‘No idea when you’ll get mail’
BAHAMAS Public Services Union (BPSU) President Kingsley Ferguson said yesterday he “has no idea” how people will receive their mail this week after employees at the General Post Office on East Hill Street protested for the third day running.
Former PMs go from rivals to lunch partners
FROM doing battle in the House of Assembly, former prime ministers Perry Christie and Hubert Ingraham were facing one another over the dinner table instead.
Bodycams improving behaviour of citizens who are stopped by police
POLICE officers outfitted with new body camera technology are encountering better behaved residents while wearing them.
Technology hub planned for Grand Bahama future
THE government has adopted new measures to accelerate the economic turn around in Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday as he touted the success of the Grand Bahama Technology Summit last week.He said it was the government’s in
Appointments made to Canada, China and Haiti
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the appointments of the Bahamas’ high commissioner to Canada, and the ambassadors to The People’s Republic of China, and Haiti.
Court delays decision on change of judge in Chrissy Love case
A SUPREME Court judge yesterday reserved her decision on whether she will accede to media personality Christina “Chrissy Love” Thompson’s application to have her constitutional motion against her contempt of court proceedings heard by another judge.J
Two accused in counterfeit case
A MAN and woman accused of possessing materials used to make counterfeit money were charged in the Freeport Magistrates Court yesterday. Alphonso Hield, 57, and Cherine Dacosta, 29, of Jamaica, appeared before magistrate Rengin Johnson and were char
Man dies in accident at Grand Bahama business
A 23-year-old man is dead following an industrial accident at a facility in the industrial commercial area of Grand Bahama. The identity of the victim, who is a resident of Frobisher Drive, Freeport, has not been released. ASP Terecita Pinder said
Waterkeepers seek to safeguard our seas
It’s The Bahamas’ greatest treasure - crystal clear waters which surround our islands.Millions of tourists visit us every year to swim and play on our beaches, to swim, snorkel and sail.The most vital thing of all is making sure the thing that brings
Crime down - and more solutions to come in 2018
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday said overall crime was trending down with officials eyeing “some measure of success” for new initiatives set for 2018.“From an enforcement standpoint,” he told reporters outside the Cabinet Office, “w
Screening to test for tuberculosis
THE Ministry of Health in collaboration with health workers will be conducting screening for tuberculosis (TB) in Eleuthera and Exuma, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands announced yesterday.Addressing parliamentarians, Dr Sands said The Bahamas ranks in
Dames: No alarm over RBDF guns purchase
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames stuck to his guns yesterday as he rebuffed lingering concerns over revelations the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) sourced weapons and military items from a home-based business.Mr Dames said while he underst
Woman held after airport drug find
AN American woman is in police custody after she was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport for drug possession. According to police, shortly after 6pm Tuesday, officers from the Airport Division acting on information, while at the In
Women 'to play crucial part' in economic growth of island
WOMEN will play an important role in the economic advancement of Grand Bahama, said Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson at the opening of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Conference on Monday evening. FIDA’s 36th Tr
D’Aguilar: MPs need money to help their constituents
FREE TOWN MP Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday said parliamentarians would not be able to satisfy the overwhelming need of constituents even if their salaries were doubled.
