US trio held after $50,000 undeclared
THREE American men were arrested on Tuesday after they allegedly failed to declare more than $50,000 in US currency, police said. The men, ages 37, 42 and 46, were arrested shortly after 4pm. Police said the trio presented themselves to a US Border
Shanty task force broken up as legal wrangles continue
THE government’s Shanty Town Action Task Force has been dissolved in New Providence, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes, who told reporters outside Cabinet yesterday his team was still fulfilling its mandate in the Family Islands.Mr Foulkes sa
Sands due in court to explain contract
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands is expected to testify in court today about his decisions regarding the approval of a $1.8m contract to the company owned by the virtual complainant in former Progressive Liberal Party Senator Frank Smith’s criminal tri
Investigators quiz blaze victims in US
INVESTIGATORS have travelled to the United States to interview victims of the June Four C’s boat explosion in Exuma that left a woman dead and two others with amputated limbs, according to press secretary Anthony Newbold.He could not give more detail
Pupils 'at risk' as repairs continue in school term
THE health and safety of thousands of students were put at risk this week when schools still in need of repairs received children, Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday.He said this was a face saving move by the governm
No team picked yet for promised BPL probe
MORE than two weeks after the former board of Bahamas Power and Light disintegrated, details remain scarce about the investigation Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pledged to launch into the board’s meltdown.“He hasn’t appointed a team,” press secreta
DOUBLE TALK: Turns out Pointe workers clause has two meanings
THE clause in the heads of agreement struck between Pointe developers and the previous Christie administration outlining the ratio of Bahamian to foreign labour has two interpretations, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes yesterday.
Lawyers’ departure ‘shows chaos in AG’s office’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said it is “alarming” high profile attorneys severed ties with the Attorney General’s Office over the shanty town issue, as he suggested the move could have been prompted by a “rudderless” and “chaotic” state of affairs at the office.
Teachers left in limbo with no schools
DESPITE the fact that a significant number of new teachers are still awaiting confirmation, three days into the new school year the ongoing teacher shortage continues to be an issue affecting classrooms nationwide, Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson said yesterday.
‘What was Lucayan valued at?’
OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday demanded the government make public an appraisal done on the Grand Lucayan, telling supporters the Minnis administration may be spending far more than the resort’s estimated value.
Magistrate exits drug trial
MAGISTRATE Samuel McKinney recused himself yesterday from the upcoming drug trial of Dwight Major, referring the matter to Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt for reassignment.Ian Cargill, Major’s attorney, in an application early last month, sugg
Into the deep
Researchers at the Caper Eleuthera Institute (CEI) have been mapping the deep waters at the northern end of the Bahamian archipelago for many years, but their efforts received a boost recently when they partnered with state-of-the-art research vessel
Suspect denies PI assault
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he pleaded not guilty to an assault charge in connection with an alleged attack on a woman at a Paradise Island parking lot over the weekend.Romeo Cartwright, 44, of King Fish Road appeared before Magistra
Man guilty of laundering money in $66,000 scheme
A 23-year-old man yesterday pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering in connection with a $66,000 theft scheme carried out by his girlfriend over a seven-month period earlier this year.L’Shabazz Forbes, who stood before Magistrate Samuel McKin
Buyers for every lot in first wave of housing scheme
THE government has identified buyers for all of its low-cost lots on sale in Sunset Close, according to press secretary Anthony Newbold.
