Wells insists Post Office is in the right place
TRANSPORT Minister Renward Wells fiercely defended the Minnis administration’s decision to lease the Town Centre Mall to house the General Post Office yesterday, insisting the government hid no element of the deal.And despite calls for the lease agre
Union continues assault on BTC management
THE Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union continued its verbal assault on BTC’s leadership yesterday, this time attacking the credibility of CEO Garry Sinclair. After filing a trade dispute against BTC, BCPOU president, Dino Rolle, said i
Davis now happy to take on challengers
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis pivoted last night from rhetoric discouraging a challenge to his leadership team at the upcoming PLP convention.
Family of mother who set daughter ablaze – My sister needs help, not just to be punished
PHILIPA Marshall, the schizophrenic woman who was convicted of murdering her one-year-old daughter by setting her on fire, needs help, not retribution, says her elder sister Denise Carey.
Oban: We’ve not gone away
AS negotiations between the government and Oban Energies continue for a more environmentally-friendly and sustainable development, a source close to the project says that Oban officials remain confident and committed to the project.
The British are coming back
TRANSPORT Minister Renward Wells said yesterday the British High Commission is scheduled to return to The Bahamas in August.
October D-Day for new road rules
THE government is eyeing an October deadline for the enforcement of amendments that were made to the Road Traffic Act back in March.
August deadline set to tackle transport problems
TRANSPORT Minister Renward Wells said yesterday the British High Commission is scheduled to return to The Bahamas in August. Mr Wells, in an interview with reporters outside of Cabinet after a recent trip to London, said he looks forward to Bahamian
Fraud trial over fake degree claim now set for 2020
A DATE in 2020 has been set for a man’s trial alleging he used fraudulent documents to secure his admission to the Bahamas Bar. Acting Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain said Shavon Bethel will stand trial on January 22 next year on 10 criminal
Rolle: NIB serious about collecting missing $17m
THE National Insurance Board is serious about collecting $17m in outstanding contributions, Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle said yesterday, revealing some employers have gone before the courts for committing the offence. Although he could not
College happy to open its new alumni office
SATURDAY July 20 marked a new page in the Saint Augustine’s College Alumni Association’s book. Due to damage caused by successive hurricanes, the alumni office, which for many years was originally located on the campus of St Augustine’s College, Fox
31-year-old from Abaco charged with murder
A 31-year-old Abaco man accused of killing a father of two was charged with murder in the Marsh Harbour Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Kevin Gabriel, of Crockett Drive, appeared before Magistrate A Evans. It is alleged that on Friday, July 19, the ac
DNA raises more concerns over BPL power plant
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Arinthia Komolafe yesterday demanded Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Works Minister Desmond Bannister address lingering concerns surrounding Bahamas Power and Light.
King denies fraud charges
BAHAMIAN businessman and impresario Rudolph “Rudy” King was charged yesterday with defrauding the General Post Office of over a half a million dollars, then laundering that amount between 2012 and 2015.
Maynard tells BTC boss: go back to Jamaica - now
Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard wants BTC’s Chief Executive Officer Garry Sinclair to do one thing: to go back to Jamaica.
