Anniversary couple kiss and make up in style
IT LOOKS like Bruno Barr’s run of bad luck when it comes to romantic dates with his wife, Lerdon, has finally come to an end.
Killarney residents give view on future of Minnis
WHILE there is a widely held view that Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis will easily clinch the needed support in Killarney to defeat Progressive Liberal Party newcomer Reneika Knowles, some in the constituency appear undecided with the general election a month away.
FNM leader pledges more details on policies ‘with time’
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday explained that he was absent from parliament, but vowed that the final weeks of campaigning before the 2017 general elections will not be a sprint for his party, as it was described by his opponent Prime Minister Perry Christie, but a “cruise along” to the finish line.
Greenslade dismisses political ploy claims over police officer promotions
COMMISSIONER of Police Ellison Greenslade yesterday dismissed “stupid” speculation that recently promoted officers in the Royal Bahamas Police Force were given their new posts on the eve of the election as part of a political ploy.
PM says he did not intend to diminish marines’ sacrifice
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said it was not his intention to “diminish” the sacrifice of the four marines who were killed aboard HMBS Flamingo, when he set the general election on the 37th anniversary of their deaths.
Enrolment for NHI to begin on April 24
ENROLMENT for National Health Insurance will begin on April 24, the NHI Secretariat announced yesterday, at which time Bahamians will be able to choose their primary care physician.
Law enforcers to assist registration team
COMMISSIONER of Police Ellison Greenslade said yesterday a team of high-ranking officers from the Royal Bahamas Police Force has been assigned to the Parliamentary Registration Department to assist with “all matters related to elections”.
Free electricity pledge by PLP
IF elected to office for another term, the Progressive Liberal Party said it plans to “make the cost of electricity free to residential customers who limit their monthly use to below specified limits,” continue the implementation of National Health Insurance and stimulate job creation.
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Cycling Club Bahamas.- Easter rides: Good Friday ride from Harbour Bay, 6am; Saturday ride from Harbour Bay, 6am; Sunday ride from Harbour Bay 6am; Monday ride From Harbour Bay 6am.
On Da Hook
KEEP checking the Bahamas Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) expert page for fishing reports throughout the Bahamas: this will be helpful in tracking the “hot spots” and providing advice on gear and fishing methods being used.
‘I’m a goner’: The last words of El Faro’s terrified helmsman
Listing heavily, taking on water and out of power, there was no saving the battered US freighter from the ravages of Hurricane Joaquin. Using recordings from the ship’s recovered ‘black box’, Jason Dearen pieces together the harrowing moments before all hands were lost off Crooked Island in 2015 . . .
FNM candidate’s constituency office targeted by thieves
THE Free National Movement’s Fort Charlotte constituency office was broken into between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, the party’s local candidate Mark Humes said yesterday.
Pastors call for Carnival event in Holy Week to be scrapped
SAVE Our Bahamas has called for the cancellation of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival’s “kick off” festivities scheduled for today in downtown Nassau on the grounds that the event coincides with Maundy Thursday - the religious observance of the Last Supper.
Brazilian beef temporary import ban lifted
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has lifted the temporary ban on the import of beef and beef by-products from Brazil.
Robin Hood flour recall
THERE has been a recall of Robin Hood flour in Canada due to possible e-coli contamination, the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has advised.
