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FNM senators blast PM over proposed MP salary review

FNM Senator Elsworth Johnson yesterday accused Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis of shifting his position on parliamentary pay, invoking Mr Davis’ 2017 criticism of proposed salary increases.

Man acquitted of sexual assault against 13-year-old

A MAN was acquitted yesterday of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2024, while the case against his bus driver co-accused, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl that same day, will continue next week.

24-year-old accused of sexually assaulting teen girl

A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl twice in New Providence this year was remanded to prison yesterday.

68-year-old gets $7,000 bail on indecent assault charge

A 68-year-old man accused of indecently assaulting an 18-year-old woman in New Providence last week was granted bail.

Accused granted bail overFNM headquarters break-in

A MAN was charged yesterday with breaking into the Free National Movement headquarters on St Michael Road and stealing $1,590 worth of property last week.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Honour or honor? Organise or organize

THE English language is a bear at the best of times. So many words that sound the same yet have totally different meanings: plane, plain. Pain, pane. Here and hear or where and wear. Vein and vain. Knight and night. Heir and air.

ERIC WIBERG: Lighthouses- Cay Sal Bank and Old Bahama Channel lighthouses

FROM a letter by Sir George Pocock to the Secretary of the Admiralty in July 1762.

Stroke patient alleges neglect during PMH stay

A 69-year-old stroke patient has accused Princess Margaret Hospital staff of neglecting, humiliating and restraining him to his wheelchair during a four-day stay, raising concerns about patient care, overcrowding and deteriorating conditions at the country’s main public hospital.

Crash survivor needs $20k for urgent overseas surgery

A 21-year-old survivor of the Shirley Street crash that killed four young women is stable but unable to leave the hospital, his family says, with only a pin holding his injured leg together as they try to raise $20,000 to send him overseas for specialised surgery.

Female officer wins $50k claim after superior attacks

A FEMALE police officer was left unconscious and bleeding from her head after a superintendent grabbed her hand, dragged her and shoved her into a stack of tiles at the Royal Bahamas Police Force Training College during a confrontation over her vaccination card, according to a Supreme Court ruling that awarded her more than $50,000 in damages.

Tears flow at candlelit memorial for crash victims

TEARS streamed down the faces of relatives and loved ones last night as dozens gathered on Shirley Street to mourn four young women killed in Sunday’s crash, turning the site where a rental car slammed into a tree into a candlelit memorial of flowers, teddy bears, photographs and hymns.

Charge death crash driver say relatives

THE father of one of the Shirley Street car crash victims says he wants justice for his daughter and the three other teenage girls who died in the tragedy – demanding the driver face charges.

AG Munroe questions value of public sex offenders register

ATTORNEY General Wayne Munroe has questioned the value of opening the sex offenders register to the public, arguing that criminal record checks and existing vetting systems already provide safeguards against convicted offenders working in schools and other sensitive environments.

Talks on Cuban medical staff still ongoing after 16 months

MORE than 16 months after the United States expanded visa restrictions tied to Cuba’s overseas medical missions, The Bahamas still has not resolved its arrangements with the US for Cuban healthcare workers, with Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville saying talks with the US Embassy are only now “near completion”.

Gibson warns of collapse inGrand Bahama dental care

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Frazette Gibson has accused the Davis administration of allowing public dental care in Grand Bahama to collapse, warning that only one dentist now serves the island through the public healthcare system.

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