31 March 2015
Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers yesterday arrested an American man on board a vessel in south Bimini which contained nearly half a million dollars’ worth of suspected marijuana. According to Chief Superintendent Samuel Butler, commander of the DEU, the 52-year-old man was found on board a 30-foot sailing sloop with American registration. “A search was […]
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31 March 2015
Plans for the 17th Annual Coconut Festival in Pelican Point, East Grand Bahama, on Easter Monday were announced on Monday, during a press conference at Banana Bay. During the festival, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 6, there will be a showcase of culture with live performances by […]
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31 March 2015
The wife of the Australian podiatrist found dead in his home last week was charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Donna Vasyli, a 54-year-old, who is also the mother of the couple’s two children, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt in good spirits as she faced one count of murder by means of […]
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30 March 2015
A 54-year old woman of Old Fort Bay is scheduled to be arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court, Nassau Street today and according to police she will be formally charged for the murder of her husband Phillip Vasyli. Mr. Vasyli, a 59-year-old Australian podiatrist, was discovered dead at their Old Fort Bay home last Tuesday. According […]
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30 March 2015
For the first time on Friday, Bahamians depending on assistance from social services were able to use reloadable prepaid visa cards in the place of government food stamps, making it one of the most revolutionary social programmes in modern history. With some 9,000 Bahamians depending on the government for social support, Minister of Social Services […]
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30 March 2015
Prime Minister Christie is currently in New York where he is participating in a high level dialogue during the 2015 integration segment of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Under the theme “Achieving sustainable development through employment creation and decent work for all,” Prime Minister Christie will deliver the country and region’s […]
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30 March 2015
Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Branville McCartney said Prime Minister Perry Christie’s recent comments made at the College of the Bahamas ultimately “usurps the fourth estate” and portrays the prime minister as a “killer of democracy”. “For the prime minister to tell the media to go to hell, and by extension, telling the […]
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30 March 2015
The management of Nassau Flight Services (NFS) has denied allegations made by the Airport Airline and Allied Workers Union (AAAWU) that the services of five employees were terminated for refusal to work overtime. In a statement issued by NFS, management said, “The public should know that while the company does not wish to delve into […]
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30 March 2015
The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is pleased to announce the hiring of Astra Armbrister-Rolle as director of development. Armbrister-Rolle is a fundraising professional in the non-profit sector, specializing in annual giving management, prospect development and donor stewardship. She is a graduate of McMaster University and a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She worked […]
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30 March 2015
Referring to crime as the “single biggest problem we have in this country today,” attorney and former Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) Brian Moree, QC, called for more efforts to be made in order to combat the heightened level of crime in the country. “If you speak to people who are directly involved […]
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