Church not paid any rent despite two years of occupation by ministry
DESPITE a lease agreement being drawn up for the Ministry of Education to utilise a building owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and two years of occupation, church officials had not been paid any rent or received any money. The agreement with
US woman among three held after drug find
POLICE arrested three people on Saturday—including an American woman—in two separate instances for drug possession. A man and a woman were taken into custody following the seizure of a large amount of marijuana. Around 1am Saturday, officers assign
Roberts: Did Izmirlian give FNM financial backing?
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has called on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to reveal if the Free National Movement received financial contributions from former Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian, as he castigated the nation’s leader over the “reckle
Man held over ammunition discovery
POLICE in Bimini arrested a 33-year-old Bahamian man after a large seizure of ammunition on Friday. Shortly before 7pm, while on routine patrol in South Bimini in the area of a marina, officers searched a blue and white 22ft unregistered vessel dock
Man and woman held after large drug seizure
A man and woman were taken into custody after a large amount of drugs was seized early on Saturday.
Six public private partnerships put on hold by AG's office
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday revealed that his office has put six public private partnerships on hold, one of them including a grant of 30 acres of Crown land that was executed "days, if not on the day" before the election.
PLP Senator dares FNM to send any criminality information to police
BELIEVING the Progressive Liberal Party has captured the bluff of the new administration, Senator Dr Michael Darville dared Cabinet ministers yesterday to send the information they have about criminality of former PLP ministers to the police.
VIDEO: Firefighters extinguish Potter's Cay Dock blaze
FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a blaze on Potter's Cay Day yesterday afternoon after an abandoned building caught fire sending plumes of black smoke up and over the Paradise Island Bridge.
'Commercially sensitive' elements of Baha Mar deal kept sealed
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said the government agreed to keep elements of its Baha Mar agreement with China Export-Import Bank sealed because of the commercially sensitive nature of the material.
Appeal of parliamentary privilege ruling cost govt more than $100,000
THE Government racked up more than $100,000 in legal costs connected to its appeal of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on parliamentary privilege, according to Attorney General Carl Bethel, who noted that the sum represented costs for foreign lawyers.
Independence celebration budget slashed by $900,000
ORGANISERS of the country's 44th independence anniversary celebration are promising a festive and memorable experience, this despite plans to have its budget slashed by an estimated $900k amid country's current financial climate.
AG distances office from PLP misfeasance allegations on social media
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday distanced his office from allegations of misfeasance made against the former Progressive Liberal Party government in the House of Assembly and on social media.
Bethel: No files received on misconduct
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said his office has not received any files in relation to complaints of misconduct of former government officials.
Minnis steers clear of row with Isaacs
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has no interest in a back-and-forth argument with Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Emeritus Errington “Minky” Isaacs over his nearly $2m government contract, but is instead focused on running the country, according to Press Secretary Anthony “Ace” Newbold yesterday.
Nothing ‘unusual’ in Baha Mar papers
DESPITE the Free National Movement’s suggestions on the campaign trail that the now unsealed Baha Mar documents may have been troubling, Attorney General Carl Bethel said Thursday that the documents contain nothing “unusual” that would prompt the government to renegotiate its terms.
