Shanty town survey ‘a lost chance’
THE government’s continued refusal to consult “real” stakeholders will restrict any success its shanty town surveys could have, activist Louby Georges claimed yesterday.
Conch poisonings spark warning
THERE have been four confirmed cases of conch poisoning and as many as six unconfirmed cases, Health Minister Duane Sands announced yesterday.
Crown told to prove link to business in fraud case
A MAGISTRATE yesterday ordered the Crown to establish that the user name purportedly used by former Ministry of Finance accounts clerk James Anwar Johnson was actually the user name connected to a local business receiving over thousands in unauthoris
PM to students: Take advantage of opportunities in the Bahamas
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert A Minnis’ first order of business after he touched down at the Donald Sangster International Airport for the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was to meet with Bahamian
Magistrate orders police to be charged with perjury
A senior magistrate has ordered two police officers be charged with perjury after video surveillance contradicted what they claimed happened the night they arrested a man in a nightclub for having an illegal firearm late last year.Senior Magistrate D
Taino Beach fails water standards
A popular beach on Grand Bahama has received a ‘no-swim’ alert by an international online organisation after failing to meet water quality standards.According to Swim Guide.org, water samples were taken on June 28 at Taino Beach by Save the Bays/Wate
Bethel: Don't speculate, wait for the investigation
ALL necessary steps are being taken to ensure the deadly Exuma boat accident is thoroughly investigated with the government set to use the “highest technologies” to determine the cause of the onboard explosion, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yeste
Urban Renewal summer camp begins
THREE weeks of fun and excitement have been planned for the youngsters enrolled in the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development Urban Renewal’s annual summer camp.The camp kicked off Tuesday with an opening ceremony at Evangelistic Temple.Bi
Davis: PM not taking tragedy seriously enough
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ response to the Exuma boating tragedy shows a lack of appreciation for the seriousness of the situation, Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday.On Monday when he was asked to speak about
Govt was 'not hiding' $25m Grand Lucayan equity stake
PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold yesterday could not explain why ministers failed to discuss the $25m budget for an equity stake in the Grand Lucayan Resort during the budget debate in the House of Assembly last month.“Not really,” he said when asked
US tourist tells court of island sex attack
AN American woman has claimed a Bahamian man allegedly forced her to give him oral sex, assaulted her with two fingers and gave her oral sex without her consent on a Family Island four years ago.The 21-year-old woman, testifying before Justice Cheryl
‘Where are they all going to live?’: Davis demands - what now for shanty families
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes’ admission that there will most likely be challenges finding rental properties in Abaco for evicted shanty town residents proves there is a lack of planning and vision by the government, according to Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday.
Omar Archer – govt ‘offered me a job’
OMAR Archer claimed yesterday he has been offered a high ranking job at the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation.
Moving jobs: that’s not a problem
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ decision to reassign four Cabinet portfolios earlier this week may open the door to several new initiatives and policies within those respective ministries in the coming months.
Husband of Exuma fatality loses leg
TIRAN Jackson, the husband of the woman killed over the weekend when an Exuma tour boat burst into flames, has had one of his legs amputated, according to a GoFundMe account created by his family.
