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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 RND Plaza, when another...

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, as he echoed statements made...

The Bahamas National Culinary Team is said to be looking to keep up the gold standard when it comes to Taste of the Caribbean 2018. According to Team Manager Chef Mario Adderley, despite being relatively new, the group is already fired up with a new winning strategy. “This year we are looking to zone in on what we need to...

The official draw for the semifinal round of the 2018 Samuel P. Haven/Island Luck (IL) Cares Foundation National Soccer Championships was held Wednesday at the Bahamas Football Association’s (BFA) office. Today’s matchups begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Roscoe A. Davies Field. In the first game, Queen's College takes on C.R. Walker in senior girl’s action. The first boy’s semifinal begins at 5:55...

Following a dominant performance on the track over the weekend at the Texas Invitational, University of Texas (UT) sprint hurdler Pedrya Seymour, was named Big 12 Women’s Athlete of the Week for her efforts. Seymour scored a pair of victories at the annual event to help the Longhorns dominate the meet and pick up a victory over conference rival Kansas...

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 statement said. “At its meeting...

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 Tuesday that government has formed...

Company to shut off medical policy next month “Capitalism gone sour” is how Bishop Simeon Hall – advocate for Clico Policy holders, is describing the latest turn of events in the Clico debacle, which now leaves medical policy holders without coverage as of next month. The change means that policy holders will continue to pay their premiums at British American Financial (BAF), which has...

“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. “He has been to South...

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 persons who are presently in...

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 who said, “It’s nonsense. Foolishness....

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 a news conference at the...

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, just south of Upper Bouge....

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,” said the minister. “It has...

A 34-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday, charged with the armed robbery of six well known fast food restaurants in the capital. Subway, Marcos Pizza, Dominoes Pizza and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), all targeted by the alleged bandit. David Matellus appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain on Tuesday in connection with the incidents that allegedly took place...

A police officer is lucky to be alive Tuesday after facing a cutlass attack Monday afternoon. Police told Eyewitness News that the officer was driving on Albury Street in Chippingham, sometime around 5:00 p.m. yesterday, when he saw a man standing in the middle of the road, obstructing traffic. Upon closer investigation, the officer was said to have realized that...

Thousands of dollars’ worth of suspected illegal narcotics were seized by the Grand Bahama branch of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers on Monday night. According to DEU officers, shortly after 10:00 p.m. yesterday, officers - while traveling in the area of Sergeant Major Road, observed four males acting suspiciously. Upon seeing the officers, police said, the group fled the...