25 February 2020
The inter-parte injunction was heard in the Supreme Court before Justice Indra Charles yesterday for workers at the Water and Sewerage Cooperation (WSC), who are members of the Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) and the Water and Sewerage Management Union (WSMU). The unions were hoping that the inter-parte injunction would be left, however […]
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25 February 2020
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis is confident that The Bahamas can achieve a six percent unemployment rate with only the expansion of the country’s tourism sector. The prime minister explained how the six percent unemployment rate can be achieved as he wrapped up debate on the Mid-Year Budget Communication in the House of Assembly yesterday. […]
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25 February 2020
Another brazen attempt to rob a business establishment came just two weeks after a daring attempted armed robbery and exchange of gun shots between police and the alleged suspects at a business establishment. This time the standoff between the police and two suspects resulted in police killing one of the suspects and wounding the other. […]
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25 February 2020
Two men were hauled before the Magistrate’s Court and charged with murder in two separate incidents on Monday. Twenty-three year old Berlin Bullard was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt for intentionally and unlawfully causing the death of Kevin Storr on February 17, 2020. During his arraignment, his attorney asked for his client to be […]
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25 February 2020
The Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium, used as a hurricane shelter for displaced Abaco and Grand Bahama residents, has been deactivated. Less that 200 persons, according to Minister of Social Services Frankie Campbell are still housed in the only remaining shelter in New Providence, The Bahamas Academy Auditorium, and some 67 persons or 30 families are […]
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25 February 2020
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell claimed that the sex trafficking lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is a setup and it was manipulated by Lyford Cay billionaire Louis Bacon. Yesterday, Mitchell responded to an article published in the New York Times which seeks to prove that the lawsuit is a part of […]
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22 October 2019
Police are investigating a shooting incident that left a man dead on Sunday. Police responded to reports of gunshots being discharged in the Pinewood Gardens area around 10 p.m. Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered the man suffering from gunshot injuries. EMS also responded and rendered assistance, but the man succumbed to his injuries […]
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22 October 2019
A heads of agreement was signed yesterday between the government and Western Atlantic University for the construction and operation of a $64 million medical school in Grand Bahama. According to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, some 200 permanent jobs will be created for Bahamians. Western Atlantic University has agreed to employ an overall ratio of […]
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22 October 2019
The site in Abaco that will house the government’s Family Centre has already been cleared, according to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, and the infrastructure will remain in place for approximately two years before becoming a permanent dwelling spot for Abaconians. The site is near the Spring City Subdivision. Dr. Minnis conducted further assessment of […]
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22 October 2019
The Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) is suiting up to wage a moral war as its President Bishop Delton Fernander made it clear that they are ready to take a stand against the next Pride Bahamas events slated for next year. Pride Bahamas recently announced its intent to stage a series of LGBT events in October […]
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