22 August 2016
The longest serving Free National Movement (FNM) Member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama Neko C. Grant has officially announced that he will not run in the 2017 General Election. Amid speculation last week by Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts that he would not run in the upcoming election, Mr. Grant confirmed those reports […]
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22 August 2016
As a third time victim of theft, Wentworth Sears, a disabled Bahamian man, said he is tired of being victimized because of his condition, and called on the government to take swifter action in regards to the rights of the disabled. Mr. Sears, known to many as Perry, in a recent interview with The Bahama […]
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22 August 2016
Veteran trade unionist Dr. Thomas Bastian has called on Prime Minister Perry Christie to put together a committee which will examine the actions of Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort in the past few weeks. Mr. Bastian while a guest on Love 97’s “Jones and Co” added that the hearing needs to be publicized and Mr. Christie […]
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22 August 2016
According to the latest statistics by the Department of Immigration 2015 saw a total of 9,208 work permits being issued in The Bahamas. The statistics were revealed during a press conference at the Department of Statistics on Friday afternoon. Director of Immigration William Pratt suggested that the 2015 immigration statistics are very similar to previous […]
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18 August 2016
Deputy house speaker and Bahamas Agricultural Industrial Corporation (BAIC) Chairman Dion Smith says Prime Minister Perry Christie has taken the country out of treacherous waters which makes him a shoo-in come the 2017 general elections. During a press conference held at the BAIC headquarters, Mr. Smith told reporters that he fully supports Mr. Christie as […]
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18 August 2016
Opposition Senator and noted physician Dr. Duane Sands has once again lashed out the government over their proposed National Insurance Plan. During his contribution in the Senate yesterday, Dr. Sands said he wants to give the amendment to the National Health Insurance bill glowing praise, but he just can’t because he feels it doesn’t do […]
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18 August 2016
Firing shots at the government for the fate of hundreds of Sandals Resort employees who were made redundant on Monday, Long Island Member of Parliament Loretta Butler-Turner said the latest development at the resort makes it even clearer that “the government has little respect or regard for Bahamian workers”. She alluded to the beleaguered state […]
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18 August 2016
A Bahamian male has been arrested after the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Fast patrol found him with an undetermined amount of drugs Wednesday afternoon. Officials said the incident occurred around noon. “Defense Force patrol craft P-128 intercepted and conducted a routine search of a 15-ft Boston Whaler off the west coast of New Providence today,” […]
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18 August 2016
An apparent suicide was the focus of a police investigation yesterday after the discovery of the lifeless body of an elderly man, in a home in the Murphyville area of Palmdale. Head of the Central Detective Unit Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander briefed reporters on the findings made by police. “Sometime around 10:30 a.m. the body […]
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18 August 2016
More witnesses took to the stand on day two of the trial against three young men who, two of whom are juveniles accused of the December 9th murder of Doris Johnson Senior High School student, Adonai Wilson. Darante Davis and two juveniles are accused of the daylight murder. Among the witnesses were Detective Constables Raphael […]
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