03 March 2017
Attoney Keod Smith has made it clear that he intends to be the PLP candidate for St. Barnabas. “I do not accept that the secret backroom deals leading to the appointment of certain PLP Candidates for the 2017 General Elections, is keeping with the true ideals of my PLP, he said yesterday in a press […]
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03 March 2017
Despite the doubt cast on universal healthcare, one of the government’s key election promises, Minister for Grand Bahama Dr. Michael Darville assures that it is on target for its April rollout. “The first stage for NHI is already in process, the registration phase which is still on. The second phase in the enrolment phase and […]
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03 March 2017
State Minister of Finance Michael Halkitis this week touted the success of the government’s new Mortgage Relief plan. In Parliament on Wednesday, the state minister revealed that of February 2017, six banks have been active in the programme. “We have 44 individuals enrolled among the six banks that are participating. Those are individuals who either […]
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03 March 2017
Four suspects in the Boatswain Hill drug bust were arraigned in court yesterday. Forty-year-old Tiko Brown, 45-year-old Caffe Major, 32-year-old Rinto Ngadinam and 32-year-old Radjinderkoemar Bihari were all charged on two counts – possession of drugs with intent and conspiracy to possession of drugs with intent. Brown was the only one of the four who […]
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03 March 2017
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney has officially announced that he would step down from his Senate position appointed to by Leader of Opposition Business Loretta Butler –Turner just two months after holding the positions. According to Mr. McCartney, Mrs. Butler-Turner has unfortunately, only sown seeds of confusion since assuming her post, bringing no […]
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02 March 2017
The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) calls on Prime Minister Perry Christie to “politely step down” from the country’s leadership office. DNA responds to prime minister’s action of holding up his middle finger at Mondays outdoor Branch Meeting in front of Fox Hill, St. Anne’s and Marathon Constituencies. “The time has come and gone for the […]
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02 March 2017
Grand Bahama set to receive much needed assistance in the wake of Hurricane Matthew that left the island in a state of economic oppression according to Minister of Grand Bahama Michael Darville. Speaking with reports before Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, Mr. Darville noted that not only was the tourism sector affected by the storm […]
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02 March 2017
The Environment and the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection will soon have its own identity, this according to Minister of Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett who noted in a press conference yesterday that a legislative draft for the establishment of the Ministry has been completed. “I am here to announce the completion of legislative […]
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02 March 2017
Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday suggested that Prime Minister Perry Christie is now entertaining questions from the public only because the government’s back is against the wall. “After five years into their rule and their backs against the wall, and Bahamians have grown tired of all their empty rhetoric and broken promises; […]
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02 March 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday moved for the second reading of the bill to amend the Trafficking in Persons Act. The legislation, which was first introduced back in 2008, is in keeping with the United Nations Protocol, as it seeks to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking persons especially among children and women. The Bahamas […]
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