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Acklins man accused of assaulting officer

AN ACKLINS man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with threatening a police officer and assaulting him with a vehicle.

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Minnis: Nation worse off under PLP

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was yesterday critical of the Davis administration’s performance, insisting the country is worse off now since the Progressive Liberal Party assumed office last year.

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All aboard at Crew House

THE new Crew House on East Bay Street, is the start of something “huge” for easterners, according to the manager of one of the newest full bar and lounge spots.

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Man accused of attempted rape

A MAN was accused in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday of attempting to rape a 29-year-old woman.

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Unlawful sex charge for 55-year-old suspect

A MAN was remanded in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of unlawfully having sex with a mentally unstable woman and assaulting her with a knife.

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Suspect accused of copper theft

A MAN was granted $4,000 bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of stealing and receiving almost $2k worth of copper wires from a woman’s house.

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$3,000 bail in causing harm case

A MAN, accused of causing harm to another man, was granted $3,000 bail in the Magistrate’s court yesterday.

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Davis: I’ll raise gun smuggling issue

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says he intends to raise the issue of gun smuggling into The Bahamas at the 2022 Summit of the Americas.

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$12m plan to upgrade Moore’s Island infrastructure

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said his ministry plans to invest more than $12m on much needed infrastructural upgrades and repairs on Moore’s Island, Abaco.

Shelf life extended for vaccine

DESPITE a noted drop in vaccine uptake for the past several months, health officials have not thrown away any doses due to being granted shelf life extensions by international regulators.

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One dead, three injured in Bain Town shooting

A MAN was left dead and three other men are in the hospital after a shooting in Bain Town last night.

Key files ‘removed’ at Beach Authority

STAFF at Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority were told to file a police report after files from a computer in the office were downloaded and removed “after hours” without approval.

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‘Cuban refugees posing threat to our security’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis is concerned about Cuba’s absence from the 2022 Summit of the Americas, saying sanctions on the island nation have sparked desperation among residents posing an “existential threat” to the national security of The Bahamas.

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‘Where did church’s Dorian funds go?’

THE Church of God has been asked in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court to account for $500,000 in Hurricane Dorian contributions it received to aid victims and churches under its umbrella that were ravaged by the Category Five storm in 2019.

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Man accused of firing gun

A MAN was remanded in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after “wantonly” discharging an unlicensed firearm.