28 February 2020
Cabinet Office advised yesterday that former Senator Lonnie Rolle will be sworn in today as deputy to the governor general. Ms. Rolle will serve in the absence of Governor General the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith, who will be out of the country from February 28 to March 1, 2020. A swearing in ceremony will […]
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28 February 2020
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Arinthia Komolafe said the Free Nation Movement (FNM) government is “clueless” and moving slowly to restore the islands affected by Hurricane Dorian. The DNA held a press conference at the party’s headquarters yesterday where Komolafe voiced her displeasure over what she called a failed government. She said the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, […]
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28 February 2020
Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard warned Bahamians of a hurricane relief scam and said he has turned information over to police involving the bogus Instagram account representing his likeness. He said the fraudulent account is soliciting money in the name of Hurricane Dorian. “It has come to our attention that a fraudulent […]
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28 February 2020
The Department of Social Services held a recent three-day conclave under the theme, “The History of the Department of Social Services” to clarify inaccuracies about its history. During the conclave retired social workers helped to bridge the gap on the history of the Department of Social Services, which has been in existence for 56 years. […]
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28 February 2020
Police continue their search for a mother and daughter from Salt Pond, Long Island who were reported missing on Wednesday morning. Police said officers and residents are searching along the shoreline and through bushes for 62-year-old Jane Harding and her 34-year-old daughter Melissa Hui. Harding is medium built, with dark brown complexion and about five […]
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28 February 2020
Schools in the Over-the-Hill community will benefit from a new agricultural initiative. The government of the Bahamas will partner with the agricultural arm of CARICOM—the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), to launch backyard farming for the development of smart food production in 13 schools in the Over-the Hill communities. Over-the-Hill Committee Executive Manager […]
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28 February 2020
Police confirmed that former Bahamian Ambassador to China and former Senator Elma Campbell-Chase and her son were arrested for fraud. Campbell-Chase and her son are in police custody after they were arrested yesterday following an investigation of a number of fraud related matters. According to police, the investigation involves fraud charges in relation to the […]
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26 February 2020
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said the unidentified bodies of victims who perished during Hurricane Dorian will be given a Christian burial. Nearly six months after Hurricane Dorian hit Abaco and Grand Bahama, Dr. Sands said yesterday that there are no DNA matches for the unidentified bodies of storm victims. Earlier this month, Dr. […]
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26 February 2020
Former Attorney General and Minster of Legal Affairs Sir Michael Barnett took the oath of allegiance and judicial oath yesterday as he was sworn in as president of the Court of Appeal at the Government House. Sir Michael’s legal career spans more than four decades, serving both in the private and public sectors. It was 2018 when […]
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26 February 2020
Minister of Works Desmond Bannister said the criticisms leveled against him after the closure of the Downtown Straw Market for maintenance purposes, are solely political. Before entering the weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Bannister said the Straw Market is in desperate need of repairs due to safety challenges and it is in no way done […]
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