16 May 2019
Defense Attorney, Jamaican Queen’s Counsel Keith Knight on Wednesday reasoned to Court of Appeal Justices that in her ruling in the Frank Smith extortion and bribery trial, Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt took great care in coming to her decision. Following testimony from the police, sitting Cabinet Ministers Dr. Duane Sands and Marvin Dames and the […]
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16 May 2019
The leaders of the two major political parties locked horns in the House of Assembly yesterday over the structure of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) and allegations of its politicization. The issue was brought to the forefront during Opposition leader Philp Davis’ contribution to debate on a proposed amendment to the Police Staff Association […]
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16 May 2019
Opposition Leader Philip Davis yesterday raised a major concern in the House of Assembly over watercraft operators in the country. Mr. Davis asked Transport Minister Renward Wells if the moratorium has been recently lifted from the licensing of jet skis. Vice President of the Cable Beach Water Sports Association Pedro Bannister last week expressed concerns […]
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16 May 2019
The University of The Bahamas (UB), the Tourism Development Corporation and the Ministry of Tourism have collaborated to hold a half-day forum on Community Based Tourism (CBT) with focus on Empowering Bahamians, Encouraging Entrepreneurship. The idea behind the initiative, held at the Franklyn R Wilson Graduate Center is to advance, grow and help develop the […]
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16 May 2019
The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) says the Bahamian people must discourage public shaming on social media. DNA’s Spokesperson for Social Services and Urban Development, E. Corderro Armbrister, said, “recently, videos of a disturbing nature have been circulating depicting our nation’s youth in a less than savory manner.” In a press statement he said, “we […]
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16 May 2019
Contracts for significant capital works at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) and the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre (SRC) were signed yesterday at the Public Hospital Authority’s Corporate Offices. Signing on behalf of the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) were Julian Rolle, Chairman of the PHA Board of Directors and Catherine E. Weech, Managing Director. The […]
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15 May 2019
The Ministry of Education and the United States signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) yesterday, reestablishing the Fulbright Fellowship Programme for Bahamians students. Minister of Education, Jeffery Lloyd, said the relationship goes back some 50 years, adding that the signing culminated two years of work between the Ministry and the US Embassy. Mr. Lloyd said the signing is an […]
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15 May 2019
Immigration Minister Brent Symonette has denied that Bahamians of Haitian decent, born in The Bahamas, are stateless, an issue raised by President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) when the Bahamas appeared before the commission in Jamaica last Friday. Speaking with reporters recently, Mr. Symonette was asked to respond to the outcome of the meeting […]
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15 May 2019
The Free National Movement (FNM) says after two years of positive growth, the country is positioned for more investments and opportunities. The Party issued a statement yesterday answering the Progressive Liberal Party’s Deputy Leader Chester Cooper’s criticism of the government over the latest GDP numbers. The FNM said, “for five years the woeful PLP’s disastrous leadership marked by […]
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15 May 2019
The government’s appeal against former PLP Senator Frank Smith opened in the Court of Appeal yesterday with the Crown listing six grounds why the case should be sent back to the Magistrate’s Court and heard by another Magistrate. The Crown’s lead Attorney in the matter, Director of Public Prosecutions, Garvin Gaskins suggested Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt took extraneous matters […]
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