Dames slams Bonaby over $141m parks spending and absences
FREE National Movement candidate for Mount Moriah Marvin Dames has accused incumbent Mount Moriah MP McKell Bonaby of failing to attend Parliament and failing to account for more than $141 million in public spending at the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority.
Vandals target political billboards in Grand Bahama
VANDALS have allegedly targeted campaign billboards in Central Grand Bahama, with damage reported to signs belonging to candidates from both major parties.
Munroe rebukes COI leader; warns against poll interference
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe yesterday warned against interfering with voters exercising their right to cast their ballot at the polls, days after Coalition of Independents leader Lincoln Bain urged Bahamians who meet non-English speakers at polling stations to report them to COI agents.
Comedy for a Cause raises $200,000 for four charities
MORE than $200,000 raised from a recent theatre production will go to several Bahamian charities, marking the largest single contribution from the “Comedy for a Cause” initiative.
Charities struggle as donations plunge and demand for help soars
CHARITIES say demand for help is rising while resources shrink, with one major feeding group reporting a steep drop in its budget since the pandemic.
Hands for Hunger and Kraven partner to feed the homebound
A NEW partnership between Hands for Hunger and delivery company Kraven aims to bring food directly to vulnerable clients who cannot leave their homes.
FRONT PORCH: Spectacular moral hypocrisy of some pastors on gambling
A FRIEND recalls a story his father used to tell about the latitude and longitude of the spectacular moral hypocrisy of quite a number of self-appointed religious leaders and pastors in The Bahamas.
STATESIDE: While the US battles Iran a European election signals change
AMID all the tumult of US president Donald Trump’s diversionary war against Iran and a chaotic domestic American political environment where both major parties to outdo each other in cheating the system to win legislative advantage, something overseas happened over the weekend that’s likely to prove to be very significant.
Bahamas aviation and weather initiative draws international interest as Nigerian delegation explores collaboration
A HIGH-LEVEL meeting facilitated through the CEO network has brought together Bahamian innovators and a Nigerian delegation, signalling growing international interest in The Bahamas’ emerging aviation, climate and agricultural technologies.
Ex-fiancée testifies Gibson hid interest in WSC contracts
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson’s former fiancée told the Supreme Court yesterday that he failed to disclose his interest in companies awarded Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) contracts and was paid monthly for work completed.
Munroe defends Mitchell and Pinder over House absences
FORMER leader of government business Wayne Munroe defended the number of absences of Fred Mitchell and John Pinder in the House of Assembly, but said he couldn’t speak to McKell Bonaby’s after records showed the trio had the worst attendance rates since the Davis administration assumed office.
Parliamentary Registry worker accused of issuing fake voter cards
A PARLIAMENTARY Registration Department employee was accused yesterday of helping a Haitian woman obtain a voter’s ID and possessing five blank voter’s cards last week.
Veteran RBDF officer charged with assaulting female trainees
A VETERAN defence force officer was released from duty yesterday after being charged with assaulting a group of female marine trainees while drunk and on duty at the force’s Coral Harbour base last Wednesday.
Bullied teen admits to pepper spray attack
A TEENAGE girl has admitted to harming three students and the principal at CR Walker with pepper spray last month, claiming she had been bullied and threatened by the students.
Man accused of posting nude video gets bail
A MAN accused of posting a nude video of an ex-girlfriend online was granted bail yesterday.
Pintard defends lottery plan; calls Davis 'architect of gimmicks'
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard used his keynote address at the party’s southern zone rally last night to vigorously defend his proposed national lottery, pushing back against criticism from Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis and positioning the initiative as a structured and accountable revenue stream for national development.
Pastor Bethel says FNM lottery proposal insults Bahamian voters
PASTOR Lyall Bethel has accused the Free National Movement of defying the will of Bahamian voters with its proposal to introduce a national lottery, calling the move “a slap in the face” to those who rejected such measures in a national referendum.
Two accused of using fake passports to obtain voter cards
TWO people from the Dominican Republic were accused of having fraudulent Bahamian voter’s cards.
Two ZNS board members quit over political interference claims
TWO Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas board members have resigned amid claims of political interference after the board’s directive to keep general manager Clint Watson off the job until after the general election was overridden.
