04 October 2018
There has been an upward spike in its delinquency rate of the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) over the years. According to its former chairman, Dr. Duane Sands, who spewed numbers in the House of Assembly yesterday, 42 per cent of the loans were delinquent. “By 2010, the BMC had a total of 3,119 loans on […]
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04 October 2018
The Minister of Health Doctor Duane Sands has fired back at Opposition Leader, Philip Davis, who yesterday criticized the Elizabeth MP’s performance. Dr. Sands response to the opposition was, “they know what they have done. They should just sit small and shut up.” He added, “the last people to open their mouth and talk about […]
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03 October 2018
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]
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02 October 2018
The Vice President of Rights Bahamas Joseph Darville has hit out at government over the manner in which Bahamian families are reportedly being evicted from their homes because of overdue mortgage payments. Mr. Darville said a more humane process could have been found, and called it unbelievable that the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) would take […]
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02 October 2018
Opposition Leader Philip Davis says “it comes off as cruel and inhumane” with the mass disconnections of people who owe monies to the Water and Sewerage Corporation. In a press statement the Progressive Liberal Party leader said, “let me make it clear, we must all pay our bills. However, it is incumbent upon the […]
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02 October 2018
The Opposition’s spokesman on Health matters, Senator Doctor Michael Darville has denounced what he calls “ the nonsense and political pollution thrown out in the press about the PLP and healthcare and the Prince Margaret Hospital and the Rand in Freeport and the clinics throughout the islands. “As usual, when the FNM and its leaders […]
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02 October 2018
The report into that tragic Exuma boat explosion is complete, however its findings were not determined with absolute precision, according to The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA), the body instructed by the government to conduct the investigation into the incident. The boating accident back in June, ended in death for American, Maleka Jackson and serious injuries […]
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02 October 2018
An apparent drowning is under investigation in Grand Bahama. According to reports, a group of people were in the area of Silver Palm Street after 1:00 Sunday afternoon when a man jumped into the canal. After he did not resurface, another man went into the water and retrieved him. CPR was administered, but the man […]
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02 October 2018
A twenty-year-old man yesterday today stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson Pratt on 9 counts of armed robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery. The court heard that on April 8th, Edward Colebrook of Soldier Road, armed with a shotgun, robbed Brenton Dames of one Apple iPhone valued at $700. He also managed to […]
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02 October 2018
According to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, the country faces challenges with regard to the increase of second home residents renting their facilities to tourists on the Family Islands. The Prime Minister made this remark this past Saturday at a press conference upon his arrival into the capital following his trip to the United Nation’s […]
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