Super Value owner says grocers anxious to get the full picture NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Super Value President Rupert Roberts said yesterday that while he “remains watchful” as the government moves to expand the list of value-added tax (VAT)-exempt breadbasket items, he was somewhat shocked by the move. Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands made the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On the heels of Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis revealing earlier this week that the commissioner of police is expected to investigate the findings of a recent audit report into the National Sports Authority (NSA), the opposition Progressive Liberal Party expressed on Tuesday that such an investigation would not be free from […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Following months of unfulfilled promises, government announced Tuesday that the General Post Office on East Hill Street will be relocated to its new home at Town Centre Mall within the next six weeks. Minister of Transport and Local Government, Renward Wells, who has responsibility for the General Post Office, confirmed the new […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Free National Movement is expected to hold a convention later on this year, but it will likely be a non-voting event in which the party’s executive positions will not be open for challenge, according to Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Carl Culmer. Speaking to Eyewitness News Online, Culmer suggested some broad […]
PLP chairman says FNM is ‘wasting time chasing after their tails’ NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Free National Movement (FNM) continued its attack on the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party on Monday, after an Auditor General’s report tabled in the House of Assembly last week revealed that Sports Authority contracts and upgrades while the PLP was in […]
Another child abducted in front of home NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Amid a series of child abductions in which the victims have been subsequently released “unharmed” in obscure locations in New Providence, renowned Bahamian psychiatrist Dr. David Allen said studies show that these traumatic ordeals represent significant psychological damage to victims that can manifest well […]
Williams: “Why are you trying to drive us to that?” NASSAU, BAHAMAS – While acknowledging that an all-out withdrawal of nurses labour would bring the healthcare system to its knees, Bahamas Nurses Union President (BNU) Amancha Williams said yesterday that the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and the government have pushed frustrated nurses to the […]
The announcement of the signing of a Letter of Intent between Lucayan Renewal Holdings and Royal Caribbean International/ITM has brought much hope for the people of Grand Bahama. We intend to commence exclusive negotiations immediately with the joint venture group with the intent of signing an Agreement for Sale and Heads of Agreement. Why would […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Government of The Bahamas wishes to advise that a delegation is attending the 4th Meeting of the Working Party on the accession of The Bahamas to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on April 5, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Bahamas’ Delegation is led by Brent Symonette, Minister of Financial Services, Trade […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Three of six persons involved in the highly publicized Michelle Reckley money laundering and fraud case were released of all charges brought against them by the Crown following a shocking move by Magistrate Ambrose Armbrister on Friday. Michelle Reckley, alongside five others, were hauled before the Magistrate Court on February 13 on […]
The Free National Movement (FNM) announced Friday that it understands that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will appeal Magistrate Ambrose Armbrister’s decision to dismiss three persons of money laundering charges in the Michelle Reckley case. The announcement came via a press statement issued on Friday night. “The Office of the Director of […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The report on whether local government should be established in New Providence has been completed and is expected to go before Cabinet in a few weeks, announced prime minister Dr. Hubert Minnis at the recent opening of a local Government conference at the Melia Resort. The government formed a committee last year […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – There is a possibility that the minimum wage, which is a mere $210, can increase according to National Tripartite Council (NTC) Chairman Robert Farquharson. In keeping with the government’s mandate to transform the industrial relations environment of the nation, the NTC, along with other industry partners on Thursday launched a public relations […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Free National Movement (FNM) on Thursday lauded the efforts of the government when it comes to improvements in education. “Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis knows first-hand that education can be a gateway to opportunity for Bahamians,” the FNM said in a statement issued yesterday. “He [the prime minister] and the FNM […]
Lloyd: C.C. Sweeting student instructed classmate to stab victim NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Several parliamentarians yesterday condemned the brutal killing of T.A. Thompson Junior High School student Perry Rolle, 15, insisting that such attacks have no place in Bahamian society and require the intervention of all residents in the country to affect change. Calling the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police have two teenagers in custody in connection with Tuesday’s brazen daylight murder which claimed the life of a junior high school student who was on his way home from school, according to Education Minister Jeffery Lloyd. The victim has been identified as 15-year-old Perry Rolle; a ninth-grade student at T.A. Thompson […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Final preparation is being made for the implementation of Marco’s (Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation) Law, according to Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Frankie Campbell, who said he has been assured the legislation will be brought into force soon. Following a wave of child abduction cases in recent weeks, there […]
600 child sexual abuse cases between 2015 and 2018 NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Amid a series of abductions and other violent incidents involving children, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Frankie Campbell said yesterday that there is a dire need for parents in The Bahamas to pay more attention to their children and instill […]
