19 May 2016
Representative for Long Island Loretta Butler-Turner said that is difficult for the government to initiate a new pension reform when the rate of unemployment is so high. With the current unemployment rate at just over 15 per cent, Butler-Turner says that are too many Bahamians that are out of work and points to the failure […]
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18 May 2016
Muriel (Finnie) Eneas, the widow of Dr. Cleveland Eneas and a lifelong educator has died. Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday remembered Eneas as a role model, Christian family woman and nation builder. “Mrs. Eneas was an outstanding educator, by whatever yardstick is used to measure excellence,” Mrs. Maynard-Gibson said. “As well as seeing to it […]
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18 May 2016
Social activist Rodney Moncur yesterday urged Bahamians to vote no on each of the four proposed amendments in the upcoming referendum as he announced the launch of the “Save Da Women Dem” campaign which he says was created to protect the rights of Bahamian women. “Our position is simply this Bahamian people should mark […]
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18 May 2016
A man is in serious condition after he was robbed and shot Tuesday afternoon, according to police. Reports are that it was shortly after noon that the man was sitting in his Ford Ranger truck at Yamacraw Beach when a man armed with a handgun entered his truck and ordered him to drive to an […]
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18 May 2016
Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin on Tuesday defended the government against claims of corruption from critics who have charged that recent audits which revealed fraud and revenue loss amounting to millions of dollars in the Department of Social Services and the Road Traffic Department show that the government is breeding a culture of corruption. Last […]
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18 May 2016
Recently named Senator Dr. Duane Sands says once again the Progressive Liberal Party has failed to commit to promises made due to distractions. Dr. Sands says the delay of the National Health Insurance scheme shows that the government is simply unable to “walk and chew gum” at the same time and the upcoming referendum […]
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18 May 2016
It’s hard enough to compete against countries around the region, but for members of the Bahamas National Culinary Team the real battle is beating themselves – the champions. Since January, the 10-member team has been practicing in its top-secret location to prepare for the Caribbean Tourism and Hotel Association’s annual Taste of the Caribbean […]
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18 May 2016
A recent string of attacks on members of the LGBT community prompt a need to draft legislation in order to protect people that are a part of this group, this according to a local activist. Paco Nunez, secretary for the Grand Bahama Human Rights Authority (GBHRA) urged members of parliament to initiate a debate on […]
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17 May 2016
Police are investigating a traffic accident that left a man dead Saturday. According to reports, it was shortly after 6:00pm, the accident occurred on St. Vincent Road near Olive Road involving a 1998 Honda Integra car driven by a man and a motorcycle driven by another man. The motorcyclist received serious injuries and was rushed […]
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17 May 2016
The Disability Affairs and Senior Citizens Divisions of the Ministry of Social Services and Community Development was officially opened on Friday, May 13, by the Minister responsible, the Hon. Melanie Griffin. The Minister said: “The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities is an international treaty, intended to protect the rights […]
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