Inappropriate to speak on Pratt’s status, says Sears
IMMIGRATION Minister Alfred Sears would not specify yesterday when Immigration Director William Pratt will be replaced, saying it would be inappropriate for him to discuss specific personnel matters.
Davis clarifies comments over cost of living after backlash
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis clarified his comments on the high cost of living yesterday after sparking backlash for connecting the cost to people’s choices in an interview with reporters.
Immigration commission report coming ‘in due course’
IMMIGRATION Minister Alfred Sears said an immigration commission, appointed last year following the Keith Bell controversy, will be making its report “in due course”.
Police claim decline in crime since ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ launch
POLICE claimed gunshots, murders, and armed robberies have declined in the Englerston community after the government launched its “Clear, Hold, Build” crime initiative last month.
Man charged with murder and attempted murder
A 28-year-old man was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder in the Magistrate’s Court.
Two in court on separate ferocious dogs charges
TWO people were charged with separate ferocious dog charges.
Warned and discharged over possession of Indian hemp
A 20-year-old was given a warning yesterday after pleading guilty to having Indian Hemp.
PM notes ‘complexities’ in dealing with roadside garages
RESIDENTS are still awaiting relief from the persistent issue of roadside garages crowding their neighbourhoods, as Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis highlighted the complexities in resolving the problem.
Supreme Court to summon employer over complaint of Gibson trial duration
A SUPREME Court judge plans to summon the employer of a sitting juror in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others after the employer reportedly raised concerns about the trial’s lengthy duration.
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Woman testifies ex-boyfriend threatened her with death and stabbed her in head
A WOMAN testified that her ex-boyfriend sent her a message saying, “You ga dead,” before he came home and stabbed her in the head.
Sweeting calls tabled local govt bill ‘pivotal milestone’
WORKS and Local Government Minister Clay Sweeting tabled the long-awaited Local Government Bill in the House of Assembly Tuesday, marking what he called a “pivotal milestone” to modernise the country’s approach to local governance.
‘Top-Up Tax won’t be burden to Bahamians’
ELECTED officials debated a bill to introduce a new corporate tax aimed at multi-national corporations with annual revenues exceeding $800 million.
Another conflict turns deadly
A MAN was gunned down to become the country’s latest murder victim of the year.
GB woman murdered on Turks and Caicos Island
GRAND Bahama residents are reeling after one of their own, Aiesha Clark Williams, 47, was murdered in Turks & Caicos last week –– one year after her husband was fatally shot on the same island.
