Bailiffs fail to deliver summons for lawyers in contempt hearing
A JUDGE yesterday declared that she will not allow two lawyers “to frustrate the process” of a contempt proceeding that had been initiated as a result of their accusations of bias on the part of the judge who is presiding over a judicial review concerning expansion of a property in Lyford Cay.
Call for privilege committee to await court ruling
OPPOSITION MPs of the House of Assembly’s Committee on Privilege have been advised to request that the probe into Justice Indra Charles’ ruling on the limits of parliamentary privilege be adjourned until the matter is no longer before the courts.
Freeport home for NewCo call centre
NEWCO’s national service call centre will be located in Grand Bahama, creating some 30 new jobs for Bahamians in Freeport, officials of the new mobile service provider announced yesterday.
Concern over state of South Beach clinic
THE Bahamas Doctors’ Union has raised concerns about the state of the South Beach Clinic, claiming that the air-conditioning and ventilation system in the south wing of the facility has been “erratically non-functional” for months.
Hundreds fly to religious conference
THE Kingdom Partners Global Leadership Conference (KPGLC) 2016 will be held in Freeport, attracting 400 delegates to Grand Bahama from September 29 to October 3.
News website backs annual race weekend
FOR the second year in a row, TheBahamasWeekly.com has signed on as a Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend (SIRW) sponsor.
Chopra to speak at wellness event at Atlantis
ATLANTIC Medical will host a free wellness event, “A morning with Deepak Chopra,” on Saturday, October 8, at the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantis, Paradise Island.
THE BIG QUESTION: What will you be looking for in a political party to ensure your vote?
With the 2017 election season on the horizon, what will you be looking for in a political party to ensure your vote?
Arrests in connection with armed robbery
GRAND Bahama police arrested three men in connection with an armed robbery in the Hawksbill area.
Call for an end to ‘bad habits, mismanagement’ of public funds
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance finance spokesperson Youri Kemp has taken issue with the current trajectory of the country’s economy, expressing doubt that current political and public administrative structures would allow for the necessary fiscal changes to be crafted and employed.
Bahamas Junior Minister wins Tourism Youth Congress
BAHAMAS Junior Minister of Tourism Gabrielle Josephs has become the first person from his country to win the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) Tourism Youth Congress.
Defence Force catches 117 Haitian migrants in southern Bahamas
ONE HUNDRED and seventeen Haitian migrants were apprehended in the southern Bahamas early on Monday morning by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF).
Govt slammed over reports of $12m budget for Potter’s Cay
AS work associated with the Potter’s Cay Dock redevelopment continues to progress, members of the Free National Movement and the Democratic National Alliance yesterday spoke out against reports that costs could balloon to as much as $12 million.
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