UPDATED: Shootings leave three more dead
LESS than 24 hours after National Security Minister Marvin Dames insisted Bahamians have absolutely no reason to feel unsafe, police are appealing to the public for help in solving three more homicides which occurred in less than 24 hours.
Miller against VAT increase
GOLDEN Isles MP Vaughn Miller yesterday became the third Free National Movement member of Parliament to publicly oppose the government’s impending value added tax increase.
‘Don’t expect to save on clothes after duty cut’
ALTHOUGH the Minnis administration hopes Bahamians benefit from customs duty waivers off clothes and shoes for retailers, former government ministers say businesses have historically failed to pass savings from exemptions to consumers.
‘We won’t be bullied by web shops’
AS HE warned gaming house operators the Minnis administration will “dig up” any underground operations, Attorney General Carl Bethel said the government’s inalienable right to impose tax rates however it sees fit will be defended.
BNT dismisses fear over 'cobra' claim
THE Bahamas National Trust has refuted reports circulating on social media yesterday of a “cobra” lurking around the Seabreeze area, saying there have been no confirmed sightings of this venomous snake in The Bahamas. A photo of a snake, which some
Concerns raised over living conditions for police officers
PINERIDGE MP Rev Frederick McAlpine has expressed concern over the “substandard” living conditions of police officers on Grand Bahama, calling for improved conditions at the police housing compound in Freeport.He complained that the homes the officer
No change in nominee for Bahamas ambassador role
DOUGLAS Manchester, real estate developer and billionaire, is still the nominee to fill the post of United States ambassador to the Bahamas, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield.The government, the minister said yesterday, is also ho
Poker run goes all in to raise $10,000
A recreational boating event has raised a large sum of money to aid in the further development of a local sea park in Exuma.The Bahamas Poker Run, an annual event where boaters engage in water activities throughout the northern Exuma Cays, has donate
Deputy PM to speak to Johnson over social media posts
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said he will talk to Acting Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson about his social media posts that stir controversy, although he suggested critics are making a big deal about nothing.His sta
Preparing to defend
THE combined unit of Bahamian security forces under the command of Platoon Commander Senior Lieutenant Shawn Adderley are currently in St Kitts taking part in Tradewinds Exercise Phase 1. The unit consists of members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Forc
Taxi drivers fear they are being targeted after deadly shootings
BAHAMAS Taxicab Union President Philip Watkins said yesterday there is growing fear among cab drivers that they are being targeted in the wake of the shooting deaths of two of their colleagues over the past week.A distraught Mr Watkins told The Tribu
Gibson seeks delay in VAT rise
THOUGH he supports the tax hike, Long Island MP Adrian Gibson said he wants the government to postpone the increase of value added tax.
Suicide suspected in Grand Bahama
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 45-year-old male of West End, Grand Bahama.
'I will focus on justice'
GARVIN Gaskin was officially sworn in yesterday as the country’s first independent Director of Public Prosecutions, a move Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said hopefully would end any “suggestion of political influence” from the executive branch of g
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