28 February 2018
A 25-year-old Surinam resident will spend the next few years in a Bahamian jail after being caught with a pound of cocaine. Juan Paneway appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain yesterday to answer one count of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply, one count of conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs and one […]
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28 February 2018
The Minister of Agriculture Renward Wells is seeking to allay fears after the government’s decision to allow Haitian agricultrural produce to be in local stores. Responding to reports of unhappy Bahamian farmers who says the government doesn’t need to import produce, Mr. Wells, said local farmers have no need to worry. “I want the […]
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28 February 2018
Justice Gregory Hilton ruled that seven persons currently detained by the Bahamas Department of Corrections must be freed as their detentions were unlawful. The persons include Verante Mocombe, Michelot Merillien, Gerna Jean- Tinord and her daughter Gemma Joseph and Kediesha Bent- John and her daughter Chitara John. This came after noted Queen’s Counsel Fred Smith […]
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28 February 2018
Having done away with Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) foreign management team, Power Secure, and installing a Bahamian management team, Minister of Works, Desmond Bannister said BPL still has a long way to go in addressing key areas. Speaking with reporters outside of a Cabinet yesterday morning, Mr. Bannister said that he did not know […]
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28 February 2018
With over $200 million awarded in contracts during the Progressive Liberal Party’s administration, Minister of Works Desmond Bannister said that the Free National Movement’s administration is working on changing the process for negotiating, bidding, and awarding contracts. “Under the former administration they had over $200 million in negotiated contracts that were just negotiated out. “There […]
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28 February 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 […]
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27 February 2018
Accident investigators have shipped the recovered failed Aztec plane wreckage to the United States for further investigations. On Sunday the aircraft was recovered from waters adjacent to the previous search location by a salvage team with assistance from specialist divers of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Chief Accident Investigator in the Air Accident Department Delvin […]
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27 February 2018
Anglican Archdeacon James Palacious is the new Management Council Chairman for the Governor General Youth Award (GGYA). The body is responsible the day-to-day operations of the program . The chairmanship was announced yesterday during a press conference held at the Anglican Diocesan Office. Father Palacious spoke to the importance of GGYA in the community […]
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27 February 2018
Making history as the first youth organization in The Bahamas to launch its very own mobile app, the Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) will now make communicating with the public more accessible. The announcement was made yesterday during a press conference YEP held at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel. YEP’s Director Mark Palmer said, “we are […]
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27 February 2018
Two men have been formally charged for their alleged involvement in two recent homicides. In the first case, 18-year-old Deante Pinder appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson Pratt yesterday on two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. The particulars are that on February 16th , Pinder concerned with others caused the deaths […]
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