07 September 2016
Up until late Monday even Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) said numerous areas throughout New Providence were still without power supply due to generator issues. Keeping its customers updated via its Facebook Page, BPL in most instances informed those without power that within the span of two hour they would restore power in the affected […]
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06 September 2016
Tourism numbers have not showed a decline, despite eight confirmed cases of the Zika Virus in The Bahamas. Speaking to reporters after a joint information session with the Ministry of Health and Department of environmental Health Services, Tourism Director General Joy Jibrilu said that the numbers remain strong. “If there was a decline our numbers […]
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06 September 2016
After a three-week long trial, 18-year-old Darante Davis was not found guilty of murder, but was convicted on a lesser charge of manslaughter. The teen had faced the charge of murder of Doris Johnson High School Senior Adonai Wilson. Wilson died after being stabbed in the back and right lung. Monday’s guilty verdict was 8 to […]
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06 September 2016
Tourism numbers have not showed a decline, despite eight confirmed cases of the Zika Virus in The Bahamas. Speaking to reporters after a joint information session with the Ministry of Health and Department of environmental Health Services, Tourism Director General Joy Jibrilu said that the numbers remain strong. “If there was a decline our numbers […]
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06 September 2016
The country’s murder count climbed on Sunday after a shooting incident. Police reported that shortly after 7:00 p.m. on Friday, 2nd September 2016, two men were shot while walking in Union Village. The victims were transported to hospital where, one of them was detained in serious condition and the other in stable condition. However, one […]
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06 September 2016
The counsel of the two men charged with the murder of union chief John Pinder’s son told the court yesterday that they have alibis to prove their innocence. Jamean Salathiel-Johnson, 24, of Monastery Park and Dylan Brown, 20, of Rhaming Street off Bernard Road were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes yesterday for one count […]
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06 September 2016
Another FNM candidate has bowed out of the upcoming general election race, candidate for South Beach Howard Johnson confirmed yesterday that he will not be seeking election in the 2017 general election. Mr. Johnson’s announcement came after a media outlet revealed that he planned to bow out due to a move to the United States […]
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06 September 2016
Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald says moving forward in order for the country’s students to maximize their full potential for academic and life’s success it will not only take the government’s efforts but parents alike. Thousands of students headed back to school yesterday. Going into the 2016/2017 school year the government is patting itself on […]
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06 September 2016
Free National Movement (FNM) St. Anne’s Member of Parliament (MP) Hubert Chipman said he intends to run come the May 2017 General Election should he be re-elected to do so. Over the last two weeks, a number of FNM MP’s announced their decisions not to run again. Among that bunch were Central Grand Bahama MP, […]
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06 September 2016
With The Bahamas having eight confirmed cases of Zika Virus and 83 suspected cases pending, officials from the Ministry of Tourism in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and the Department of Environment Health Services held an informational session yesterday at the British Colonial Hilton. Key stakeholders, as well as members of the public, were […]
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