03 May 2019
An attempt to evade police ended in drowning yesterday for one of the three suspects behind a break-in in the Sea Breeze area in New Providence. Police Liason Officer Superintendent Shanta Knowles told reporters on the scene that after 10:00 am, they responded to reports of the incident that took place on Bay Lilly Drive. […]
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01 May 2019
Leading Queens Counsel in the Bahamas Fred Smith says, “It’s time that the Bahamas grew up. If we want to be a big player like Singapore on the world stage and if we want to be in the First World category, then we need to embrace immigration for investment and development purposes.” The Attorney said, […]
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01 May 2019
There has been a critical report of medical facilities in Bimini after the shooting death of American Businessman Alain Perez on that island this past Sunday. A news report, aired on Monday, on WPLG local 10, in Southwest Miami Dade Florida, begins: “loved ones say they not only want to see justice served, they […]
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01 May 2019
The President of Families for Justice Organization in Freeport , Pastor Glenroy Bethel is calling for the resignation of Dave McGregor Chief Operating Officer of the Grand Bahama Power Company. This comes a result of the Executives of the Grand Bahama Power Company having filed a criminal complaint at the Police Department in Freeport against […]
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01 May 2019
The Opposition’s Shadow Minister of Finance, Chester Cooper says, “The Free National Movement is shamefully pilling taxes and fines on the backs of the poor and a struggling middle class to simply appease ratings agencies and the International Monetary Fund.” He added that, “the FNM is disgracefully starving capital expenditure and neglecting infrastructure in order […]
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01 May 2019
Defence Force Commodore Tellis Bethel has been directed to conduct an immediate assessment of key government structures in the wake of the shooting death of Petty Officer Phillip Perpall early Sunday morning in the Guard House on the grounds of Government House. National Security Minister, Marvin Dames told reporters just before the weekly Cabinet meeting, […]
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01 May 2019
Despite having a strike certificate in hand, Water and Sewerage union presidents yesterday said that they are actually looking forward to a speedy resolution to the three outstanding matters behind the ongoing friction. These include the failure of the Corporation to adhere to the promotional procedures and two unorthodox promotional listings; WSC’s failure to post […]
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01 May 2019
As promised, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes has signed off on strike certificates for both the line staff and managerial unions of the Water and Sewerage Corporation. This follows months of tension between union members on a number of issues. The certificate gives the two the green light to take such action if necessary, and this […]
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30 April 2019
The Financial Crimes/ Anti-Corruption Unit, the arm of the Police Force tasked with investigating financial crimes and corruption took three men before the courts yesterday and charged them with a litany of fraud related crimes, including fraud by false pretense, attempted forgery and possession of forged documents. Javaughn Miller, 28, of Opulent Drive, was charged with the bulk of the […]
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30 April 2019
Suicide is becoming more prevalent in The Bahamas than ever before. According to Keva Bethell, Director of Research and Training at the Allen Institute, it was found that there were 96 cases over a 14 year period, from 2000 to 2013. That is a rate of 2.1, which means that about two out of 100,000 Bahamians have […]
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