Offer on table for Grand Lucayan
THE Minnis administration has made an offer to the owners of the Grand Lucayan Resort to purchase the properties in Grand Bahama, press secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.
Making a splash at Dunkin' for Boobies
RADIO House’s fourth annual cancer fundraiser “Dunkin’ for Boobies” yesterday raised more than $10,000 as willing participants took the plunge on Shirley Street.
Minister urged to ‘step up’ over beach erosion in Bimini
BIMINI residents facing substantial land loss due to severe beach erosion are urging Environmental and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira to “step up, speak up and work,” fearing continued inaction could lead to environmental anarchy there.
Attorneys request Bruno rufa be allowed into the country for legal hearings
ATTORNEYS for Canadian Bruno Rufa yesterday requested the appellate court to order Director of Immigration William Pratt to allow their client entry into the country to attend scheduled legal hearings after being denied entry on several previous occasions.
‘Last person to see Barry Johnson alive’ clashes with defence counsel
BRUNO Parker was the last person to see his best friend and co-worker Barry Johnson alive on the evening that the deceased and his wife were shot and killed during a home invasion at their residence in Deadman’s Reef, the Supreme Court heard.
Burger King robbery mastermind has sentence challenge bid dismissed
THE CONVICTED mastermind behind the armed robbery of a Burger King restaurant six years ago has had her bid to challenge her eight year sentence dismissed after the Court of Appeal found it had “absolutely no prospect of success.”
Not guilty: BAMSI accused cleared
DAVE Dion Moxey yesterday thanked Supreme Court jurors for their “honesty” after they found him not guilty for setting fire to a male dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute (BAMSI) in January of 2015.
Shenique murder suspect quizzed
A 20-year-old man is in custody assisting police with their investigation into 38-year-old Shenique Hart’s death as yet another man became a murder victim last night.
‘Lenient’ BPL let staff run up debts
BAHAMAS Power and Light’s policy that allowed workers with overdue accounts to avoid disconnection was instituted for “leniency in hard times,” not as “privilege,” claimed Bahamas Electricity Corporation Executive Chairman Leslie Miller.
School ransacked: Where was security?
THE effectiveness of campus security at public schools has come under heavy scrutiny after thieves stole laptops, computers and microwaves at Claridge Primary School yesterday morning.
Pay row lawyer fears for job
A PROSECUTOR in the Office of the Attorney General says her outspoken pursuit of money allegedly owed to her has put her job in jeopardy.
Disclosure probe: Now delay down to mould
MORE than three months after the government’s self-imposed deadline to prosecute delinquent public officials under the Public Disclosure Act, the Public Disclosure Commission has yet to conduct any work, leaving the Minnis administration’s mandate in limbo.
‘I drove her round the Benz’
GUY Gentile, the transplant banker left to fish his luxury car from his backyard pool after a breakup, said he must have driven his jilted lover “crazy” just before the deed.
Immigration Minister, Deputy PM looking at how to fund increased repatriation exercises
IMMIGRATION Minister Brent Symonette and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest are looking at how to fund the increased repatriation exercises that will come in response to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ goal of more stringe
Economy 'still struggling from 2008 crisis'
THE country’s sluggish economy is still struggling to make a turnaround from the Financial Crisis of 2008, according to officials at a recent public forum. Tonya Adderley, Project Manager of the PFM/PMR explained that growth has been sluggish and une
