06 August 2013
Bahamas Faith Ministries this past Emancipation Weekend hosted another BFM Commonwealth Day distributing over 2000 school Bags for Children and hundreds of bags of Groceries. As thousands of people still stagger under the affect of the Global Economic Crisis and its impact on economies around the world, with many losing their jobs, houses, security and […]
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02 August 2013
Shannon Butler is both Queen’s College and Alpha Phi Alpha’s 2013 valedictorian. He achieved the best overall performance in last year’s BGCSE examinations in grade 11 with nine A’s and one B. He has a 3.95 grade point average (GPA), is a peer tutor, a member of Junior Achievement (JA) and a volunteer at the […]
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02 August 2013
An unexpected adjournment in the Kofhe Goodman murder trial yesterday delayed the verdict which may now come once the judge wraps up his summation today. Following the lunch break yesterday, Justice Bernard Turner informed everyone in the courtroom that the matter was adjourned until this morning. He did not give a reason for the adjournment. […]
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02 August 2013
Nearly 7,000 officers from various law enforcement agencies could take action if the government fails to respond to their demands. At a press conference yesterday, representatives from the police and defence forces, immigration, prison and customs officers, as well as maritime professionals joined forces to ask the government to put their medical insurance and pension […]
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02 August 2013
By Kyle Walkine The Police Staff Association (PSA) Chairman yesterday defended a leaked report which showed that PSA funds had been abused for years. According to Inspector Dwight Smith, the report was only for discussion. In the report, there is evidence of misuse of association funds under successive administrations. The leaked document showed that ham […]
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02 August 2013
Police may have the drugs in hand but they still have to find the owners behind two recent busts. In the first instance, Grand Bahama police were conducting road checks in the area of Settlers Way around 1:30p.m Wednesday when they spotted a white 2005 Oldsmobile Alero, whose occupant was acting suspiciously. The suspect reportedly […]
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02 August 2013
The government is hoping to partner with the University of Miami (UM) to certify and assist in policing stem cell research activities in The Bahamas. Prime Minister Perry Christie led a delegation to Miami this week to meet with UM President, Donna Shalala and other senior research experts. President Shalalaserved as Secretary of Health and […]
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02 August 2013
Workers and visitors at the United States Embassy headquarters on Queen Street as well as those in a few surrounding offices had to be evacuated yesterday after a fire alarm in the embassy went off. U S Charge d’Affaires John Dinkleman said it was just around 11:45 a.m. that the alarm was triggered. “The staff […]
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02 August 2013
Another United States Embassy worker was robbed in the capital this past weekend. Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy Neda Brown confirmed the robbery on Thursday. In an emailed statement, Ms. Brown said the employee, whose name was withheld, and his family were visiting a beach in western New Providence on Saturday, July 27 […]
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02 August 2013
By Kyle Walkine The two Cuban men being held at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) for bad behavior along with another from the Carmichael Road Detention Centre appeared in court yesterday, satisfying a writ of habeas corpus. Attorney for the trio, Roger Gomez Jr. told the court he received an affidavit and has sent it to […]
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