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Colina Fund aiming to grow assets up to $5m

COLINA Real Estate Fund’s president yesterday said he was aiming to grow its asset base by up to $5 million, or more than 40 per cent, over the next five years as its moves to expand its property portfolio and diversify rental income streams.

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'Die' Stubbs back in court

STEPHEN "Die" Stubbs returns to court today for the continuation of the case against him in which he is accused of conspiring to import $6 million worth of marijuana He is also accused of possession of the drugs.

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Ten men held by police

POLICE detained ten men for questioning in two separate operations over the weekend. The first, "Operation Zero", was held between the hours of 8pm on Friday and 4

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15 men held over marijuana find

SEVERAL men were detained by police in four separate incidents yesterday after the discovery of a quantity of marijuana and marijuana plants. In all, 15 men are in custody in connection with the finds.

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Minister blasts former FNM administration over 'unmanned drones'

MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Fred Mitchell blasted the former FNM administration yesterday for failing to fully disclose to the Bahamian public that unmanned drones were operating in the Bahamas.

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CORRECTION ON Wednesday, June 27, The Tribune incorrectly reported that Stephen "Die" Stubbs was expected to testify in drug court the day before, in connection with a $6 million marijuana seizure. In fact, court met for a fixture hearing on that day, an

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Turnquest hits back on spy planes

FORMER National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest has criticised both a local newspaper and Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell over alleged comments regarding unmanned US surveillance airplanes authorised to fly over the Bahamas.

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'Die' Stubbs due in court

STEPHEN 'Die' Stubbs was expected to testify in court yesterday where he faces several charges in connection with a $6 million marijuana seizure. However, the matter was put down to Monday, July 2 where the 37-year-old of Ridgela

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Police vow to find hidden drugs

DEPUTY Police Commissioner Quinn McCartney yesterday warned persons cultivating drugs locally or on the family islands that police will be relentless in their search to uncover hidden narcotics and prosecute those responsible.

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Osteoporosis and oral health

Osteoporosis is a nice fancy word. We often hear about it in the media. Older men and women predominantly get it and many supplements claim to be able to stop it or slow it down.

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Marijuana field found by police

FREEPORT - Bahamian and US drug agents made a huge marijuana discovery in East Grand Bahama over the weekend.

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Bahamas used to test US spy planes

THE US has been testing unmanned spy planes over the Bahamas.

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Man fights for life after shooting

POLICE are investigating a shooting which left a man fighting for his life in hospital

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Men who were accused of plot to kill commissioner get partial court victory

FOUR men who were accused of plotting to kill a police commissioner when they were police constables have won a partial victory in the courts against the force.

'Pay up on contracts after change in government'

SENATOR Desmond Bannister said Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson should advise her government to pay those persons whose contracts were suspended following the change in government in May.

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Lawyer seeks to step aside

AN attorney representing a man appealing conviction for a 2005 drug-related murder asked the court to be withdrawn from the case.

Reasons for the rate of murders

IN ANNOUNCING the launch of Urban Renewal 2.0 at Police Headquarters on Monday, June 4, the Commissioner of Police, Ellison Greenslade, was quoted by reporter Dana Smith of The Tribune as saying, "Many of the murders that we recorded to date are a result of arguments. I am ashamed to tell you, arguments over women...females, where young men are feuding over females."

Uruguay plan to let governent sell marijuana

URUGUAY'S national government said Wednesday it hopes to fight a growing crime problem by selling marijuana to citizens registered to buy it, and will send a bill to Congress that would make it the first country in the world to do so.

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MINISTER: Prisons should be last resort for non-violent and petty crimes

PRISON should, as far as possible, be a last resort for persons charged or convicted of non-violent, petty crimes, Minister of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage said. Dr Nottage

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Nottage targets gangs in prison reforms

NO EFFORT should be spared in eradicating organised gangs from the penal system, Minister of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage said. Dr Nottage also challenged regional officials to develop new ways - including