08 August 2018
The Princess Margaret Hospital is out to ensure that a patient’s stay at the hospital is at least a comfortable and safe one with its newly renovated maternity ward after years of complaints. Head of the hospital’s Maternity / Obstetrics & Gynecology Department Dr. Leon Dupuch said that the department spent a considerable sum on […]
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08 August 2018
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest has announced that the government will reverse a law to increase taxes on owner-occupied properties. This comes in the wake of a protest by the Lyford Cay Properties Association last week and the threat that some of its members are considering selling their properties. In […]
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08 August 2018
The alleged wig- wearing, purse- toting bandits behind John Bull’s Port Lucaya robbery in Freeport, Grand Bahama have remanded to Prison. This was the end result of their arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson over in Grand Bahama, yesterday. Thirty-year-old, Corradon Cockburn, of number 7 Mangrove Avenue and 23-year-old Diego Carey of number 33 […]
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08 August 2018
Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands is hoping that outstanding funds owed to Nurses are paid this month. He told reporters yesterday outside the Cabinet that all concerns hounding public sector nurses will be dealt with. He said “afterwards, we are going to sit down and we’re going to have a ceremonial or metaphoric breaking of […]
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08 August 2018
Shantytown Committee Chairman, Senator Dion Foulkes has been given firm instructions despite the Supreme court granting an injunction blocking the demolition of Shantytowns in the capital. The work is to continue which calls for pushing ahead with plans to move into the family islands. “We have already established a taskforce in Abaco which is almost […]
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08 August 2018
Opposition Leader Philip Davis has chided the government for having no plan for Grand Bahama, beginning with its continued failure to close a sale for the Grand Lucayan Hotel. “This administration owes the people of Grand Bahama a full and frank explanation as to why it was unable to close the sale of the Grand […]
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07 August 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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07 August 2018
A young police officer spends the next few months behind bars. The officer, 29-year-old Mario Newbold of Elizabeth Estates, was formally arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain, on two separate counts, possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply and possession of cocaine with the intent to supply. According to reports, three kilos […]
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07 August 2018
With Tourism numbers up for New Providence and with the number one tourism industry making significant strides, Minister of Tourism, Dionisio D’Aguilar says his Ministry has to find ways to improve airlift in the Family Islands. Mr. D’Aguilar says, “the promotion board that deals with the family islands has been making the case that one […]
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07 August 2018
The issue of abandoned or unused buildings in the capital proving to be an extreme eye sore for both residents and tourists will be addressed as early as this week, according to Minister of Works Desmond Bannister. Mr. Bannister announced last Friday that tenders will go out to contractors this week for the demolition of […]
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