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British Prime Minister Cameron under fire over link to Bahamas offshore accounts

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron faced mounting pressure on Friday over his involvement in offshore investments after he finally admitted he benefited from his father’s Panama-registered trust, an entity exposed by this week’s massive data leak at a law firm specialising in global tax avoidance.

Nassau grouper under threat from heavy fishing

THE NASSAU Grouper, one of the most important fishery species in the Bahamas and wider Caribbean, is under threat of survival because of heavy over-fishing, according to scientists.

Strategic plan 'shows government is serious' about tackling gender-based violence

THE Bahamas’ National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence has been hailed as demonstrating the government is serious about tackling the issue by the United Nations’ Entity for Gender Equality (UN Women) during a high level, multi-sector consultation forum in New Providence this week.

BAIC 'failing to comply' with court ordered $90,000 compensation

A LOCAL nursery owner on Friday decried the Bahamas Agriculture and Industrial Corporation's (BAIC) failure to comply with a court order to pay him more than $90,000 as compensation for a problem that led to the damage and destruction of his plant inventory.

Abetment to murder trial 'needs legal submissions'

THE Crown's application to have an abetment to murder trial proceed in the absence of one of two accused men must be supported by legal submissions, a judge said on Friday.

FNM Acting Chairman: Govt will spend 'substantially more' than $7m on Carnival

FREE National Movement (FNM) acting Chairman Brensil Rolle yesterday predicted that the government will spend “substantially more” than the budgeted $7m on this year’s Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival as he chastised the Christie administration for “continuing to waste our money”.

‘PLP stalwart’ slams MP for ‘abandoning his constituency’

SELF-proclaimed PLP stalwart councillor Dr Kendal Capron yesterday criticised Mt Moriah MP Arnold Forbes for abandoning the constituency, asking if a resident has to “get killed” for Mr Forbes to “do better” and “take care of business” in the area.

Protest over landfill fires will be ‘peaceful, non-political’

A PLANNED protest on Sunday afternoon about recurring fires at the New Providence landfill during this weekend’s Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) conference will be “peaceful” and “non-political”, according to organisers.

Bulgarian man accused of money laundering given time to contact sole witness

A BULGARIAN standing trial in the Supreme Court charged with money laundering was given additional time to make contact with his sole defence witness.

Judge doubts lawyer’s reason for no-show in Deputy PM robbery case

A JUDGE admitted her scepticism of the explanation given by a lawyer as to why he could not appear for a status hearing yesterday concerning his clients who stand trial next month charged with the robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ home.

‘Room for improvement’ on solid waste management in the Bahamas

THERE is room for “further progress to be achieved” regarding the government’s honouring of previous “public policy recommendations” for solid waste management in the country, Inter-American Development Bank Bahamas representative Maria Florencia Attademo-Hirt said yesterday.

Fred Mitchell brushes off lawyer’s possible bid for Fox Hill seat

FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell yesterday brushed off reports that lawyer Fred Smith was considering a 2017 election bid in his constituency.

FNM ‘would reform electoral process’ if elected in 2017

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has said the FNM would reform major parts of the country’s electoral process if brought to office in the upcoming 2017 general election, adding that the power of the democracy should stay with the people.

Roberts: Former Senator intent on ‘wrecking’ Dr Minnis

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday called on the Free National Movement (FNM) to publicly distance itself from recent public commentary from former Senator Michael Pintard, charging that the “disgraced” former chairman is intent on “wrecking” Dr Hubert Minnis.

Gaming Board: Island Luck game not a national lottery

THE law regulating the gaming industry is “clearly designed” to accommodate “lotto” and other innovative products, the Gaming Board said yesterday.

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