15 November 2013
Exactly a week after a mother and her teen daughter were allegedly murdered by the mother’s boyfriend and just two days after Crisis Centre officials revealed that more than 1,200 women are abused annually, another mother and her child are the latest reported victims of a violent crime, this after a stabbing incident last night […]
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15 November 2013
Twenty-six-year-old Churchill Subdivision, Chippingham resident Richardo Brown was on Thursday arraigned in a magistrate’s court for the murder of 21-year-old Timothy Rolle last Friday. Police said Rolle, a resident of Rock Crusher, was found with a single gunshot wound to the head after 11:15 that night. The victim’s family said at the time that the […]
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15 November 2013
Thanksgiving came two weeks early for the hundreds of people who walked into Great Commission Ministries (GMC) yesterday for a hot and hearty meal. GCM Director Bishop Walter Hanchell said in recent years, an increasing number of people have reached out for assistance following the downturn in the local economy. “There are a lot hurting […]
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15 November 2013
The compendium of crime bills being debated in Parliament along with other policies enacting by the Christie administration to aid in the fight against crime are effective, the attorney general said yesterday. Allyson Maynard-Gibson said the government’s amendments to the Penal Code as it relates to organised crime and gangs will be of particularly crucial […]
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14 November 2013
A former parliamentarian is urging Bahamians to take note of their history. Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman, Bradley Roberts said as much during a press conference yesterday highlighting the governing party’s 60th anniversary, making it the oldest political party in The Bahamas. The PLP blazed trails back in November 1953 and over the past decades […]
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14 November 2013
House Members on Wednesday paused for a moment of silence to honour the life of former parliamentarian Frank Edgecombe, who died at his Fox Hill home Tuesday night. He was 85-years-old. Mr. Edgecombe served as the MP for the Fox Hill constituency from 1977 to 1987 and as the vice president of the Senate until […]
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14 November 2013
The National Parenting Programme (NPP) is reportedly reaping some positive results. According to Social Services and Community Development Minister, Melanie Griffin, the progamme is helping to reduce parental abuse, a growing concern in The Bahamas. “Often times, the mistreatment or abuse of children results from parents and guardians not being fully aware of their responsibilities […]
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14 November 2013
Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has called on regional heads to encourage, empower and support young Bahamians as well as those throughout the Caribbean and the Commonwealth. Minister Mitchell made the request yesterday while addressing Commonwealth ministers attending the pre-Caribbean Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre (SBMEC) in Colombo, […]
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14 November 2013
The two major political parties are locking horns over the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) system with the Opposition Leader painting a dismal picture of want would happen if the government proceeds with its plan. Free National Movement (FNM) Leader, Dr. Hubert Minnis insists implementing the VAT will seriously impair the country’s already weak, uncompetitive, […]
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14 November 2013
A former female police officer arrested on suspicion of trying to export drugs earlier this year was yesterday denied bail for a third time. Former Police Constable Toni Sweeting was arrested back in April after she and two others – her brother, 33-year-old Delano Sweeting and Jamaican national Conrad Campbell – were found with more […]
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