07 February 2018
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis is set to meet with the Haitian Government at the end of this month to discuss the long vexing problem of immigration. This was revealed yesterday by Press Secretary Anthony Newbold during the government’s weekly press briefing. He added that immigration is the top priority on the Prime Minister’s agenda […]
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07 February 2018
A 30-member Inter-Ministry Committee charged with clamping down on shantytowns has gotten to work executing a three-page action plan. It was put together to ensure that the regularization of shanty communities is in compliance with international standards. Chairman of the committee, Senator Dion Foulkes said that given a mandate by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, […]
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07 February 2018
Former Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell says a lot of reform must take place within the immigration ministry. The PLP senator speaking on the Love 97 Radio show “On Point,” said having 20 people in a department to sort through thousands of applications is unrealistic. He hopes that the new border management system solves that problem. […]
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07 February 2018
Despite the opposition’s claims that the firings of government workers are politically motivated, Minister of Labour, Senator Dion Foulkes said such claims could not be further from the truth. Mr. Foulkes, speaking with reporters before a Cabinet meeting yesterday, said that although he is waiting on a report from the Director of Labour, the accusations […]
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07 February 2018
Opposition leader Philip Davis lambasted Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) senior vice president for sales in the bank’s Caribbean region, Tim Rider about his remarks he made concerning Bahamians working at RBC. During his monthly press conference yesterday held at Gambier House, the Progressive Liberal Party’s headquarters, Davis said he found Mr. Rider’s remarks offensive […]
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07 February 2018
Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis and members of the PLP are standing by Englerston MP Glenys Hanna-Martin’s side should she be suspended from the House of Assembly. This was confirmed by Mr. Davis during a press conference yesterday at PLP Headquarters. Mrs Hanna-Martin and Speaker of the House of Assembly Halston Moultrie exchanged some […]
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06 February 2018
Three men were remanded to the Bahamas Department of Corrections yesterday for alleged murders. Before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt was able to commence court, she was held back due to the prosecution’s absence from court, although Central Detective Unit (CDU) Officers brought the accused shackled and handcuffed. The two men accused of killing a 34 […]
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06 February 2018
Amid shouts of joy and applause from members of his family, Jean Rony Jean Charles was released from custody yesterday. The man at the center of one of the most polarizing immigration cases in recent memory is a free man albeit for now. This after Justice Gregory Hilton ruled that he be released from custody […]
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06 February 2018
With every assurance last Friday that the fire burning at the Landfill would be extinguished by the weekend, schools in Southwestern New Providence had to make a snap decision yesterday to close schools because of a thick blanket of smoke that engulfed the campuses. Parents of students of the St. John’s College (SJC) and H.O […]
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06 February 2018
A partnership between a local energy company and a U.S based company has major implications for the energy sector. Global Energy Solutions is partnering with international solar company Sybac in a move that is hailed as strategic and timely. The Memorandum Of Understanding between the two companies would provide decades of industry experience, a direct-from-factory […]
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