19 February 2019
The President of the Bahamas Christian Council Bishop Delton Fernander is of the opinion that the arrest and subsequent arraignment of four Grand Bahamians on fraud and money laundering charges give the appearance of tit for tat. He said the situation raises serious questions. “That is becoming more and more clear in the manner in […]
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19 February 2019
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a stabbing that has left three males with injuries, two of them still detained in hospital. Assistant Superintendent of Police, in Grand Bahama, Terecita Pinder, reports that on Sunday, shortly before 2:00am, police received reports of an altercation at a night club on Wimpole Street, involving a group of […]
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19 February 2019
Rights Bahamas, a local human rights organization, has applauded the Bahamas Government for temporarily halting the deportation of individuals to Haiti. A statement from the organization said, “ In light of the unrest and violence happening in that country, the safety of those in our custody must always come first. Closing the Bahamas Embassy and […]
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19 February 2019
Queen’s Counsel Fred Smith recently expressed concerns surrounding the country’s law enforcement agencies and their treatment of Bahamians citizens over the years. Mr. Smith said that the behavior of officers from Immigration and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF), in particular, have been most regrettable. He added that there have been many officers from these […]
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19 February 2019
Police wrapped up investigations into another four murders after escorting to court the men allegedly behind the crimes. Appearing before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux were 28-year-old Mario Brown, 25-year-old Ricardo Mitchell, 23-year-old Keno McKenzie and 33-year-old Walleck Medurek. Brown stood accused of the February 10th murder of Jamal Kemp. However, his attorney claimed there is footage […]
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19 February 2019
Commonwealth Brewery, the country’s largest beverage company, has laid off 73 employees. It is also is in the process of restructuring its retail division. A statement from the company yesterday confirmed that the 73 workers will be made redundant due to increased operational costs, as well as increased competition from imported beer brands. Director of […]
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14 February 2019
Attorney General Carl Bethel yesterday issued a statement stating that the recent blacklisting by the College of Commissioners of the European Union (EU) is not a proportionate response. Mr. Bethel said that in the circumstances where The Bahamas has, since the implementation of the FATF action plan in October 2018, have been re-evaluated as being […]
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14 February 2019
Four Bahamians were arraigned in the Magistrates Court yesterday accused of a litany of fraud related charges that amounts to over $1 million. Racking up the bulk of the counts was Former Deputy Director of Urban Renewal in Grand Bahama, Michelle Reckley. The 50-year-old South Bahamia resident was on Wednesday afternoon arraigned before Chief Magistrate, […]
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14 February 2019
The Government has reached an agreement with the Bahamas Gaming House Operators Association to increase taxes on the gaming industry and to collect the payment of back taxes. This follows what has been described as open and productive discussions recently. With the beginning of the regulation of the gaming industry on January 1, 2015, the […]
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14 February 2019
The European Union’s (EU) name and shame list includes The Bahamas – that makes it one of 23 jurisdictions that have been blacklisted. The reason for this is the strategic deficiencies in anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) frameworks. Being blacklisted means EU banks dealing with any of the named countries then will have […]
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