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Minister aims to give unhappy staff ‘great Christmas'

SOCIAL Services and Urban Development Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the outstanding issues public servants are faced with will be resolved before the year ends, following two days of protest from workers.

Shot German men were regular visitors

SOUTH Andros MP Leon Lundy revealed yesterday that the German men who were victims in a shooting that left one dead and the other injured were regular visitors to the island.

China aims for extra investment

THE Chinese Embassy yesterday announced the country hoped to form better linkages and create new investments in The Bahamas following China’s 20th National Congress of China’s Communist Party.

PM’s delegation to leave for COP27 today

PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis and his delegation are set to leave for COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt today.

DONE DEAL: Amicable outcome to meeting between government and Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association with ‘win-win’ agreement

THE government and Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association have come to a “win-win” agreement that not only expanded the category of medications to the price control list, but set uniformed margins of 20 percent and 40 percent markups for retail and wholesale operators respectively.

Eight months in jail over unlicenced gun

A MAN was sentenced to eight months in prison yesterday after being found guilty of having an unlicenced 9mm pistol and ammunition in 2020.

Man charged after human remains find

A FREEPORT man was charged in Magistrate‘s Court yesterday in connection with the discovery of human remains in bushes in East End, Grand Bahama.

Grandfather denies indecent assault

A GRANDFATHER was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being accused of touching his granddaughter’s buttocks on two occasions this year.

Man admits halloween cutlass attack

A MAN admitted yesterday to attacking someone with a cutlass on Halloween night, but denied causing harm to the victim.

Man guilty of receiving stolen car

A MAN who admitted receiving a stolen car was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday.

Cinema complex warns of timing of minimum wage

FUSION Superplex’s chief executive officer said the timing of the minimum wage increase is “of great concern,” adding he hopes the government can offer businesses tax incentives to assist with the impact of this latest financial blow.

Row in House over wage rise

THE House of Assembly became heated at times yesterday when government MPs and members of the opposition engaged in a back-and-forth while debating a resolution to increase the national minimum wage.

Sears reveals road projects including pothole ‘blitz’

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears announced yesterday two major road improvement developments, including a three-week “blitz” to repair potholes in New Providence.

Darville: Pharmacies were consulted

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville insisted yesterday that the government consulted with pharmacies before implementing changes to its price control regime, calling assertions from the opposition that the government did not do so “untrue.”

‘Corporal punishment is not abuse’ says bishop

BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander says that he does not view corporal punishment as abuse.

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