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Man shot as he cleaned car

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot while cleaning his car yesterday.

Dad jailed for having loaded gun when arrested in front of his children

A FATHER was sentenced to two years in prison in court yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun when he was arrested in front of his children in December of 2021.

Fined for bail breach

A MAN was fined in court yesterday for breaching his curfew while on bail for his alleged involvement in a 2021 airport armed robbery that almost killed a woman and a police officer.

Two accused of gun threat

TWO men were given bail in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate charges of assaulting and threatening a man with a gun on New Year’s Eve.

Man stole from store while drunk

A MAN was ordered to reimburse a grocery store yesterday after he admitted stealing $46.62 worth of inventory while drunk.

Bail rejected after alleged failure to charge device

A MAN was denied bail yesterday after being accused of failing to charge his electronic monitoring device (EMD) while on bail for armed robbery, in addition to other charges.

Sunken ship response is ‘like a band aid on top of cancer’

A LOCAL environmentalist said the government keeps putting “one Band- Aid on top of cancer” in its response to the sunken ship in South Abaco.

Teachers hold protest in Eleuthera over series of issues

PRESTON Albury High School teachers and parents in Eleuthera protested over a myriad of concerns such as a teacher shortage and lack of support for dealing with insubordinate students.

15 percent rise in visitor arrivals to Grand Bahama forecast

OVERALL visitor arrivals are projected to increase by 15 percent in Grand Bahama, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Aviation and Investments Chester Cooper said while in Freeport this week.

Reid: We must tackle root issues of crime

A LOCAL community activist has called for a shift in the way the country deals with crime following a rise in killings last year.

18-year-old girl collapses and dies on basketball court

AN 18-YEAR-OLD girl collapsed and died at a basketball court in Masons Addition this morning.

Govt aware of shanty buildings

THE government has reported it is aware of concerns of a new shanty town in Murphy Town, Abaco.

COVID ‘under control’ in China despite wave of new measures

A CHINESE Embassy spokesperson yesterday insisted that the country has the COVID-19 situation there under control, arguing that commentary in international media regarding their virus policies is “nothing but double standards”.

‘Village road is safe’ - despite car plunge

A RESIDENT engineer for the Ministry of Works has given an assurance that safety measures are in place in Village Road after concerns were raised by motorists about the road project.

‘ALARM’ AT CHILD ABUSE STATISTICS: Advocacy group questions lack of public outrage

THERE were 240 new reported cases of child abuse, neglect and abandonment documented between January and October of last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Social Services.

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