14 March 2014
The 35-year-old drug suspect who was allowed to marry his fiancé while in custody at the Central Police Station was on Thursday granted bail. After the prosecution did not object to bail, Senior Supreme Court Justice Jon Isaacs granted Kendrick Tinker, 35, $15,000 bail with two suretors. The jailhouse wedding story gripped headlines earlier this […]
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14 March 2014
Five men were arrested yesterday in connection with a shooting incident that occurred on Wednesday, police have said. Police said it was shortly after midnight Wednesday that a man was talking to two men at Redland Acres off Soldier Road when he was shot to the arm. The man was subsequently taken to hospital where […]
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14 March 2014
Fire completely destroyed the former home of the country’s first Bahamian Governor General the Late Sir Milo Butler and caused considerable damage to nearby structures yesterday, the head of Fire Services Superintendent Walter Evans said. The blaze started around 9:30 a.m. at the now abandoned home on Ernest Street just feet away from where the […]
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14 March 2014
Hundreds of employees from the Ministry of Works claim that they are owed thousands of dollars in hazard pay. According to an industrial agreement signed in 2005 by former Minister of Labour Vincent Peet, then Minister of Public Service Fred Mitchell and then Director of Labour Harcourt Brown, all the hazard allowances are listed with […]
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14 March 2014
Attorneys from local law firm Graham Thompson participated in an “Americas Anti-Corruption Roundtable,” comprising expert discussion on issues related to risk exposure, trends, policies, avoidance strategies, planning and compliance last month in Miami. The firm co-hosted World Services Group’s (WSG) first annual meeting of the Americas in Miami, Florida from February 19 to February 21, […]
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14 March 2014
The cause of this disease is still unknown and a cure has yet to be found. Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s, affecting an estimated four million worldwide. Parkinson’s disease deteriorates one’s nervous system over time affecting breathing, balance, movement and heart function. It can affect anyone regardless of age […]
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13 March 2014
After a fire broke out at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (W&SC) Septage and Sludge facility on Monday, officials advised that the corporation has stationed 24 hour security guards at the site to monitor the situation until the matter is fully resolved. In a release issued Wednesday, the W&SC also noted that it is expected […]
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13 March 2014
The alleged victim and first witness in the trial of 51-year-old former Eight Mile Rock art teacher Andre Birbal, returned to the stand yesterday for cross examination. The young man, said he was in the seventh grade and just learning how to read when Birbal “jacked things up” for him. The witness said to this […]
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13 March 2014
A local businessman said one way the government could address the problem of racking up billions of dollars in debt each year is for a ceiling to be placed on the amount of money it is allowed to spend each year. Super Wash President Dionisio D’Aguilar who is also a member of the Coalition for […]
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13 March 2014
The government adopted a no nonsense approach to members of the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU), who despite losing a bid to have the matter overturned in court have refused to work as assigned under the controversial shift system. During a press conference at the Public Services Department Acting Minister of Labour […]
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