25 June 2015
Ministry of Tourism officials have announced that the much-anticipated Junkanoo Summer and Goombay Summer Festivals have been relocated to Arawak Cay – a move they say will create a more family-friendly environment. Junkanoo Summer Festival is scheduled for every Saturday in July, while Goombay Summer Festival is scheduled for every Friday in August. Previously, both […]
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25 June 2015
The Bahamas Christian Council invites all church leaders and senior pastors from every island of The Bahamas to a Pastors Conclave, which will be held next Thursday and Friday, July 2 – 3, in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The event will be held at the Grand Lucayan Hotel beginning at 6 p.m. “The conclave will be […]
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25 June 2015
Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe announced plans for the upcoming independence celebrations yesterday, which will be held under the theme “Our Children, Our Future.” Minister Wilchcombe said during a press conference, that the main focus of this year’s independence events revolves around youth, education, sports and community development. “These events are a positive way to […]
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25 June 2015
Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe announced that he is prepared to become the next Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Earlier this week, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts announced that the PLP will be holding its mandated annual convention in October for the first time in six years. Mr. Roberts said […]
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25 June 2015
The murder count is now at 70, following police reports of a shooting on Tuesday night. According to police, shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, two men were walking on Ethel Street, Montell Heights when a vehicle opened fire on them. Assistant Commissioner Stephen Dean said the incident is currently under investigation and the identities […]
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25 June 2015
With a total of 58 votes, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell won a poll to be become the next leader of the Progressive Liberal Party. The unscientific poll was conducted yesterday on Love 97 FM’s radio talk show ‘Issues of the Day,’ where callers were allowed to vote on who they think […]
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25 June 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell responded to comments made by former State Minister for Finance in the Ingraham administration Zhivargo Laing on Wednesday. Minister Mitchell said he would not allow on his watch, the opportunity for any message about deliberate government involvement with stunted immigration policies to reach the world. Two days […]
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25 June 2015
The government should place a monopoly on online gaming licences granted in order to control the industry and prevent it from spiraling out of control, according to FML Group of Companies CEO Craig Flowers. Mr. Flowers said regulating the industry should be seen as an urgent matter and he cautioned that if the government does […]
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25 June 2015
A leading environmentalist has called for a full investigation into a third suspected fuel leak from a Rubis station in New Providence. Ecologist and Attorney Romi Ferreira, a director of Save The Bays (STB), said highly toxic and environmentally destructive substances may have leaked, or may be continuing to leak into the ground at Porky’s […]
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25 June 2015
The Court of Appeal yesterday overturned a 2011 conviction of FML Group of Companies CEO Craig Flowers and ordered that he be returned more than $800,000 seized from his company during a 2009 police raid. Back on April 28, 2009, police conducted a raid of the FML Web Shop on Wulff Road. The officers armed […]
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