11 January 2019
The lead negotiator for the Bahamas for accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Zhivargo Laing has released the offer The Bahamas will make during an upcoming meeting with the organisation. The offer he explained, contained a breakdown of what The Bahamas proposes regarding goods and services. Mr. Laing outlined the issues as follows: “One, […]
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11 January 2019
Pomp and pageantry of the opening of the legal year aside, Acting Chief Justice Vera Watkins, used the occasion to lament that not having a substantive Chief Justice presents a tremendous challenge for the judiciary, as no long-term plans can be made. This year’s Opening of the Legal Year was the second time that the […]
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11 January 2019
There were 11 fatal and nine non-fatal police involved shootings in 2018, and after each, a community is left resentful, demanding answers from authorities. However, as Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ferguson, candidly put it when questioned on the issue during his annual press briefing Tuesday, in the war on crime, these things are bound to […]
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11 January 2019
Over a million dollars in suspected marijuana seized on Wednesday in two separate incidents and as a result two men are in police custody. Police are investigating some 1,200 pounds of suspected marijuana that was recovered in southeastern New Providence. According police reports, the first incident of seizure took place shortly after 8:00pm Wednesday when […]
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09 January 2019
In the Police Crime statistics for 2018, cold cases – those that have not been fully solved were not included in the report. According to Police Commissioner, Anthony Ferguson, this is due to the fact that they remain open. “There are any number of cases that are still outstanding. “We refer to them as cold […]
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09 January 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Darren Henfield, says unfettered and unchecked immigration is impacting the country on many fronts and that Bahamians have been tolerant so far. Mr. Henfield made his comments eight days into the new year as more than 160 migrants have been apprehended in Bahamian waters. Speaking with reporters outside the Cabinet, the […]
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09 January 2019
The Royal Bahamas Police Force reports a decrease of 8 per cent in crime in the country over the past 12 months. The information was revealed in a 16-page report released during Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson’s Annual Meet the Press yesterday morning. Mr. Ferguson said, “I am happy to report that the […]
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09 January 2019
Opposition Leader Phillip Davis yesterday said Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson has the prime minister hypnotized. This comes after the success by the B.U.T in getting conditions improved at the C. H Reeves Junior High School, an extended Christmas break for teachers, a newly renovated A. F Adderley Junior High School and during […]
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09 January 2019
The Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes says that he anticipates the negotiations on the Oban heads of agreement to be complete in the next two to three weeks. He added that the government is adamant about changing the terms of agreement for the heads of agreement regarding the Oban deal. Mr. Foulkes told reporters outside […]
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09 January 2019
Immigration Minister, Brent Symonette, revealed yesterday that an amendment to the Immigration Bill was scheduled to be presented to Cabinet yesterday for input and sent out for discussion. “On the agenda [yesterday] at Cabinet, we’ll be getting a presentation from Dame Anita Allen from the Law Reform, the amended Immigration Bill, has been presented […]
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