19 May 2016
Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis has suggested that there may be a possibility of a coalition between the Free National Movement (FNM) and the Democratic National Alliance (DNA). However, Dr. Minnis noted that the arrogance of DNA Leader Branville McCartney does not sit well with him as the ultimate goal should be to remove […]
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19 May 2016
After the Save the Bays Group recently slapped Parliamentarians with a number of lawsuits, Foreign Affairs Minister and Fox Hill Member of Parliament Fred Mitchell yesterday declared war against the environmental group. In the House of Assembly, Minister Mitchell voiced strong opposition to an injunction imposed last month by Justice Indra Charles prohibiting parliamentarians from […]
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19 May 2016
Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM) Dr. Hubert Minnis says this past weekend he asserted his democratic right when he visited Haitian Flag Day. Dr. Minnis’ comments came in response to Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney after he said that Prime Minister Perry Christie and Dr. Minnis were making a “political spectacle” […]
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19 May 2016
The government is cracking down on a number of human traffickers, according to National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage. The minister’s remarks came during the launch of a two day Trafficking in Persons (TIP) workshop at the Paul Farquharson Centre, Police Headquarters. According to Dr. Nottage, statistics reveal that during the period January 2015 to […]
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19 May 2016
Doongalik Studios announces the opening of a collaborative art exhibition on Thursday, May 26 from 6.30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. featuring new works by Elkino Dames and his art students at the L.W. Young High School. “The inspiration for this show came from the child-like faith that exudes from my students as they created […]
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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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