03 July 2018
Just one year after assuming the government, Prime Minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis has shuffled his Cabinet, reallocating portfolios of four Ministers. A release from cabinet office stated that the reallocation in the portfolios involved Ministers Renward Wells, Frankie Campbell, Michael Pintard and Lanisha Rolle. Minister Wells will be reassigned from the Ministry of Agriculture and […]
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03 July 2018
Five men stood before Chief Magistrate Joy-Ann Ferguson, all charged with several murders and possession of illegal firearms. 25-year-old McKenzie Cela is accused of five murders and armed robbery. The Hamilton street resident is accused of the murder and armed robbery of 31 year old Robert Smith after entering his home and robbing him of […]
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03 July 2018
Minister of Transport and Local Government, Frankie Campbell says that the government will put in place maritime standards to protect future boaters following that tragic boating explosion, where the life of an American newlywed was lost. The woman identified as Malika Jackson, along with her husband and 10 others, including two Bahamians were on board […]
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03 July 2018
Prime Minister Hubert Minnis has committed to furthering the education of Bahamian students. Students are now able to obtain their associates degree by age 17, following with their bachelor’s degree by age 18. The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute along with the government of the Bahamas have made a way for young Bahamians to complete […]
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03 July 2018
Opposition leader Philip Davis has called the recent shuffle of Cabinet Ministers and Permanent Secretaries “nothing more than a shuffle of a “deck of bad cards”. In a statement released shortly after the announcement by Cabinet Office of a rotation of Cabinet Ministers, and transfers of Permanent Secretaries and Acting Permanent Secretaries, Mr. Davis called […]
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02 July 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 July 2018
The tourism industry in Exuma was tarnished on Saturday morning when a 40-foot Charter boat exploded off Barretarre, killing an American tourist and injuring ten others. Six of the ten injured were transported by Air Ambulance to the Princess Margaret Hospital. The other four were transported to Clearwater, Florida by the U.S. Coast Guard with […]
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02 July 2018
Police are investigating the country’s latest homicide which occurred on Cowpen Road just west of Spikenard Road leaving a female dead. Officers are also actively investigating a shooting in New Providence that occurred on Saturday evening, which left one man dead and another female missing. Reports said that shortly before 10 pm a female […]
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02 July 2018
The sporting community is mourning the passing of one of the nation’s most outstanding Sportsmen with the passing of former World junior Middleweight Champion, Oswald Everette Ferguson, better known as Elisha Obed. Obed, who passed away last week after a long illness. In 1973 Obed won all twelve fights he had that year. In 1974, […]
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02 July 2018
Former Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Bradley Roberts yesterday criticized the government for being “in stark contrast to the political rhetoric and promises made by the Prime Minister”. Mr. Roberts said that “the Minnis government is all talk and not committed to building capacity in and modernizing the country’s healthcare delivery […]
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