‘PM must resign after misleading on Baha Mar’
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday called for the resignation of Prime Minister Perry Christie after it was revealed that the sale of Baha Mar is not complete, despite Mr Christie telling the country the stalled resort was sold.
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Torchbearer event kicks off
THE future for the Free National Movement (FNM) was on display last night as the party kicked off its two-night youth convention at the SuperClubs Breezes Resort.
Moped rider killed in morning shooting
POLICE are appealing to the public for information related to the country’s latest homicide after a man who was shot while riding a moped early Thursday morning died in hospital.
Up to 500 work permits approved for construction on The Pointe
THE Christie administration has agreed to approve between 400 and 500 work permits, in addition to the transfer of existing work permit holders from Baha Mar to Strategic Property Holding Ltd and Neworld One Bay Street Ltd, developers of The Pointe, to facilitate the phased completion of the $200m Bay Street project.
12-year-old accused of having gun in school
A 12-year-old boy appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm after it was found on a junior school campus.
Ingraham: FNMs unite or face loss to the PLP
FORMER Prime Minister and Leader of the Free National Movement Hubert Ingraham called on Dr Hubert Minnis, Loretta Butler-Turner and others who are fighting in the party to find a way to put their differences aside or face the possibility of the Progressive Liberal Party winning the next election with a minority of votes.
Baha Mar to open without sale close
Baha Mar’s April 21 opening was yesterday branded “an election gimmick”, after it was confirmed that the acquisition by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) will not close until all construction work is completed.
UPDATED: John Bostwick abandons appeal against ammunition conviction
FORMER Free National Movement Senator John Bostwick II abandoned his bid to appeal a conviction for possession of ammunition yesterday.
Men wanted in murder probe
POLICE in Grand Bahama have issued all points bulletins for three Bimini men that they believe can help with an open murder investigation.
PM promises disclosure on bank and resolve
PRIME Minister Perry Christie last night said the government would soon make a full disclosure on the current affairs of Bank of The Bahamas and Resolve Bahamas.
House uproar over VAT
AMID calls for government transparency over value added tax (VAT) collections, a war of words erupted in the House of Assembly yesterday between government MPs and opposition forces that have rejected the Christie administration’s attempts to justify how the tax revenue has been expended.
Campaign launched to spoil ballots in protest
AN activist and two scholars are campaigning for eligible but decidedly unregistered Bahamian voters to spoil their election ballots as a form of protest, instead of abandoning the democratic process altogether.
Former FNMs on PLP stage dismissed as ‘nothing’
FORMER Free National Movement Leader Hubert Ingraham yesterday dismissed the show of support by those former FNM members who joined Prime Minister Perry Christie on the stage at the final night of the Progressive Liberal Party’s convention as “nothing”.
Sponsors back talk by childhood friend of Anne Frank
ALMOST A dozen of the country’s leading institutions have come forward to sponsor ‘Beyond the Diary’, an inspiring tale of triumph over tragedy featuring Eva Schloss, stepsister and best friend of Anne Frank.
