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UK police to arrive in corruption probe

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said senior members of the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency will arrive this month to “personally oversee” aspects of the investigation surrounding voice notes that purported to capture a quid-pro-quo arrangement involving a senior police officer, a lawyer and two murdered men, Michael Fox Jr and Dino Smith.

Haitian man fears he won’t be able to find a new home before his dwelling is bulldozed

A 24-year-old Haitian man fears his family will be homeless if they can’t find a new home before their unregulated dwelling is bulldozed.

Union head: Four-day workweek concept a sign of laziness

A TAXICAB union leader said a four-day workweek concept is a sign of “laziness”.

Minnis: PM must take more serious action in police force scandal

The allegations of bribery, corruption and possible complicity in murders in the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) are the most serious such allegations in our country in a generation.

Eastern Road repairs expected to continue through Friday

TRAFFIC on Eastern Road will be disrupted until Friday as workers repair the road.

Silence on protection against violence commission

A YEAR after legislators passed the Protection Against Violence bill, little is known about the government’s efforts to enforce its provisions and establish the commission responsible for supporting victims.

Anonymous donor offers $10k for info on Casey

AN anonymous donor has offered a $10,000 reward for information regarding the disappearance of American Taylor Casey.

$575k awarded to Haitian woman denied citizenship

THE Supreme Court has awarded $575,000 in damages to a 29-year-old woman after the Department of Immigration took six years to address her application for Bahamian citizenship.

GB Power seeks 6.3 percent hike

THE Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) proposal to increase electricity rates drew quick backlash from the Ministry of Grand Bahama yesterday.

Police searching for guardians of toddler girl

POLICE are asking for the public's help in locating the parents or guardians of a young child found alone near Roosevelt and Jerome Avenue this morning.

‘Four-day workweek would not work in our economy’

BAHAMAS Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) CEO Leo Rolle said the chamber does not believe moving to a four-day work-week system would work for the country’s “heavily service-based economy”.

Former PM Christie in hospital after suffering an ‘acute heart condition’

FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie reportedly suffered “an acute heart condition” that prompted a “successful corrective procedure”, according to Latrae Rahming, communications director in the Office of the Prime Minister.

$2m for man beaten and abused in prison

THE Supreme Court has awarded a record $2m in damages to Matthew Sewell, a Jamaican man who endured sexual assault and beatings while being unlawfully detained in prison and the detention centre for nearly a decade, experiences so damaging that he became schizophrenic and developed post-traumatic stress disorder.

Darville: Public health system short 450 nurses, govt recruiting more from Ghana

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said the public health system is short 450 nurses, including more than 170 speciality nurses.

Two Bahamians participate as officials at Paris Olympics

MANCER Roberts Sr, the technical director at Bahamas Aquatics, was one of 26 officiators of the 2024 Paris Olympics swimming competition and the first Bahamian to perform that role at an Olympics.

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