03 October 2013
The three independent observers who will monitor the internal hearings of five Defence Force marines accused of assaulting Cuban detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre have been selected and revealed. According to a government press release issued Wednesday, Retired Justice Cheryl Albury, Retired Commander Leon L. Smith and Bahamas Christian Council President Rev. Dr. […]
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03 October 2013
Eighty per cent of the 20 “most influential” boards are either chaired by active or former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) parliamentarians, according to data provided by the Free National Movement (FNM). The Opposition says the statistics signal a return of the “all-for-me-baby” politics. FNM Chairman Darron Cash said this return to political domination in the […]
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03 October 2013
House Speaker Dr. Kendal Major on Wednesday ordered that Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller’s recent remarks on the man whom he claims had his son killed be expunged. On August 12, Mr. Miller expressed his disappointment in the judicial system, noting that his son’s suspected killer was still free. His son, Mario, 28, was found […]
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03 October 2013
After a full day of testimony, the prosecution yesterday closed its case into last year’s shooting death of banker Stephen Sherman, leaving jurors in the hands of the defence. Before wrapping up, the Crown called its final two witnesses, a pathologist and an eyewitness to the February 17, 2012 crime. Janaldo Farrington and Cordero Bethel […]
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03 October 2013
There will be no constitutional referendum until June 2014, but for the rest of the year Prime Minister Perry Christie said the government plans to take the preparatory steps needed to make it happen. Prime Minister Perry Christie announced Wednesday afternoon in the House of Assembly that Chairman of the Constitutional Commission Sean McWeeney, QC, […]
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03 October 2013
High-level migration talks are scheduled for today at the United Nation’s 68th General Assembly in New York. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Fred Mitchell told The Bahama Journal that the high-level dialogue on migration is “more than necessary.” “The reason I’m here over an extended period is because there is a high-level migration forum […]
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02 October 2013
A Yellow Elder man who allegedly held up a man before leading police on a high-speed chase early Tuesday morning is now in custody. According to police, the suspect and several other men held up a man in the Stapledon Gardens area around 1:00 a.m. The suspects, who were armed with handguns, approached the man […]
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02 October 2013
The U.S. Government’s partial shutdown will not affect operations at the United States (US) Embassy here in Nassau. According to Embassy Spokesperson, Neda Brown, all services, including consular services – both to U.S. citizens and visa applicants – and port of entry operations at both the Nassau and Freeport International Airports, will continue as normal […]
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02 October 2013
Police are investigating an assault complaint from a teacher of Anatol Rodgers High School who says she was attacked by a parent. Details given were sketchy on the matter but police say it happened just after 3:00p.m. The parent was taken into custody and has filed a counter complaint of assault against the teacher. Just […]
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02 October 2013
Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly Dr. Bernard Nottage said that when Parliament resumes today, he expects Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis to act “accordingly” and abide by the rules as he will be returning from a two-sitting suspension. Dr. Minnis was suspended on August 7th after he refused to withdraw a […]
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