Dr Darville announces new hospital for Grand Bahama
CONSTRUCTION on the new hospital for Grand Bahama is on target for groundbreaking, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville announced yesterday.
Ministry of Works and Utilities has 'critical focus' on flood prone zones
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears revealed yesterday that his ministry intends to fix the drainage systems in flood-prone zones in the capital, calling it a “critical focus”.
Commodore King says Royal Canadian Navy will be a deterrent to migrant vessels
ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said just the presence of Royal Canadian Navy vessels off the coast of Haiti will hopefully act as a deterrent to stem the migration flow.
Former PM: ‘We are on the frontlines’ of Haiti crisis
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday there must be “vigorous” and “resolute” efforts in safeguarding The Bahamas, adding illegal immigration is still a major issue that needs to be tackled.
Minnis: ‘Brave Davis inflation is really killing us’
THE Davis administration has made the cost-of-living crisis in the country much worse, former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis claimed in the House of Assembly yesterday as he accused the government of living lavishly off the backs of Bahamian taxpayers.
Bahamas lost $32.5m aviation financing as ‘bar kept moving’
The Bahamas used just 32 percent of an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan provided to overhaul its aviation industry because it failed to implement safety reforms essential to unlocking the $32.5m balance.
Gov’t urged: ‘Don’t be hog’ over vacation rental taxes
The Government was last night told “don’t be a hog” over plans to increase tax earnings from the vacation rental sector, with property owners openly talking about forming an industry association to safeguard their interests.
Attorney splits Privy Council over failed Colina challenge
An attorney yesterday split the highest court in the Bahamian judicial system down the middle with his ultimately unsuccessful challenge to the country’s largest life and health insurer.
‘Kick back’ likely over Out Island airport fees
The introduction of passenger user fees to finance Family Island airport redevelopment will cause travellers to “kick back” and initially soften travel demand, Bahamian aviation operators forecast yesterday.
Sweeting ‘to advance agriculture industry’
AGRICULTURE, Marine Resources and Family Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said yesterday that the Davis administration is committed to advancing the agricultural industry.
‘$5m’ dispute closes boating fees portal
The online clearance portal for foreign boaters and yacht charters has been shut down amid disputed allegations that “$5m” in fees paid by the industry have not been passed to the Bahamian Government.
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.
No bail for officer on incest charges
A POLICE officer was remanded yesterday after being accused of raping his young daughter over the course of almost three years.
Why is church not helping ease tensions on migrants?
AMID rising tensions over the country’s illegal immigration issues, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said he has asked religious leaders why the church has not been more “forthright” in seeking to ease emotions over the matter.
PM DISCLOSING - BUT ONE IN TEN MPS DON’T: Unclear whether Davis missed the March 1 deadline
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said his public disclosures would be filed yesterday if the documents had not been turned over on the deadline, which was Wednesday.
SAC maintains lead on day 2
BAISS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
St. Augustine’s College built on their day one momentum as they lead team rankings for the second consecutive day. The secondary school is ahead of the competition with a day two total of 691.50 followed by the Queen’s College Comets with 607.50.
Boxers get ready for ‘rumble in the jungle’
A contingent of boxers from throughout the Bahamas has been assembled to compete against their counterparts from around the region in the Boxing Federation of the Bahamas’ second annual Wellington ‘Sonny Boy’ Rahming and Leonard ‘Boston Blackie’ Miller Memorial Boxing Championships this weekend.
Three more companies join CARIFTA
THE Local Organising Committee got another $60,000 in their kitty for the 50th Jubilee CARIFTA Games with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Ernst and Young and Arawak Port Development Limited coming on board as the latest silver medal partners.
Men’s national softball team invited to CAC Games
WHILE the Bahamas women’s national team will miss out on the opportunity to qualify for the Central American and Caribbean Games, the men’s team has been invited to participate by virtue of being the champions of the English Speaking Amateur Softball Confederation (ECASC) Tournament in 2015.
200 repatriated
TWO hundred migrants were repatriated this week.
