PM’s one-finger salute ‘was because of VAT’
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said Prime Minister Perry Christie, who he called “Gold Finger,” did not stick up his middle finger at a public event last week because his family was attacked, but claimed Mr Christie made the obscene gesture because he was questioned about value added tax and government spending.
PLP chairman: Opposition in confusion as Branville quits
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said the resignation of Branville McCartney from the Senate last week only underscores the fact that the Official Opposition is a “ball of confusion.”
Roberts in ‘fake news’ claim over report
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has dismissed an opinion piece published in The Nassau Guardian last week as “fake news,” while also accusing former PLP MP George Smith of allegedly supplying the information in the report to the newspaper.
Industrial pollution was to blame for series of disorders 30 years ago
INDUSTRIAL pollution in Grand Bahama was responsible for significant gastro-intestinal disorders, chronic eye disorders and acute skin disorders, according to an investigative study which was undertaken by the government 30 years ago but never publicly released.
Guyana president hails Bahamas as example to the Caribbean
STABILITY in the country’s economic, education and environmental sectors were hailed as “successful examples” for Caribbean states by President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana David Granger this weekend during an exit interview with local press.
VIDEO: Jubilee Gardens evacuated as smoke from dump fire chokes residents
JUBILEE Gardens residents have been evacuated after a "massive" blaze broke out on Sunday at the city dump sending plumes of choking smoke billowing over parts of New Providence. Emergency services were tackling the fire from early afternoon and the Flamingo Gardens clinic will stay open until 9pm to help residents suffering from smoke inhalation as the Princess Margaret Hospital Accident and Emergency Department was said to be "overflowing".
BPL optimistic about summer power demands
BAHAMAS Power & Light CEO Pamela Hill on Friday expressed optimism that the company will be able to meet generation demands heading into the summer peak season.
Judge defers Nygard contempt of court ruling
A JUDGE on Friday further deferred her ruling on whether Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard will face prison for contempt of court.
Woman pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting minor
A FRENCH-Canadian woman pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a minor in Supreme Court on Friday morning.
DNA ratifies four general election candidates
THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) ratified four additional candidates for the general election Friday: Dr Madlene Sawyer for Southern Shores, Karen Davis for Freetown, Jedrick Robinson for Central Grand Bahama and Candace Weatherford for Northe Eleuthera.
Kenyatta Gibson withdraws FNM candidacy
ANOTHER blow was dealt to the Free National Movement's 2017 general election campaign Friday, with the party's Golden Isles candidate, Kenyatta Gibson, announcing that he has withdrawn from his candidacy.
Taxi driver jailed and fined over drug bust
A 40-year-old taxi driver was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty in a Magistrate’s Court to four drug related charges stemming from a drug bust in the Carmichael Road area late last month.
Prosecution, defence lawyer hold discussions with judge in banker’s fatal stabbing case
A JURY sworn to hear evidence in a murder trial concerning the fatal stabbing of a banker was excused until noon today while the prosecution and the accused’s lawyer hold legal discussions with the presiding judge.
Accused found guilty of gunpoint robbery of elderly man
A MAN was yesterday convicted by a Supreme Court jury of the gunpoint robbery of an elderly man at his workplace three years ago.
Howard ‘Ricky’ Mackey introduced as FNM North Eleuthera candidate
THE Free National Movement introduced its North Eleuthera candidate Howard “Ricky” Mackey to the island during a rally last night.
