Major crime on the way down, says AC Seymour
MAJOR crime categories continue to trend downward, according to Acting Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour.
Minnis & Co have ‘no clear vision for energy reform’
THE Minnis administration has “no clear vision for energy reform” Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip Davis said yesterday, adding that if the current government had followed the former administration’s “blueprint,” the country would not be where it is today.
We'll avoid financial blacklisting, says Turnquest
THE Minnis administration is confident it has done everything necessary to avoid a financial blacklisting, according to Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest.
NPO bill fraught with challenges - PLP leader
OPPOSITION leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday the decision to delay the passing of the Non-Profit Organisations Bill was “prudent,” noting the bill was “fraught with challenges”.
Culmer: McAlpine still has FNM support
DECLARING that the Free National Movement needs to move forward from public fighting, party chairman Carl Culmer said he was prepared to fly to Grand Bahama to personally meet with FNM MP Frederick McAlpine, seemingly extending an olive branch to settle grievances.
‘Stop giving us the runaround’: Nurses allege deliberate bid to delay strike
BAHAMAS Nurses Union President Amancha Williams yesterday slammed labour officials for what she called a deliberate delay to certify her union’s strike vote, claiming officials were pandering to the public for support instead of doing the “right thing”.
Oban 2 deal? Umm, maybe next month
DESPITE announcing in June that the Minnis administration would have a renegotiated Oban Energies deal in a matter of weeks, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes said yesterday the government is still looking to pin down a firm date to rework the Heads of Agreement.
Poachers’ jail terms cut in half
MORE than 40 convicted Dominican poachers have had their one-year prison sentences reduced by half on appeal. The Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that the 45 poachers will now serve six months behind bars.
Legal status for majority in shanty town census
MOST shanty town dwellers in unregulated communities across Abaco have legal status permitting them to reside in the country, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes, who yesterday revealed an estimated population size of around 3,500 residents.
Anti-smuggling working focused on nuclear security
THE International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) in collaboration with the Royal Bahamas Police Force held an opening ceremony yesterday at the Melia Nassau Beach Hotel for an anti-smuggling workshop.
Abaco police investigate after man shot in the leg
ABACO police are investigating a incident during which a man was shot in the leg.
Plane makes emergency landing at LPIA
A PLANE carrying 21 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport early yesterday morning.
Over-the-Hill unit hires 42
THE government’s Over-the-Hill unit has hired 42 people as environmental monitors after 80 applied for the job, according to Project Manager Rocky Nesbitt. Those selected include 24 women and 18 men, he said.
Man shot dead in Fort Fincastle
A MALE was gunned down in the street Tuesday night in a shooting in Fort Fincastle, the 87th murder victim of the year.
BPL employees ‘didn’t know’ about companies which got fake cheques
A BAHAMAS Power and Light retiree claimed yesterday his former department never did any business with two of the many companies a former bank employee allegedly wrote fake Scotiabank cheques for as part of a multi-million-dollar theft scheme in the early part of last year.
