Hopes for completion of $1.8m Abaco Centre and shelter by summer’s end
MONTHS after government officials broke ground for a $1.8m community centre and hurricane shelter in Abaco, State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe said construction work has officially started on the project, with officials hoping for completion before the summer’s end.
Scrap metal site fire still burning, but contained
A FIRE which started at a scrap metal site on Monday night has been contained, police said.
Home porting will deliver extra $50m
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar estimates that home porting will bring 30,000 to 35,000 cruise ship guests to the Bahamas this year who will contribute $50m during their week-long stay in the country.
‘New citizens should wait to have a vote’
FORMER parliamentarian Loretta Butler-Turner says she believes the government should legislate “a timeframe” for naturalised Bahamians to become participants in the nation’s electoral process.
Brave blasts govt on Dorian and COVID
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis accused the Minnis administration of mismanaging its Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19 response.
THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO HELP: Police shot cutlass wielding man they had come to assist
A MAN who “charged at” an officer with a cutlass was fatally shot by police on Poitier Avenue and Foster Street in Chippingham yesterday.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 239
THE COVID-19 death count has risen to 239 after two more deaths were recorded.
Closing arguments in Supreme Court shanty town hearing
ATTORNEY Fred Smith said the Supreme Court must now decide whether the government can lawfully target and destroy all communities of Haitian ethnic origins in the country.
US businessman denies having pistol and ammunition
AN American businessman who denied having a .9mm pistol and a large quantity of ammunition was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Police corporal found Petty Officer ‘motionless’ with bullet wounds
A POLICE corporal testified yesterday that he found Petty Officer Percival Perpall “motionless” and slumped over on a couch with bullet wounds to his upper body when he responded to a shooting incident at Government House in 2019.
Four new magistrates sworn in by Chief Justice
FOUR stipendiary and circuit magistrates were sworn in before Chief Justice Sir Brian Moree yesterday, bringing the total number of magistrates for the district of New Providence to 13.
Moree: Be careful about criticism of the judiciary
DAYS after Deputy Prime Minister Desmond Bannister criticised a Supreme Court ruling, Chief Justice Sir Brian Moree said officials must be careful about denigrating judges to avoid eroding public trust in the judicial system.
Humes: No offers, and I won’t go independent
FORT Charlotte MP Mark Humes said he has not accepted any election offers from a political party and will not run as an independent candidate.
The billion dollar industry of importing food
THE Bahamas imports about $1bn worth of food products, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard told the House of Assembly yesterday.
Firefighters tackle scrap yard blaze
FIREFIGHTERS struggled to contain a sizeable blaze that erupted near the New Providence Ecology Park last night.
