14 June 2013
Day one of trial in the murder of a police officer killed over a decade ago got underway yesterday in the Supreme Court. Stephen ‘Die’ Stubbs, Quinton Evans and Andrew Davis all appeared before Justice Roy Jones for the 1999 murder of the Police Corporal Jimmy Ambrose. In his opening statement, Ambrose Ambrister, who represents […]
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14 June 2013
Members of The Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) are calling for the resignation of Gaming Board Chairman Dr. Andre Rollins who the union claims has been engaging in union-busting tactics. During a press conference yesterday, BPSU President John Pinder made a number of charges against the chairman alleging among other things that the chairman had […]
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13 June 2013
Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin revealed in the House of Assembly how much is being spent to assist poor Bahamians. The minister, who was contributed to the 2013/2014 budget debate, revealed that the government has spent $ 8,817, 824.64 on food store payments over the last year. For permanent food stamps, the government spends $1,476,660 […]
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13 June 2013
Prince Hepburn stood motionless as he was sentenced to 60 years in the Supreme Court yesterday morning. The contractor, who was convicted of the gruesome murder of Nellie Mae-Brown-Cox, will serve 57 years after having served three years already. The 42-year-old former Heart Association president was hacked to death in April 2011. Hepburn and Brown-Cox […]
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13 June 2013
Police officials ventured into Nassau Street to speak with some residents yesterday. Deemed another crime spot, this time they trekked along the community with the backing of the church. Co-chair of Urban Renewal Development Cynthia “Mother” Pratt announced that it is time to turn to God as only he can save our country. “We are […]
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13 June 2013
Minister of Labour Shane Gibson in Parliament on Tuesday announced that the government’s National Training Agency is expected to graduate over 3,000 young people every year. He said it’s just one of the government’s initiatives being undertaken to train and employ young Bahamians to take full opportunity of the job prospects to come on stream […]
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13 June 2013
Parliamentarians and onlookers were left in shock yesterday afternoon after Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner slapped Fort Charlotte MP Dr. Andre Rollins across the face after they had a heated exchange in the House of Assembly. The incident occurred in the House’s gallery just as members of parliament were heading to lunch. […]
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13 June 2013
No more “Get the door, it’s Dominoes,” as the pizza franchise which has made a name for itself as the leading choice for pizza delivered to you is now trying to lure customers into its stores for a different kind of dining experience. And on Wednesday, Dominoes Pizza opened its new Cable Beach store just […]
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13 June 2013
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has filed an official Dispute Report with the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) over Cable Bahamas’ (CBL) refusal to air BTC’s television advertisements. Senior Vice President of Brands and Communication for BTC Marlon Johnson said Cable Bahamas is in direct violation of several URCA regulations and guidelines including Section […]
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12 June 2013
US Visa Services at the United States Embassy have returned back to its full schedule today. Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell announced yesterday in Parliament that the since its closure on Monday and it’s reduced services offered yesterday, the US Embassy is back to its regular schedule with the issuing of US Visas. Services […]
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