FNM chairman raises concerns over ‘polling divisions with no voters’
FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said the party has found “serious new problems” in the voters register, escalating its dispute with election officials and renewing questions about readiness for the next general election.
Public blasts Symonette’s comment on Adriel’s killer
FORMER Immigration Minister Brent Symonette’s suggestion that it would be “inhumane” to deport convicted murderer Chris Ferguson after he serves a 40-year sentence for killing 12-year-old Adriel Moxey triggered backlash on social media, with many Bahamians rejecting the idea and calling for harsher consequences.
The countdown to election
A SEA of yellow filled the Baha Mar Convention Centre last night as hundreds of Progressive Liberal Party supporters gathered for the party’s campaign launch, transforming the venue into a rally that signalled the countdown to a general election.
Shanty town residents ‘knew we were coming’
THE Davis administration continued its nationwide crackdown on shanty towns yesterday, carrying out a demolition exercise at an unregulated site off Fire Trail Road that housed between 30 to 50 residents.
Munroe: New intel unit to tackle regional crime
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the country, in partnership with OBPAT, is looking at establishing a new Transnational Crime Intelligence Unit (TCIU) in New Providence as authorities move to strengthen regional security and address evolving criminal threats.
$20m deal set to bring hybrid power to Andros
RESIDENTS in Andros are expected to receive more reliable and sustainable energy through a $20m power purchase agreement (PPA) signed by the government for the installation of three hybrid power plants on the island.
Bus driver seeks bail, claims he wasn’t the gunman
A BUS driver accused of trying to kill a fellow driver in a daylight shooting claimed he was not the gunman as bail submissions were heard yesterday.
Man who admitted to fatal stabbing given 25 years in prison
A MAN who admitted fatally stabbing another man during a fight was sentenced to 25 years in prison yesterday.
Accused remanded for allegedly firing gun at a man after argument
A MAN accused of firing a gun at another man earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.
‘Not guilty’ plea for charge of assaulting a man with a cutlass
A MAN accused of injuring another man with a cutlass was granted bail yesterday.
Hanna-Martin calls for Davis administration to address ‘housing crisis’ if re-elected
HOUSING must be addressed if the Davis administration retains power in the next general election, Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin said yesterday, describing the housing issue as a "crisis".
Abaco volunteers grapple with ‘recurring hazard’ as shanty demolition site and junkyards burn
SMOKE from a bush fire at the former Gaza shanty town site drifted across north Abaco yesterday as volunteer firefighters struggled to contain flames residents say have become a recurring hazard since the area was demolished nearly two years ago.
Davis: 'We will not have any political activity during lent’
THE PLP launches its national election campaign today – but will suspend public political events just two days later in observance of the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
Symonette: ‘Inhumane’ to deport child killer after serving sentence
FORMER Immigration Minister Brent Symonette said deporting convicted murderer Chris Ferguson after he completes his 40-year sentence for killing Adriel Moxey would be “inhumane”, amid questions over the killer’s unresolved immigration status.
Man killed by cop ‘was known to him’
A 28-YEAR-OLD man who was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in Kemp Road last week knew the officer, say local residents, contradicting initial police statements that he was an “unknown” man encountered at the officer’s home.
