Doubts over PLP electricity deal
A DAY after former Prime Minister Perry Christie revealed his administration had signed off on agreements with a company to make electricity more affordable and reliable while at the same time generating significant revenue for the government days ahead of the general election, Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest and a top union official have expressed uncertainty over whether this deal is concrete.
Three arrested as RBDF seizes 1,000lbs of marijuana
THREE men are in custody after the Royal Bahamas Defence Force seized more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana from a go-fast vessel Monday morning.
Turnquest says no one has been fired by govt
THE Minnis administration has given no directives for people to be fired from government programmes that were started under the previous administration, Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest said yesterday.
NHI will not be cancelled - but will change
MINISTER of Health Dr Duane Sands said yesterday the Free National Movement will not cancel National Health Insurance, however, he said, the new administration will take a more “practical and realistic” approach to the plan.
Bannister absent for ‘pre-arranged commitment’
THE Cabinet Office has released a statement in response to social media speculation about Minister of Works-designate Desmond Bannister who was not present at a swearing in ceremony for Cabinet ministers at Government House on Monday.
Cooper calls Isaacs remarks about race ‘unfortunate’
EXUMA MP-elect Chester Cooper distanced himself yesterday from controversial remarks Errington “Minky” Isaacs, chairman emeritus of the Progressive Liberal Party, made about race at the party’s special meeting Monday night.
Dames to review policy of RBDF aiding police force
THE Free National Movement government plans to “examine” the necessity of having Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers continue to assist the Royal Bahamas Police Force in policing, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday.
Lloyd says new govt will not rush into new initiatives
THE country may have to wait awhile to see the results of the “brisk and aggressive” initiatives promoted by new Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd, as he yesterday cautioned that this new administration would have to “learn the lay of the land” before it moves ahead with any new plans or away from any old policies.
Henfield says ‘catch and release’ policy needs revision
NEWLY appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield has said the country’s “catch and release” policy in response to the “knotty problem” of Haitian migrants entering the country will need revision and most likely a more strategic plan implemented to mitigate the influx of illegal migrants coming to The Bahamas.
Stay on Nygard order to return sand to beach until after appeal
A JUDGE has stayed an aspect of her ruling pending the outcome of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s appeal of his conviction for contempt of court.
Fitzgerald appeal on privilege delayed six weeks
THE substantive hearing of Jerome Fitzgerald’s appeal against a Supreme Court judge’s landmark ruling on parliamentary privilege has been adjourned by six weeks for the new attorney general to be briefed and to determine the way forward with the Crown’s appeal.
Police beating victim wins Privy Council damages appeal and extra $1,940
THE country’s highest court has allowed the appeal by a man who became a paraplegic as a result of a beating by police officers in Freeport, Grand Bahama, to determine the amount of damages to which he is entitled.
5,000 miles searched in hunt for missing Florida woman
US Coast Guard officials have covered over 5,000 square miles searching for a Florida woman presumed to have fallen overboard from a private catamaran in waters near Cay Sal in the northern Bahamas.
Man found hanged was Filipino shipyard worker
THE man who was found hanged in a tree in the Lucaya area was George Hernandez, a 39-year-old Filipino expatriate worker at the Grand Bahama Shipyard.
Unsealing Baha Mar documents ‘important’
NEWLY appointed Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday the Minnis administration regards the unsealing of the documents relating to Baha Mar’s sale as “very important,” but added that it is too early to reveal the avenue the government plans to take to have the deal made public.
