Miss Teen Bahamas
ON Sunday, at the newly refurbished SuperClubs Breezes Resort, the Miss Teen Bahamas Pageant Organisation will present the 22 young women vying for the Miss Teen Bahamas 2017 crown.
Police absent as parliament registration staff robbed
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage yesterday expressed “regret” over the “traumatising” armed robbery of several Parliamentary Registration Department officials who were wrapping up voter registration activities at the St Barnabas Church Activity Centre on Tuesday night.
House to be dissolved in ‘weeks, if not days’
BAIN and Grants Town MP Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday that in a matter of “weeks, if not days” the House of Assembly is likely to dissolve, implying that an election date is soon to be announced.
Curry defends missing 102 out of 220 assembly sessions
NORTH Abaco MP Renardo Curry yesterday said his shoddy attendance at House of Assembly proceedings to date was due to him being “challenged” by the conflicting nature of his jobs as both MP and parliamentary secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister in Abaco.
Deal to take country closer to collecting overflight fees
THE government yesterday hailed as “fundamental progress” its signing of an agreement with the United States Federal Aviation Administration, which brings the country one step closer to collecting its own overflight fees from aircraft transiting Bahamian airspace.
FNM: Baha Mar move a photo op
THE FREE National Movement yesterday called the transfer of mega resort Baha Mar to Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd on Tuesday a “great public relations exercise” with no “real significance”.
Families driven from their homes in shanty town blaze
AT LEAST six families are displaced after a fire devastated a shanty town late last night.
PM: Country must unite to ask how to save young boys
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said last night the country must come together, unselfishly, and answer the critical question: “What are we going to do to save our young boys?”
No protest planned at Prime Minister’s home
WE March Bahamas lead organiser Ranard Henfield yesterday moved to clarify public misconceptions over his group’s plans to march next month, now emphatically stating that the group has no intention to protest at the home of Prime Minister Perry Christie.
Save the Bays welcomes PM’s alert over dangers of public demonstrations
SAVE The Bays has welcomed Prime Minister Perry Christie’s warning over dangers of hostile public demonstrations, pointing out that its own members have been pleading for years for relief from aggressive and intimidating protests that have placed them in fear for their lives.
Two years on and still no new Defence Commodore
TWO years after the contract of former Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Roderick Bowe expired, an announcement on his replacement will finally be made “shortly,” National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday.
Extra services at weekend after cable tv disruption
CABLE Bahamas announced that as of Wednesday afternoon, 97 per cent of its REVTV video services were restored across its entire national network.
Keod Smith given until Monday to find counsel
A JUDGE yesterday refused an attorney’s request for a stay of committal proceedings arising out of legal cost hearings that stemmed from a recusal application where the attorney accused the Supreme Court judge of bias.
Jury excused for debate during robbery and murder trial
A JURY sworn to hear evidence in an armed robbery and murder trial was excused yesterday while lawyers for the prosecution and the accused held legal discussions with the presiding judge.
Murder jury discharged as accused uncomfortable with defence counsel
A JURY was discharged in a murder trial after the presiding judge in the case was told by the accused that he was not comfortable with his defence counsel communicating with the prosecutors in his case.
