12 June 2018
The Board of the Water and Sewerage Corporation has decided to bring criminal charges against certain individuals in the wake of a Forensic Audit that found what its Chairman termed tendering and procurement irregularities, suspected misappropriation of assets and questionable undertakings. With an update in the House of Assembly yesterday, Long Island MP, and […]
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12 June 2018
Long Island Member of Parliament , Adrian Gibson in contribution to the budget debate in the House of Assembly called for the establishment of a national lottery. “The expansion and proliferation of web shops throughout the Bahamas has caused concern, frankly, on islands such as Long Island, where we have 15 to 20 web […]
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12 June 2018
The Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames has been ordered to appear in the Magistrates Court tomorrow afternoon at 2pm to give evidence in the bribery case of former Member of Parliament, Frank Smith. The Minister is expected to be examined by the prosecution and defense attorneys of his alleged involvement in causing an investigation […]
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12 June 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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12 June 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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11 June 2018
Seventy-six per cent of Seven hundred and six Bahamians interviewed by a marketing and research firm have expressed their dissatisfaction with the 2018/2019 budget communication. With the entire country’s attention on the new budget, Bahamian firm Public Domain yesterday released a report which indicated that sixty-six per cent of these individuals were also “very much […]
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11 June 2018
Three men lost their lives this weekend as a result of two separate shooting incidents in the capital. The first two victims met their fate while receiving a haircut at a local barbershop on Jerome Avenue. The incident occurred shortly before 10 Saturday morning when the victims were approached by two men, one wore a […]
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11 June 2018
Former Governor of Central Bank and former State Minister of Finance, James Smith says that the greatest impact of an increase on Value Added Tax in the country is a loss of confidence. Appearing as a guest on Love 97’s radio talk show Jones and Company yesterday, when asked by show’s host Wendall Jones about […]
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11 June 2018
Former Cabinet Minister Bradley Roberts yesterday warned that the public has to pay the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s pension deficit which grew from six million dollars to $110 million. Mr. Roberts also revealed some troubling truths about the country’s oldest phone company as he questioned why the government has not tabled last’s years performance report from […]
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11 June 2018
The Lighthouse Yacht Club in Nicholls Town Andros has been sold for $1.5 million. Hotel Board Chairman Fredrick McAlpine told members of the House on Thursday that the Cabinet of The Bahamas has approved the recommendation from the hotel board to sell the hotel. He said, “In October 2017 the public along with those interested […]
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