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REVIEW PLEDGED IN IMMIGRATION ROW: PM makes promise over allegations as Bell a no-show
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government would review how immigration decisions are made and strengthen the processes.
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UPDATED: PM issues statement on Department of Immigration
PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis has released the following statement concerning the Department of Immigration:
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Ministry of Labour & Immigration responds to questions raised by Leader of Opposition
Press Statement from the Ministry of Labour & Immigration on the Detailed Clarification on Questions Raised by the Leader of the Opposition on Immigration Matters:
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Former minister: Intervention could have been unlawful
FORMER Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson said the Immigration Act and accompanying regulations give ministers limited freedom to interfere in the administrative and operational affairs of the Department of Immigration.
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Govt needs to show integrity
Truth is knowledge, which is the reflection of what things are. Truth is not judgmental, but factual. Integrity is telling yourself the truth and then honesty is telling the truth to other people.
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Levy-raising power is 'too open ended'
Governance reformers yesterday argued that the discretion afforded the minister of finance by proposed legislation enabling the introduction of so-called 'sin' or 'sugar' taxes is "too open ended".
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PETER YOUNG: Summits galore for world leaders
The ubiquitous and apparently tireless President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is perhaps today’s busiest leader on the world stage.
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Central Bank warned over Gov’t lending limits breach
The Central Bank was advised it could breach its legal lending limits to the Government through the latter’s use of $232.3m in IMF special drawing rights (SDRs) without reforms to its governing Act.
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Gonsalves was right
It is clear that, instead of feeling acute embarrassment that Ralph Gonsalves had to point out from St Vincent the stark insanity of our bail situation in The Bahamas, some members of my profession chose instead to defend the indefensible.
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PI entrepreneur says new evidence found
The Bahamian entrepreneur battling to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse is seeking the Court of Appeal’s permission to introduce new evidence he says he has uncovered relating to his disputed Crown Land lease.
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New legal hurdle faces govt on shanty towns
THE government faces a new legal challenge over the possible demolition of shanty towns after an appeal was filed against an earlier ruling.
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Munroe wants guidance on how police should deal with Rastafarians using marijuana
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said he has sought advice from the Attorney General on the way police should deal with Rastafarians using marijuana.
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Business licences: More than 10,000 issued within past week
MORE than 10,000 Business Licences have been issued within the past week, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, as he sought to reassure the private sector that “steady progress is being made” in processing their applications.
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Architects chief loses building permit appeal
THE Institute of Bahamian Architects (IBA) president has pledged to “definitely” use any available appeal options after a court found there was “an abundance of evidence” to reject his building permit Judicial Review.
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Man gets one year in prison for marijuana possession
A MAN was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday after he changed his plea and admitted to having $70,000 worth of marijuana in 2018.
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Shaunae’s pregnancy reignites calls for equality on citizenship
SOME WOMEN activists are again calling for equality over citizenship rules after the recent news of Bahamian Olympic star Shaunae Miller-Uibo’s pregnancy.
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Five-year verdict delay an ‘embarrassment to justice’
The Appeal Court’s president yesterday slammed the five-year delay in issuing a verdict on a $115,489 pension theft dispute as “an embarrassment to the administration of justice in this country”.
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DEREK SMITH: Firms won’t be ‘board’ by 2023 corporate challenge
Volatility appears to be further increasing in an already-shaky environment.
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American bit and kicked police woman – and broke officer’s finger
AN AMERICAN woman who bit a police officer, kicked the officer repeatedly in the face and broke the officer’s finger during an incident at Aura nightclub on New Year’s Day has been ordered to pay $1,500 in compensation.
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Prosecutor calls for man guilty of incest to be jailed for up to 30 years
A PROSECUTOR said that a father convicted of two counts of incest against his daughter should face 20 to 30 years in prison.
