03 July 2017
The promoter behind the failed Fyre Festival music event was arrested last Friday in New York on a wire fraud charge. Billy McFarland was charged with scheming to defraud investors in his company, Fyre Media, and Fyre Festival that was supposed to take place on the island of Exuma over two weekends in April and […]
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03 July 2017
A 45-year-old corrections officer will find out what it is to be on the opposite side of the prison bars this after being formally charged and found guilty of one count of possession of illegal narcotics with the intent to supply. Ex prison guard Logan Zacchaeus Smith was sentenced to one year in jail after […]
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03 July 2017
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts claimed that former Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian has been double crossed as he criticized the Minnis administration for an appeared shift in their stance regarding the future of the multibillion dollar resort. Mr. Roberts criticized the government during his address at the PLP’s Eastern Region Service of […]
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30 June 2017
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said allegations claiming that $25 million is missing from the National Health Insurance (NHI) Secretariat are “false.” Dr. Sands refuted the allegations in a statement yesterday where he said “there are no persons being investigated in this regard.” The minister of health also confirmed that the government remains committed […]
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30 June 2017
At an official ceremony at the HMBS Coral Harbour [Royal Bahamas Defence Force Base] that saw hundreds of well-wishers, come to witness the historic moment, the Changing of Command, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis saluted outgoing retired Commodore Roderick Bowe as a “consummate naval officer.” Signaling an official change of command within the Royal Bahamas […]
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30 June 2017
A teary eyed former Prime Minister Perry Christie said he is one of the many persons who were the last to speak to former Cabinet minister Dr. Bernard Nottage before he died and although their relationship had its temporary downfalls, it transcended those divisions. Mr. Christie shared defining moments stretching way back to primary school […]
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30 June 2017
Allyson Maynard-Gibson Former Attorney General “Reach out and touch somenody’s hand – make this world a better place if you can”. I have seen the late Honourable Dr. B.J. Nottage hold an elderly woman’s hand and sing her a song. Her demeanour completely changed. BJ, as he was affectionately called by all wanted to […]
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29 June 2017
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the U.S. Northern Command teamed up to host a three-day training session for the Bahamas Fire Brigade to assist with brush fires. Fifteen firefighters will be trained in using a trailer mounted fire pump unit, protective clothing and equipment, and fire extinguishing. The trained firefighters will teach other […]
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29 June 2017
Englerston Member of Parliament (MP) Glenys Hanna-Martin, after asking for clarification regarding the dismissal of 21 customer service representatives by the National Insurance Board (NIB), was told in the House of Assembly yesterday that the decision was made to relieve the persons from their duty because their contracts had expired. “I’m wondering whether they are […]
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29 June 2017
One of the biggest challenges that entrepreneurs in The Bahamas face is the cost of doing business and according to the Minister of Financial Services, Trade, Industry and Immigration, Brent Symonette, the cost of electricity is a major issue. Speaking with reporters after a Power Breakfast yesterday, at Breezes Resorts and Spa, with The Bahamas […]
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