19 September 2019
The Central Bank of The Bahamas announced plans to eliminate the one cent coin by 2020 following recommendations of a study on the issuance, demands and use of the penny. “The proposal is that the one cent coin should cease to be legal tender with effect from December 31, 2020. If the one cent coin […]
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19 September 2019
The confidentiality of government files are being questioned after some Hurricane victims sought shelter at the Government Complex in Marsh Harbour, Abaco during and immediately following Dorian’s passage. However, Minister of Public Service and National Insurance Brensil Rolle assured that the files at the National Insurance Board (NIB) on islands affected by Hurricane Dorian were […]
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18 September 2019
The near collapse of the economies of Abaco and Grand Bahama caused by Hurricane Dorian will drastically reduce the government’s income for a few years. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, it is estimated that the country’s revenue will be hit with a $200 million shortfall because of the hurricane’s […]
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18 September 2019
Police are investigating two separate homicides which have left three persons dead and two others with non-life threatening injuries. According to police, on Tuesday shortly after 4 a.m. they responded to an apartment complex on Gladstone Road where they discovered a male and female unresponsive with visible injuries to their bodies. Paramedics were called to […]
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18 September 2019
Surinamese national 55-year-old Ifna Magda Pinas appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for an arraignment, but it was postponed due to a language barrier. The lawyer, originally planned to represent Pinas, found out that she only spoke a Creole dialect called “Taki Taki”- a mixture of Dutch and English. In addition, Pinas did not […]
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18 September 2019
Minister of the Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreria estimated that it will cost tens of millions of dollars to remove some 1.5 billion pounds of debris from Abaco following Hurricane Dorian. While potential lay down sites have been identified on that island, Minister Ferreira said it will only swamp the Abaco landfill. “Marsh Harbour has […]
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18 September 2019
University of The Bahamas (UB) introduced a new scholarship, MBE Memorial Scholarship Award, worth $25,000 in honour of the renowned Bahamian preschool educator Helen “Annie” Russell. The award will fund higher education for a deserving student enrolled in the Early Childhood Education programme at UB. At the signing ceremony were her children Dr. Barry Russell and Barbara […]
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18 September 2019
East Grand Bahama Member of Parliament Peter Turnquest said Equinor has declared the oil spill area safe, as recovery efforts are in full swing and a cleanup has been team dispatched. Aerial footage has been released and according to Minister of the Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreria, it shows that the berms system is containing […]
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18 September 2019
While 1,300 persons are missing following Hurricane Dorian, Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said it could take up to seven years for a missing person to be declared dead. “Just because you are missing doesn’t mean that you are dead. So if you were on Abaco, then your family would not be able to […]
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17 September 2019
Opposition Leader Philip Davis is calling for the reversal and reconsideration of the prime minister’s appointment of the hurricane relief coordinators, as he said they are “not in accordance with best practices and violate constitutional norms”. “It is inappropriate for the president of the Senate to work for the executive branch of the government, subject to […]
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