Nygard wants ‘biassed’ judge recused from case
CANADIAN fashion mogul Peter Nygard is seeking to have a Supreme Court judge recuse herself from presiding over his pending sentencing hearing due to her alleged bias.
US judge dismisses activist's motion to be seen as a victim
A US federal judge has rejected a Bahamian environmentalist’s motion to be identified as a victim in proceedings against Carnival Corporation.
Bahamas retains its Tier 1 ranking over human trafficking
THE Bahamas has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in the latest human trafficking report by the US State Department but concerns persist over a reported decline in law enforcement and credible allegations of corruption.
17-year-old charged with shopbreaking
A 17-year-old was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s court this week with shopbreaking.
Crooked Island delight as water supply improves
RESIDENTS of Crooked Island clapped their hands gleefully during a contract signing ceremony to supply potable water for the first time in several settlements on the remote island. Water and Sewerage Corporation Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson led
Police force shows the way in blood donation challenge
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force was the group category winner of the first Blood Donors Society of Grand Bahama’s Drip Drip Challenge in Freeport to raise awareness of the importance of voluntary blood donation. Lededra Marche, president of the Blood
We only own small part of community garden, explains WSC
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation has clarified that it only owns a portion of the land in dispute in Pinewood Gardens which residents are using as a community garden. Last week, Pinewood MP Rueben Rahming claimed that constituents were squatting o
D'Aguilar trying to divert attention from $20m LPIA deal, says Hanna Martin
ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday suggested Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar had only advanced their current spat over a 2017 Western Air rental agreement to divert attention away from the $20 million LPIA runway deal awarde
QC Munroe fears a marijuana monopoly
ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe believes the government’s track to cannabis reform will lead to the establishment of a monopoly on local sale and cultivation.Mr Munroe, QC, characterised the appointment of the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana as a sema
'PLP would rather party than look after sick kids'
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis clashed with opposition members in the House of Assembly yesterday about whether the children’s ward of Princess Margaret Hospital was repaired after Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Dr Minnis, during his budget contributio
Immigration chief admits releasing Jamaican woman to the officer who allegedly raped her
THE assistant director of immigration yesterday admitted to releasing a Jamaican woman into the custody of the senior immigration officer who allegedly raped her, as he said he had no reason to suspect anything untoward would happen.Dwight Livingston
$21m allocated for tuition fees
THE Minnis administration has allocated $21m for tuition grant programmes to “effectively cover all Bahamian full-time students” at the University of the Bahamas and Bahamas Vocational and Technical Institute, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yes
Unveiled: Minnis’ beachfront vision
ARAWAK Cay and Junkanoo Beach are set to receive an extensive overhaul, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday, revealing the plan is to feature a sky bridge and tax-free zoning as an incentive for Bahamian businesses.
PM renews attack on PLP ‘smudgy’ deals
THE Christie administration approved $200m in untendered contracts each valued at roughly $3.5m, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
‘We lost chance to raise salaries’
WITH the Bahamas Nurses Union’s elections scheduled for today, the contesting team, led by former BNU president Jannah Khalfani, is maintaining the current executive board had an “easy run” thanks to the work her administration accomplished prior to this current term.
