project’s sub-contractors rather than fund the British Colonial’s purchase, a US judge has ruled.

‘Absolute sham and shakedown’: Sarkis has $1.6bn Baha Mar win

Baha Mar’s main contractor perpetrated “an absolute sham and shakedown” on Sarkis Izmirlian while providing “phony” completion dates that ultimately cost his family $845m and ousted them from the project.

Oscar spurs evacuation but damages minimal

HURRICANE Oscar, a category one storm, caused minimal damage across the south-eastern Bahamas, but many families in Inagua faced fear and uncertainty as they were forced to evacuate their homes to escape the storm’s winds and rain.

Two men dead over weekend in separate shootings

TWO fatal shootings over the weekend brought the country’s murder count to 97.

American tourist dies after rental vehicle overturns near Arawak Cay

A TOURIST was killed yesterday when a rental 4x4 overturned at Arawak Cay.

Silence over progress of immigration commission

A YEAR after Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis set up a commission to review discretionary decisions at the Department of Immigration, prompted by a controversy involving Keith Bell, no updates on the commission’s work have been disclosed.

Six Defence Force officers deployed to Haiti following significant unrest

SIX defence force officers have been deployed to Haiti as part of an advance team for the Multinational Security Support Mission, which aims to stabilise the country following significant unrest.

Tourist killed as rental vehicle overturns

A TOURIST has been killed as a rental 4x4 overturned at Arawak Cay.

Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Inagua

A NUMBER of residents in Inagua asked for help in being evacuated with Hurricane Oscar having now made landfall on the island.

Double shooting leaves one dead, one injured

ONE man was killed and another injured in a double shooting on Saturday night in the Cowpen Road area.

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