Speaker wants new parliament at PO site
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie says he envisions a new Parliament at the site of the General Post Office, where there are plans to eventually demolish the existing structure.“As the member for Killarney (Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis) spoke, I had a
Training stepped up to minimise police shootings
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday confirmed police were working to establish intermediate use of force standards that would regulate police response when facing perceived threats.Use of force standards dictate how much force can be us
D'Aguilar: We will not be moved on gaming tax
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday insisted the government would not adjust its sliding scale tax structure imposed on gaming operators regardless of the findings of a study on its impact.Mr D’Aguilar rebuffed suggestions the government’s
No official report on dog 'shot by police'
POLICE are seeking information regarding a recent video circulating on social media where civilians are accusing an officer of allegedly shooting and killing their dog.Inspector Percy Grant, the Humane Society’s shelter manager, said although the org
How dare you: Haitians given warning over shanty town interference
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has told the Haitian Embassy in the Bahamas it will “not tolerate” the type of pronouncements a Haitian diplomat made earlier this week in reference to shanty town evictions, saying the comments “warranted the gravest concern” of the Bahamian government.
Island-wide raids snare 35 suspects
POLICE arrested 35 people for various offences during an island-wide sweep of the capital with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Immigration Department early yesterday morning.
Minnis blasts PLP’s ‘destructive era’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday blamed a “violent and destructive” era under the Progressive Liberal Party for the Over-the-Hill community’s poor conditions, which the Economic Empowerment Zone Bill is to help reverse.
Builder sues over lost $20m contract
HOLIDAY Industrial Builders is suing the government for terminating its $20m contract to construct a complex on John F Kennedy drive to house the Ministry of National Security, according to Public Services and National Insurance Minister Brensil Rolle.
Old City Market to house govt offices
WITH the Minnis administration hoping to reduce its annual $50m rental commercial property bill, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the former City Market grounds on Market Street will be home to new government offices.
Manslaughter conviction quashed by appeal court
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the September 2016 manslaughter conviction of Durante Davis who was accused of providing the knife used in the killing of teenager Adonai Wilson.Appellate judges Hartman Longley, Justice Crane-Scott and Michael Barnett
Entrepreneur winners of OWN scheme named
THE Island Luck Cares Foundation yesterday announced the winners of its fourth annual OWN Bahamas entrepreneurship programme, geared towards providing financial support and mentorship to up and coming business owners.Three Bahamians were granted thou
Gunman disarmed by store workers
POLICE arrested a gunman who had been disarmed by employees of a convenience store during an armed robbery attempt on Tuesday.The incident happened shortly before 7pm when the gunman entered the store on Miami Street, held employees up and demanded c
2017 firearm case adjourned again
SENIOR Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans yesterday adjourned a 2017 gun possession case involving Philmore Davis, the son of Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis, and three other men, to October 3.The adjournment marks at least the sixth hearing
Court rules mother fit to stand trial for setting daughter on fire
A SUPREME Court jury has ruled that Philippa Marshall, the 40-year-old woman accused of murdering her one-year-old daughter by setting her on fire last year, is “sane and fit to stand trial”.The nine-woman jury yesterday rendered the verdict followin
Courthouse workers walk out over mould
ANGRY employees at the Garnet Levarity Justice Centre walked out of the courthouse building yesterday morning in protest of an unresolved mould issue.The workers gathered outside around 9.30am calling for the issue to be resolved after an independent
