17 May 2016
Police in Bimini are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a American male this past weekend during a fishing trip. On Friday officers received reports of a 32-year old American male drowning while driving.. Shortly after 4:00 p.m. police received information and went to an area some ten miles off Cat Cay, where the […]
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13 May 2016
Former Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Board Member Fred Ramsey, convicted last week in the Supreme Court on numerous bribery charges, now has to wait a little longer to learn his fate. A hearing was scheduled for yesterday morning before Justice Bernard Turner, but it was adjourned due to the crown not being prepared to proceed. […]
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13 May 2016
Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller says that the greediness displayed by some of the unions within in the country is a large part of why The Bahamas is in the state it is now. In a speech held yesterday at the Rotary Club Of West Nassau, in which he spoke about the need for less […]
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13 May 2016
Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie is accusing the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of “passing the buck” onto the Opposition party and not being accountable. “Every day there is another scandal, and everyday another denial from the PLP. Over and over they prove – with both their actions and words – that you can’t […]
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13 May 2016
As the date for the Gender Referendum draws near former Anglican Bishop Drexel Gomez is urging a “yes” vote to the four proposed bills and accused a number of church leaders of causing confusion. Over the last several weeks, there has been fiery debate over question four, which states that it would be illegal for […]
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13 May 2016
Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) will be established in Grand Bahama, said Minister responsible, the Hon. V. Alfred Gray during a press conference at the Ministry for Grand Bahama on Thursday. Started in Andros as the brainchild of the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, Minister Gray sais BAMSI is not […]
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13 May 2016
Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller says that the island of Andros is 12 to 18 months away from receiving potable water after long being a source of water dredging for persons in New Providence. In a speech held yesterday at the Rotary Club of West Nassau, he spoke about a project that would enable the […]
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13 May 2016
Condolences are pouring in for Airport, Airline and Allied Workers Union President Nelerene Harding who has passed away. Labour Minister Shane Gibson among those remembering the life-long trade unionist who rose from the ranks of trustee to the position of president – a position she held until the time of her death. “On […]
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12 May 2016
Acting as Provost Marshall Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade read the election proclamation on the steps of the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon. Bill 1 seeks to achieve gender equality in a very important respect: it seeks to give a child born outside The Bahamas to a Bahamian-born mother and non-Bahamian father the same automatic right […]
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12 May 2016
Seven months after Hurricane Joaquin devastated the southeast islands of The Bahamas, Long Island Member of Parliament Loretta Butler-Turner said the government should give greater thought to what is happening to residents on the Southern Islands. During her contribution to the debate on the Building Regulation Amendment Bill 2016, in The House of Assembly […]
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