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.
Nygard contempt sentencing adjourned
THE sentencing of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard on contempt charges was adjourned on Friday to give his attorneys leave to file a recusal application against Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles.
UPDATED: Deputy Provost Marshal and police in Nygard Cay
AFTER waiting more than four hours, the Deputy Provost Marshal of the Supreme Court was yesterday denied entry to Nygard Cay as he attempted to execute a court order to seize the property.
Crystal Palace to be demolished on Monday
THE former Crystal Palace resort and casino will be demolished on Monday.
Buyers line up for Grand Lucayan
LUCAYAN Renewal Holdings Limited, the government’s special purpose vehicle given the task of finding a purchaser for the Grand Lucayan, has received “several” expressions of interest from prospective buyers.
Judicial review bid rejected in case against URCA ruling
A SUPREME Court judge has refused Navette Broadcasting’s judicial review application in its case against the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA).
Cargill settlement reached over firing from NIB role
PUBLIC Services Minister Brensil Rolle confirmed yesterday the government reached a settlement with former National Insurance Board Director Algernon Cargill over his firing from NIB under the former Christie administration.
