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Bar Association rejects bid by Izmirlian to hire foreign QC

REPRESENTATIVES for Sarkis Izmirlian expressed their frustration yesterday over the Bahamas Bar Association’s (BBA) rejection of an application to import a foreign Queen’s Counsel to join their legal team.

FNM selection process defended despite candidates dropping out

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest defended the FNM’s vetting and candidate selection processes yesterday in the wake of recent decisions by previously ratified candidates to drop out of the race.

Bid to tackle Zika virus before new travel alert

GOVERNMENT officials are working to “arrest” the Zika virus situation in order to avoid a level three travel alert from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, with a senior tourism official suggesting that such an advisory could have a damning affect on the country’s tourism offering.

Two accused over killing of son of union leader

TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with the fatal shooting of the son of National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas Leader John Pinder.

Private plane crashes at Walker’s Cay airport

A SMALL private aircraft crash landed at the airport in Walker’s Cay over the weekend, police reported.

Case against ten accused of Cabbage Beach fence damage is delayed until October

TEN people facing criminal charges stemming from the destruction of a fence blocking the access point to Cabbage Beach will return to Magistrate’s Court in October for the start of their trial.

Lack of legislation means contractors ‘missing out’ on foreign-led projects

OUTSPOKEN contractor Stephen Wrinkle lamented yesterday that the local construction industry was “stuck in the spin cycle” in the absence of legislative policy that would mandate Bahamian participation in foreign direct investment (FDI) projects.

$200m investment in hospitals to start this month

THE government is poised to invest almost $200m in the infrastructural expansion and improvement of the country’s hospitals beginning later this month.

Parents protest over state of school in Moore’s Island

EDUCATION Director Lionel Sands said that officials were monitoring a situation in Moore’s Island, Abaco, in which parents reportedly barred their children from attending school on Monday to protest the failure to repair the island’s school over the summer.

Police on duty as Grand Bahama kids go back to classes

POLICE were out at the various school zones throughout Grand Bahama on Monday as thousands of students returned for the first day of school.

BAMSI employee is selected for Chinese doctorate scholarship

AN Aquaponics Manager at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) has been selected for a Chinese government scholarship to pursue a doctorate degree at Ocean University starting this month.

Lodge helps BTVI trainees to pursue their dreams

A PARTNERSHIP that began two years ago continues to strengthen with the first awards of the Idris George Reid Scholarship to attend the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) presented by Lodge Claudius R Walker.

PM: Govt has been told Baha Mar buyer’s name

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said he and a government delegation that travelled to London, England, to meet with investors last week were informed about the identity of the anticipated buyer for the beleaguered Baha Mar resort, however he said he could not name the group because of the delicate stage of negotiations.

Bannister raises concerns as children head back to school

FORMER Minister of Education Desmond Bannister yesterday expressed concern that thousands of children set to return to classrooms today will face shortages in teaching staff and uncompleted repairs, with some schools being in such a “woeful state” that they pose a danger.

Minnis pushes for more clarity on agreements

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has again called for full disclosure from the government in the Baha Mar matter, questioning what “side letter agreements” the Christie administration made with Chinese officials to remobilise the stalled resort.

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