29 October 2013
The family of slain businessman Kurt McCartney is offering $50,000 for any information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of their son and brother. On Monday, the family held a news conference at Halbury Chambers to make the announcement. Kurt was gunned down last Thursday night […]
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29 October 2013
Bahamians, who have long complained that they have been discriminated against when it comes to owning casinos, will soon be allowed to enter the casino market, according to a top cabinet minister. Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe, who has responsibility for gaming, said Bahamians should be able to occupy every possible office within the structure and […]
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29 October 2013
Local health officials yesterday confirmed another case of the potentially deadly Vibrio Vulnificus, loosely referred to as the “flesh eating bacteria.” A statement yesterday revealed that the victim was an elderly person. How the victim was infected was not revealed. This is the second case of the potentially deadly bacteria confirmed in The Bahamas. The […]
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29 October 2013
Two years after the November 2011 shooting death of Randino Pratt a 25-year-old man was on Monday arraigned for the murder. Twenty-five-year-old Brenton Thompson appeared in Court Number Nine before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson Pratt to face that murder charge. But his lawyer Stanley Rolle expressed disappointment with how this case has proceeded. Mr. Rolle […]
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29 October 2013
The contract to begin a $90 million expansion to a resort on the outer island of San Salvador was signed yesterday. The government, along with the Club Med executives signed the heads of agreement, which in turn will see the expansion of the Columbus Isle location, creating hundreds of jobs and a projected revenue of […]
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29 October 2013
Four juvenile males are currently in custody, assisting police with their investigations into the shooting death of a 57-year-old Haitian man. The man was gunned down in the Florida Court area around 6:30 a.m. on Friday. In other crime news, police found $11,500 worth of marijuana in Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera on Sunday. Police said the […]
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24 October 2013
The Bahama Rock Café observed “Older Persons Month” by hosting more than a dozen senior citizens from the Persis Rodgers Home for the Elderly to lunch yesterday. The restaurant, owned by Cleveland Duncombe, is in its second year of honouring seniors during the month recognised by the United Nations as Older Persons Month. Mr. Duncombe […]
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24 October 2013
The unemployment rate in The Bahamas has increased from 14.7 per cent to 16.2 per cent nationally, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics reported on Wednesday. The department’s 2013 Labour Force Survey for May provides information on the labour force as it existed during the reference period of April 29 to May […]
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24 October 2013
The government has taken the first step towards reforming the local aviation sector. Presenting a “compelling” case to make this happen, Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said the country’s existing aviation model is no longer viable practically or economically. The reform calls for the separation of various aviation functions to create a higher […]
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24 October 2013
Prime Minister Perry Christie refused to tell reporters yesterday what would happen if the majority of parliamentarians oppose the Gaming Bill scheduled to be debated in the House of Assembly next week. Two of the prime minister’s own MPs, Tall Pines MP, Leslie Miller and Gaming Board Chairman, Dr. Andre Rollins have expressed concerns over […]
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