12 May 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell has strongly responded to detractors on social media who have been using a speech he did several years ago to sway persons to vote no in the upcoming referendum. Mitchell claims that persons that are affiliated with the FMN and DNA are using a presentation he […]
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12 May 2016
Following the success of the second annual Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival presented by BTC, the Bahamas National Festival Commission (BNFC) has shifted its focus to the Family Islands. The Commission has partnered with the organizers of the Red Bays Snapper Tournament to sponsor the festival which is set to take place this weekend May 13-16th in […]
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12 May 2016
Police have taken six Haitian males into custody following a major drug bust. The Drug Enforcement Unit acting on intelligence provided by the southern islands managed to intercept a 60 foot vessel off the tip of Eleuthera after following from the boat from Inagua shortly after 7:30 pm last night. Upon inspection of the freighter […]
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12 May 2016
Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling attended a Memorial Service of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in recognition of the tragedy of the Sinking of the HMBS Flamingo 36 years ago. The service took place at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Base at Coral Harbour on Tuesday […]
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12 May 2016
Officials at the Bahamas Power and Light Company are blaming a car accident and a fire for outages that occurred in several areas in New Providence this week. In a statement sent out last evening, BPL said just over half of the company’s customers were impacted by the power outages on Tuesday. “A vehicle accident […]
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10 May 2016
Two people were arraigned yesterday in the Magistrate’s Court on a conspiracy charge regarding a recent murder. Caryn Moss, 25, of Yorkshire Street and Jamaric Green,30, of Dorsette Alley were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes for conspiracy to murder O’Neil Marshall. O’Neil was found just after midnight on May 1, dead from […]
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10 May 2016
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday in the House of Assembly said that the main broad tax concessions such as customs duties, export taxes, excise taxes, certain stamp taxes granted for a under The Hawksbill Creek Agreement in 1955 will remain intact until the year 2054. The prime minister said he anticipates growth and development […]
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10 May 2016
Police are probing a case that has left the country’s latest murder victim found in a suitcase in an abandoned building. The body of a lifeless man, who police believe was around 30, was found by police after receiving an anonymous tip, at Sumner Street off Soldier Road around 10:00 a.m. yesterday. According […]
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10 May 2016
Noted defense attorney Wayne Munroe has clarified his stance in regards to his position on the four proposed bills in the House of Assembly surrounding gender equality. Munroe sought to dispel notions that insinuated he would be voting no in the upcoming referendum and in a recent press release suggested that detractors are using outdated […]
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10 May 2016
Yesterday signaled the official launch of the Citizen Security and Justice Program which plans to target issues driving crime in The Bahamas. A $20 million loan was given by the Inter-Development Bank (IDB) earlier this year during the signing at the Baha Mar Convention Centre. Some of those issues identified which cause crime […]
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