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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24 May 2018
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a traffic accident that has left young man dead. According to reports, shortly before 7:00am, on Tuesday May 22, 2018, police were called to a traffic accident on Queens Highway, in the area of Pelican Lake. When police arrived to the scene, they found a silver four door 2008 […]
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24 May 2018
An alleged rapist formally charged before Deputy Chief Magistrate, Subusola Swain Tuesday. The suspect, Tavares Eneas, was accused of raping a 22-year-old woman in New Providence on May 19th, 2018. He was remanded to The Bahamas Department of Corrections, until August 8, 2018. This while Ricardo Burrows’ charges stemmed from unlawful sexual intercourse and indecent […]
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24 May 2018
While cruise ships continue to be a major mode of transportation to and from The Islands Of The Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island has always benefitted from the booming industry. As interest in the destination has amplified over the years, there has been an increase in the number of new cruise ships calling on Freeport Harbour. […]
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24 May 2018
The Bahamas National Council for The Disabled demonstrated to the House of Assembly yesterday that the House is not disable friendly. This became patently obvious after a wheelchair bound woman had to be assisted up the stairs of the House of Assembly. Shadow Minister of Social Services and Community Development, Glenys Hanna- Martin said this […]
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24 May 2018
Restoration efforts in Ragged Island continue, as the water is finally back up and running. The once vacant island now has 63 persons that reside there permanently after Hurricane Matthew last year and the residents are now preparing for another “active” hurricane season. The Free National Movement’s Women’s Association says that any donations, building supplies […]
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24 May 2018
The country continues to make efforts to take over its airspace according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday. The former PLP administration made the initial plan to claim the airspace which is currently managed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States. Mr. D’Aguilar said, “As you would know, the Americans presently […]
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24 May 2018
Being ranked number one in the Caribbean for child obesity and number 6 worldwide for adult obesity, an organization known as HALT has made their move in implementing better health in the Bahamas. According to Dr. Karen Conliffe one in 10 Bahamian children are hypertensive and there are large numbers of diabetic kids with high […]
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