04 January 2019
Two Americans, a man and a woman attempting to leave the country, with a large sum of cash were arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Wednesday. The U.S citizens were taken into custody by authorities for failing to declare a large sum of U.S currency. According to police reports, shortly after 4:00pm, the […]
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03 January 2019
The first day of the year 2019 also recorded the country’s first homicide after a young man was gunned down on Market Street and later succumbed to his injuries in hospital. Chief Superintendent of Police Solomon Cash said the police are actively investigating the incident and questioning two persons of interest. Although the victim was […]
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03 January 2019
At the beginning of each new year most people usually come up with resolutions or goals they wish to fulfill that year and government officials are no different. Attorney General, Carl Bethel who said he hopes the economy is uplifted. “I’d like to see the financial sector stabilized and buffeted and protected from these […]
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03 January 2019
The Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) yesterday announced a long awaited strike certificate has been secured from the Ministry of Labour . B.U.T. President Belinda Wilson told reporters outside of CH Reeves Junior High School that during the Christmas break, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Works would have corrected health and safety […]
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03 January 2019
Police in Grand Bahama questioning a 20-year-old male in connection with a shooting incident on that island that left a male in serious condition at the Rand Memorial Hospital. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police, Terecita Pinder, police were called and responded to gunshots being heard on Tuesday, shortly before 10:00pm. Police went to the […]
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03 January 2019
A 30-year-old woman was yesterday arrested following a video that went viral on social media capturing her firing a gun from a moving vehicle. Chief Superintendent of police Solomon Cash said, “currently Firearm detectives are speaking with her to identify what was going on, and we have hopes of finding that illegal firearm.” The video […]
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03 January 2019
The 2019 New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parade has officially come to a close and a Cabinet Minister is appealing to corporate sponsors to continue supporting one of the country’s biggest events. Social Services Minister, Frankie Campbell said government funding is limited, which is why the extra funding is needed. “I’m impressed with the sacrifice made […]
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02 January 2019
The owners of Abaco Neem, Nicholas and Daphne Miaoulis recently returned from the first annual “World Neem Organization” (WNO) summit and educational trip to Bangalore, India, after impressing researchers. At the summit, 21 companies were in attendance from 7 countries outside of India — The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Kenya, Australia, Canada, Paraguay and Portugal. The use […]
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02 January 2019
Cases of swine flu in the Bahamas have tourism officials in damage control mode. Tourism Director General, Joy Jibrilu, told reporters last Friday that they are monitoring the situation. “We actively monitor whenever there’s an outbreak. “I mean if you think about it, it was chikungunya, it was zika, it’s always something that you have […]
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02 January 2019
Tourism officials said 2018 has been a very good year for the country as air, sea, and stop over visitor arrivals continue to increase. Tourism Minister, Dionosio D’Aguilar last Friday gave members of the press an update on the state of the tourism industry for the year ending 2018. The minister acknowledged what he called […]
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