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three held after find of illegal weapons

By KHRISNA VIRGIL

Teens killed in shootings are named

POLICE yesterday officially identified two teenagers who were shot and killed last week.

Bran: PM ‘adding another failure to legacy’ with NHI

The Prime Minister will “add another failure to his legacy” if he forges ahead with the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) model because key healthcare sectors are simply “not ready” for the scheme.

'Ninety' Knowles sues for $70m

CONVICTED drug “kingpin” Samuel “Ninety” Knowles is seeking $70m in damages from the government for the “emotional, mental torture” he experienced as a result of his “premature” extradition to the United States almost ten years ago.

D'Aguilar says latest downgrade 'inevitable'

Moody’s latest downgrade of the Bahamas’ creditworthiness was “inevitable”, a well-known businessman believes, adding that Value-Added Tax (VAT) will reduce - but not eliminate - this nation’s fiscal deficit.

Pharmacist concerns over medical marijuana licences

Concerns have been voiced that persons and companies lacking pharmaceutical and medical qualifications can obtain licences to operate marijuana dispensaries under the Government's proposed regulatory regime.

‘We didn’t get here overnight’ on crime

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has appealed to Bahamians to come forward with knowledge to prevent or solve crimes, while pointing to gang recruitments in schools and a need to better defend the borders from weapons and drug smuggling.

Hold Bell to same standards as Turnquest

AFTER suffering a devastating loss at the polls in the 2007 General Elections, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) remained in election mode throughout the five-year administration of former Prime Minister Hubert A Ingraham.

Are PLP voters disappointedin their governement?

ACCORDING to reports the grumbling among PLP “generals” is getting louder and others are complaining that if Urban Renewal 2.0 — one of the PLP’s major campaign promises in the May 7 election — was supposed to reduce crime as promised, it is not working.

Taxi chief backs conduct code to eliminate all ‘undesirables’

The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union’s (BTCU) president has backed the proposed new “code of conduct” for drivers as a way to remove an “influx of undesirables” from the industry.

DEIDRE BASTIAN: Beware the pitfalls of worker termination

Have you ever been terminated? Have you ever had to terminate anyone?

Appeal court allows extradition move

THE Court of Appeal has ordered extradition proceedings to continue against a man wanted in the United States on a drug charge after dismissing his appeal of a Supreme Court judge’s decision not to transfer the matter to another magistrate on the grounds of alleged bias.

‘DYING PEOPLE TOO SLOW TO SEEK HELP’: Darville says patients not seeking medical aid until it is too late

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville has lamented the country’s rising COVID-19 death toll, saying local health experts believe it is the result of people seeking medical intervention too late in their illness when help is less likely to yield results.

Man, 43, faces separate charges of murder and attempted murder

A New Providence man was charged with murder and attempted murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with two separate shooting incidents in Grand Bahama.

US court rules against Dwight Major

AFTER having his application for a writ of habeas corpus denied by a District Court in North Carolina, convicted drug kingpin Dwight Major will not be leaving a US Federal Prison until at least 2016.

Making male role models

When thinking about role models for youth a slew of names come to mind. These thoughts were stirred at a memorial service for a man who had served the country for many years in many capacities.

Deliverance from a terrible catastrophe

MARK Twain wrote a story called “The Great Catastrophe”. It concerns a group of people who get trapped in a tragic situation. They are doomed to die. They have no way to escape. They are, indeed, on the verge of a terrible catastrophe.

Woman denies telling police drugs were owned by defendant

A WOMAN accused along with a contractor of possessing drugs with intent to supply denied she told police the narcotics belonged to Carlos Lamm.

Trump said to be improving but next 48 hours 'critical'

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump went through a "very concerning" period Friday and faces a "critical" next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday — in contrast to a rosier assessment moments earlier by Trump doctors, who took pains not to reveal the president had received supplemental oxygen at the White House before his hospital admission.

Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans — and then he entered the White House without a protective mask.

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