Edison Key: I am back home with the PLP
CENTRAL and South Abaco MP Edison Key has officially declared that he is no longer a member of the Free National Movement (FNM) and has returned “home” to the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) after 13 years.
UPDATED – PM: Register to vote 'without delay'
PARLIAMENT will be dissolved on Tuesday, April 11, and election writs will be issued that day, Prime Minister Perry Christie revealed last night.
Minnis: Still no word on secret deal ahead of fake Baha Mar opening
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis called Baha Mar’s impending opening “fake” yesterday, saying while the government will campaign on the issue before the next election, Bahamians still do not know what is in the Christie administration’s “secret deal” with Chinese investors.
Sub-sea fibre break blamed for island-wide internet outage
A “critical sub-sea fibre break” to Cable Bahamas Ltd’s main BICS network in Grand Bahama was the reason for an island-wide outage in internet services throughout New Providence and some Family Islands on Saturday, the company has said.
An Easter treat and a slice of history
BOYS and girls at the Ranfurly Home for Children enjoyed a special early Easter treat of rollerskating with benefactor Lady Caroline Simmonds on Friday.
Celebrating ten years of NAD
NASSAU Airport Development Company (NAD) on Saturday celebrated 10 years of operating Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) under a partnership with Vantage Airport Group and the Government of the Bahamas.
Boy drowns while swimming off Arawak Cay
POLICE in New Providence are investigating the circumstances surrounding the apparent drowning of a teenage boy on Friday afternoon.
Man convicted of killing his mother faces sentencing wait
A MAN facing up to 60 years in jail for beating and choking to death his 81-year-old mother must wait an additional three weeks for his sentencing to begin.
DNA candidate slams PM's VAT address
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance (DNA) candidate for Garden Hills Youri Kemp on Friday blasted Prime Minister Perry Christie for what he termed a "weak performance" accounting for the Value-Added Tax (VAT) regime that was "thin" on analysis or answers.
PM: Minnis has no clue about governance
PRIME Minister Perry Christie chastised Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis on Friday, claiming the Killarney MP seemed to have no clue about governance in the Bahamas or how the Ministry of Finance functions.
'Bomb threat' at Grand Bahama Shipyard
OPERATIONS at the Grand Bahama Shipyard came to a halt on Friday morning when workers were sent home for the rest of the day following a reported bomb threat.
Claim that Chinese nationals had passports, work permits held investigated
THE Department of Immigration has investigated allegations that Chinese nationals who entered the country to construct the $3.5bn Baha Mar resort had their passports and work permits withheld in contravention to Bahamian law.
CTFE President hits back at Baha Mar 'soft opening' critics
CHOW Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) Bahamas President Graeme Davis has hit back at critics of the company's decision to conduct a 'soft opening' of Baha Mar before accepting guest reservations, saying "they're not in the lodging business - we are."
Slop buckets still being used at Fox Hill prison
THE inhumane practice of “slopping” is still alive in the over-crowded maximum security block at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS), Fox Hill, according to Commissioner of Corrections Patrick Wright.
Montano and Garlin to headline cut-price Carnival
MACHEL Montano and Bunji Garlin, the Trinidadian singing stars, will headline this year’s Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, officials of the Bahamas National Festival Commission (BNFC) revealed yesterday.
