Archive | March, 2017

Education Launches New Math Book

Public and independent primary schools across the country will soon see a new series of Mathematic textbooks added to their curriculum. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will undertake this initiative as they partner with Hodder Education in producing a new primary Mathematics textbook series. The textbook titled the Bahamas Primary Mathematics Book will […]

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Former DNA Candidate Pushes For Opposition Unity

Former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) candidate and Attorney Wallace I. Cooper says he will continue to push a united narrative for opposition forces after being withdrawn by the DNA as the party’s candidate for Nassau Village in the upcoming General Elections.  Via an open letter, he revealed the move came just a day before he […]

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Minnis: Christie Is Mixed Up

Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis while calling Prime Minister Perry Christie “delusional and mixed up” charged that it is too late for the Christie administration “to say sorry for the financial and social “crisis” the country is in. Dr. Minnis lamented that the prime minister has “nothing left to give to The […]

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Man Arraigned For Murder

Dennis Teynor, a 26-year-old was arraigned yesterday in court for the murder of Rhoda Russell. The East Street South resident was charged on Russell’s murder that took place, October 27th, 2016.  Chief Magistrate Joan Ferguson permitted Teynor to make a final phone call in court before being adjourning his matter until May 18th, 2017, for […]

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Shanty Town Fire Displaces Six Families

Six families are left to pick up the pieces following a Shanty Town fire on an unnamed street West of Cowpen Road Wednesday night.  The blaze, which required all fire units on the island to be called in, was contained shortly after fire officials were alerted to it sometime after 8:00 p.m.   Fire Services Superintendent Walter Evans said […]

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Voters Registration Workers Robbed But Unharmed

Absentee police resulted in the robbery of three female voter registration workers at the St. Barnabas Distribution Centre off Blue Hill Road Tuesday night. Police officials said the incident took place sometime after 8:00 p.m. “Three female workers were preparing to leave the Parliamentary Voters Card distribution outlet located at St. Barnabas Church Activity Center, […]

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Over $100 Mil Paid Out To Baha Mar Employees

Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday revealed that some $105.5 million has been injected into the local economy towards paying Baha Mar’s former employees and unsecured creditors. While making his contribution to the House of Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Christie assured that the financing is also in place to fund all remaining costs to complete the […]

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Landmark Agreement With US

The Ministry of Transport and Aviation signed two important documents yesterday in a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ‘Declaration of Intent on Flight Information Region’ (FIR) as well as a Radar Data Sharing agreement was signed between the government of both the United States and The Bahamas through the Federal Aviation Administration […]

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Minnis: Gov’t Can’t Give What’s Not Theirs

A day after the handover of Baha Mar to its new purchaser, CTF Holdings, Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday charged that the government had no right handing over “a property they claim they do not own.”   “Always searching their next photo op, the PLP duly lined up for their latest staged […]

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Gov’t To Revise Labour Amendments

Minister of Labour Shane Gibson indicated yesterday that there could be a few changes to the Employment and Industrial Relations Acts as early as next week.   Mr. Gibson made the revelation in the House of Assembly, when he revealed a meeting was held among Chamber of Commerce executives and the members of the National […]

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