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East Grand Bahama MP calls GBPA utility hike ‘unfair’

EAST Grand Bahama MP Kwasi Thompson said the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s proposed utility rate adjustment would be unfair.

Call for explanation over responsibility allowance increase

THE government should explain why senior public servants recently received a 58 per cent increase in their responsibility allowance, according to Matt Aubry, Executive Director of the Organization for Responsible Governance.

FAMILY ‘SPEND $40K’ ON SHOOTING PROBE: Azario Major was shot multiple times by police in 2021

THE family of a man police killed in 2021 say they have spent over $40,000 investigating the shooting death.

‘This ain’t going under the table’ on MP abuse allegation

THE family of a woman making severe abuse allegations against a sitting Family Island MP said they feel intimidated. The ex-girlfriend of the MP filed a complaint against the MP with police in Grand Bahama last week Friday.

Ban ‘breeding and ownership of pitbulls’

ST ANNE’S MP Adrian White wants legislators to consider banning the breeding and ownership of pit bulls in The Bahamas.

Man charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with 12-year-old girl

A 36-year-old man was remanded to prison Thursday after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl playing at the Eastern Estates Park last week.

No bail for last weekend’s Dunmore St murder accused

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday accused of killing his neighbour after a dispute on Easter Sunday.

Kim Welcome’s “inspirtainment” seeks to empower women

Kim Welcome is a speaker, coach and singer with a unique take. She offers her spin on motivational speaking by incorporating her smooth jazzy inspirational music into her message. She calls this a keynote concert, which she refers to it as “inspirtainment” – a mix of inspiration and entertainment.

‘A lot more’ than $193m is owed to govt in VAT

ACTING Controller Shunda Strachan said the government is owed an alarming number of taxes, even though the number has been reduced to $875m after being $1bn when the Davis administration came to power.

Minister startled that local govt responsible for Family Islands firefighting equipment

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said he was startled to discover that Local Government is responsible for maintaining firefighting equipment on Family Islands, not the police.

Wilchcombe: All are entitled to their views

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe says House Speaker Patricia Deveaux is entitled to her views after she said she could not opine on marital rape because she is not married.

‘My hands are more than clean’ on food assistance programme says Minnis

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said his Cabinet had no involvement in the COVID-19 food assistance programme after establishing a National Food Distribution Taskforce to manage it.

Resolution passed making sailing the national sport

THE House of Assembly passed a resolution yesterday naming sailing the national sport of The Bahamas.

Inland Revenue auditing nine delinquent businesses in Eleuthera

THE Department of Inland Revenue is auditing nine businesses on Harbour Island.

RCI DEFENDS PI PROJECT: Cruise line addresses environmental concerns over $100m beach club

ROYAL Caribbean International leaders rebutted environmental concerns surrounding the proposed $100m Paradise Island project yesterday, insisting it would be their most environmentally friendly project of its kind.

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