Prime Minister tables bill for low-cost homes
NEARLY three months after unveiling his administration’s plans to offer extremely low-cost lots to potential first-time home buyers, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has tabled the Access to Affordable Homes Bill 2018 in the House of Assembly.The bill
Minnis paints a rosy picture
The Bahamian economy is set to grow by about 2.5 percent during the course of the year, representing what could perhaps signal its best growth in ten years.
PM’s blueprint to save Over-the-Hill
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday tabled the long awaited Over-the-Hill White Paper 2018, unveiling his administration’s proposed plans for impoverished communities, which include a variety of tax concessions, an action plan for physical rejuvenation along with social and economic empowerment.
Police corruption our top concern
MORE Bahamians believe police officers are corrupt than any other group of people, a scientific survey commissioned last October by Transparency International and its local contact Citizen for a Better Bahamas found.
Sands ‘concern’ over mum-to-be’s PMH ordeal
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands has responded to a viral post on social media regarding the ordeal a mother had while delivering her baby in the public maternity ward of Princess Margaret Hospital late last month.
Four years signing in on bail - after case dropped
A YOUNG man from Grand Bahama has claimed his life was disrupted for four years because the Office of the Attorney General had failed to notify him armed robbery charges had been dropped against him since 2014.
Brave hits FNM over ‘Spy Bill’ about-face
A LITTLE more than a year after the Free National Movement used the Interception of Communication Bill as a weapon against the Progressive Liberal Party in their general election campaign, governing party members touted their version of the bill in Parliament yesterday, drawing derision from the opposition.
Murder rate down by nearly 50%
FOR the first quarter of this year, overall crime figures were “trending downward” with murders on the decline by 45.2 percent, National Security Minister Marvin Dames announced yesterday, while conceding “there is still a lot of work left to be done”.
Nygard: Just another day at court
CANADIAN fashion mogul Peter Nygard was yesterday ordered to pay legal costs for Save The Bays after his legal team’s bid to amend certain legal submissions ultimately caused an adjournment of his appeal of his contempt of court conviction last year for engaging in dredging activities off the coast of his Lyford Cay home in defiance of a court order.
Suicide suspected as crew member dies on boat in Bimini
THE death of a New Zealand native on board a vessel in Bimini is being investigated as a “sudden death/suspected suicide” by police. In a press release yesterday, police described the victim as a Caucasian male who was a crew member on a cruise vess
35 Haitians detained in Abaco
MORE than 30 undocumented Haitian migrants were picked up after a combined effort by law enforcement officials in Abaco. The group includes 12 females and 23 males. Officials said 35 migrants were taken into custody early yesterday after they were
Suits you - clothing drive to help jobseekers
IN an effort to ensure job seekers in need in New Providence have professional clothing for their next job interview, beginning May 1 - May 5, job recruiting website 242 Jobs will host its first clothing drive in partnership with The Salvation Army.
Bill to expand power to tackle terrorist threats
THE government tabled the Anti-Terrorism Bill 2018 yesterday, which greatly increases the scope of authorities’ ability to address terrorist threats beyond what is currently legislated in the 2004 Anti-Terrorism Act.The bill aims to “strengthen The B
Jewelry store raid on Paradise Island
TWO armed thieves robbed a jewelry store on Paradise Island Tuesday night police said. The incident happened shortly after 11pm. The thieves, one armed with a firearm, entered the store and held the employees at bay. They stole an undetermined amo
Data highlights social ills in inner-cities
RESIDENTS’ lack of education in the inner-city and high unemployment levels were highlighted as key social ills that continue to plague the Over-the-Hill community as the government moves closer to rejuvenating these impoverished areas. Data contain
