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Cop allegedly stabbed, suspect shot in Café Matisse arson attempt

A POLICE officer allegedly shot a masked man after being stabbed during a suspected arson attempt behind Café Matisse earlier this month, The Tribune understands.

Man ordered to repay $3,000 stolen from bank account

A MAN was placed on probation on Friday after he admitted stealing $3,000 from another man’s bank account.

Police probe suspicious death after body found in Yellow Elder

AN adult man with visible injuries to his upper body was found dead in a service road off Melvern Road, Yellow Elder, on Friday morning, prompting police to launch a suspicious death investigation.

Ministry cracks down on unlicensed security operators

UNLICENSED private security firms will be shut down as the Ministry of National Security tightens enforcement in an industry officials say includes operators working without licences, particularly in the Family Islands.

Cartwright backs restricted access to sex offender register

SOCIAL Services Minister Barbara Cartwright has backed restricted access to the Sexual Offenders Register, saying key government agencies and institutions should be able to identify convicted sex offenders while keeping the register closed to the general public.

Govt and UWI sign agreement for four-year medical school

THE Bahamas and the University of the West Indies have signed a renewed agreement that could pave the way for a full four-year UWI medical programme in The Bahamas, a move Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said would strengthen the country’s healthcare workforce.

BEYOND THE BORDER: Public charge, proof, and the preparedness requirement

STATUTORY Definition of the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

Government warns delinquent garbage collection contractors

ENVIRONMENT Minister Zane Lightbourne has warned garbage collection contractors that the government will suspend or remove delinquent operators from routes, saying companies that lack the equipment or reliability to do the job properly could lose their contracts.

Hanchell: Ministry waiting 35 years for Crown land grant for homeless shelter

GREAT Commission Ministries President Bishop Walter Hanchell said his organisation has spent 35 years trying unsuccessfully to secure land for housing for homeless and vulnerable families, as the new social services minister warns that rising homelessness has become one of the most urgent issues facing her ministry.

Gunmen on scooter shoot three men in Chippingham

THREE men were injured on Friday after two gunmen on a scooter opened fire on a group socialising beneath a cabana at a park on Strachan Street, Chippingham, police said.

91-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted by a family member

A 91-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a family member early Wednesday morning, according to police.

Gibson and co-accused’s constitutional motion to halt ongoing trial rejected

THE Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by Adrian Gibson and four co-accused to derail their ongoing criminal trial, ruling that their constitutional motion was an improper attempt to challenge the trial before it has ended.

‘Substantial danger to the community’

A US judge has denied convicted drug smuggler Jonathan Gardiner bail after branding him a “substantial danger to the community" and finding that the "weight of the evidence against the defendant is very strong."

Rotary and Coakley donate new EKG machine to Rand hospital

THE Rotary Club of Grand Bahama and Coakley International donated a new electrocardiogram machine to Rand Memorial Hospital on Thursday, allowing the hospital to resume a key diagnostic service after its machine stopped working several weeks ago.

Bahamasair resumes flights to Cat Island after 20 years

Bahamasair has resumed scheduled service to Cat Island for the first time in more than 20 years, with twice-weekly flights between New Providence and the island on Thursdays and Sundays.

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