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July 22, 2021
Govt bid to stay ruling on citizenship denied

THE Court of Appeal has denied the government's application to stay the effect of its ruling affirming Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder's landmark decision on citizenship rights in The Bahamas.

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The final four
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July 16, 2021
The final four

The Free National Movement (FNM) last night ratified its last four candidates for the next general election.

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July 15, 2021
Minnis buoyed by polls - so will he go early

THE Free National Movement is expected to ratify four candidates for the next general election tonight amid anticipation from FNM insiders that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis - buoyed by favourable polling numbers - may call an early election very soon.

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June 25, 2021
'I SAW ADRIANA IN SAFE HOUSE': Witness swears missing Cuban woman was held by immigration officers

A CAMEROON native who was released from the Carmichael Road Detention Centre over two months ago claimed she saw missing Cuban woman Adriana Caro at the Department of Immigration's safe house in early April.

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June 24, 2021
Suspect detained after police station escape

A SUSPECT is back in custody after escaping from Central Police Station on Tuesday, Police Commissioner Paul Rolle confirmed last night.

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June 24, 2021
'HE DESERVES MORE': Kenyan awarded 640k for six years of illegal detention seeks higher compensation

KENYAN native Douglas Ngumi is challenging a Supreme Court ruling that awarded him over $640,000 in damages for his unlawful arrest, detention and inhumane treatment at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, arguing more compensation is needed for the wrongs committed against him.

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June 23, 2021
Overstay by ten years Pay 3,000 or go to jail

A HAITIAN man who overstayed his welcome in the country for over a decade must pay $3,000 to avoid spending six months behind bars.

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June 18, 2021
Haitian jailed for migration

A HAITIAN man who admitted illegally migrating to the country to secure a better way of life was yesterday sentenced to two months in prison.

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June 11, 2021
PM announces vaccination day for vaccinated people

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced a "vaccination day" where fully vaccinated individuals can enjoy activities that are currently prohibited, including happy hours at restaurants and bars. Minnis also suggested that the curfew could be adjusted for vaccinated individuals.

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June 11, 2021
Family insist Adriana is here

DESPITE a belief from immigration officials that a missing Cuban woman drowned at sea after the boat she was on capsized, a relative of the migrant says the family has reason to believe she is still alive and being held at a local immigration facility.

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June 10, 2021
'Adriana was never here - she drowned'

IMMIGRATION officials have denied detaining a Cuban woman after the boat she was on capsized in Bahamian waters three months ago, believing her to have died onboard the vessel along with several others.

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June 08, 2021
Work to start on Abaco model homes

NEARLY two years after Hurricane Dorian, Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield said yesterday that construction will begin on five model homes in Abaco donated by the Bakers Bay group within the next three weeks.

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June 01, 2021
'WE HAD NOTHING TO HIDE FROM UN': Johnson responds to factfinding visit on immigration issues

FINANCIAL Services, Trade, Industry and Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson told The Tribune yesterday he welcomed the United Nations' recent inspectorial visit to The Bahamas as "we have nothing to hide".

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May 31, 2021
UN visitors see detention centre and shanty town

A UNITED Nations fact finding team has just completed a visit to The Bahamas which took in visits to the Carmichael Road detention centre and The Farm shanty town in Abaco.

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May 26, 2021
Haitian men admit guilt over fake documents

TWO Haitian men pleaded guilty to charges of possession of forged documents in court yesterday.

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May 26, 2021
Ministry posts notices on homes

THE Ministry of Works recently posted contravention notices on 28 shanty town structures in New Providence and is in the process of demolishing them, according to a top official.

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May 20, 2021
Woman arrested for begging is discharged

A MAGISTRATE yesterday discharged a woman who was arrested for begging in a public place.

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May 18, 2021
Judge grants order on 'missing' Cuban woman

IMMIGRATION officials have been ordered to prove that they acted lawfully when they allegedly detained a Cuban woman who was placed in their care and custody after the boat she was on capsized in Bahamian waters when she and a group of other people tried to sail from Cuba to the United States two months ago.

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June 09, 2020
Justification for Hosting The National Examinations

During a virtual press conference held on Monday, 8th June, 2020 to discuss the commencement of the National Examinations, Minister of Education, the Honourable Jeffrey L. Lloyd...

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June 18, 2018
Sunset Close Subdivision Service Lots 'ready for sale'/Application process commences July 1, 2018

Service Lots in the Sunset Close Subdivision as part of the Government of The Bahamas? new access to affordable homes programme, are ?ready for sale,? Minister of the Environment and Housing, the Hon. Romauld Ferreira told House Members Tuesday...

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