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PM suggests jobs boom on horizon

Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he will officially open the Resorts World Bimini Casino on June 28, a development that he said will bring 400 jobs and more spin-off opportunities for entrepreneurs on that island. Christie said the $24 million casino is just one of several developments underway that will create hundreds of jobs. "What is happening in Bimini augurs so well for ...
Defence force officers to assist in crime fight

Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage announced yesterday that he has directed the commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) to deploy up to 150 officers to assist the police force in fighting crime. "Mr. Speaker, we are not going to take it any more," said Nottage, while contributing to debate on the 2013/2014 budget. Nottage said the Defence Force officers can ...
Cuban ambassador No reports of custody beatings

Cuban Ambassador to The Bahamas Ernesto Soberon Guzman said yesterday he has seen the video purported to show Cuban detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre being beaten by Bahamian officers, but would not make a judgment about its authenticity. Guzman said Cuban detainees continue to express concern about the living conditions at the facility. But he said they have not reported ...
Coroner recommends disciplinary proceedings after custody death

The coroner who presided over the investigation into the custody death of Aaron Rolle has suggested that the officers who had contact with him face internal disciplinary proceedings. Rolle, 20, died at the Southern Police Station on February 9, two days after his arrest on suspicion of armed robbery and escape. Constables 2126 Akiel Smith and 2468 Carl Smith said they had to forcefully ...
Policeman in murder case says he was in fear for his life

A policeman claimed that he was in fear for his life when a suspect pointed a gun at him during a chase. Sergeant 1988 Frank Burrows was testifying in the retrial of Stephen Stubbs, Clinton Evans and Andrew Davis, who are on trial for the murder of Constable Jimmy Ambrose and the attempted murder of Constable Marcian Scott at the now closed Club Rock Disco on West Bay Street. Evans alone is ...

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Nottage calls for ‘cash for gold’ closures

Amid rising jewelry and copper theft trends, National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage yesterday called for the closure of all cash for gold businesses and a temporary ban of copper exports. Nottage petitioned members of the opposition to support him on both fronts as he revealed crime statistics which suggest that there is a relationship between stolen goods and cash for gold businesses. ...
Govt wants to increase number of judges

The government plans to bring legislation to Parliament that would increase the complement of Supreme Court justices to 20 and allow for 10 criminal courts to operate simultaneously, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the House of Assembly yesterday. Christie said this would be an important tool in the government's crime fighting arsenal. He lamented the country's crime problem as he ...
Villa Clara Will Represent Cuba in Caribbean Baseball Series

Havana, June 19 (PL) Cuban fans celebrate today the victory of Villa Clara in the national baseball championship,becoming the first team that will represent this island in the Caribbean series,after 43 years of absence. Of course, the biggest joy is appreciated in the central Cuban province that gives its name to the champion, known as the orange team. The team mentor, Ramon More, attributed ...
China and Cuba seek greater cooperation

Xi Jinping said his country would like to work more closely with Cuba on international and regional issues. Xi told Cuba's visiting first vice president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, that China would like to forge a good partnership with Latin American and Caribbean nations, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The Chinese leader called for stronger cooperation between China and Latin ...
Colombian Govt Guerrilla Resume Talks in Cuba

8 de junio de 2013, 11:39 Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) presented their considerations in this capital today of convening a Constituent Assembly in that country, after resuming peace talks with the ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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Late pope John Paul II may be made saint

Late pope John Paul II could be made a saint, after theologians from the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints reportedly approved his second miracle.

The Vatican is currently keeping the miracle a closely guarded secret, but like John Paul II's first miracle, it is said to concern a woman and will "amaze the world", an unnamed Vatican source told Italian media.

Once canonisation for the late Polish pontiff is approved by a commission of cardinals and bishops and has received Pope Francis's sign-off, the most likely date for his sainthood is Oct 20, according to Vatican observers.

Oct 20 is the 35th anniversary of Karol Jzef Wojtyla's election as Pope John Paul II.

John Paul II was beatified May 1, 2011, six months after his death, when a Vatican commission attributed to him the "inexplicable" recovery of a French nun, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, from Parkinson's Disease.

John Paul II, one of the most popular popes in history, died in 2005 aged 84 after a 27-year reign.

Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI was quick to authorise the examination of several reported miracles attributed to John Paul II after crowds of mourners cried "Santo Subito!" or "Sainthood Now!" at his funeral.

The process for sainthood requires two "confirmed" miracles.

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