Sears: Best chance of PLP victory is with me as leader
FORMER Attorney General and Progressive Liberal Party candidate for Fort Charlotte Alfred Sears, QC, said the PLP’s greatest chance at winning the next election is with him as leader.
$3.5m in contracts issued for hurricane repairs
CONTRACTS valued at some $3.5m have been issued for labour and material to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew last year, Labour Minister and Hurricane Czar Shane Gibson told Parliament on Monday.
Fund launched to help former marine contest attempted murder conviction
FRIENDS of a former US marine they believe was unfairly tried and convicted for attempted murder are raising funds to cover the legal costs that would allow the ex-soldier to contest his conviction in the Court of Appeal.
Public Hospital Authority deficit rises under the PLP
THE Public Hospitals Authority’s deficit increased between 2011 and 2014, according to financial statements tabled in the House of Assembly.
Miami Dolphins help out Grand Bahama children’s home
THE Grand Bahama Children’s Home has received several generators and toys as a result of separate donations from the Miami Dolphins and the Bahamas Tourist Office in Plantation, Florida.
Hurricane Relief concert success in Port Lucaya
THE Still Standing After the Storm Hurricane Relief Concert and Food Drive at Port Lucaya was a success and food items collected benefitted the local Salvation Army and Red Cross organisations in Grand Bahama.
22-year-old man gunned down yards from a church
POLICE are investigating two more homicides, a shooting death of a 22-year-old man that occurred near a church late on Monday night and the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who died in hospital on Tuesday after being shot along with three others on New Year’s Eve.
Majority Rule Day coverage
10.55am: The Prime Minister is addressing the crowd at the Southern Recreation Grounds. He said we must remember the men and women we assembled by the thousands in support of those who lead the march for freedom and a life of dignity.
Sears calls for PLP to embrace We March Bahamas
FORMER Attorney General Alfred Sears on Monday called for the leaders of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to “embrace” the We March Bahamas movement rather than attempting to “suppress the group by flexing their muscles.”
Two arrested after illegal immigrants discovered
TWO Bahamians were arrested after 10 illegal Haitian immigrants were discovered at a residence in the Freeport area on Friday night.
Minnis slams PLP members for 'misrepresenting concept of Majority Rule'
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis on Monday slammed members of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) for misrepresenting the concept of Majority Rule, contending that the party had politicised the historic value of the celebration intentionally.
Police investigate death of former police officer
POLICE are investigating the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a former male police officer after he reportedly attacked family members, fell to the ground and died in a home on Wilson Street in Nassau Village on Monday morning.
Island Luck CEO hits out at Rupert Roberts
ISLAND Luck CEO Sebas Bastian took to social media on Monday to blast Super Value owner Rupert Roberts over his recent claim that web shop gaming was eating into the supermarket chain’s revenues.
BNT promotes sustainable conch fishing
THE Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has partnered with Bahamian entertainment notables to raise awareness of the plight of the Queen Conch.
Government unveils Majority Rule Day activities
THE government has released the list of activities which are open to the public for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Majority Rule Day on Tuesday.
