27 May 2013
Central Grand Bahama Member of Parliament (MP) Neko Grant wants the deputy prime minister to stop playing the blame game when it comes to his ministry. The Free National Movement (FNM) parliamentarian, in a press statement yesterday, expressed his disappointment in Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis after he threw the blame of problems at the […]
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27 May 2013
A very recent IDB study confirms something most Bahamians already know:- we have managed – by crass neglect -to nix this nation’s development; and so, we now learn that the Inter-American Development Bank has found that The Bahamas is now wallowing in a situation where youth unemployment is perniciously and persistently high and where there […]
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27 May 2013
Police have arrested a third person in connection with the death of 42-year-old Javon Glinton. Officers from the Central Detective Unit (CDU) arrested the 28-year-old man of Cordeaux Avenue around 5:14 Sunday morning. According to reports, around 9:44 p.m. on Wednesday, Glinton – a resident of Cordeaux Avenue was standing in front of a home […]
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27 May 2013
A mother in her late 40s and her two sons spent the weekend behind bars. The mother, 47, and her sons ages 28 and 21-years-old were arrested on Friday at their Sri Lanka Drive home. According to police reports, around 7:00 p.m. officers from the Selective Enforcement Team (SET), executed a search warrant at the […]
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27 May 2013
Just a week after an unexpected flood caused damage to homes throughout the southern and eastern New Providence, insurance agents have come under fire by people wishing to make claims. Last week, Theresa Moxey-Adderley spoke of how she could not claim flood damages after her home was damaged from Tuesday night’s flood. She said the […]
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27 May 2013
Insurance Companies are being hit from both directions since torrential rain, last Tuesday, left major flood damage to be claimed. Managing Director for Netherlands Antilles General Insurance Company (NAGICO), headquartered in St. Martin, Vibert Williams said that insurance companies in The Bahamas are now facing the task of dealing with motor and house insurance claims. […]
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27 May 2013
The homicide count got closer to 50 Saturday after homicide detectives responded to two separate incidents which resulted in the death of three people. This takes the homicide for last week alone to eight. In the first incident, two people were found burnt beyond recognition inside a vehicle off Carmichael Road. According to reports, around […]
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27 May 2013
Former Financial Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Ehurd Cunningham has died. Cunningham suffered from a heart condition and underwent a double bypass surgery this past Tuesday. He died late Saturday evening. Cunningham in January 2009 appointed to the post of Acting Financial Secretary. He was a member of the Chartered Association of […]
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27 May 2013
Twenty-two year-old Carlon Rolle and 18-year-old Sean Higgs were arraigned for the double murder on this past Whit Monday holiday. Police believe the men, who appeared before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez in court number one Friday afternoon, are responsible for the deaths of 40-year-old Amati Knowles and 19-year-old Oudrick Telisma. Knowles and Telisma were killed […]
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23 May 2013
Widespread flooding has either completely destroyed or damaged thousands of homes in New Providence, according to National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials. Eastern New Providence and Pinewood Gardens were just some of the areas hardest hit by the flooding. Residents spent most of the day waist deep in water cleaning up the mess and assessing […]
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