Bannister blames PLP neglect for BPL woes
FORMER Works Minister Desmond Bannister said the protocol for maintaining Bahamas Power & Light’s Wartsila engines changed under the Davis administration –– one reason why load shedding has been needed this summer.
CORNISH: I’M PM IN ABACO – MP says Davis is only other authority that leads the island
“ON Abaco, Kirk is the prime minister.” That’s the comment of North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish, who asserted his authority during an independence banquet at Faith Walks Church of God in Cooper’s Town, Abaco, on Saturday.
Man ‘tried to rape girl on her way to school’
A MAN is behind bars, accused of attempting to sexually assault a teenaged girl on Soldier Road as she was on her way to school in February.
Boys accused of armed robbery
TWO teen boys were remanded to prison after being accused of an armed robbery in Gladstone Road last week.
Bail granted for man accused of throwing loaded gun away
A MAN on crutches was granted $10,000 bail after he was accused of throwing a loaded gun away in a bag last week.
Baseball bat murder suspect faces court
TWO men were charged with murder yesterday, including a man accused of killing an elderly man with a baseball bat last month in Malcolm Allotment East.
Operation Potcake returns with objective to spay or neuter 3,200 cats and dogs
OPERATION Potcake, an effort to spay or neuter dogs and cats around New Providence, will return in January for the first time in ten years.
Glover-Rolle says promotions for financial officers should be completed within three weeks
AFTER a protest involving public service workers demanding promotion, State Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said promotions for financial officers should be completed within three weeks.
Pintard: Under Davis Administration BPL has not progressed
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said the Davis administration has not built on the progress its predecessor made toward repairing generation woes at Bahamas Power & Light.
Parker re-elected president of Bar Association over Farquharson-Seymour
KHALIL Parker was re-elected president of the Bar Council on Friday.
DRA inspects septic tank project in Sweeting’s Cay, GB
DISASTER Reconstruction Authority Alex Storr has taken exception to those who say the organisation is ineffective, insisting they are working hard.
Flag raising ceremonies held throughout Grand Bahama to mark the road to 50
Flag-raising ceremonies were held on Friday throughout Grand Bahama in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Independence.
UPDATED: Man found with gunshot injuries after police officers shot earlier at same location
HOURS after two off-duty police officers were shot on Marshall Road, the dead body of a man was found in the exact location.
Govt contemplates one-off holiday for 50 years of CARICOM
THE Davis administration is considering introducing a one-off holiday to mark the 50th anniversary of CARICOM, with Latrae Rahming, director of communications in the Office of the Prime Minister, saying a decision on this is “imminent”.
Low vaccination rates spark fears over polio
HEALTH officials are alarmed by declining vaccination among children and fear the country is at risk of reintroducing polio and other deadly diseases.
