14 August 2014
The majority of the homes in Strachan’s Hill Subdivision on Fire Trail Road are nearing completion and in the process of being assigned, according to Minister of Housing Kenred Dorsett. In his last update to the press in May, Minister Dorsett said that 23 contracts had been issued for the completion of homes in the […]
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14 August 2014
“The countdown is on,” according to officials of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) who in Wednesday reissued their warning to the government that a nationwide strike is on the way, this time angry members of the armed forces are backing them up. TUC President Obie Ferguson joined members of the police and prison forces on […]
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14 August 2014
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis on Wednesday said while his party fully supports major changes to the country’s constitution, especially as it relates to gender equality, he said the government is going about this process the wrong way and suggested that the entire plan be revised. While delivering his contribution to the […]
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14 August 2014
A team of officers from the Central Detective Unit (CDU) is on the ground on Mayaguana where investigations are underway into the alleged abduction and armed robbery of the island’s administrator, Officer-in-Charge of CDU Superintendent Paul Rolle confirmed yesterday. Administrator Charles Moss was reportedly abducted from his home around 3:00 p.m., Sunday and taken a […]
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14 August 2014
Three men were reportedly wounded during the mayhem that erupted Wednesday morning outside a nightclub in Fox Hill as celebrations marking the annual Fox Hill Day tradition came to an end. According to reports, the incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. as a crowd gathered outside the establishment a short distance away from where the celebrations […]
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14 August 2014
What started as a non-contentious debate on proposed amendments to the 41-year-old Constitution took a sharp turn yesterday with government legislators going head to head on what has shaped up to be the very thorny issue laid out in the last of four Bills. In fact, one Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) MP is even prepared […]
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14 August 2014
The Ebola outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in Africa since February and as the number of cases continues to mount, the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union’s (BCIAWU) Executive Vice President Coderro Edgecombe called on the government to put measures in place to protect the officers who are at […]
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14 August 2014
Members of the Coalition of Women’s Rights Advocates and Equality are condemning all forms of discrimination on the basis of sex and are advising Bahamians to not be distracted by the minor issues involving the upcoming constitutional referendum. In a press conference held outside the House of Assembly yesterday afternoon, members of the coalition gathered […]
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14 August 2014
Police in Abaco confiscated nearly three pounds of cocaine on the island on Tuesday, valued at more than $20,000. According to reports, while on routine patrol in Dundas Town, officers observed a group of men acting suspiciously. When the officer stopped, the men fled. Officers then searched the area and found a white plastic bag […]
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13 August 2014
The special needs school acquired by the government last year remains unnamed but that is expected to change very soon, according to Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald. The government acquired the former Our Lady’s Catholic School on Deveaux Street and have renovated it to transform it into a school for children with special needs. “We […]
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