Posted on 29 May 2017.
Senator Michael Darville has called the impending hurricane relief audit in his former ministry a “witch hunt.” His comments come after recently sworn in State Minister for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson gave a preliminary assessment of how hurricane relief funds were spent on the island of Grand Bahama, submitting that the manner in which those […]
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Posted on 29 May 2017.
Bahamas Power Light (BPL) released a statement yesterday refuting information that began to spread on social media concerning alleged planned power outages. “BPL wishes to advise its customers in New Providence that the erroneous message being circulated via social media about planned outages beginning at 5 p.m. today is untrue and was not issued by […]
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Posted on 29 May 2017.
Former Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said the social media rumor claiming that she had an employment service for court reporters is false. Maynard-Gibson refuted the rumor in a statement yesterday, where she explained that the rumor is an “outrageous lie and continuation of fake news circulating in the social media” and emanates from someone named […]
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Posted on 26 May 2017.
A weeping young mother threw herself on the mercy of the court before being convicted on drug charges yesterday. What was supposed to have been just a three day first time trip to The Bahamas has turned out to be more than two years. Linda Latoya Reynolds, 22, a native of Guyana, was arraigned yesterday […]
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Posted on 26 May 2017.
The R.M. Bailey Senior High School student who was shot by police earlier this week has been identified as 15-year-old Gino Evante Finley of Springfield Road. On Tuesday, Finley was shot by police following a failed robbery attempt at QVS Pharmacy in the Seagrapes Shopping Centre on Prince Charles Drive. According to Assistant Commissioner of […]
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Posted on 26 May 2017.
Two men and a woman were injured following a stabbing incident at Yellow Elder Primary School yesterday. According to police, around 3 p.m. a stabbing incident took place at Yellow Elder Primary School where a man and woman were attacked by another man and woman. Police said two men and one woman received injuries and […]
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Posted on 26 May 2017.
The country’s latest murder victim was planning for her wedding in July, however following a late night shooting outside her residence early Thursday morning, her family will now be planning her funeral. According to police reports, the victim, bride to be, Donnae Clarke, the mother of two, was shot multiple times along with another male while […]
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Posted on 26 May 2017.
New Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey results for the first quarter of 2017 reveal strong showings in key performance markers for Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). This comes as the airport acts on a strategy to meet short and long-term airlift goals. Cleanliness of airport terminals still tops the list of high scores for LPIA […]
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Posted on 26 May 2017.
Holding firm to its campaign promise to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on bread and basket items, the Free National Movement (FNM) government assured this will be one of numerous items on the agenda executed. Throughout the campaign trail, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis charged that this was one way his government would ensure that all […]
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Posted on 26 May 2017.
Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson announced that an audit will be done to examine the spending of more than $1 million in hurricane relief funds because the manner in which the funds were spent is quite disturbing. Thompson made the announcement in a statement yesterday, where he revealed that more than $1 […]
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