‘Political threats forced me to quit’
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday blamed “sinister and unprecedented” political pressure for forcing him to resign to protect the group’s advocacy efforts.
Family’s agony year on from missing flight
ONE year after a US couple vanished with their aircraft while en route to Rum Cay for their wedding and honeymoon, their families are still seeking information from anyone who might have any details on what happened to their loved ones.
Minnis to step in on doctors dispute
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he will meet senior doctors in the public healthcare system this week to consider their concerns, hoping to stave off actions that could cripple the healthcare system.
Campbell: Everything in place for unified bus system this year
FORMER Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell yesterday said plans left in place by his team could culminate in a completed unified bus system this year.Mr Campbell, who now serves as the minister of social services and urban develo
Four in hospital after series of weekend attacks
FOUR men are in hospital in varying conditions following separate incidents over the weekend.In the latest of the four incidents, according to police reports, shortly after 12am yesterday a man was sitting on a bucket in the front of a residence at G
Police hunt for raiders after series of robberies
POLICE on New Providence are seeking the public’s help with any information that can assist with solving a spate of armed robberies that occurred over the weekend.The latest took place shortly after 10pm on Saturday when employees at a business on Ca
PM rejects PLP call for accounts committee move
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis suggested on Saturday his administration will not provide the opposition-led Public Accounts Committee with information it has requested.During a press conference following his trip to New York last week, Dr Minnis sai
'Developed countries should pay for disasters linked to climate change'
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he urged stakeholders of developed countries during meetings in New York last week to establish a fund to aid developing countries who suffer climate change-related natural disasters. Speaking during a press confe
Lighthouse Point: PM to hold town hall meetings
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis suggested on Saturday he will hold town hall meetings with residents of Eleuthera to discuss Disney Cruise Line’s proposed development of a destination at Lighthouse Point.The development is being opposed by environmen
Court seizes Nygard Cay as two-day stand-off ends
NYGARD Cay, the infamous property of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, is now in the possession of the Supreme Court.Deputy Provost Marshal Tommy Sands along with a team of police officers seized the premises shortly after 11am on Friday, bringing
Royal Caribbean donates $25,000 to help the hungry
ROYAL Caribbean International yesterday donated $25,000 to the Bahamas Feeding Network to aid in the relief of hunger for hundreds of Bahamians.The donation was made during a feeding event at Mosseff House in Fox Hill, where RCI CEO Michael Bayley an
Woman robbed outside her Pinewood Gardens home
A WOMAN was robbed Friday when she pulled up to her home on Wild Guava Street, Pinewood Gardens.
Prison officers complete inaugural parole programme
TWENTY prison officers were celebrated Friday after completing an inaugural parole programme supervised by Canadian correctional service experts.
Court set to block public commentary on Shane Gibson case
SUPREME Court Justice Indra Charles announced on Friday that preparatory steps were underway to bar further public commentary on the ongoing Shane Gibson bribery case.
Minister commends E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival winners
TWENTY-nine winners of the 59th Annual E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival on Grand Bahama received their awards on Friday at the Hilton Outten Convention Centre in Freeport.
