23 August 2017
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a bi-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires, the links to unsavory characters, the use of the courts for personal agendas, the involvement of a political party, and the attacks on the Government of The […]
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21 August 2017
University of The Bahamas (UB) is scheduled to commence their 2017 fall school term with incoming freshman and returning students and today is the first day of classes. UB anticipates close to 1,700 freshman students, hopefully more, be enrolled this year. Typically, UB’s freshman acceptance has been estimated to be between 1,500 and 1,600 students, […]
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21 August 2017
Two men are being held by police after the seizure of a high-powered weapon and dangerous drugs on Saturday. According to reports, shortly before 10 p.m., a team of officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit acting on intelligence executed a search warrant at a home on Moncur Alley, off Kemp Road where they uncovered an […]
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21 August 2017
Former Ministry of Finance employee James Anwar Johnson was charged in Magistrate’s Court on Friday for stealing more than $400,000 in cash from the ministry. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, 27-year-old Johnson, of St. Andrew’s Beach Estates, was formally charged with 11 counts of falsification of accounts, another 10 counts of stealing by reason […]
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21 August 2017
With the country nearing 90 murders for the year, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said effective immediately, a new crime fighting strategy will be implemented. During a press conference at the Police Headquarters on Saturday evening, the minister said news of an early morning murder prompted him to convene an urgent meeting with Commissioner of Police […]
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21 August 2017
Despite several calls from opposition voices in light of the arrests and firings of several Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Cabinet ministers as well as supporters, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday asserted that the practice of victimization ended with the Free National Movement’s (FNM) victory in the 1992 election. His comments came during a church […]
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21 August 2017
Chairman of Sunshine Holdings Sir Franklyn Wilson is calling for the reengineering of the government to bring about a higher level of governance. Sir Franklyn, who was a guest on Love 97’s radio talk show Jones and Co. yesterday, said in order to reengineer the economy, governance must be reengineered first. “What do I mean […]
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17 August 2017
The $2.4 million repair of Stephen Dillet Primary School is not going according to plan as there seems to be delays. Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd revealed on Wednesday that construction will be delayed by one week for the installment of new furniture and equipments. Lloyd estimates about “75 percent or maybe 80 percent” of […]
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17 August 2017
Two women are in custody following the seizure of a quantity of cocaine in two separate incidents on Tuesday. The two incidents uncovered dangerous drugs that were brought into The Bahamas through the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). Shortly after 2 p.m., Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers on duty at LPIA conducted a search of […]
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17 August 2017
Two fishermen who had gone fishing and did not return home when they were supposed to on Tuesday night, were found and in apparent good health. Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) officials said the men had been missing for several hours when their 17-foot vessel white Boston Whaler developed engine difficulties. “The men left to […]
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