25 May 2018
Three days after the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Javano Stuart of Banyan Avenue, South Beach, 30-year-old Arsinio Brown was charged before the Magistrate’s Court for that Whit Monday homicide. Appearing before Deputy Chief Magistrate, Subusola Swain, Brown, who was not represented by an attorney, was not required to enter a plea. According to the police […]
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25 May 2018
Things are looking up for the finalization of sale of the Grand Lucayan Resort in Grand Bahama, as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Peter Turnquest said that the government, along with the purchasing company Wynn Group are looking forward to bringing the negotiations to conclusion. Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of the […]
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25 May 2018
A major Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference is scheduled for Grand Bahama next month. Making the announcement, Minister of State for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson noted that this will establish Grand Bahama as “this region’s Silicon Valley”. He said, “upon taking office last year, the government dedicated itself to making The Bahamas a premier place […]
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25 May 2018
Police appealing to parents and or guardians of children and teens to do more to protect them, particularly females, when walking on the streets after another female reported an indecent assault. They are working in overtime to apprehend sexual offenders in New Providence. According to police reports, shortly after 2:00pm, a juvenile female was walking […]
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24 May 2018
Wynn Development, the company that is hoping to conclude the sale of Grand Lucayan, in Grand Bahama soon, is set to bring an addition to the Cable Beach strip with a multi-million dollar hotel and residence. The estimated cost of the project is $120 million. During a groundbreaking ceremony at the proposed site on […]
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24 May 2018
The government has entered into a non-revolving term loan facility agreement with various banks to make available a $211 million dollars to BEC. This was announced in the House of Assembly yesterday by the Minister of Works Desmond Bannister who said that the company is presently in a financial crisis. “There’s a number of factors […]
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24 May 2018
Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar took delight on how thing have shaped up for the country’s number one industry when he revealed that for the last six months figures show an upward trend leading to double digit growth. Mr. D’Aguilar confirmed what Tourism officials boasted just a day before. “Well we have seen upward trends for […]
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24 May 2018
A Cabinet Minister has recanted his criticisms of the mulit-billion dollar resort, Baha Mar. Leading up to the last general elections, Minister of Tourism, Mr. Dionisio D’Aguilar made scathing remarks about the Christie administration’s handling of the Baha Mar project. Now he says, his position has changed since he offered those views. “When I offered […]
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24 May 2018
Minister of Labour, Senator Dion Foulkes, said that as a result of wanting to take the labour department of the country in a different direction, there is a shift in management in the Department of Labour. The appointment of an acting Director of Labour, former Bahamas Public Services Union President, John Pinder, pushed the former […]
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24 May 2018
Two males and a female, all from Grand Bahama, are in police custody after they were arrested for Possession of Dangerous Drugs with the intent to Supply and taking Preparatory Steps to export Dangerous Drugs. On Tuesday 22 May 2018, shortly before 1:00pm, Drug Enforcement Unit Officers were called to the U.S Pre-Clearance Departure Lounge […]
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