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Minnis admits Oban ‘missteps’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis admitted yesterday his administration has made mistakes with the $5.5 billion Oban Energies project.
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High jumper Alcine to compete for Wildcats this year
AN injury prevented Kyle Alcine from achieving his ultimate success with the Cloud County men’s track and field team. But the high jumper is hoping to soar when he transfers to compete for the Kansas State University Wildcats this year. In his trans
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ACP B K Bonamy Jr: Public will be treated with utmost respect
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police B K Bonamy Jr, the new officer in charge of the Grand Bahama and the northern Bahamas District, warns that disrespectful behaviour to the public by any officer will not be tolerated.
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Deputy PM: Govt considering ways to modernise registry operations
DEPUTY Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest has suggested the government is considering ways to modernise several of the country’s registry operations, with a view to simplify and streamline critical government services.Mr Turnquest, who was the guest sp
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Mortgage relief scheme fails to hit targets
THE mortgage relief programme, which the Christie administration said helped at least 441 people, has not performed as well as expected and will have to be reviewed, Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest said.
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Police probe death threats to ministers
POLICE have been asked to investigate threats included in several expletive-filled voice notes circulated yesterday that someone would “kill” Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest and others in the Free National Movement .
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Gov’t ‘got nothing’ for foregone $2bn taxes
The Government’s deal with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) “makes no sense” because it has gained just “nebulous promises” in return for foregoing potentially $2 billion in taxes.
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Fake Facebook accounts created in MPs' names
THE government has advised that there are fake Facebook accounts in the names of Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest and Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield, set up by persons who are asking for money. Any messages received in either man
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Freeport law firm in litigation honour
A Freeport-based law firm has won the Global Law Experts (GLE) award for Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year in The Bahamas – 2018.ParrisWhittaker and its partners, Arthur K Parris, Jacy Whittaker and Kenra Parris-Whittaker, in a statement hai
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BDB treats past top executives to lunch
The Bahamas Development Bank’s (BDB) newly-appointed managing director, Dave S Smith, has treated his predecessors to lunch to celebrate the institution’s 40th anniversary.The event was also attended by K Peter Turnquest, deputy prime minister and mi
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Government achieving spending targets
THE Deputy Prime Minister says the Government is hitting its targeted spending cuts, adding: “We seem to be on track”.K P Turnquest said: “We think that we are meeting our targets. We seem to be on track. “We continue to be vigilant and manage carefu
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Regulators top Pros, Elites beat Stampers
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night with the Elites Basketball Club and the Leno Regulators winning the double header.In the opening game, the Elites Basketball Cl
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Chesapeake legal issue
I read with great interest the response of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), to my appearance on the Love 97 programme Issues of The Day, hosted by Mr Wendall K Jones, on the 29th AD 2016.
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FNM Deputy backs decision to delay VAT on bridge toll fees
THE decision by the Bridge Authority to delay the introduction of Value Added Tax on toll fees at the Sidney Poitier Bridge to Paradise Island was today endorsed by Free National Movement Deputy Leader K Peter Turnquest.
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Bahamian arrested after 51kg cocaine seized
POLICE arrested a Bahamian man at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Sunday in connection with the seizure of 51 kilos of cocaine. According to police, shortly after 8am, K-9 officers on duty at the LPIA Jet Aviation Centre assisted by officers from the Airport Division conducted a search of a chartered aircraft that had just landed. Officers found two large bags containing 51 kilos of cocaine.
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Tributes to John O'Brien, an old time Bahamian
JOHN K O’Brien, an old-time Bahamian, who lived in Raleigh, NC, passed away peaceful at his home on Thursday, October 18.
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TAGLaw bolsters offshore presence with addition of Bahamas firm
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA – TAGLaw, an international alliance of independent law firms, has recently named Delaney Partners as its member for the Bahamas. John K. F. Delaney QC, former Attorney General of the Bahamas, founded Delaney Partners, which has quickly established itself as a leader in offshore services and a variety of financial practice areas.
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DPM: $15m Dorian help 'sufficient'
The deputy prime minister yesterday said the $15m provided by the government to-date to assist up to 2,500 Dorian-ravaged businesses is “sufficient for the time being”.K Peter Turnquest, speaking as the government provided further details on how Abac
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Grand Lucayan resort deal still being negotiated
DESPITE the Minnis administration’s ambitions to open the Grand Lucayan Resort by winter this year, Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest said the deal is still being negotiated. “Unfortunately, it’s not gone as fast as we’d like,” the deputy prime min
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Turnquest slams “investment killing bill”
OPPOSITION deputy leader and East Grand Bahama MP K Peter Turnquest yesterday slammed the Grand Bahama (Port Area) Investment Incentives Bill 2016 as an “investment killing bill”, arguing that it would not bring about the the investment needed on the island.
