‘We didn’t misuse funding’
A DAY after Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest said the former government diverted more than $40m from a $150m hurricane relief and recovery loan to win the most recent election, Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis denied the allegation saying he was “confident” the Christie administration used the money for its correct purpose. To suggest otherwise, Mr Davis told reporters outside of the House Of Assembly yesterday, suggested the former government committed a criminal offence, which he called “damnable”.
Drive-by victim prayed to God as she lay dying
SHENIKA Hart asked God to forgive her and watch over as she lay dying feet away from the home she shared with her three daughters.
US couple – search drags on
AUTHORITIES have ruled out an area of debris near Cat Island which they thought could be remnants of the plane carrying missing American honeymooners Forrest and Donna Sanco.
Smith lashes out at ‘visionless’ FNM
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is a “menace to the rule of law” in the Bahamas, Grand Bahama Human Rights Association President Fred Smith has declared.
Drug-laced substances are ‘trending upwards’ in schools
CONSUMPTION of drug-laced substances like “sizzurp” and marijuana cookies is trending upward in schools, Dr Chaswell Hanna, Director of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat, said yesterday.
Government to introduce advanced Anti-Corruption bill
THE Minnis Administration will introduce a more advanced Anti-Corruption Bill “inclusive of Asset Confiscation and Public Disclosure” and an Integrity Commission Bill, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said yesterday. “Political will is needed in order t
BAMSI accused 'told police fire was started by unpaid labourers'
A SENIOR police officer yesterday testified how the man accused of setting fire to a dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute initially told police the fire was started by one or more of the many unpaid labourers at the site
Atlantis staff rescue critically ill wild manatee
A critically-ill wild manatee rescued from Spanish Wells by Atlantis resort’s marine specialists is in stable condition and undergoing treatment.The Paradise Island resort’s Animal Rescue and Care Facility responded to an urgent request from the Baha
US woman in arrest video believed to have suffered mental breakdown
AN American woman who was seen violently resisting Bahamian authorities at the Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport is believed to have suffered a mental breakdown.The incident, which was posted on social media, shows the woman in hand rest
Temporary ferry service from Miami to Freeport
A TEMPORARY ferry service from Miami to Freeport has been established to fill the void created by the suspension of the Grand Celebration’s route, according to a statement released from the Office of the Prime Minister.The temporary service by FRS Ca
Straw Market Authority 'has large unpaid bills'
THE Straw Market Authority lacks procedural policies necessary to prevent mismanagement and mishandling of funds, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said yesterday, as he pointed to hefty unpaid bills.In Parliament yesterday, Mr Bannister said the auth
Couple's bodies 'found 12 hours after murder'
The bodies of Barry and Sheena Johnson were discovered some 12 hours after they were brutally murdered at their residence in Deadman’s Reef, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Sands: Dialysis treatment at PMH ‘challenged, expensive’
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday denied machines were out of service in the Dialysis Unit at the Princess Margaret Hospital but admitted the current system of treatment is “challenged and extremely expensive.”
Christie admin's lease for Penns Builders Square Compound more than $500,000 a year
THE Christie Administration entered into an agreement to lease the Penns Builders Square compound at a monthly rate of $46,892.40, or $562,708.80 per year, Works Minister Desmond Bannister revealed yesterday.“This was not a prudent decision,” he said
Labour Minister to address complaints over banking fees
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes plans to meet with banking authorities next week to address numerous reports and complaints over increases in service fees and charges by some commercial banks.A statement yesterday said complaints made to the the Consume
