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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14 February 2019
The tight knit community of Fox Hill has experienced another murder after one of its residents was riddled with gunshots Tuesday evening. According to police, the victim is no stranger to them. Police Press Liaison Officer Shanta Knowles told the media that it was shortly after 8:00pm that officers responded to reports of a gunshots […]
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14 February 2019
The Progressive Liberal Party announced yesterday that the entire PLP parliamentary caucus will boycott the House of Assembly for a period. The prosecution’s threat comes on the heels of four Grand Bahamians – all believed to be Progressive Liberal Party supporters being arrested and escorted before a magistrate in New Providence on charges of fraud […]
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13 February 2019
The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is sounding the alarm for justice as PLP Chairman, Fred Mitchel said the party is convinced that the government is on the attack of the party’s supporters. Mr. Mitchell’s comments came after the party learned that several former public service workers, who were on contract, were to be hauled before […]
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13 February 2019
A Canadian Cruise Ship passenger drowned in waters at Half Moon Cay on Monday. Police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident that occurred shortly before 3pm. Police could not say what led to the man drowning. According to reports, he was discovered unresponsive, floating in waters at Half Moon Cay. The tourist was […]
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13 February 2019
Four Bahamians who have been described as supporters of the Progressive Liberal Party spent last night in the Cells of the Cable Police Station in what one of their Attorneys described as “ a deepening of the political witch hunt.” Early yesterday, Police in Grand Bahama arrested 50-year-old Michelle Reckley, 28-year-old Stephanie Collie and 26-year-old […]
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13 February 2019
Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd says that some teachers at CW Sawyer Primary School called in sick yesterday because of cleaning products used to rid the Yellow Elder Gardens campus of mould. This comes following efforts by the Ministry of Education through the Ministry of Works to address mould concerns at the campus. He said, “I’m […]
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