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Murder in Fox Hill hours after Mitchell warning

A MAN was murdered in Fox Hill yesterday morning, hours after area MP Fred Mitchell warned constituents to expect tit-for-tat killings following the murder of an alleged prominent gang member.

Cousin says she never conspired with Gibson

THE cousin of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson said yesterday that she never conspired with the former WSC executive chairman to defraud the corporation, adding that the courtroom was the first time she learned that WSC contracts had been awarded to a company of which she was a shareholder.

Woman held after fetus found in garbage bin

A 24-year-old woman was taken into custody at the hospital after a fetus “between 15 and 20 weeks old” was discovered in the garbage disposal of a bathroom at Rubis Gas Station on Gladstone Road yesterday.

Man accused of marijuana possession granted $4k Bail

A MAN was granted $4,000 bail after he was accused of having 1.7lb of marijuana in his house last week.

Bail violations get murder accused six months jail time

A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after admitting to failing to sign in at a police station 32 times while on bail for murder.

Man charged with armed robbery of $15k jewellery

A MAN was sent to prison yesterday after he was accused of robbing someone at gunpoint of over $15,000 in jewellery.

Two men charged with molesting young girls

A 32-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of molesting a seven-year-old girl last month.

BAMSI suffers loss of 40 percent of livestock in recent Andros fires

BAHAMAS Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) president Dr Raveenia Roberts-Hanna said BAMSI’s loss of 40 per cent of livestock pasture due to a fire last month did not greatly affect operations on the island.

Officials plea for fire trucks after weekend fire in Exuma

AFTER a fire erupted on Exuma last week, officials said the island desperately needs fire trucks.

Agriculture’s purchase of two container farms to help ‘revolutionise food security’

EEDEN Farms, a tech-enabled farming company, sold two container farms to the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources, a move officials said would help “revolutionise food security and food production in The Bahamas”.

Turnquest: Davis administration ‘watered down fiscal laws’

FORMER Finance Minister Peter Turnquest accused the Davis administration of watering down fiscal laws that promote transparency and accountability.

Sands: Ambulance shortage a result of ‘incompetence and mismanagement’

FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said the shortage of ambulances in New Providence proves Health Minister Dr Michael Darville’s “incompetence and mismanagement” of the healthcare system.

Fourth annual Full Throttle Poker Run

BOAT enthusiasts crowded Great Harbour Cay on Saturday for the 4th annual Full Throttle Poker Run, an event that continues to attract scores of people and make a strong economic impact.

$43m school and disaster facility for East GB

A $43M school and disaster facility will be constructed in East Grand Bahama.

Mitchell warns of ‘tit for tat’ shootings

FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell said Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander warned him that his constituency could see “tit-for-tat” shootings after a man police said was a major player in a gang was murdered yesterday.

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