15 May 2018
Twenty year-old, Charlton Pierre, of Farrington Road was arraigned yesterday before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt for the murder of 16-year-old Stefan Bowleg. It is alleged that the accused, by means of unlawful harm, did intentionally cause the death of Bowleg. Bowleg who was stabbed in an altercation shortly after 8pm on Friday May 11, 2018, […]
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15 May 2018
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, K Peter Turnquest yesterday introduced The Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2018, for public consultation. The bill sets guiding principles and rules for the way the government spends and accounts for the people’s money, according to Mr. Turnquest, who emphasized the importance of the legislation. “Once passed, it will subject […]
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15 May 2018
Police in Abaco are investigating a shooting incident that has left a male with non-life threatening injuries. Reports are that on Sunday, shortly before 12midnight, police received information of gunshots fired in the area of a business establishment on Don McKay Boulevard. Officers responded and further investigation revealed that the victim was shot while in […]
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15 May 2018
Workers at the Bahamas General Post Office are enraged once again as they began their morning yesterday with a building power outage and the backup generator needing batteries to function. They sat outside the building, along the walls and chairs while waiting for further information by the authorities from Bahamas Power and Light ( BPL) […]
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15 May 2018
The Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands says he does not have any fundamental issue with the government assisting a former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson with his medical bills. Mr. Gibson made a request for assistance to the government recently. Dr. Sands insisted that although Gibson, a former member of parliament for Golden […]
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15 May 2018
The Clarence A. Bain building, once the place to have your car licensed and inspected and to renew your driver’s license, has now become an eye-sore and will be soon be demolished, according to Minister of Transport and Local Government, Frankie Campbell. Speaking with this Journal, Mr. Campbell said that the building on University Drive […]
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15 May 2018
While the plan to transform The Over the Hill community includes tax breaks for certain businesses, some are questioning how the government proposes to recoup the shortfall that will come along with that decision. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, K. Peter Turnquest says the government has a strategic plan moving forward. “We have […]
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14 May 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 filings. […]
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14 May 2018
The Chairman Emeritus of the Progressive Liberal Party, Bradley Roberts says the Long Island Water main contracts reeks with corrupt cronyism. Mr. Roberts who is recovering at home from surgery in a commentary yesterday said, “one of the latest salvo is the contract awarded to Bahamas Hot Mix (BHM) in the wake of the 9 […]
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14 May 2018
Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said that crime does not pay, while sending out a warning to criminals, particularly drug dealers who attempt to evade the law. The Minister, a former Deputy Commissioner of Police, repeated that no one is above the law, and that what you do will always catch up with you. […]
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