Thefts delay Grand Bahama restoration
BTC has advised that restoration efforts in Grand Bahama continue to be compromised as there has been increased theft of equipment on the island.
BTC hands out $50,000 for festive season
BTC has given over $50,000 in donations and support just for Christmas.
18 murders this year so far in Grand Bahama
WITH three weeks left until the end of the year, Grand Bahama has already recorded 18 homicides, one more than the total the island saw in 2015.
Aquinas student rises to top spot in art competition
AN Aquinas College student has won first place in the high school category of the 33rd Central Bank Art Competition and Exhibition.
Only one seat extra recommended for New Providence
THE Constituencies Commission is expected to convene today for a final meeting on its recommendations for boundary changes, which, according to well-placed sources, will call for the addition of only one seat in New Providence.
Rebel seven hit out at ‘absurd’ expulsion plan
THE seven “rebel” Free National Movement MPs who ousted Dr Hubert Minnis as leader of the official Opposition in Parliament have called plans to expel them from the party “absurd” and “perverse”.
Chipman hopes to avoid FNM ‘kangaroo court’
POINTING to the “vague” language in the party’s constitution, St Anne’s MP Hubert Chipman yesterday said he hoped the disciplinary proceedings launched by the Free National Movement against him and his parliamentary colleagues would not become a “kangaroo court”.
Minnis slams replacement in post as ‘abuse of process’
THE appointment of Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner as leader of the official Opposition was labelled yesterday as the result of an “abuse of the democratic process” by the “blind, greedy and selfish ambition of a few,” according to Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis.
Loretta appoints Branville McCartney to the Senate
LEADER of the Official Opposition in Parliament Loretta Butler-Turner announced at a press conference Monday afternoon that Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney has been appointed leader of opposition business in the Senate.
PM confirms Baha Mar sale to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises
PRIME Minister Perry Christie has confirmed the sale of Baha Mar to Hong Kong-based conglomerate Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd (CTFE).
Woman dies after being stabbed at home, relative arrested
AN adult male relative is in custody assisting police with their investigations into the stabbing death of a woman early on Monday in Stapledon Gardens.
History maker leads Opposition
HINTING at new and unexpected possibilities for the country, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday accepted her instruments of appointment to become the first woman to serve as leader of the official Opposition.
UPDATED: Butler-Turner talks to DNA over Senate
IT WAS claimed last night that newly appointed official Opposition leader Loretta Butler-Turner has offered a Senate seat to the Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney.
How do you park like that?
RESIDENTS in eastern New Providence woke up yesterday to find the entrance to one gated community on Yamacraw Hill Road boasting a strange new feature.
BPL confirm they will fix damage to Clifton Pier plant
OFFICIALS from Bahamas Power and Light have confirmed plans to repair the external structure of the damaged smoke stacks at the company’s Clifton Pier plant.
