'PM should have consulted before Dominica offer'
OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said before the government decided to allow Dominicans into the country, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis should have engaged in discussions on the move and offered Bahamians the concrete details. In an
Paradise Plates serves up a treat
HANDS for Hunger is putting the finishing touches on preparations for this year’s Paradise Plates, the organisation’s signature annual fundraiser that has quickly become known as one of the island’s most anticipated charity events. Scheduled for thi
Ramsey back in court over payments on bribery fine
FREDDIE Solomon Ramsey is due to re-appear before a Supreme Court judge in a week’s time in connection with the judge’s orders last year for him to repay more than $200,000 to the Bahamas Electricity Corporation stemming from the Alstom SA/BEC briber
Second World War veteran McPhee dies
THE family of John McPhee wants Bahamians to know that “a hero has passed.” The 85-year-old veteran participated in the Second World War. His death over two weeks ago means only 13 members of the British Legion Bahamas Branch are still alive. Mr Mc
23-year-old man killed in car crash on Queen's Highway
A 23-year-old man of West Grand Bahama was fatally injured in a traffic accident on Queen’s Highway in the Bootle Bay area on Wednesday night. This latest incident brings the traffic fatality count on the island to six for 2017. According to police
Shipyard chief talks of opportunities in Grand Bahama
OF the $50m spent by the Grand Bahama Shipyard in its first eight months this year, only $18m or 36 per cent of that stayed in The Bahamas, according to the company’s CEO Dave Skentelbery. Many persons packed the Delphine Room of the Pelican Bay Res
Wells: Minnis doing the right thing
WHILE he empathised with the economic depression faced by Grand Bahamians, former Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells yesterday disagreed with Pineridge MP Fredrick McAlpine’s position against the government’s decision to accommodate storm-displaced Domi
Handgun and AK-47 seized
POLICE made two gun seizures on Wednesday. In the first incident, around 5pm, officers from the Firearm Tracing and Gang Investigations Unit were conducting an operation at Dorsett Street in Fox Hill, when they saw a man who aroused their suspicion.
Exigency order to help fishermen
AN exigency order will be issued “as soon as possible” to assist Bahamian fishermen negatively affected by Hurricane Irma, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said Wednesday. The order will allow for the purchase of traps and fishing materials, and equ
Three accused of teacher's murder
TWO men and a teenager accused of the controversial 2015 murder of former Queen’s College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh will return before a Supreme Court judge in about three weeks for a trial date fixture. Armando Sargeant, Johnny Mackey and
VIDEO: PM pays emotional visit to the parents of Eugene Woodside
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and his wife Patricia paid an emotional visit to the grief-stricken parents of Eugene Woodside - Tonio and Kendera - at their home on Thursday afternoon.
Bannister dares Fitzgerald to sue
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday denied defaming Jerome Fitzgerald while insisting yesterday the former education minister launched an attack on the Carmichael MP’s parliamentary privilege.
Hospital roof repairs hit by funding crisis
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands has explained why the government was not able to carry out full roof repairs at Princess Margaret Hospital ahead of Hurricane Irma, saying the health sector has many high priority infrastructure issues that need to be addressed but has funding challenges due to previous “reckless” spending.
New spy bill tabled
THE Minnis administration tabled an Interception of Communication Bill and legislation to create legal framework for the disbanded National Intelligence Agency in the House of Assembly yesterday.
FNM MP asks: Will refugees go back home?
PINERIDGE MP Rev Fredrick McAlpine criticised his own party’s plan to accommodate Dominicans following the destruction Hurricane Maria wrought on Dominica, recommending that wealthy Cabinet ministers take money from their own pockets to contribute to the island’s restoration efforts rather than give Dominican people safe haven here.
