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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13 August 2014
Despite recording the bloodiest weekend in recent times where five people – three men and two women – were killed in separate shooting incidents in the capital, Prime Minister Perry Christie on Tuesday expressed optimism and hope that the country’s youth will turn the tide in A customary, Prime Minister Perry Christie visited various churches […]
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13 August 2014
Police officials said a man who is believed to be responsible for two of the four murders that occurred on Monday was gunned down the same night, only hours after he allegedly committed the crimes. Officer-in-Charge of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) Superintendent Paul Rolle said yesterday that the man’s lifeless body was found along […]
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13 August 2014
One of the victims from Monday’s homicides has been identified as 33-year-old Nadia Tracy Cartwright. Cartwright was killed early Monday morning just after 2:30 a.m. on Blue Hill Road opposite the entrance to Yellow Elder Gardens. Reports are that the Marshall Road resident was on the back of a trail motorcycle when a grey Nissan […]
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13 August 2014
Amid the controversy surrounding the possible reappointment of former College of The Bahamas (COB) President Dr. Rodney Smith, founding member of The Bahamas National Citizens Coalition (BNCC) Wesley Campbell called for Cabinet to reject the recommendation from the College Council. Mr. Campbell said the leaders of the college are obligated and must set the highest […]
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13 August 2014
Four American citizens appeared in the Magistrates Courts Monday to face charges related to breaching the Fisheries Act. George Fritzgerald, 47, 20-year- old Tyler Fritzgerald, 39-year-old Cammy Fritzgerald and 39 -year-old Jennifer Taylor were arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Helen Jones. George pleaded guilty to assisting in illegal landing, he was given a conditional discharge […]
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