22 January 2014
Two top cabinet ministers have fired back at a union leader for complaining about an ultimatum given to foreign teachers. On Monday, Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson told The Bahama Journal that expatriate teachers are being forced to get fingerprinted or lose their jobs. According to Mrs. Wilson, the fingerprinting has been […]
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22 January 2014
Just days after Prime Minister Perry Christie expressed regret in allowing Bahamians to vote in a gaming referendum Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis demanded that a general election be held so that Bahamians can elect a new government. Dr. Minnis, who heads the Free National Movement (FNM) said if the prime minister has the ability […]
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22 January 2014
The government is hoping to get a better an idea of who should be in The Bahamas and Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister, Fred Mitchell is convinced pushing ahead with a national identity card does the trick. Speaking with reporters on the issue on Tuesday, Minister Mitchell said he awaits those Cabinet discussions which will […]
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22 January 2014
Financial Services Minister Ryan Pinder yesterday denied that he apologised to an offshore banker who was detained by immigration officers last week. He also shot down suggestions of a possible rift between him and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell over the incident. There was outrage from some within the financial services sector over the incident and […]
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22 January 2014
In an unscientific poll conducted by Love 97FM’s daily talk show, Issues of the Day yesterday, the majority of callers said the Christie administration should reconsider the referendum and move to legalise web shop gaming in The Bahamas. On January 28, voters overwhelmingly rejected the government’s bid to legalise the numbers racket. Out of 82,803 […]
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21 January 2014
Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin said Bahamians cannot continue to “bury their heads in the sand” when it comes to reporting domestic violence as the country’s crime problems will not be solved until the problem of domestic violence is solved. “To put it bluntly, many of the young males paraded before the courts today charged […]
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21 January 2014
A new executive board will be chosen tomorrow to head the Police Staff Association (PSA) over the next year now that branch elections are completed, said Elections Coordinator Inspector Indirah Adderley. Members of the PSA went to the polls yesterday to select from among nearly 100 candidates vying for positions with the association. While Inspector […]
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21 January 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie on Monday rushed to defend officials at the Bank of The Bahamas (BOB) who have, over the past few weeks, been accused of political favouritism or political involvement in granting loans. Prime Minister Christie released a short press statement on the issue throwing his “robust support” behind the institution. “As the […]
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21 January 2014
Since Starita Miller’s daughter went missing more than a week ago she has feared the worst every time the phone rings. Sixteen-year-old Alexis Sands mysteriously vanished last week Monday. The last time her mother saw her, she was walking with her friends to her school, C.V. Bethel. “She and her two friends were just laughing […]
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21 January 2014
Management at the Meliã Nassau Beach Resort on Monday denied its workers’ claims of racism but said due to the seriousness of the matter they would launch an investigation into those allegations. From claims of forcing some workers to use bathrooms off the hotel property, to segregating races at the pools, last week managers at […]
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