Voter registration staff accused of demanding unnecessary paperwork
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller condemned the voter registration process yesterday, accusing government workers at registration sites of intimidating and harassing Bahamians for unnecessary documentation despite official proclamations.
Miller: Enforce death penalty or let the criminals take over
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday advised lawmakers that if they did not have the “guts” to support capital punishment then they should abandon the anti-crime fight altogether and let criminals “take over” the country.
Butler-Turner: Put country before egos or PLP wins
OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday forecast that it was “very likely” the Progressive Liberal Party will be returned as the government unless splintered opposition forces can put the future of the country before their own egos.
'I forgive teacher for my son's death in car'
ROSEMANIE Louis, the mother of the three-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive in a car in front of his nursery last week, said while there is a “big hole” in her heart caused by her only son’s death, she forgives the teacher who accidentally “forgot” her child.
PM promises to ensure lunch vendors are paid wages
IN light of additional reports that lunch vendors on the national school lunch programme are not being paid, Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday announced he would “see to it” that they are paid.
Clarification - Dr Andre Rollins
WE HAVE been asked to make clear that Dr Andre Rollins, MP for Fort Charlotte, did not indicate in the House of Assembly on February 17 he was prepared to swim in vomit to return to the Free National Movement, rather he said that if he had to get back into the party it was something he was prepared to do.
Legal discussions in case of banker’s killing
LEGAL discussions held yesterday in the absence of a jury hearing evidence in the trial of a man accused of murdering a banker prompted a 24-hour adjournment of the case.
‘Why did it take Chinese protest to deal with landfill?'
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday castigated Prime Minister Perry Christie over reports the government is leaning toward a Bahamian consortium to alleviate woes at the New Providence landfill just days after a Baha Mar official suggested that the state of that property could be an issue for the resort moving forward.
Honouring a pioneer
THE government is working on plans to “enshrine” the life and work Egbert “Bert” Williams to ensure that the country knows the work of the first Bahamian actor to ever be caught on film, Prime Minister Perry Christie said last night.
Grand Bahama to host air show from May 19-20
RESIDENTS and vacationers to Grand Bahama can now mark their calendar for the Grand Bahama Air Show taking place May 19-20 at Taino Beach in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Bringing a beauty treat to senior citizens home
PAT’S Senior Citizens Home was a flurry of excitement recently as residents got a beauty treat from cosmetology students of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).
Finalists unveiled for Cacique Awards
THE Cacique Award, which honour individuals whose dedication and commitment to the tourism industry exceed the highest standard of service excellence, will be held for the 17th time in April, with 25 categories recognised.
The Holocaust story that brings thousands to hear survivor’s words
WHEN the doors opened at 6pm at Melia Nassau Beach on February 9 for an evening with 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, a crowd of 400 was expected. Two thousand two hundred people showed up.
On Da Hook
WAHOO, Grouper, Yellowfin Tuna, Trigger Fish and lobster all feature in this week’s pictorial roundup of fishing in the Bahamas
Rollins may have FNM future
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins could still have a future with the Free National Movement (FNM), the party’s Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said yesterday.
