Darville stands by report as residents raise their concerns
GRAND Bahama Minister Dr Michael Darville continues to stand behind a report which downplayed pollution concerns on the island, despite strong rejection expressed by the Pinder’s Point/Lewis Yard Environmental Committee, which is still calling for the relocation of residents in communities surrounding the industrial plants.
Beach warden plan to clean up litter
BEACH litter is a big concern in Grand Bahama and efforts are underway to monitor and protect one of the country’s most valued assets.
Florida students bring their classroom to Grand Bahama
TEACHERS and students from Fleming Island High School in Jacksonville, Florida visited Grand Bahama as part of a travelling classroom experience.
Three in hospital after shootings
POLICE are appealing to the public for assistance in solving a shooting incident in an inner-city community yesterday that left three people in hospital.
Law would give power of secret entry to homes and businesses
THE Interception of Communications Bill gives police officers the power to obtain warrants to “secretly” enter into homes and businesses in order to seize communications and install interception devices within them, attorney Fred Smith, QC, said yesterday as he continued to campaign for parliamentarians to indefinitely postpone debate on the bill until public consultation takes place.
Concerns as case of PM aide’s killing discontinued
IN view of recent high-profile motions for nolle prosequi, former Attorney General Sean McWeeney yesterday criticised the constitutional system that gives such prosecutorial powers to the attorney general.
'We March' to fight spying bill
WE March Bahamas is urging residents to protest against the proposed Interception of Communications Bill before Parliament which, critics say, can impede civil liberties if passed and enacted without public consultation.
Swimming pigs found dead in Exuma
INVESTIGATIONS are underway to determine what killed a number of swimming pigs in the Exumas, according to officials at the Bahamas Humane Society (BHS) on Sunday.
Man dies, woman wounded after shooting by five masked men
POLICE in New Providence have launched an island-wide manhunt and public appeal for five suspects responsible for a shooting incident on Sunday night that left a man dead and a woman detained in hospital.
Rise in voter registration to 112,000 as election nears
VOTER registration increased to a little over 112,000 as of Saturday, according to government officials.
Burglary suspect shot as two held by police
POLICE caught two alleged shop breakers, one of whom was shot, during a robbery at a business on Chesapeake Road on Saturday.
Two held over drugs
DRUG Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers arrested two men for drug possession in separate operations on Saturday.
Privy Council committee to visit at request of govt
THE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will be in the country for five days of hearings beginning today.
INSIGHT: Get out and vote
Change is what is needed in the Bahamas and Malcom J Strachan urges voters not to miss their chance to effect it . . .
More than 100 entries to ‘Bahamian ting’ contest
ENTRIES from 124 talented singers, songwriters and musicians from throughout The Bahamas have been received by the Ministry of Tourism for its ‘Da Bahamian Ting’ song competition.
