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Without a home five years later

DOZENS of Abaco residents in government trailers meant as temporary housing after Hurricane Dorian are facing eviction by the end of October, including a struggling mother of five who is still searching for a permanent home.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Who invented e-mail anyway?

I have more than 5,000 e-mails in my inbox, 5,532 unread, and I am not even an important person.

Conditional discharge for baby food theft

A 32-year-old father was granted a conditional discharge after admitting to trying to steal baby formula and other groceries to feed his family at Super Value Golden Gates last week.

Man accused of assaulting Woman with a Bat

A MAN was granted bail after he allegedly assaulted someone with a baseball bat in July.

30 months jail for possession of loaded gun

A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in a car on Carmichael Road earlier this week.

Conditional discharge for teen with drugs

AN 18-year-old man was granted a conditional discharge after admitting to having a small quantity of drugs earlier this summer.

Senior WSC employee testifies on vendors audit in Gibson trial

A SENIOR employee at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) testified in court yesterday about her initial findings from an audit of vendors contracted by the corporation under the Minnis administration.

Pintard: ‘We’ll share our donors, will you?’

MICHAEL Pintard said the Free National Movement is willing to disclose its financial donors if Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis is willing to do the same for the Progressive Liberal Party.

Man shot and killed during attempted robbery at a scrap yard in Carmichael

A man was shot and killed yesterday at a scrap metal yard off Carmichael Road during an attempted robbery.

Labour receives complaints over senior foreign workers

LABOUR Director Howard Thompson said his department has received increasing complaints from employees about poor treatment from senior foreign workers.

FBI joins police’s voice note probe

THE Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has joined a police corruption probe sparked by voice notes that leaked in July, according to Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander.

Sixteen Cubans and one Zimbabwean repatriated

A TOTAL of 16 Cuban nationals and one Zimbabwean were repatriated to Cuba on Tuesday.

ALIV donates $10k to Abaco Strong and Waterkeepers Grand Bahama

ALIV has announced a $10,000 donation to both Abaco Strong and Waterkeepers Grand Bahama in remembrance of the communities affected by Hurricane Dorian as the five-year anniversary draws near.

Bahamas in the final stages of drafting Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Bill

STATE Minister of the Environment Zane Lightbourne said The Bahamas is in the final stages of drafting the Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety 2024 Bill.

Lightbourne downplays new hospital deforestation worry

STATE Minister for Environment Zane Lightbourne downplayed deforestation-related concerns linked to the construction of a new $290m hospital in New Providence.

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