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Bell defends govt after complaints of ‘mistreated’ migrants

IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell yesterday defended government’s efforts in handling irregular migrants in response to claims that migrants have been “mistreated” by law enforcement during the government’s recent shanty town crackdown.

Watson apology ‘not accepted’

WOMEN United has rejected press secretary Clint Watson’s apology saying that alone it was not enough as it failed to identify the female contributors to the national dialogue who he recklessly marginalised.

Mother upset at wait for Turin files

BLAIR John’s mother is unhappy that more than three years since her son’s death, Bahamian officials have yet to receive files related to the investigation from Italian authorities.

$600,000 on furniture at embassy

AN AUDIT into The Bahamas’ Embassy in Brussels, Belgium found that over $600,000 of taxpayer’s money was spent on furniture purchases for the official residence.

Company chief defends ankle monitor system

THE chief executive officer of the company contracted by the Ministry of National Security to provide ankle monitoring bracelets for people on bail vehemently defended the system, saying there is no fault in the devices he offers.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: UK's Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority.

BAIN ARRESTED AT PARLIAMENT: Activist and coalition members held after Rawson Square protest

ACTIVIST Lincoln Bain, along with several supporters, were arrested yesterday outside of the House of Assembly after scores of them bombarded Parliament Square demanding that the government tackle what they deemed an “immigration crisis”.

ORG partners with software company

THE Organisation for Responsible Governance announced a partnership yesterday with Modinet Global Software Ltd, a digital advertising company that offers public education ads.

Grieving mother testifies over son’s murder in 2016

A VISIBLY distraught mother gave testimony in the Supreme Court yesterday in the murder trial of two men charged with the shooting death of her son in 2016.

Probation for bail breaches

A MAN was placed on 18 months’ probation by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after admitting to breaching curfew while on bail for murder and attempted murder.

Pair accused over theft of propeller

AN aircraft mechanic and a heavy equipment operator were charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the theft of a Western Air’s propeller in Andros last month.

UK offers $3.4m for water insurance

BRITISH High Commissioner to The Bahamas Thomas Hartley yesterday announced the United Kingdom’s contribution of $3.4m to the new Caribbean Water-Utilities Insurance Company.

Residents react to rise in Grand Bahama Power fuel rate

THE announcement of a rate hike by the Grand Bahama Power Company was received with mixed reactions by some residents on the island.

‘Haiti is struggling with 60 percent unemployment’

HAITIAN Chargé d‘affaires Louis Harold Joseph yesterday gave more insight into the social and criminal element in Haiti, which he said now has a 60 percent unemployment rate, causing much of the country’s problems.

Masks donated to Eleuthera schools

STUDENTS and teachers at several public schools in South and Central Eleuthera received a much-needed donation of face masks this week as they returned to in-person learning.

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