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FNM: Bastian and Miller-Brice posts may be tested in court

THE Free National Movement says the new Cabinet appointments of Sebas Bastian and Leslia Miller-Brice should be tested before the courts if necessary, arguing that the government has not fully explained how two people with known links to the gaming industry were cleared to serve as ministers under the Gaming Act.

PM Davis to deliver keynote address at historic IPCC meeting in Nassau

MORE than 200 of the world’s leading climate change scientists will descend on Nassau this week

Prime Minister names Jerome Fitzgerald to Cabinet post

JEROME Fitzgerald, whose political career was scarred by controversy over efforts to secure Baha Mar contracts for a company formed by his father, has been returned to Cabinet and placed in charge of economic affairs nearly a decade after the scandal made him one of the faces of the PLP’s vulnerability before its crushing 2017 defeat.

New Attorney general Munroe dismisses conflict concerns

NEWLY appointed Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Wayne Munroe dismissed concerns that his history of suing the government and representing clients charged by the state would create a conflict of interest in his new role.

Davis names one of largest Cabinets in Bahamian history

PRIME Minister Philip Davis has unveiled one of the largest executive administrations in Bahamian history, swearing in a 28-member team of Cabinet and state ministers following the Progressive Liberal Party’s landslide general election victory.

Man remanded to prison over Baillou Hill Road bus shooting

A MAN accused in the near-fatal shooting of a bus driver and another man on Baillou Hill Road last month was remanded to prison yesterday.

Bahamas to host 200 global climate scientists next week

More than 200 of the world's leading climate change scientists will descend on Nassau next week as The Bahamas hosts a crucial international conference - the largest gathering of its kind ever held in the Caribbean.

Davis pledges to unite country as he is sworn in for second term as PM

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis was sworn in for a second consecutive term yesterday after leading the Progressive Liberal Party to a landslide victory on Tuesday, ending a three-decade pattern of Bahamians throwing administrations out after one term.

'We thought we was going to die’

PLANE crash survivor Olympia Outten wept yesterday as she recalled how she feared all 11 people aboard would die after their light aircraft nose-dived into the ocean after both engines failed in stormy conditions on an election day flight from Abaco to Grand Bahama.

Golding criticises lack of campaign finance laws

BAHAMIAN elections remain wide open to the influence of money because successive governments have failed to pass campaign finance laws despite years of warnings, former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding said yesterday.

Election observers call for independent voting authority

DESPITE steps taken by the Davis administration to modernise the electoral process, The Bahamas still needs deeper reform in election management, electoral technology and the media environment, the Commonwealth Observer Group warned yesterday.

Munroe hints at govt return after losing Freetown seat

WAYNE Munroe hinted he could return to government in an appointed role after becoming the only sitting Cabinet minister to lose his seat in the 2026 general election, saying yesterday he was disappointed but not demoralised by his defeat in Freetown.

PRD plans postmortem into election day voting problems

PARLIAMENTARY Commissioner Harrison Thompson said officials will conduct a postmortem into the 2026 general election after complaints that some voters were missing from the register, assigned to the wrong constituencies or forced to cast protest ballots.

Ex-fiancée testifies Gibson holds Elite Maintenance company register

THE former fiancée of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson told the Supreme Court yesterday that he has the company register for Elite Maintenance, a business she previously claimed he owned from the shadows despite not appearing on corporate documents.

Immigration deports 107 Haitian nationals to Cap-Haïtien

The Department of Immigration yesterday deported 107 Haitian nationals to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, as part of its ongoing enforcement efforts aimed at ensuring compliance with the country’s immigration laws.

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