15 August 2013
Opposition Senate members said Wednesday that House Speaker Dr. Kendal Major was out of line for suspending Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis last week for comments he made about the prime minister and by the same token, not forcing Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller to take back some very serious allegations he […]
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15 August 2013
Ninety-four Haitian migrants were apprehended Tuesday afternoon by Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Yellow Elder. This event took place several hours after Defence Force Marines apprehended 16 Haitian migrants, who made it ashore shortly before 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning after grounding their sailing sloop in waters off southern New Providence. The migrants – 81 men, 12 […]
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15 August 2013
A 64-year-old man was sentenced to 16-years in prison yesterday as punishment for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Justice Vera Watkins, who handed the down the sentence, explained that the aggravating factors of the case far outweighed the mitigating ones. The man committed the acts on a nine-year-old girl first in November 2009 […]
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15 August 2013
Resorts World Bimini is expected to move rapidly in constructing a luxury hotel and marina with 350 rooms within three months as a part of its second phase. The announcement came yesterday at the groundbreaking ceremony where Prime Minister Perry Christie and a host of cabinet ministers joined Genting Group officials for the agreement signing […]
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15 August 2013
President of the Bahamas Electrical Managerial Union (BEMU) Clinton Minnis said managers and line staff at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) are concerned over their jobs after the government announced that it is seeking investors to manage two new electricity entities. In a statement released Tuesday night, Prime Minister Perry Christie said the government’s objective […]
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14 August 2013
It was a soaking mess at the Main Post Office building on East Hill Street Tuesday as a broken pipe in the building’s air condition unit connected to the main water supply sprung a leak flooding the basement forcing workers to be sent home for the day. Water rained down from the overhead pipe and […]
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14 August 2013
Prime Minister Perry Christie last night announced that the government will be issuing proposals for a partner or partners to reform the country’s energy sector, which could mean the establishment of two new electricity entities. In a statement released last night, Mr. Christie said the government’s objective is realign the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) and […]
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14 August 2013
The mother of a recent murder victim said she is in fear of her life and fearful for the safety of her surviving children and family members, so much so that she has packed up her belongings and is leaving the island for good. What makes matters worse in this situation is the fact that […]
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14 August 2013
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader and former Health Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said the current health minister’s assertions that the 20 beds slated for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the new Critical Care Block are insufficient proves that he is clearly out of touch with what is really going in healthcare worldwide. FNM members […]
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14 August 2013
Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis Tuesday responded to comments made by Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson who has called for Free National Movement MPs to reimburse the Treasury for the days they have failed to show up at the House of Assembly. Seven of the eight FNM MPs have vowed to stay out […]
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