22 January 2019
Twenty-nine year old Darrell Bain, aka “Tallboy” and “Scaredem” of Dean Street yesterday afternoon stood before Magistrate Ambrose Armbrister, accused of several charges stemming from two separate incidents. In the first matter, Bain is alleged to be behind one count each of house breaking, armed robbery and garroting. Reports are that on Wednesday June 27, […]
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22 January 2019
Preliminary results from this year’s statistics, reveal that men still dominate the work force over women. From the Labour Force Report, as of November 2018 more men than women and more young men than young women are employed. In fact, men outnumber women in the work force by almost 10,000. According to the report, “women […]
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22 January 2019
The unemployment rate in the Bahamas has increased from 10 percent to 10.7 percent as of November 2018, a 0.7 percent increase. Senior statisticians in The Department of Statistics say this increase is as a result of more Bahamians being added to the labour force, over 4,000 in total. With more than 10,000 new […]
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22 January 2019
Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Ervin Knowles has passed away on Sunday at the age of 84 years. A building contractor and land developer, Mr. Knowles was first elected to Parliament in 1977 as a member of the Bahamian Democratic Party, but resigned from the party in June 1978. He later became […]
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21 January 2019
Police investigating the second traffic fatality in New Providence for the month of January after a male was ejected from his car early Sunday morning on John F Kennedy Drive. This latest traffic fatality followed the death of a Royal Bahamas Defence Force Officer who succumbed to his injuries following a motorcycle accident two weeks […]
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21 January 2019
Grand Bahama police need assistance in locating two men that they consider extremely dangerous. Police say 43 year old Tavares Demonte Beckford aka “foe” and 32 year old Tony Jamal Smith, aka Jamal Penn, aka “fool” are both wanted by the Central Detective Unit. Beckford aka “foe” is wanted for questioning in an attempted murder […]
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21 January 2019
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) spokesperson for Information Technology Samuel Strachan has expressed concerns surrounding recent reports of a cyber-attack on the Broadcasting Corporation Of The Bahamas (BCB). He noted that just last week, an individual caused the encryption of the BCB’s digital library and other data and is attempting to extort funds in the […]
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21 January 2019
“They have built their case on the sand,” that summed up the argument of lead Defense Attorney, Keith Knight QC, who sought to drive home a no case submission last Friday in the ongoing extortion and bribery trial of former PLP MP and ex- Public Hospitals Authority Chairman, Frank Smith. Defense attorneys insisted that there […]
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21 January 2019
After a long Christmas break, the Bahamas Agriculture and Industrial Corporation’s (BAIC) Pop Up Market went back at its Gladstone Road locations this past Saturday. Confirming this was BAIC Chairman Michael Foulkes who told reporters that BAIC is looking forward to providing families with high quality fresh Bahamian grown produce. The BAIC Chairman noted that […]
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21 January 2019
Former BTC Chief Executive Officer Leon Williams says the Bahamas should better use technology to fight crime. He expressed his concerns yesterday while appearing as a guest on the Love 97 Radio programme Jones and Company. According to Mr. Williams, the advancement of technology plays a huge role in the progression of a […]
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