Police hunt suspect in Kemp Road machine gun shooting
POLICE are on the hunt for a suspect who shot and critically injured a man near Uriah McPhee Primary School shortly after 7am on Friday.
DNA concern over ballot box security
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney has questioned the integrity of Wednesday’s advanced poll, as he and members of his party yesterday suggested that the ballot boxes are not being kept in a secure location.
Voter fraud charge is withdrawn
MORE than a month after he was hauled before a magistrate in handcuffs on allegations of voter fraud, an Eleuthera native had the charge withdrawn against him yesterday.
Ingraham wants VAT hearings
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham called for public hearings to take place into the “secretive” dealings of the Christie administration, such as value added tax (VAT) spending, saying the public would be “surprised” to see where the revenue has gone.
FNM pledges to upgrade airport and water supply in Long Island
OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night accused the government of victimising Long Islanders because of their faithfulness to the Free National Movement, while promising to upgrade the island’s “run down” airport and to install reliable potable water throughout the settlements when he becomes prime minister.
Hall blames others for election chaos
EMBATTLED Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall yesterday confirmed that his contract has expired and that he would not be seeking an extension, as he adamantly defended himself from harsh criticisms over his department’s abysmal handling of Wednesday’s advanced polling process.
Man dies after being shot in head at car wash
POLICE are appealing to the public for assistance after a man, who was shot in the head at a car wash in the Marathon area Thursday evening, died in hospital a short time later.
67-year-old is first patient treated in NHI scheme
BETTY North, 67, yesterday became the first patient treated under the government’s National Health Insurance scheme, this as officials tout that “in excess of 100 providers” are now associated with the programme.
Adderley disagrees with Dame Joan over Baha Mar
FORMER Court of Appeal judge Neville Adderley has disagreed with former Chief Justice Dame Joan Sawyer’s recent critique of the Supreme Court-sealed deal to open Baha Mar, further charging that only a “perverse mind” would interpret the court’s sealing of the documents as an attempt to protect a “secret deal” by the government.
Roberts suggests poll problems work of Ingraham ‘operatives’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts blamed the confusion and chaos of advanced poll day on a last minute decision to scale the event back to one polling site, rather than two, in New Providence.
Former PM raises more concerns over economy
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham relentlessly attacked the Christie administration’s narrative about the fiscal condition of the economy Wednesday night, raising concerns about the rising debt despite Value Added Tax’s implementation while questioning the government’s ability to pay vendors and contractors the money owed to them.
Overseas polling also hits problems
DESPITE Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall’s assertion that voting went “well” at all of the oversees advanced polling stations, Bahamians studying in Barbados told The Tribune yesterday that their experience seemed to follow the same “chaotic” and “discouraging” nature of the vote on Wednesday in the capital.
We March organiser backs FNM leader
RANARD Henfield, the organiser of the We March Bahamas activist group, has endorsed the Free National Movement ahead of the upcoming general election, stressing his confidence in the party’s leader, Dr Hubert Minnis.
Mitchell: FNM is heartless
IN laying out his case for re-electing the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) next week, Fred Mitchell portrayed the Free National Movement (FNM) as a heartless organisation.
Club to hand out scholarships
THE Gentlemen’s Club will hand out its annual scholarship awards and programme prizes worth around $250,000 at its 27th Gala Ball on Saturday night at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort.
