Murder toll for 2017 rises to 50 after overnight Coconut Grove shooting
A MAN has been found shot to death in Coconut Grove overnight, police in New Providence have reported.
PM hails historic NHI phase
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday heralded the “historic” launch of the enrolment phase of National Health Insurance, expressing his delight in serving as the nation’s leader while “ushering in” one of the “most significant interventions in the history of this country.”
Smith criticises actions of both Fitzgerald and Maynard-Gibson
FORMER Cabinet minister George Smith said Jerome Fitzgerald’s solicitation of Sarkis Izmirlian for Baha Mar contracts shows the extent to which this country has allowed the “bastardisation of the Westminster system” to take place.
Nygard payments to Shane Gibson ‘another inexcusable scandal’
FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday labelled reports that Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson received payments totalling $94,131.10 over an 18-month period from fashion mogul Peter Nygard as another “inexcusable” scandal from an amoral administration.
DNA defends candidate over pictures with gun
THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) yesterday defended its Nassau Village candidate, after pictures of Mario Lockhart brandishing a handgun and posing with scantily-clad women went viral on social media over the weekend.
Lloyd condemns ‘culture of corruption’
FREE National Movement South Beach candidate Jeffery Lloyd yesterday contended that a “culture of slackness, dishonesty and corruption” has manifested the ranks of political elites in The Bahamas, insisting that the culture had now infected and hampered every aspect of the Bahamian society.
New tower installed for free to air TV channels
THE Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB) yesterday commissioned a new 300ft transmission tower which will enable everyone to watch ZNS TV 13, the Parliamentary Channel and a third community announcements channel free of charge via “Free 2 Air”.
Five taxi drivers and watercraft operators are accused of supplying cocaine on Paradise Island
FIVE taxi drivers and watercraft operators were remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of soliciting patrons and supplying cocaine on Paradise Island.
Month-long delay for two US men accused of manslaughter
THE CASE of two Americans facing trial for manslaughter has been delayed by at least a month.
Nassau Village ‘has been let down’ says BCP candidate
REGISTERED voters in the Nassau Village constituency have been urged by a fringe political party official to select a representative from their community who will represent their interests.
Bust of Sir Lynden Pindling is unveiled in Washington
A MARBLE bust of Sir Lynden Pindling, the first Prime Minister of The Bahamas, has been unveiled in Washington, fulfilling a dream for one Bahamian sculptor.
Three dead, one wounded after weekend shootings
THREE men are dead and another man is fighting for his life in hospital after three separate shooting incidents in the capital over the weekend.
Symonette top of rich list with $156m declaration
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette leads the pack of a long list of millionaires and wealthy candidates who are vying for seats in the House of Assembly with a total net worth of $156m, according to financial disclosures submitted to the Parliamentary Registration Department.
Davis and Maynard-Gibson avoid Fitzgerald questions
DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson focused on Baha Mar’s long-promised opening on Friday morning rather than address the controversy surrounding Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald.
D’Aguilar company made false declarations in 2014 case
SUPERWASH Limited, the company owned by Free National Movement candidate for Free Town Dionisio D’Aguilar, submitted three false declarations to the Bahamas Customs Department in 2014 which would have cost the government more than $35,000 in unpaid duty, according to documents obtained by The Tribune.
