12 January 2018
The Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA), president, Leonard Sands, suggests that the construction industry is a multi-million dollar industry, but lacks the enforcement of the legislation or the Contractors Construction Act that was passed in 2016. Speaking at the Rotary Club of West Nassau weekly meeting, Mr. Sands said that a number of investors want to […]
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12 January 2018
Attorney General Carl Bethel says his office saw a 70 per cent conviction rate in 2017. Speaking at the opening of the legal year yesterday, the AG said of the 78 murder and related cases prosecuted in 2017 by his office, 54 ended in a guilty verdict. The office boasted a 67 per cent conviction rate […]
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12 January 2018
A new strain of the flu virus in the air in the Bahamas is deadly and the Minister of Health is warning persons to take the vaccinations seriously. The H3N2 flu strain is thought to be the worst of its kind in years, claiming victims in Australia and Ireland and leading to a surge […]
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11 January 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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11 January 2018
The National Health Insurance board has missed its deadline to submit a crucial report that could would suggest various recommendations including the introduction of a new tax to fund the multi-million dollar National Health Insurance. Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said although the report was supposed to be done last year, he is working […]
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11 January 2018
A shortage of nurses in the healthcare system has left the industry handicapped. The public sector is losing nurses at a rapid rate and understaffing of nurses in the Public Hospitals Authority is severe to the point that as of this week, four intensive care beds have been shut down. Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands […]
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11 January 2018
Progressive Liberal Party Senator Fred Mitchell is urging the Free National Movement (FNM) government to derecognize the Queen’s Honours going forward. He made such announcement yesterday during a press conference held at the PLP Headquarters. In January 2016 the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) enacted the National Honours Act which was passed by Parliament. The National […]
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11 January 2018
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis says majority rule serves as an important example of what Bahamians can achieve as a people committed to equality, freedom and democracy. Further, he said that the history of Majority Rule should be taught in schools. During a national adresss address, Dr. Minnis recounted the long hard struggle it took […]
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11 January 2018
Royal Bahamas Police Force Officers foiled a robbery in the capital in the early hours of Wednesday morning when they exchanged gunshots with two men attempting to burglarize a gaming shop on Prince Charles Drive. According to police reports, shortly after 3 a.m Wednesday morning, officers received information that a gaming shop was being broken […]
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11 January 2018
A Pineapple Air plane crashed landed Tuesday at the airport in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, with one male passenger sustaining minor injuries. According to police officers on that island, sometime around 8pm officers received reports of a had crash landing at the Governor’s Harbour Airport. Officers, upon arrival at the site, found that the Pineapple Air […]
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