Ingraham condemns Chief Justice delay
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is “disappointed and distressed” at Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ lengthy delay in filling the post of Chief Justice.
We did take suspect - but it’s not kidnap
THE Department of Immigration yesterday rejected the characterisation of its arrest of a suspected migrant as a ‘kidnapping’ — maintaining instead that the man in question was “cautioned and arrested” by officers.
Fyre Fest - let’s do it again (really?)
DESPITE the heavily-publicized failings of the doomed Fyre Festival, rapper Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins has plans to create another music festival.
Two in hospital after GB nightclub stabbing
TWO men are in hospital following a stabbing incident at a nightclub in Freeport, according to police. ASP Terecita Pinder said police received a report of an argument at an establishment on Wimpole Street, involving a group of men, shortly after 2am on Sunday.
Prosecutor assault trial adjourned despite objections
THE trial over allegations prosecutor Joel Seymour was attacked and injured by two brothers earlier this year was adjourned by more than a month yesterday due to the unavailability of senior counsel for the Crown.
‘We need transparent, fair and accountable government’
ORGANISATION for Responsible Governance has renewed calls for the debate and passage of the highly anticipated Integrity Commission bill, asserting that its passage would assist in the handling of corruption cases.
'We need to make changes to protect lobster population'
VETERAN spearfisherman David Rose believes the Bahamas’ declining lobster population can be reversed if the country reverts to when live catch are brought to market.
EDITORIAL: That's all right then. Not a kidnap. Just doing your 'job'.
THE Immigration department must hate the sight of Fred Smith QC almost as much as they hate the prospect of doing their jobs properly. If they did the latter, they wouldn’t need to see nearly so much of the former.
Gibson 'endangering my life and my family's'
BAHAMAS Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union President Dwayne Woods has accused Adrian Gibson of endangering his life after the Water and Sewerage executive chairman made public a confidential term of the union chief’s employment.
Double standards exist for FNM, claims Davis
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday slammed civil society for its silence over the Frank Smith bribery and extortion trial, suggesting a double standard existed for the Free National Movement administration.
Immigration lawsuits could cost millions, warns QC
BAHAMIAN taxpayers could pay out “millions” in immigration lawsuits over the next few decades, a prominent immigration attorney has suggested.
Child rescue system still in testing stage
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames confirmed yesterday the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system re-launched seven months ago is still in the testing phase.
Commonwealth Brewery Limited terminates 73 employees
Commonwealth Brewery Limited (CBL) announced today that 73 employees have been terminated in a restructuring exercise of its 700 Wines and Spirits retail division.
Find the women who took Shavar: Toddler dumped in street 13 hours after being taken
A THREE-year-old boy, abducted in a “domestic dispute” over the weekend, was left frightened and alone outside a Fox Hill washhouse several hours later, sparking a manhunt for two women believed to be the assailants.
Riots bring halt to deportations
ONGOING unrest in Haiti has prompted the closure of The Bahamas embassy in Port-au-Prince and the temporary suspension of deportations to that country, the government has announced.
