Therapeutic care for children living with autism will now be more accessible thanks to a sizeable donation from the Island Luck (IL) Cares Foundation to the Resource and Educational Source for Autism and other related Challenges in the Bahamas (R.E.A.C.H.) organization yesterday. Island Luck’s Marketing Manager Michelle Fox made the $5,000 donation to R.E.A.C.H. Board […]
The country’s total health expenditure is ranked in the top five in the Caribbean and Latin America, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands who said, Bahamians need to make better, healthier choices. “As I recently advised Parliament, with the current trends in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, […]
Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) and Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) officers made another successful drug and ammunition seizure Wednesday. The first discovery occurred on Exuma sometime around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, police confirmed. Exuma Division officers, assisted by RBPF Marine Support Services officers, conducted a search of a bushy area at the rear of a building […]
The government is hoping to pass an amendment to the Criminal Evidence Witness Anonymity Act, in an effort to add further protection for witnesses who choose to testify in serious court matters. Parliamentarians began debate on a bill to amend the act in the Lower Chamber Wednesday. “I have met with investigators to discuss legislation […]
Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin moved a motion in Parliament Wednesday evening, for a select committee to examine all matters related to the controversial Oban Energies project. Hanna-Martin told House members that it must be determine whether there was an intentional misleading of the House of Assembly (HOA), in relation to the project by the […]
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Senator Fred Mitchell revealed Wednesday that he has hard evidence proving Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd misspoke, when he suggested that Mitchell lied to Bahamians concerning the government’s refusal to acknowledge and accept a proposal for infrastructural upgrades to an educational facility in Fox Hill. “Lies, absolute pure lies, lies,” […]
After he was falsely accused of appearing in an X-rated video that went viral shortly after being elected into office last year, Centerville Member of Parliament (MP) Reece Chipman gave notice that he plans to move a motion in the House of Assembly (HOA) next week, for a select committee to investigate “fake news”. Chipman […]
A late-night drive-by shooting in Grand Bahama has left one man in hospital and police officers on the hunt for the perpetrator. Police reports indicate that the incident unfolded sometime before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities said, two male occupants of a silver two-door Chevrolet Cavalier, were reportedly driving on Mall Drive, in the area of […]
The Minnis administration is holding steadfast to its stance on anti-corruption, with Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd becoming the latest Cabinet minister to call The Bahamas out for what he said is deeply rooted widespread corruption. “Ten per cent of our revenue is being lost every year to corruption, slackness, waste and inefficiency,” Lloyd said, […]
The European Union (EU) Code of Conduct Group (COCG) has officially recommended the Bahamas’ removal from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, otherwise known as the ‘black list’, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance Tuesday evening. The Bahamas Government received the notification in writing from the COCG’s Secretariat, the […]
Despite a number of pitfalls and widespread rejection, the Oban Energies project to construct a $5.5 billion oil refinery and storage facility in East Grand Bahama, is continuing as intended with a government committee now appointed to monitor the progress of the project. Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Anthony Newbold revealed […]
“Bad mouthing of our country shows that common sense is not common,” said Opposition and Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Davis yesterday. In a statement, Davis lambasted Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis on the heels of statements made by the nation’s leader, who addressed the Eighth Summit of the Americas meeting in Lima, Peru. […]
Spokesman for the Minnis administration – Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Anthony Newbold said Tuesday, that the government will do a better job in being transparent, especially as it relates to government travel. Government came under heavy criticism by opposition members, who questioned why the large delegation of more than 16 […]
Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd minced no words Tuesday as he responded to claims made by Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell, who suggested that his ministry refused to approve a generous donation from a private citizen for infrastructural upgrades to educational facilities in Fox Hill. “Lies, absolute pure lies, lies,” according to Lloyd […]
Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration Brent Symonette, has suggested that a hike in the cost of various work permits will be a part of government’s remedy to curtail the millions of dollars it spends annually in deportation efforts. “The cost of deportation and repatriation is a large cost,” said Symonette, during […]
Traffic cops on Eleuthera are investigating a fatal car crash which claimed the life of a female Tuesday evening, putting the fatality count at __ for the year. The accident, traffic investigators said, occurred shortly before 6:00 p.m. yesterday. Officers responded to the scene where they said they found a Chevrolet Cobalt car, lodged in bushes on Queens Highway, […]
Public Works Minister Desmond Bannister said he is “displeased” with the work on the seawall in High Rock, East Grand Bahama. During a tour of two seawalls in the nation’s second city last Thursday, Bannister said, the seawall was “improperly built”. “We came out here because what you see is a seawall that was improperly built,” […]
Two men were arraigned in the Magistrates court yesterday in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Kenneth Heastie Kemp nearly two weeks ago and have been remanded to the Bahamas Department of Corrections (BDOC). Dennis Mather, 26, and Dameko Morely, 28, both of Lincoln Boulevard, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain. The men were […]
