18 August 2015
With the country’s murder count nearing the 100 mark, Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney criticised the government for its deafening silence towards crime, which he said has caused the country to become “hell.” “We are living in damn hell in this country,” McCartney said during a press conference yesterday. “This is a disgusting […]
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18 August 2015
With an ongoing spat between the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and Free National Movement (FNM) over the attorney general’s conflict of interest in the Baha Mar debacle, Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney is calling for Prime Minister Perry Christie to break his deafening silence. This is not the first time McCartney has invited […]
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18 August 2015
Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) is continuing to make a good name for itself in the international market. Last month after GBS’ swift repair of the ‘Stena Forth’ – which left the yard ten days ahead of schedule – the shipyard received international coverage in ‘The Motorship’ online magazine. ‘Motorship’ is a leading international information source […]
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18 August 2015
Urban Renewal Commission Co-Chair Algernon Allen said he and members of the organization are eager to meet with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to finally bring matters to an end as it relates to the investigation into Urban Renewal’s Small Home Repairs Programme. The co-chair is anxious for the September 17 meeting and said the […]
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18 August 2015
Avard Dixon, 32, was charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Dixon, a resident of Summers Haven, appeared before Magistrate Samuel Mckinney for the August 11 murder of Stephen Newbold. It is alleged that Newbold and Dixon got into an argument in front of the victim’s home off Bailou Hill Road last week, […]
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17 August 2015
Police in New Providence are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman that occurred early Saturday morning. According to reports, shortly after 1 a.m., a woman had just pulled up to her home located at Cowpen and Golden Isles Road, when a man approached her and struck her multiple times about her body […]
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17 August 2015
The Labour Force and Household income statistics survey results were revealed last Friday and indicated that the labour force increased by 1.4 percent since its last survey conducted in November 2014. During a press conference at the Department of Statistics, the results, which were obtained over a period of six months, showed that the labour […]
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17 August 2015
Two men are dead and another is detained in critical condition shortly after they committed an armed robbery and led police on a high-speed chase on Sunday morning. According to reports, shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday, a man was driving in his white Honda Fit vehicle on East Street, near Robinson Road, when three men, […]
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17 August 2015
Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Bradley Roberts lashed out at the Free National Movement (FNM) and its members yesterday, claiming that the opposition refuses to stand up for Bahamians with regards to Baha Mar. In a statement, Mr. Roberts said the back and forth between political parties over Baha Mar is distracting Bahamians […]
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17 August 2015
Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Bradley Roberts called the newly installed stalwart councilors pillars of the government at this year’s installation service in Harbour Island on Saturday. Mr. Roberts acknowledged that the task of the stalwart councilors in Harbour Island branch of the North Eleuthera constituency can be difficult, but he commended the […]
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