26 February 2014
Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson yesterday threatened to disclose the names of past and present Opposition Members of Parliament who, at one time or another, were delinquent in paying their taxes amid lingering questions of the fate of a top government official now under fire after admitting that he dodged property taxes for […]
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26 February 2014
The man accused of trying to kill a retired College Of The Bahamas lecturer, her son and her grandson was on Tuesday arraigned in court exactly two weeks after he allegedly committed the crimes. Initially police said they were looking for two men, but on Tuesday 22-year-old Fleming Street resident Adrian Stubbs was by himself […]
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26 February 2014
The Bahamas is awaiting the completion of studies and consensus from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) before tackling the issue of legalising marijuana just days after another Caribbean country revealed plans to decriminalise its use by the end of the year. Jamaica will this year join a virtual tidal wave of countries across the globe in […]
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26 February 2014
A reformed gang banger said yesterday that prison is only a place where rookie criminals learn to become experts. Dexter Deal, author of “The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father”, while appearing as a guest on Love 97’s daily talk show Issues of the Day, said Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMP) is […]
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26 February 2014
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on a jitney Monday afternoon, Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said last evening. ACP Ferguson said the driver of a route No. 1 jitney alerted officers at the Southern Police Station on Quakoo Street sometime after 6:00 p.m. about […]
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25 February 2014
Two men – ages 51 years – along with their 46-year-old alleged accomplice were arrested early yesterday in connection with a major drug bust, the second in recent days. A team of Drug Enforcement and Defence Force officers headed to the Sea Breeze area around 4:00 a.m. Monday and spotted a large quantity of dangerous […]
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25 February 2014
A murder suspect broke down in court Monday claiming he had no involvement in last December’s mass shooting in Fox Hill which killed four people and wounded several others. Justin Williams, 22, now the third man to be arraigned in connection with the December 27, 2013 incident, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt in Court […]
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25 February 2014
Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell spoke out against illegal dumping in the wake of a fire in his constituency that has been smouldering for days. “People should stop this indiscriminate dumping because this has now caused thousands of dollars to the public purse for something that is unavoidable,” Mr. Mitchell said. According to Mr. Mitchell, […]
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25 February 2014
Airports Council International (ACI) recently announced the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) as the recipient of the 2013 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award for Best Improvement by Region in the Latin America-Caribbean category. The award recognises extensive improvements made to the airport during a three-phased, $409 million redevelopment at LPIA. President and CEO at Nassau […]
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25 February 2014
The government is hoping to develop a stem cell clinic in New Providence. Health Minister Dr. Perry Gomez pushed the idea during the country’s very first international Stem Cell Society Global Conference held in Grand Bahama last Friday. The Stem Cell Society is a member-based, international, non-profit trade association for the purpose of promoting interests […]
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