GB activist slams govt over 'public safety' remarks
A Grand Bahama environment activist is accusing the Minnis administration of being “hypocritical” when it says “public safety and national security is a high priority” of the government.In response to a national address by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Mi
Workers protest over mould at Clifton Pier
A MOULD infestation at one of Bahamas Power and Light’s Clifton Pier buildings led workers to refuse to suit up for work yesterday morning as a form of protest over BPL’s failure to address the issue.According to Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEW
Two women arrested and shooting suspect hunted after separate incidents
POLICE arrested two women after seizing drugs and and a gun and are hunting a shooting suspect following two separate incidents yesterday, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander.In the first incident, officers responded to re
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of Higgs & Johnson
THE noted law firm Higgs & Johnson is celebrating 70 years as a trailblazing Bahamian law company with the launch of a scholarship at the Eugene Dupuch Law School.
Mitchell: Immigration dept ‘perplexed’ by lack of clarity on ruling
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday suggested the Immigration Department is “perplexed” by the lack of clarity in the government’s position on the recent landmark Supreme Court ruling on Bahamas-born deportee Jean Rony Jean-Charles.
University students protest against reckless drivers
AFTER a university student was hospitalised following a car accident nearly two weeks ago, some University of the Bahamas students launched a protest against reckless and inattentive drivers yesterday, prompting the university to make a plea to motorists.
Jean Rony’s ruling impacts thousands
ATTORNEY Fred Smith believes the landmark Supreme Court ruling on Bahamas-born deportee Jean Rony Jean-Charles has now paved the way for people born in the Bahamas to non-nationals to seek protection from unlawful expulsion.
Fraudulent papers now central issue
AS HE confirmed plans to speedily facilitate Bahamas-born deportee Jean Rony Jean-Charles’ return to the country, Minister of Immigration Brent Symonette yesterday said his case will bring the longstanding issue of fraudulent documentation to the forefront.
The Mud inferno: suspect charged
A 42-year-old man was arraigned in Abaco’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday on ten counts of arson related to Sunday’s destructive fire in The Mud shantytown.
Promotions rate soared under PLP
PUBLIC sector promotions increased by 233 percent from 2014 to 2016 under the Christie administration, according to a Public Service Commission report that says promotions are too often recommended even when vacancies do not exist.
Six charged with stabbing death of teenage mother
UNDER heavy police guard, four women, one of whom is pregnant, and two juvenile girls were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the stabbing death of a teenage mother in the Englerston constituency last week.
Woman pleads guilty to charges over hit-and-run
A 24-year-old woman pleaded guilty to seven charges yesterday stemming from a hit-and-run accident in which she killed a 52-year-old man in an unlicenced and uninsured vehicle.Maronique Paul, of Malcolm Road, stood before Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evan
FNM Chairman hits back at PLP 'reality TV show'
FREE National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer has blasted Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis, Chairman Fred Mitchell and South Andros MP Picewell Forbes for their recent critiques of the Minnis administration.In a statement released
Jamaican QC criticises Interception of Communications Bill
A JAMAICAN Queen’s counsel has criticised the Interception of Communications Bill for allowing the attorney general’s involvement in the process of obtaining warrants for intercepting a person’s communications.Michael Hylton, a former solicitor gener
Hanna Martin named and suspended from the House
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday named Glenys Hanna Martin and ultimately suspended the Englerston MP from the House of Assembly after she abruptly left the lower chamber while being reprimanded for her behaviour during parliamentary sessions.
