PLP objects to appointees for hurricane relief efforts
PLP leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday slammed the government for the appointed coordinators for the hurricane relief effort, saying the “appointments should be reversed and the whole plan reconsidered”.In a press release issued yesterday, Mr Davi
Headknowles founder steps back from foundation
ONE of the founders of the HeadKnowles foundation has announced her separation from the organisation. In an open letter, Lia Head revealed she was stepping back from the foundation “with a heavy heart”. She wrote: “I would like to personally thank
NEMA seeks manpower to enforce shanty town ban
ADDITIONAL manpower will be requested to monitor Abaco shanty towns to ensure there are no further attempts to build or erect structures for residential or commercial use.The statement came from Captain Stephen Russell yesterday, a day after governme
NEMA delivers relief to Grand Bahama
NEMA took hurricane relief supplies directly to the residents of Grand Bahama for an initiative “Operation Relief Saturday”. Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest, Minister of State for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson, president of the Senate a
Activists: We must learn from oil spill
THE impact of Hurricane Dorian on Grand Bahama, which caused an oil spill from the South Riding Point storage facility, should teach the government a lesson and lead to a definitive rejection of the Oban refinery proposal, according to one environmen
UPDATED: Police probe spate of New Providence killings
POLICE are investigating four new homicides after two men were found with gunshot injuries in a space of 12 hours and a man who was shot on Saturday died in hospital - before a double shooting last night claimed the life of another victim.
Tent cities for GB and Abaco
THE government may create a memorial site where The Mudd and Pigeon Peas once stood as the country’s largest shanty town communities - and is also considering tent cities to get people back to Grand Bahama and Abaco, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
Death toll rises by one - but many still missing
SEARCH and recovery teams have not yet got to the bottom of mounds of rubble in certain areas of Abaco, including The Mudd, making it more probable for the Hurricane Dorian death toll to substantially increase.
Man found with loaded gun in Abaco is jailed
A 27-year-old Abaco man was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for being caught with a loaded gun that he found in the debris left by Hurricane Dorian. Ted Cornish Jr, of Dundas Town, was sentenced by Magistrate Samuel McKinney after admitti
Woman arrested after $70,000 cocaine found
A WOMAN was arrested shortly after she arrived in the country on a flight from Panama and nearly $70,000 worth of cocaine was discovered. Police said the woman, a resident of Suriname, arrived in the Bahamas on Copa Airlines shortly after 11am on Su
Expert could not tell if bullet was fired by suspect
A Royal Bahamas Police Force firearms examiner could not say whether a fired bullet submitted for him to analyse was fired by the high-powered weapon a 22-year-old man allegedly used to shoot at two police officers as he tried to evade being captured
Pastor Joel Osteen offers prayers
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis spoke with Texas-based pastor, televangelist and author Joel Osteen yesterday from the Office of the Prime Minister. Dr Minnis provided Pastor Osteen with an overview of the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian on A
$1m donation from India
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis accepted a $1m contribution from the government of India that will go towards Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. India High Commissioner M Sevala Naik presented the donation to Dr Minnis and NEMA Director Captain Stephen
More than 300 Haitians feared missing after Dorian
A NEWLY formed Haitian advocacy group said it has forwarded the names of more than 300 people listed as missing from shanty towns in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. The group, United Haitian Community Front, is chaired by League of Haitian Pastor
