Banker’s killer gets 20 years
A SUPREME Court judge yesterday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a banker he claimed had made a sexual pass at him in late 2015.
Union sounds alarm over teacher crisis
THE recruitment of Cuban teachers before the new school term doesn’t satisfy the worrying shortage the country faces, Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson said yesterday.
UPDATED: One of missing girls found
POLICE are seeking the public’s assistance in locating four missing persons, including two teenage girls in the capital, one man in Eleuthera and another in Abaco.In the first case, according to Superintendent Shanta Knowles, 13-year-old Dominique Ca
Official says relief work in Grand Bahama not halted
HARCOURT Brown, undersecretary in the Office of the Prime Minister in Grand Bahama, said the government’s hurricane relief programme has not been halted and continues in West Grand Bahama. Mr Brown’s comments came in response to a story published in
Govt wins appeal over challenge on documents for immigration
THE government has won its appeal of a Supreme Court judge’s ruling that called for its disclosure of all relevant documents relating to its immigration policy.Justice Rhonda Bain ordered the discovery while presiding over an ongoing judicial review
Stephen Dillet Primary to open one week late
THERE will likely be a slight delay for students to start classes at Stephen Dillet Primary School by one week as officials await the arrival of new furniture and other equipment, Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said yesterday.However, delayed payme
Fishermen Rescued at sea after engine problems
THANKS to joint efforts of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and local fishermen, two fishermen are grateful to be alive today after being missing for several hours when their 17-foot white Boston whaler developed engine problems.The men left to go fis
University reveals appointments
THE University of The Bahamas recently announced several key administrative appointments at the Oakes Field and UB-North campuses.Dr Vikneswaran Nair, PhD, is dean of graduate studies and research in the Office of the Provost.In his post, Dr Nair wil
Former pilot admits hitting friend with bottle after argument at bar
A FORMER Bahamasair pilot was yesterday given an absolute discharge by the chief magistrate despite pleading guilty to striking his friend over the head with a beer bottle and damaging his eyeglasses following a heated bar argument and scuffle last m
'We're fighting for the cure our sister couldn't receive'
IN the midst of the fun and revelry of last Saturday’s CIBC FirstCaribbean’s “Soca Party for the Cure” cancer fundraiser, two sisters recounted the story of losing their sibling to cancer earlier this year.Standing side-by-side, Jan Minnis and Nell N
No major repairs needed to Grand Bahama schools
PUBLIC schools on Grand Bahama did not require major repairs this year because of previous repair work that was done following Hurricane Matthew, according to officials on the island.Quinton Laroda, area vice-president of the Bahamas Union of Teacher
Sacked BAIC staff: We thought our roles were permanent
A 41-year-old mother of ten is wondering how she will take care of her six school-aged children now that she has been let go from the Bahamas Agriculture & Industrial Corporation.
Refugees are let down by legal failure
FOR more than two decades, the Bahamas has not met its obligations as a signatory to a United Nations treaty on the rights of refugees, according to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative.
Avoiding downgrade vital ‘at all costs’
THE conservative fiscal measures undertaken by the Minnis administration were introduced as a means to avoid another downgrade, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes, who yesterday contended that the nearly 6,000 public service hires by the Christie administration played a significant role in past credit downgrades.
Unions warn govt - be very careful
THE National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas, an umbrella organisation representing thousands of Bahamian employees, put the Minnis administration on notice that it will be watching closely to ensure the country’s workers do not “suffer unduly” so the government can meet its political promises at their expense.
