Why keep Oban study secret?
THE government’s intention not to release the environmental impact assessment for the proposed Oban Energies oil storage and refinery facility on Grand Bahama until a new Heads of Agreement is signed is “fishy”, according to activist Joseph Darville.
Japanese grant helps disaster management
THE National Emergency Management Agency has received the remainder of equipment which is part of a $1.8 million Japanese grant aid project to The Bahamas in support of the country’s disaster management programme.
RBDF holds 134 Haitians
MORE than 100 Haitian migrants were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force yesterday morning.
Arise, Dame Janet
EIGHT Bahamians are among 1,148 people selected to receive Queen Elizabeth’s 2019 New Years Honours - with Janet Bostwick named as a Dame.
Marijuana field found in Grand Bahama
A MARIJUANA field was discovered in the eastern end of Grand Bahama by Bahamian and US law enforcement officers this week, police officials reported on Friday.
Lloyd: Strike threat did not influence schools reopening date
EDUCATION Minister Jefferey Lloyd yesterday denied reports that a strike threat by the Bahamas Union of Teachers influenced his ministry's decision to reopen public schools on January 7, 2019, five days later than originally planned.
Man charged with Malcolm Road murder
A 29-year-old man was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court Friday in connection with a murder on December 21.
Canadian man found with $90,000 of heroin at airport
A Canadian man was taken into police custody when $90,000 worth of dangerous drugs were found in his possession at Lynden Pindling International Airport Thursday.
Bahamasair, Ministry fly children to Exuma for one-day trip
BAHAMASAIR and the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development jointly flew 33 children to Exuma for a one-day getaway.
Ticket sales down for New Year's Junkanoo parade
JUNKANOO Corporation of New Providence officials said Friday ticket sales are down for the New Year's Day parade.
Police aim to reduce murders to less than 90 next year
WITH the country on pace to record fewer than 100 murders in a year for the first time in nearly a decade, National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday declared his goal for the year ahead: fewer than 90 murders.
Waters: I’m looking forward to a woman prime minister
US Congresswoman Maxine Waters was a well known spectator at the 2018 Junkanoo Boxing Day Parade — a tradition she and her husband have shared for more than a decade.
School’s out - for three more days
PUBLIC schools across the country will reconvene January 7, five days later than originally planned, the Ministry of Education has announced.
Glenys renews attack on Oban
ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin has questioned whether the government is truly committed to transparency as it prepares for new negotiations with Oban Energies next month with a new environmental impact assessment not yet made public.
‘Facts don’t merit crime alerts’
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames rejected Royal Caribbean’s warning to its passengers calling Arawak Cay’s Fish Fry a concerning crime area, insisting yesterday there is no statistical evidence to support the assertion.
