Davis blasts 2,500 job cuts in public sector as 'shameful'
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said he is not surprised by the latest unemployment figures, which highlights a “shameful” public sector shrinkage of more than 2,500 jobs, adding he believes the number will double once the compl
Police hunting for armed robbers
POLICE in New Providence are asking the public for help in solving a string of armed robberies, two of which occurred Friday at a fast food restaurant and on a jitney.In the first incident, shortly after 3pm Friday, a man armed with a firearm entered
UPDATED – Inferno: 150 homeless as arsonist sets The Mud ablaze
SCORES of homes were destroyed in the shanty town community The Mud in Abaco on Sunday, displacing more than 150 people, police and government officials said.
North Andros pays tribute to plane crash victims
THE North Andros community gathered at Cathedral of Olives Baptist Church on Friday to celebrate the lives and mourn the loss of the six people who died in a tragic plane crash on January 17.
Elective surgeries suspended at PMH due to overcrowding
HEALTH officials yesterday underscored an unprecedented level of overcrowding at the nation’s public hospital with the number of boarders on the rise, elective surgeries temporarily suspended, and a record 12-hour wait time in Accident and Emergency department.
Rulings on Jean Rony Jean-Charles and Bahamian man's pregnant wife expected Tuesday
SUPREME Court Justice Gregory Hilton is expected to deliver his ruling on deportee Jean Rony Jean-Charles, and the fate of a pregnant wife of a Bahamian man facing deportation on Tuesday.
UPDATED: 19-year-old mother stabbed to death
Five people are in custody after a woman was stabbed to death on Thursday night
Freeport Junior Junkanoo Parade suspended
THE 19th Annual City of Freeport Junior Junkanoo Parade has been suspended due to the unfavourable weather forecast for Grand Bahama on Saturday.
New police chief for Grand Bahama and northern region
DEPUTY Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour officially turned over command of the northern district to his successor, Assistant Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler, on Friday during a handover ceremony at Police Headquarters in Grand Bahama.
Unemployment up to 10.1 per cent
THE country’s unemployment rate now stands at 10.1 per cent, Department of Statistics Labour Force Survey officials announced Friday.
UB: Union concerns linked to break from 'old patterns of behaviour'
THE University of The Bahamas on Friday suggested concerns raised by its union were linked to a break from “old patterns of behaviour” inconsistent with its transition as a tertiary institution.
AG to address marital rape issue at press club panel
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel is slated to expound on the issue of marital rape at an upcoming panel hosted by the Bahamas Press Club 2014.
University of The Bahamas student hit by car
A UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas student is in recovery after being struck by a car while crossing the street.
‘Govt broke law in firing gaming board staff’
ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe said yesterday the government should have been aware it was breaching the law when it fired 30 Gaming Board employees last year, citing an amendment to the Employment Act passed in 2017 by the Christie administration.
UB union demand - ‘treat us fairly’
THE Union of Tertiary Educators of the Bahamas has raised concern over the University of the Bahamas’ refusal to negotiate a new industrial agreement, insisting any further delay could lead to major unrest at the institution.
