07 October 2014
Those four constitutional amendment bills still sit in the House of Assembly in the committee stage, as the marathon process has hit another snag and Leader of Government Business Dr. Bernard Nottage expressed that he is very concerned with the delay. He stressed that bi-partisan support is needed for the bills to be passed. “It […]
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07 October 2014
Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald said the fact that College of The Bahamas (COB) President Dr. Rodney Smith is reportedly asking for a $400,000 per year salary is not exorbitant, considering the fact that previous presidents’ salaries were in the same ball park, financially. While leading off debate on a resolution for the government to borrow […]
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07 October 2014
Connecticut State Police are currently investigating the death of a Bahamian medical student who died over the weekend after police used a stun gun on him twice in eight hours. 31-year-old Lashano Gilbert was arrested by New London officers after being accused of an attempted carjacking around 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Officers said they were […]
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07 October 2014
Sandals Royal Bahamian recently prepared 20 individuals to enter the world of Hospitality after they successfully completed the resort’s Hospitality Training Programme (HTP). The resort hired 65 per cent of the graduates who were eligible to work, following the six week exercise. This summer’s HTP was special, as it included summer students who entered their […]
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06 October 2014
The remaining suspects believed to have been involved in that brazen daytime burglary that tragically ended with one of the suspects being killed by police had their day in court on Friday. Ranardo Brennen, 22, of #21 Armbrister Street and 25-year-old Jason Elvis Bain of #15 Jasmine Gardens stood before Magistrate Samuel McKinney and were […]
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06 October 2014
The mother of a 16-year-old teen who claimed that he was abducted, brutally beaten by police officers and left in a graveyard confirmed that police officers have contacted her regarding the incident as officials investigate the matter. It was last week Wednesday, when Santino Oliver and his mother Shermantha Lightbourne filed an official statement at […]
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06 October 2014
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts explained that the much anticipated PLP convention was postponed in an effort to maintain a level of unity leading up to the constitutional referendum on gender equality. “The leadership of the party decided that we should post pone the convention until after the constitional referendum so that all […]
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06 October 2014
Two men were arraigned Friday in connection with the murder of George Nixon. The 23-year-old was gunned down with a high powered weapon back on August 21, 2014. The incident occurred on Lyon Road off Shirley Street. The victim was recently released from prison prior to his death. Officials confirmed that Nixon was in prison […]
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06 October 2014
The impact of June’s groundbreaking Freedom of Information (FOI) rally in Rawson Square is still being felt across the country as key businesses, numerous NGOs and scores of concerned citizens continue to show their ardent support for increased transparency and accountability in government. The drumbeat for greater openness also continues to reverberate through the airwaves […]
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06 October 2014
Grant Thornton Managing Partner Paul Gomez expressed support for the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) and predicted that Bahamians can expect to see an expansion in job opportunities and a boom in the accounting industry. Despite the public opposition to VAT in the past months, Mr. Gomez maintained that the government had to increase […]
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