PM: Freedom of Information Act not currently a priority
The Prime Minister yesterday confirmed fully funding the Freedom of Information Act's implementation and other anti-corruption mechanisms is not a priority for his administration which is focused on relieving the cost of living crisis.
Prosecutor defended in FNM senator son’s gun case
THE Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will appeal a magistrate’s ruling that acquitted the son of a Free National Movement (FNM) senator on firearm charges, with Director Cordell Frazier defending the lead prosecutor against the magistrate’s criticism that he was “deceitful and dishonest.”
PM: FOIA implementation will not significantly increase govt transparency
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis appeared to downplay the significance of the Freedom of Information Act yesterday, describing it as “esoteric” and suggesting that fully implementing the law would not significantly increase government transparency.
Davis dismisses criticism of PLP’s Labour Day campaign launch plan
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has shrugged off criticism over the Progressive Liberal Party’s decision to launch its re-election campaign on Labour Day, declaring the PLP and the labour movement have been “joined at the hip” since the party’s founding.
Officer’s father: ‘I’m going to seek justice for my son’
ROBERT Wright Sr says he never doubted his son was murdered. For three years, he has fought to prove it. On Monday, a jury finally agreed, ruling that the death of Police Constable Robert Wright Jr was no suicide but a homicide.
‘PLP backbenchers don’t get fair play’
A SITTING Progressive Liberal Party MP is openly accusing his party of sidelining backbenchers, warning that Cabinet ministers are using public resources for political gain while neglecting equitable representation across constituencies.
Davis stands firm behind pre-election MoU with TUC calling it a ‘wise decision’
DESPITE growing friction with the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis is standing firm on the government’s decision to sign a pre-election Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the organisation, calling it a “wise decision”.
Family still haunted by man’s disappearance five years ago
IT has been five years since Trevaughn Edwards, then 25, vanished without a trace after relocating to Eleuthera for a construction job, a disappearance that continues to haunt his family.
‘Right on target’ deficit gives surplus optimism
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the fact the Government is “right on target” to meet the current fiscal year’s $69.8m goal gives it confidence it can generate the forecast Budget surplus for 2025-2026.
Harbour’s $12m upgrades to help ‘keep prices down’
The Government’s $12.16m investment in restoring Nassau Harbour’s two breakwaters will help stabilise goods prices by minimising weather-related shipping disruption, it was asserted yesterday.
Opposition: Gov’t ‘stripping away fundamental democratic safeguard’
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday accused the Government of “stripping away one of the most fundamental protections in any democratic society” with its proposed Business Licence reforms.
SBDC chair behind ‘newest gem’ East Bay Street marina
The Small Business Development Centre’s (SBDC) chairman is the principal behind a proposed East Bay Street condo hotel and marina project billed as “the newest gem in waterfront living”.
Stopover tourism off 3.3% for early 2025
Stopover tourism arrivals fell by 2.5 percent during March 2025, and finished down 3.3 percent for the year’s first quarter, amid headwinds from growing global economic uncertainty and a later Easter.
Parliamentary Registrar sees budget increase to $1.5m due to upcoming election
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said preparations for the next general election must begin during the upcoming fiscal year as the government significantly increases funding to support electoral readiness.
Despite no line item in budget, officials maintain Cannabis Authority secured for upcoming year
THOUGH the 2025/2026 Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure contain no explicit reference to cannabis or the Cannabis Authority, senior officials maintain that funding for the body and its regulatory rollout has been secured for the upcoming fiscal year.
Family ‘can’t forgive’ as they call for justice for murder victim
A FAMILY is shattered following the murder of 30-year-old Philip Ferguson, shot on Sunday on Sugar Apple Street in Pinewood Gardens, just a few corners away from his home.
Man convicted of raping 9-year-old girl
A MAN was found guilty of raping a nine-year-old girl while she was home alone in 2020.
Officer’s death ruled homicide, not suicide
A JURY has ruled the 2021 shooting death of Police Constable 4276 Robert Wright Jr a homicide, rejecting earlier claims that the officer took his own life.
Munroe defends police over crime reporting
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe has defended the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) approach to disclosing information of public interest amid scrutiny over the force’s recent reporting practices.
Son: I killed and cut up my father
A MAN from Acklins admitted in court yesterday to killing and dismembering his father last week on the Family Island.
