08 May 2014
Tourism and Gaming Minister Obie Wilchcombe said Wednesday that despite much scepticism that the government would be able to regulate web shops in the country by July 1, the government is on its way to doing just that. “We intend to proceed, we have been working assiduously, I think we have to understand this in […]
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08 May 2014
Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage found himself defending his reputation yesterday after he was accused of lying about a number of issues including a government spy agency and the fabrication of crime statistics. During his contribution in the House of Assembly (HOA) yesterday, the minister said he had to say something about the […]
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08 May 2014
Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash and his attorney Carl Bethel are hoping they could meet with officials from the Attorney General’s Office and settle the matter where Central Detective Unit (CDU) searched and seized items from the chairman’s home out of court. Last Friday a number of police officers visited Mr. Cash’s home […]
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07 May 2014
A man who police officials said tried to escape custody and was involved in a shootout with them Monday night was killed during that gun battle. According to reports, around 9:45 p.m., Monday police received reports of gun shots being fired in the Bartlette Hill area of Eight Mile Rock. The shots were being fired […]
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07 May 2014
Three men were arrested on Chub Cay in the Berry Islands Monday for breach of the Fisheries Act. The men, a 41-year-old and two 18-year-olds were found to be in possession of a quantity of fresh crawfish. Police arrested the men during a search of a fish-house in Chub Cay. According to police, the men […]
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07 May 2014
National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas (NCTUB) President John Pinder yesterday urged the government to renegotiate the terms of an agreement with a company for the payment of royalties from aragonite hauled from The Bahamas. The Bahamas currently receives $2 per metric ton of aragonite. However, it is sold at $900 per ton. During a […]
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07 May 2014
Despite the massive bloodshed throughout the country, particularly in the capital over the past several months, Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage said crime figures, including murder, are down when compared to the January to April timeframe last year. He made the announcement during “A Report to the Nation: Second Anniversary of Governance” a […]
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07 May 2014
Authorities have closed the book on their investigations into one of several recent murders in the capital. Police are convinced that 20-year-old Shervin Munnings is one of the men behind the April 17 murder of Rashan Sumner. Munnings is actually the fourth person to be charged with the crime. Deangelo Johnson, 22, and two juveniles […]
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07 May 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie may have shied away from grading his government’s performance over the past two years, but according to the Opposition leader the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has been an “abysmal failure; leading to misery for tens of thousands of Bahamians. In fact, Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis last night insisted […]
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07 May 2014
The Christie Administration came to office exactly two years ago today with an ambitious and extensive legislative agenda to accomplish during its five year term and so far, the government has crossed off nearly 80 bills from that list. Central to that agenda were two overriding imperatives – the need to reduce violence and crime […]
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