15 June 2017
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis during his tour of the Department of Lands and Survey yesterday told the department that his government is not conducting business as usual anymore and not to expect instant results as his administration works to correct government agencies. Speaking to the employees at Lands and Survey, Dr. Minnis also told […]
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15 June 2017
Forty-six-year-old Steven Resnick of Delaware was charged with sexual assault of an American female tourist and was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on charges related. Appearing before Assistant Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes, Resnick, who appeared perplexed, was read the charges that he stood before the court to answer to. It is alleged that on Sunday […]
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15 June 2017
In the aftermath of a west London tower block fire, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is assuring that all Bahamian staff posted in London are safe. Bahamian workers are posted at The Bahamas High Commission, The Bahamas Tourist Office and The Bahamas Maritime Authority in London. Up to last night, it was reported that 12 […]
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14 June 2017
An accused neo-Nazi with Bahamian ties, facing federal explosives charges, was granted a request for bond after a judge said he was not a threat to the community. Brandon Russell, 22, allegedly stored bomb-making materials at his Florida apartment, where authorities said they also found white supremacist propaganda. Russell, a former St Andrew’s School International […]
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14 June 2017
Attorney Fred Smith, QC, wants the public to demand how much money the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administration spent in the Supreme Court defending the appeal of the parliamentary privilege case surrounding former Marathon Member of Parliament Jerome Fitzgerald. In a statement yesterday, Smith said this is “unconstitutional rape of our privacy” and “taxpayers should […]
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14 June 2017
The nutritional value as been put into question regarding several of those food items the MInnis led administration has decided to either reduce or eliminate the duty on and according to Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands that list may need to be reviewed a second time. The concern mounts as the country grapples with a […]
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14 June 2017
An outbreak of conjunctivitis or pink eye, the popular term, has been a major concern over the past few weeks as word of the illness made waves over the internet last week with persons being cautioned to practice good hand hygiene. Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands has indicated that the best way to deal […]
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14 June 2017
Black Bahamian architects are concerned about their careers because they don’t receive as many opportunities as their foreign counterparts, according to Principal of AR Concepts Michael Foster. Mr. Foster, who is also a Bahamian architect, revealed this notion yesterday during Love 97’s daily radio talk show “Issues of The Day”. “The distribution of work is […]
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14 June 2017
Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said there are 66 murders for the year, which is a 22 per cent increase compared to the same time last year. Minister Dames released those statistics during his contribution to the 2017/2018 Budget Communication debate in the House of Assembly on Monday. “The murder count has exceeded 100 […]
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14 June 2017
Cabbage Beach Jet Ski operators are upset and disgusted lamenting their name is once again wrongfully being dragged down in the mud, after police on Monday reported that a Cabbage Beach Jet Ski operator is in custody for sexually assaulting a Canadian female tourist. According to reports, the Jet Ski operator around 1 p.m. offered […]
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