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Fire damages Christ the King Anglican Church

A FIRE tore through Christ the King Anglican Church in Ridgeland Park West on Sunday night, severely damaging one section of the building and leaving the remainder coated in soot and smoke.

BDOCS appoints seven new assistant commissioners, one posthumously

THE Bahamas Department of Corrections (BDOC) has expanded its senior leadership with the appointment of seven new assistant commissioners, one of whom was honoured posthumously.

Thousands march on Labour Day

Thousands of Bahamian workers took to the streets in solidarity for the 2025 Labour Day parade held in New Providence.

PM: 'Time is not far' until election

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis on Friday urged Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters to get ready for the next general election, encouraging them to begin rallying their family and friends “because time is not far” before voters head to the polls.

Officer guilty of soliciting sex to dismiss traffic tickets

A POLICE constable remained silent yesterday as he was convicted of attempting to solicit sex from a woman in exchange for dismissing traffic tickets while in uniform near Yamacraw Beach in 2023.

‘Pay rises this month’ for public sector staff

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday announced that middle management public servants would receive salary increases at the end of this month.

Other PLP backbenchers: ‘We don’t feel sidelined’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Members of Parliament pushed back yesterday against Southern Shores MP Leroy Major’s claims that backbenchers are being sidelined in the Davis administration.

Just $30k Budget for govt’s anti-corruption committee

THE government has allocated a mere $30,000 to the newly established Independent Commission of Investigations, a body the Davis administration touted as a cornerstone of its anti-corruption efforts.

‘No Justice’: ‘Men tried to cut my foot off in Atlantis nightclub - and police took no action’

TWO years after suffering a brain injury and foot damage so severe that bones protruded from the flesh, Charles Sinn is still shocked by the lack of justice, especially given how publicly it all unfolded.

BREEF hosts snorkel at Sea Beach Promenade for World Oceans Day

The Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) proudly celebrates World Oceans Day on Sunday, June 8th, and the renewal of National Ocean Protection Week as declared by Prime Minister Philip E. Davis.

Prosecutor defended in FNM senator son’s gun case

THE Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will appeal a magistrate’s ruling that acquitted the son of a Free National Movement (FNM) senator on firearm charges, with Director Cordell Frazier defending the lead prosecutor against the magistrate’s criticism that he was “deceitful and dishonest.”

PM: FOIA implementation will not significantly increase govt transparency

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis appeared to downplay the significance of the Freedom of Information Act yesterday, describing it as “esoteric” and suggesting that fully implementing the law would not significantly increase government transparency.

Davis dismisses criticism of PLP’s Labour Day campaign launch plan

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has shrugged off criticism over the Progressive Liberal Party’s decision to launch its re-election campaign on Labour Day, declaring the PLP and the labour movement have been “joined at the hip” since the party’s founding.

Officer’s father: ‘I’m going to seek justice for my son’

ROBERT Wright Sr says he never doubted his son was murdered. For three years, he has fought to prove it. On Monday, a jury finally agreed, ruling that the death of Police Constable Robert Wright Jr was no suicide but a homicide.

‘PLP backbenchers don’t get fair play’

A SITTING Progressive Liberal Party MP is openly accusing his party of sidelining backbenchers, warning that Cabinet ministers are using public resources for political gain while neglecting equitable representation across constituencies.

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