30 June 2014
Two human rights groups in Grand Bahama recently abhorred a move by the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) to disconnect power from all public schools on that island, especially, they said, in light of the major concessions they receive from the government. President of Families for Justice Organisation Rev. Glenroy Bethel joined the Coalition for […]
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30 June 2014
Police officers in Grand Bahama are searching for two suspects who held a man at bay with a pocket knife and robbed him of $35. According to police reports, a male and female approached and robbed the victim on Friday evening around 7:30 p.m. at a beach in the Lucaya area. Both suspects then fled […]
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30 June 2014
Volunteers from the Bahamas Crisis Centre combed the Kemp Road community on Saturday, moving door to door as they handed out information brochures, and offered an open ear to residents willing to share their complaints or concerns on an array of social issues. Director of the Crisis Centre Dr. Sandra Dean Patterson lead the initiative […]
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30 June 2014
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Ministry of Legal Affairs was on Friday renamed in honour of one of the country’s founding fathers; a man many in the legal fraternity consider the quintessential attorney general. The multi-storey edifice on John F Kennedy Drive now bears the name of the country’s longest serving […]
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30 June 2014
The Board of Directors of RBC FINCO last week announced the appointment of Mr. Robert Pantry to the position of Managing Director, RBC FINCO effective today. Mr. Pantry is a 14-year banker with extensive operations and sales experience within the RBC Royal Bank network. RBC officials said Mr. Pantry has a well rounded lending background […]
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30 June 2014
Executives of Sun ‘N Fun met with Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe in Grand Bahama recently in hopes of partnering with the Government of The Bahamas to find new ways to increase the number of private pilots flying to The Bahamas. During a press briefing before the meeting, Director of Bahamas Sports Development Marketing Greg […]
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30 June 2014
– In 2013, the Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company revealed a strategy to the government to expand their operations but due to the possibility of increased taxes, those plans were put on hold. However, during a recent press conference at the Ministry of Grand Bahama, Owner and CEO James ‘Jimmy’ Sands proudly announced that in […]
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27 June 2014
Two 18-year-old men were on Friday arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court for two separate murder that occurred recently in the capital. Holiday Drive, East Street resident Richard Hepburn and Jason Simmons of Thompson Lane were both arraigned yesterday at the Magistrate’s Court before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt in Court Number Nine. Police are convinced that […]
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27 June 2014
More than 4,000 youngsters are expected to participate in this year’s Royal Bahamas Police Force Summer Camp which gets underway on Monday, Superintendent of Police Stephen Dean announced yesterday. The camp, now into its 21st year, will provide various activities aimed at moulding the participants into productive citizens. “This is one of our crime prevention […]
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27 June 2014
Prime Minister Christie is speaking up against death threats issued to several key Free National Movement (FNM) members, and claimed that just two days ago one of his own relatives were threatened. The prime minister said as much while speaking to the media on Thursday on Thursday in Rawson’s Square. “Last night a member of […]
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