17 October 2019
Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper expressed his disapproval of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Amendment Bill 2019, which seeks to implement forced mandatory evacuations. Debate on the bill continued yesterday in the House of Assembly, where Cooper said he cannot support the bill because it offends Article 29 of the Constitution. “From all […]
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17 October 2019
Baha Mar President Grame Davis revealed yesterday that Hurricane Dorian has had a temporary impact on the resort, as September and October has seen a falloff in bookings, resulting in a $10 million loss. However, Davis is confident that this will only be temporary. “As far as the long-term outlook, we are now starting to […]
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17 October 2019
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) revealed this week that there is a rise in post traumatic stress disorder and depression among Grand Bahama residents post Hurricane Dorian. “Dr. Gregory Swann says that they are about 90 percent completed in their mental and emotional assessment of all government employees post Hurricane Dorian,” NEMA explained in […]
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17 October 2019
Centreville Member of Parliament Reece Chipman provided more reasons as to why he resigned from the Free National Movement and questioned whether being a part of the party is being loyal, having integrity or being a political sellout. Mr. Chipman expressed he reasons during yesterday’s session of the House of Assembly, where he also criticized […]
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17 October 2019
A heads of agreement was signed yesterday at the Cabinet Office for Baha Mar’s second phase, a $300 million undertaking that will take the mega resort’s total investment to $4.8 billion. Baha Mar President Graeme Davis said the mega expansion will provide nearly 500 direct permanent jobs and over 1,000 indirect jobs. More than 80 […]
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16 October 2019
The Ministry of Finance published the draft Public Procurement Bill on Tuesday for public consultation, paving the way for the full modernization of government protocols for contracts for goods and services. The new draft bill calls for the regular publication of contracts awarded to vendors, including public disclosures of basic contract details, such as the […]
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16 October 2019
Twenty-three-year old Stephon Davis was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Corrections (BDOC) after being charged in a Magistrate’s Court with one count of murder in the shooting death of Anthony Wright. According to police, on September 15, Wright was standing in front of a home on First Street, Coconut Grove shortly before 7 p.m., […]
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16 October 2019
National Heroes Day, observed on Monday, was marred by several shooting incidents. According to police, shortly after 11 a.m. a police officer was on routine patrol when he observed a male riding an unlicensed motorcycle. The officer attempted to stop the driver, who continued speeding. The officer followed the driver and as they were on […]
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16 October 2019
Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd. (BPL) confirmed yesterday that there was an oil spill in the area of the Blue Hills Power Station (BHPS). According to BPL Public Relations Director Quincy Parker, the spill occurred after a contractor working in the area ruptured the fuel line that runs from BHPS to the Clifton Pier […]
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16 October 2019
Education Director Marcellus Taylor responded to claims made by Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson that 100 new teachers have yet to be assigned or placed in a school. Mrs. Wilson recently remarked that some 200 new teachers took part in teacher orientation in August, however 100 of them remain at home, waiting to […]
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