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Report says Travolta's son killed by 'seizure'
The body of 16-year-old Jett Travolta was creamated following the completion of an autopsy yesterday hours after it was released to his family by Bahamian authorities. read more >>
US media gather in Freeport awaiting Travolta autopsy results
Reporters, photographers, and cameramen from an assortment of US-based media outlets gather outside the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Grand Bahama awaiting the autopsy results of Jett Travolta. The 16 year old son of actor John Travolta died tragically on January 2nd, 2009 while the family was vacationing at Old Bahama Bay in West End.
Autopsy results are expected soon.
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John Travolta's son dies suddenly at Old Bahama Bay in Grand Bahama
At about 11:40am on Friday 2.1.09, officers at the Central Detective Unit on Grand Bahama received information that Jett Travolta, 16 yrs, son of movie star John Travolta, fell ill while at Old Bahama Bay Resort in West End and is en route to the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport via ambulance. read more >>
High Commissioner Paul Farquharson presents credentials to Council of the European Union
BRUSSELS -- The Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the European Communities announced that on Monday, December 8, 2008, His Excellency Paul H. Farquharson, Bahamas High Commissioner to London, presented his Letters of Credence to the Acting President of the Council of the European Union, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs, thus concluding the procedure for his presentation of Credentials to the European Communities. read more >>
Christmas message from Prime Minister Ingraham
Message from Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Prime Minister Christmas 2008I am happy once again on my own behalf and that of my wife and family and on the behalf of the Government of The Bahamas to extend very best wishes for a blessed and peaceful Christmas to Bahamians everywhere and to all those resident or visiting with us during this season
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Government signs $6 million contract to complete Magistrates’ court complex
The completion of the Magistrates’ Court complex is essential to facilitate the further execution of justice and to enhance the working conditions of staff said Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko Grant as he signed a contract for $6,427,731.61 Thursday with Adler Construction Company to complete the Nassau and South Streets complex. read more >>
Agave wins Chef Noel 2008
The Festival Noel Committee is pleased to announce the that winning restaurant for Festival Noel's top prize, CHEF NOEL, which was won by the newly opened restaurant Agave. The restaurant owners have also won an adverting package from Cool 96 and Bahama Buy & Sell, gifts from Bristol Wines and Spirits, a winning plaque and the honour of being voted TOP CHEF in Grand Bahama. read more >>
Bahamians to get first opportunity for jobs, says Labour Minister
Labour and Social Development Minister the Hon. Dion Foulkes assured Bahamians that opportunities for employment in the construction, hotel and financial services industries would be offered to them first. read more >>
Fox Hill Clinic to fight obesity with 1,000 pound challenge
Health officials at the Bahamas Primary Health Care Training Centre, located at the Fox Hill Clinic, will launch a one thousand pound challenge to battle growing CNCDs within the Fox Hill Community beginning mid-January, 2009 in a bid to fight the growing number of persons who are either obese or overweight. read more >>
Contracts signed for West Bay Street repaving and repair of Straw Market tents
The Bahamas Government awarded a contract for the repaving of a section of West Bay Street to Lamour Mechanical Trucking and Paving, in the amount of $371, 772.50, said Minister of Public Works and Transport the Hon. Neko Grant on Wednesday. read more >>
Grand Bahama Power employees help Inagua
In keeping with the Christmas spirit of helping one another, the employees of the Grand Bahama Power Company chipped in to aide the residents of Inagua with their reconstruction efforts. read more >>
Resolution passed for LPIA redevelopment
Contribution to Debate on a Resolution to Assume $50 million of the Debt of the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) for the Redevelopment of the Lynden Pindling International Airport read more >>
Government committed to improved Immigration processes
NASSAU, Bahamas - Minister of State for Immigration the Hon. Branville McCartney assured the business community that the aim of the Department of Immigration is to expedite applications for foreign work permits. read more >>
Commissioner of St. Lucie County, Florida seeks business and tourism partnership
The Commissioner of St. Lucie County, Florida, Doug Coward and public relations and marketing executives are visiting Grand Bahama as guests of the Ministry of Tourism, as they seek to build business and tourism partnerships between St. Lucie County and Grand Bahama Island. read more >>
North Abaco cheers for ‘One Bahamas’
COOPER’S TOWN, Abaco – Students from various schools in North Abaco recently welcomed the “One Bahamas” celebration to the region with cheers, music and excitement at a pep rally at the S. C. Bootle High School. read more >>
Ministry Seeking Tourist From China
Tourism Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace said yesterday he and his team are changing the way they market The Bahamas as a destination to Asian tourists and are looking to establish combination trips for visitors traveling to North America. read more >>
Fun Quiz Night @ Compass Point Resort
The Fun Quiz Night @ Compass Point Resort in aid of
The Bahamas Humane Society
Wednesday 3rd December @ 7.30pm
3 Rounds of 25 questions on anything and everything!
Quiz time: 8.00pm
Team Registration:7.30pm
Team maximum: 6 people / Entrance fee: $10 per person
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PM Would Not Oppose Legal Gambling
While hundreds of illegal number houses appear to operate freely throughout the Bahamas without much interference from law enforcement authorities, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham stressed Sunday that a national lottery is not a part of his Government’s agenda.
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Road Runners Award Top Athletes
Dignitaries and Olympic guests alike stressed perseverance and hard work as key tools for excelling in life at the 9th Road Runners Track and Field Club Banquet, held in honor of Grand Bahamians Basil and Paula Neymour at the Wyndham Resort on Saturday night. read more >>
Bahamas Christian Council calls on Prime Minister
The Bahamas Christian Council called on Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday, November 28. Pictured from left are Rev. Dr. Victor Cooper, Rev. Dr. Gloria Ferguson, Rev. Patrick Paul; Council President, Prime Minister Ingraham, Bishop Gregory Minnis and Pastor Edward Minnis. read more >>
Electricity Bill To Decrease
After experiencing a drop in the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's (BEC) surcharge earlier this month, BEC consumers could expect to see further reductions on their electricity bills, as additional drops in the surcharge are expected well into the first quarter of 2009. read more >>
Thompson Trading Steps In
Weeks after Pepsi Bahamas Bottling Company announced that it would close its manufacturing plant in Eastern New Providence, leaving 75 people jobless, the company inked a distribution deal with Thompson Trading Company on Wednesday read more >>
Junkanoo Groups Lack Sponsorship
Minister of State for Culture Charles Maynard said recently that some Junkanoo groups are having trouble accessing money because of the tough economic times.Can you help?
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Prime Minister Lauds Resort
Despite suffering huge losses, the owners of Our Lucaya Resort in Freeport have committed to providing $3 million every month to keep more than 1,000 Bahamians employed and to cover the property's operational expenses, according to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham. read more >>
Low-Cost Homes Downpayment To Be Reduced
While some Bahamians may be placing their dream of home ownership on hold due to the economic crisis, Housing Minister Kenneth Russell said his ministry has agreed to reduce the downpayment and legal charges on low-cost homes. read more >>
Public Works Minister says contractors bill is a work in progress
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is in the process of drafting legislation for a Contractors Bill, Minister of Public Works and Transport the Hon. Neko C. Grant said as he addressed the recent closing sessions of the Bahamas Contractors Association’s Contractor I Seminar Series read more >>
Bradford Marine Bahamas dedicates new office
Bradford Marine Bahamas, one of the Bradford Marine family of companies, has dedicated new office facilities at their Freeport, Grand Bahama shipyard. These new offices include over 4,000 square feet of office space and are part of a facility upgrade which includes 1,100 lineal feet of new, deep water dockage.read more >>
Russian Federation Ambassador looks forward to deeper relations with The Bahamas
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to The Bahamas His Excellency Mikhail Kamynin paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham at the Prime Minister’s office last week, where the deepening of relations between the two countries and damage in Cuba after the passage of recent hurricanes was discussed.read more >>
Dog Found On Yamacraw Hill Road
This puppy was in found in a friends yard on the 12th of Nov in the Yamacraw Hill Rd./Stokes beach area. The pup is currently being fostered/permanently homed, but we want to make sure we have exhausted our search for their real owner as the foster parent is keen to take the dog on permanently, the dog was in good shape so we assume it was owned by someone and was wearing a collar. read more >>
Environment Minister continues million tree campaign
In keeping with the Ministry of Environment’s Plant a Million Tree Campaign, Minister of the Environment the Hon. Earl Deveaux planted coconut trees on land cleared for a community park in the R. E. Cooper/Florence Gardens subdivision read more >>
Hundreds To Lose Jobs
We have learned that the operators of Atlantis, Paradise Island, intend to cut nearly 1,000 jobs this week in an effort to contain costs.read more >>
Girls soccer games underway on Grand Bahama
Girls soccer is underway and growing in popularity on Grand Bahama. In the most recent series of games the scores were as follows: read more >>
2008 Bahamas Squash Championships player registration open
The Bahamas Squash Racquets Association (BSRA) will be holding the 2008 Bahamas Squash Championships from November 13th - 16th at The Squash Club on Village Road. read more >>
Nine distinguished Bahamians honoured in San Salvador
The church of St. Augustine ’s of Canterbury San Salvador celebrated its fifth Recognition Service on Sunday, 12th October, 2008. In addition to the special service, the parish hosted a gala banquet as a vital part of the recognition activities. read more >>
New Tourism Markets Explored
The attraction of European and Asian tourists to Bahamian shores is going to be a great asset in terms of retrenching The Bahamas as one of the top destinations in the Caribbean, according to a senior tourism official.
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Live Scores For The 2009 World Cup Qualifiers
Live Scores For The 2009 World Cup Qualifiers From Nassau, Bahamas. The Nawira 2009 Rugby World Cup.
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Live From Nassau Bahamas
Watch the 2009 Nawira Rugby World Cup Qualifiers live here (back online at 9.15am Sun 26th for the first game) read more >>
75 Pepsi Workers In The Balance
Since Pepsi announced its intention to close before the end of this year, the financial fate of some 75 employees is expected to be determined as early as next week, according to chief negotiator of the Bahamas Beverage Water Distributors and Workers Union Huedley Moss.read more >>
'Rain' opens floodgate for Bahamas films
The Bahamas may be on the verge of a bonafide film production industry with the country’s first international film release, Rain.Rain, written and directed by Maria Govan, was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this month, garnering positive reviews. ScreenDaily.com predicts that Rain will land on the schedules of many more film festivals.
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Festival Noel returns with its 14th year of fun
'The early bird catches the worm,' and the organisers of Festival Noel 2008 are well on their way to making this year’s event one of the best ever. With 14 years of experience under their belt, this year’s event - to be held on December 5th - will not only be a great success but most importantly, a FUN evening for Grand Bahama.read more >>
JetBlue Announces New Nassau Service
JetBlue Airways has unveiled plans to expand its footprint in the Caribbean with new daily nonstop service from Orlando International Airport to Nassau and twice daily service from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport to Nassau. read more >>
Bahamas E-Commerce Approaching
Businesses looking to sell goods and services over the internet will soon be able to market their products online with the country’s first automatic clearing house set to come on stream in just a matter of weeks.
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Olympians Lunch With G.G., And Visit Junior Correctional Facilities
The Bahamas Olympic team from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games continued to celebrate their success with the nation on Tuesday with a visit to Government House where they paid a courtesy call and enjoyed a scrumptious lunch with Governor General Arthur Hanna.read more >>
Lyford Cay International School students take community service trip to Uganda
A group of LCIS grade 11 students will be traveling to Kampala, Uganda, this Wednesday, October 15th, 2008. During their 10-day stay in Uganda they will be working with orphaned children of war at the Tent Makers Academy. read more >>
Two Dogs Found.. Need To Find The Owners
Two dogs were found in the neighbourhood of Dicks Point/Fort Montague on Firday.... Does anyone know who the owner is.
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Bahamians earn PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor ratings at Viva Diving
Viva Diving at Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach Resort on Grand Bahama is the only full time, multilingual, PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Dive Resort in the Bahamas. The operation is managed by Gio Prestigiacomo, the only PADI Course Director resident in the Bahamas. Recently Viva Diving successfully completed our first PADI Instructor Development Course in 11 days. read more >>
Bluewater Deadline On BTC Purchase
The company in talks with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company privatization committee has until the end of today to prove its financial fitness and provide certain documents or it faces losing involvement in any serious effort to buy BTC. read more >>
Bimini Bay Resort receives two international property awards
The 2008 CNBC International Property Awards – in association with The New York Times – has awarded Bimini Bay Resort in two prestigious categories, Best Development and Best Marina Development in the Bahamas. Awards will be presented at a glittering gala dinner at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando, Fla., in November 2008.read more >>
Tourism Plan Unveiled
From negotiating lower airfares to The Bahamas, to re-branding the Family Islands and making it easier for visitors to learn more about the country, the Ministry of Tourism's plan to boost tourist arrivals to The Bahamas entails a multi-layered approach read more >>
Government extends payment plan deadline for electricity customers
Residential electricity consumers of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) and the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) whose service has been reconnected under the Government’s social assistance initiative now have until October 31, 2008 to set up payment plans to settle their account arrears, the Government announced Thursday.read more >>
FIDA announes 2008/9 scholarship recipient
The Grand Bahama Chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) is pleased to announce that Destiny Danielle McKinney is the third recipient of the annual FIDA Scholarship Award. Miss McKinney is a 2008 graduate of Sunland Baptist Academy, Freeport, Grand Bahama and is pursuing an Associate Degree in Law at the College of The Bahamas. read more >>
GB gunman captured in New Providence
The gunman sought in the Sunday shooting at Pepper Pot Take-away in Freeport was captured in New Providence Monday evening.
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$7 million cocaine bust at Freeport Container Port
Acting on information received, a team of Bahamian and International Law Enforcement personnel, proceeded to the Freeport Container Port on Sunday 5.10.08, where they commenced certain enquiries. read more >>
Two New Cellular Licenses To Be Issued
On the first anniversary of the sale of the majority interest in the Bahamas Telecommuni-cations Company, the process for licensing two new cellular phone operators will be started, the committee overseeing the BTC privatization process revealed yesterday.
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Man shot and critically injured in altercation at Grand Bahama take-away
A Freeport male resident is hospitalised in New Providence in critical condition, after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head during an altercation with another male, shortly before noon on Saturday (4.10.08), in the southern parking lot of the Pepper Pot Take Away Restaurant on East Sunrise Highway.read more >>
Body Found On Dirt Road
Police on Sunday appealed for the public’s assistance in finding the identity of a woman, whose body was discovered through a dirt road off Charles Saunders Highway on Saturday.read more >>
PM Raps Performance of Public Servants
There are many public servants who are not as dedicated to their jobs as they should be, claimed Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham Sunday.read more >>
Learn how to 'gang-proof' your children
With violent crime on the rise in The Bahamas and the age of offenders getting younger every day, concern over the safety of the nation’s youth is expected to be forefront in the minds of many at this year’s Halsbury Chambers Free Legal Clinic. read more >>
Bahamian economy will feel the impact
The Bahamian economy will likely feel the impact in the coming months from a 'crisis of confidence' gripping U.S. consumers, according to business experts who participated in a special economic forum last night. But they said the right action by authorities could ensure a softer landing. read more >>
Locals Want To Gamble
With widespread illegal gambling activity, a group of Bahamians want what they call the archaic, undemocratic gaming laws in the country to be changed to afford them the right to gamble in their own country.read more >>
Government makes good on promise to Grand Bahama Power Company customers
The Government will cause all disconnected residential Grand Bahama Power Company consumers to have their electricity restored, and will, as it did for Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) consumers, cause the fuel surcharge to be limited for some 15,000 consumers on Grand Bahama, Minister of State for Finance the Hon. Zhivargo Laing announced in parliament Wednesday.read more >>
BTC Workers Enraged
A massive strike could be looming on the horizon at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) after its senior management advised yesterday that disciplinary action - in the form of pay cuts - was taken against the 514 employees who left their posts without permission during the unauthorized work stoppages in New Providence and Grand Bahama on August 11 and 12. read more >>
Kenton Dion Knowles "Emperor" Gets Bail
A judge Tuesday freed murder accused Kenton Dion Knowles on $50,000 bail, despite concern from a prosecutor that he is a flight risk and should remain in custody. Knowles, who is better known by the street name "Emperor", was arrested for the murder of his nephew, Kendal Knowles, on July 3. read more >>
PM To Intervene In ‘Gold’ Dispute
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has pledged to intervene in the controversial San Salvador gold dispute after the opposition expressed concerns that violence might erupt on the island.read more >>
BMC Bldg $7M Over Budget
The new Bahamas Mortgage Corporation building that is under construction on John F. Kennedy Drive has a cost overrun of more that $7 million, according to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.read more >>
Bahamas Give $500,000 to Hati
Additional help is on the way for storm-ravaged Haiti and the Turk and Caicos Islands, as The Bahamas will be contributing half a million dollars to assist with the restoration of those nations following the mass devastation as a result of the recent tropical cyclones. read more >>
Judges Condemn Court Mess
Politicians who hold the purse strings for the judiciary have been ignoring repeated complaints from chief justices of the Supreme Court about inadequate facilities for nearly two decades, and the recent decision of a senior justice of that court not to sit in condemned facilities only drives the point home.read more >>
Doctors Hospital donates to BASRA
The season for balls and banquets are on the horizon, a chance for many to kick up their heels on the dance floor and have a good time, all in the name of some very deserving organizations. Many charitable organizations in the Bahamas depend on the financial gains of these balls in order to do their good works for the community. read more >>
33 Year Old Shot In Grand Bahama
Grand Bahama police reported yesterday that at about 5:20am, the duty officer at the Police Dispatch Centre in Freeport received a call informing that a man had just been shot at his residence in Lewis Yard.
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St. George’s Student Hospitalized
The 16-year-old St. George’s High School student seriously injured when he was struck in the head by an aluminum window louvre thrown through his classroom window by a fellow student during the melee on the school’s campus last week is in stable condition at Princess Margaret Hospital.
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Judges Condemn Court Mess
Politicians who hold the purse strings for the judiciary have been ignoring repeated complaints from chief justices of the Supreme Court about inadequate facilities for nearly two decades, and the recent decision of a senior justice of that court not to sit in condemned facilities only drives the point home.
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Gems FM Respond To Darold Miller
The owners of Gems 105.9 FM say that they owe former talk show host Darold Miller nothing, and stressed that they are prepared for a legal battle. During a press conference at the radio station yesterday, co-owners of Gems Cyprianna McWeeney and Debbie Bartlett sought to clear the air on a number of issues related to the matter. read more >>
Police Seek Second Murder Suspect
Police are searching for a second suspect in the September 12th murder of 26-year-old Jodie Jamine Deveaux, alias Jodie Smith, which occurred in the area of the popular Pepper Pot Take Away Restaurant in Grand Bahama. read more >>
Hunger Stike At Detention Center
Scores of Cuban detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Center are reportedly on a hunger strike, protesting the length of time it takes for their repatriation and harsh "nightmare-like" living conditions. read more >>
Gov’t Making “Mess” Of Laws
Bahamas Bar Association President Wayne Munroe has accused the government of making a "mess" of the proposed plea-bargaining bill, just as he says it did the Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Act. read more >>
Grand Bahama Children's Home appeals for donations
The Grand Bahama Children’s Home brings light into the lives of our children everyday. Children from troubled homes, neglected and often abused learn to flourish and thrive again in the comforting and joyful environment of the home. Seeing these young faces smile is a daily reward for the efforts that go into the running of this establishment.read more >>
Murder Accused Had Drugs
The Crown is expected on Monday to wrap up its case in the trial of two brothers accused of murdering Mario Miller.
Mario Miller was found brutally stabbed to death in bushes near Super Value in Winton on June 22, 2002. According to reports, Miller was stabbed 18 times about the body.
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Mario Miller was found brutally stabbed to death in bushes near Super Value in Winton on June 22, 2002. According to reports, Miller was stabbed 18 times about the body.
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Captain Bernard Burrows Still Missing
The family of a man who has been missing for the past two weeks is appealing to the public to help find him.The family of a man who has been missing for the past two weeks is appealing to the public to help find him.
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Abaco Man In Court For $9.6 Million Drug Bust
A 36-year-old Abaco man was arraigned in court yesterday in connection with a $9.6 million drug bust which took place near Spanish Cay on Friday. Felix Johnson was charged with conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with intent to supply, conspiracy to import dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply and importation of dangerous drugs. read more >>
RBDF Intercepts Haitian Vessel
After receiving reports from the US Coast Guard, the Marine Unit Base on Inagua activated its assets and intercepted an overloaded Haitian vessel 16 miles off Matthew Town on Monday. read more >>
Ex Airport Authority Worker Wins Over $20,000
The Airport Authority (AA) may be liable to pay ten of thousands of dollars to workers it terminated after the creation of the Nassau Airport Development (NAD) Company based on a ruling by the Industrial Tribunal awarding one former employee more than $20,000. read more >>
Suzanne Black awarded Honorary Doctorate
Financial services pioneer and real estate development consultant Suzanne Black, right, was recently awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Sojourner-Douglass College . read more >>
AIDS Victim Speaks Out
With 88 new AIDS cases recorded in the Bahamas as of March of this year, one victim of the incurable disease candidly spoke to the Journal on Sunday, expressing hope that other sexually active individuals, especially teens, would either abstain from sex or adopt safe sex practices. read more >>
Union Employees To Continue Work Stoppage
Employees of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union, who have not received their pay checks for the past two weeks, are expected to continue their work stoppage action today, to drive home demands for monies they have rightfully earned. read more >>
Triple Homicide Moves Murder Count to 54
The country’s homicide count rose to 54 over the weekend after a triple homicide was recorded on Saturday in the Augusta and Polhemus Street area.
According to official police reports, the three victims who succumbed to injuries have been indentified as Lavardo Armbrister, 35, of Laird Street; Sedino Smith, 33, of Yellow Elder Gardens and Vanessa Williams, 23, of Blue Hill Road.
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According to official police reports, the three victims who succumbed to injuries have been indentified as Lavardo Armbrister, 35, of Laird Street; Sedino Smith, 33, of Yellow Elder Gardens and Vanessa Williams, 23, of Blue Hill Road.
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BUT Belinda Wilson Speak Out Over School Fees
President of the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) Belinda Wilson has taken exception to remarks made by the Minister of Education Carl Bethel that all public school students must be allowed to attend school even if certain fees are not paid. read more >>
Man and Girlfriend Kidnapped
Police shot one of three suspects involved in the kidnapping of a man and his girlfriend early Sunday morning.According to Assistant Superintendent Walter Evans, a 23-year-old man and his 19-year-old girlfriend were held at gunpoint as they were walking in the area of Elizabeth Avenue around 2:00a.m. Sunday.
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Prime Minister to Meet Morton Executives
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is expected to meet today with representatives from Morton Salt company's home office in the Untied States to receive a full report on the Inagua hurricane damage assessments they conducted during the past week and indications about their future plans. read more >>
Victim’s Blood Found In Accused Man’s Car
A forensics expert on Thursday testified that her examination placed blood from murder victim Mario Miller in the vehicle belonging to murder accused Ricardo Miller via a DNA blood match.read more >>
Rum Cay Project Stalled
Work on the much-touted $700 million Rum Cay Resort Marina supposedly being developed by Montana Holdings on remote Rum Cay in the southern Bahamas has stalled completely, leaving a gaping hole in the island’s economy, and leading to migration away from home once again for many who had returned in anticipation of work.read more >>
Craig Flowers Donates $100,000
Local businessman Craig Flowers yesterday donated $100,000 to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on behalf of his companies to assist in recovery efforts in Inagua following Hurricane Ike, which impacted the island more than a week ago. read more >>
Dionisio D'Aguilar Urges Inaguans To Rebuild
President of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Mr. Dionisio D’Aguilar encouraged Inagua residents to rebuild the island’s infrastructure after Hurricane Ike swept through Matthew Town last week, leaving behind millions of dollars in damage.read more >>
PM Orders Lights On
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on Wednesday ordered that the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) immediately restore power to more than 5,000 residential customers whose electricity had been disconnected because they failed to pay outstanding power bills in entirety.read more >>
Bahamian Hotels Feeling The Slump
The dismal performance of the tourism industry in 2008 is being reflected in a newly released Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) survey, which confirms that profits and staffing levels are being negatively impacted by current economic conditions. read more >>
Public School Fees “ILLEGAL”
On the heels of a directive from the Minister of Education ordering school administrators to stop preventing children from attending public schools because their parents or guardians can’t afford certain school-instituted fees, a senior education official has disclosed that there is no legislative basis for the fees. read more >>
Miller’s Murder Trial Begins
More than a year after a retrial was ordered in the case, the trial of two brothers accused of murdering Mario Miller got underway on Tuesday with the victim’s father, former cabinet minister Leslie Miller, taking the witness stand.read more >>
8-yr old dies from traffic accident injuries
The young Abaco male student who was struck down along with his sister, last Thursday (11.9.08), while on their way home after school, has succumbed to the injuries that he sustained in that accident. Eight year old Malik Fenelus of the Mudd, Marsh Harbour, a student at the Central Abaco Primary School, died in the Intensive Care Unit at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, around 3:00pm on Monday (15.9.08), where he had been detained since being airlifted there, following the accident. read more >>
$3.5 million cocaine seizure on Grand Bahama
A very large quantity of cocaine was seized by Grand Bahama Drug Enforcement Unit officers, shortly after it arrived on the island.Acting on information received, the team of Interdiction Officers proceeded to the Freeport Container Port around 4:00pm on Sunday 15.9.08, where they commenced enquiries.
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Cop Arrested After Drug Find
A police corporal who was suspended last year after he was charged with rape, was arrested over the weekend on a drug charge, officials said. read more >>
Local Contractors Struggling
Local contractors are complaining that it is becoming more and more difficult to make ends meet.According to one local contractor, it has been extremely hard to find work for months at a time.
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Eight Mile RockMurder
Police on Grand Bahama identified that island’s latest homicide during the weekend.The young man who was fatally stabbed around 1:12 am last Friday during a confrontation with the male passenger of a vehicle in the vicinity of the Pepper Pot take- way restaurant on East Sunrise Highway has been identified as 26-year-old Jodie Smith of Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock, Chief Superintendent Basil Rahming said.
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49th Murder Recorded
The country recorded its third homicide in a seven-day period and the 49th for the year this past weekend, after a man and his female companion were attacked by another man late Saturday night. read more >>
Minister Orders Students Registered
The practice by some public schools of barring students from attending school because their parents or guardians cannot pay school-imposed "registration" and other fees must cease immediately, education minister Carl Bethel ordered over the weekend.read more >>
$8.4 Million COB Campus for GB
Currently unable to meet the demands of the growing school population, the College of The Bahamas’ Northern Campus will soon begin construction of its $8.4 million, 40,000 square foot, split level facility in Grand Bahama, COB President Janyne Hodder announced Friday.read more >>
Relief Efforts Slammed
The Opposition Progressive Liberal Party on Friday slammed the government’s relief efforts in Inagua after Hurricane Ike devastated that southern island last week.read more >>
New Hope For Moton Employees
There is a sense of new hope for Morton Salt employees residing on hurricane-ravished Inagua, with the announcement of the intention of parent company Rohm and Haas to rebuild the salt manufacturing facility. read more >>
Man Jailed For Drugs
One of three men charged with drug possession in the Freeport on Thursday will spend two years in prison.
Evans Richardson, 25, of Garden Villas, Jackelo Pierre-Louis, 21, of Garden Villas and John Charles, 28, also of Garden Villas, all faced the charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
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Evans Richardson, 25, of Garden Villas, Jackelo Pierre-Louis, 21, of Garden Villas and John Charles, 28, also of Garden Villas, all faced the charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
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Goverment May table Order To Help Inagua
Some more relief may be on the way for Inagua residents who were victims of Hurricane Ike. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said the government will most likely table an exigency order in the House of Assembly, sometime soon.
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Darold Miller Cleared
Veteran broadcaster Darold Miller is a free man after going through a lengthy 18-month sexual harassment trial.The courthouse was packed almost to the rafters Tuesday morning as Magistrate Renee McKay informed Mr. Miller that he was acquitted of all charges.
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No Water or Electricity in Inagua
The people of Inagua appeared in good spirits yesterday, despite the fact that many of the island's buildings were severely damaged by Hurricane Ike, and there was no electricity and - up to press time - running water on the island. read more >>
Matthew Town Torn Apart
Along the roads there were signs of devastation everywhere. Roofs were caved in, large trees were uprooted, glass had been blown out of many buildings, and many utility poles and lines were leveled.Up to Tuesday evening the island of Inagua was still without light, water and landline telephone services.
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Bahamas Postal Service On A Roll
The Bahamas Postal Service has cut into the business of private couriers by as much as 15 to 20 percent over the last 12 months on the strength of an increasingly competitive express mail service — one leveraging the department's membership in a massive international cooperative and the improved efficiency it fosters. read more >>
Morton Salt To Close Indefinitely
The economy of Inagua has been dealt a crippling blow with the indefinite closure of Morton Salt. Sunday's passage of Hurricane Ike totally destroyed Morton's main building and melted tons of salt in its salt pans, forcing management to cease operations at the establishment, the island's main economic engine.
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Murder Count Jumps to 47
A shooting outside a popular eatery in Grand Bahama on Saturday left one man dead and pushed the murder count in the nation’s second city to seven so far this year.read more >>
Ike Batters Southeast Bahamas
The category four cyclone caused severe damages to critical infrastructure, homes, schools and government buildings.Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham described the aftermath of the storm on Sundays as devastating, but said the situation could have been much worse considering that Ike was packing winds up to 135 miles per hour and storm surges of up to 18 feet when the storm unleashed its wrath on islands in the southeastern Bahamas.
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Devastation In Inagua
Hurricane Ike delivered a powerful blow to the island of Inagua on Sunday, tearing off roof tops, flooding streets and knocking out phone lines. Unofficial reports are that the island sustained millions of dollars in damage. Satellite images showed the eye of the Category 4 hurricane, packing 135 mile-an-hour winds, passing directly over Great Inagua around 11 a.m. Sunday. read more >>
Tropical Storm Hanna Cost Bahamas Over $700k
Projected losses from Tropical Storm Hanna in cruise ship taxes and tourist spending are estimated at just under $761,000 for the period Sunday, August 31 to Thursday, September 4, the Ministry of Tourism reported yesterday.This is based on estimations of head tax and spending per passenger read more >>
NEWS BRIEFING FROM INAGUA. BAHAMAS
Inagua - Roof of BTC office Matthew Town severely damaged when communications satellite fell through. Land lines down throughout the island.The Police Station/residence shutters blown away causing water breach and flooding
Hurricane Shelter at St. Philips Community Centre shutters have blown off causing a water breach.
The second shelter at Zion Baptist Church, water breach from the Sunday school section roof. Persons have moved into the main section of the church.
Land lines in Mayaguana, Acklins are out due to power outage since Saturday night.
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Bahamas Reports No Casualties or Injuries From Hurricane Ike
Bahamas Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham thanked local authorities for their work in keeping residents safe during Hurricane Ike, and lauded the positive impact of both improved disaster management skills and strong building codes in The Bahamas. read more >>
Minimum Hotel Cancellations
While at least three storms spinning towards New Providence, it seems tourists have great confidence in Nassau hotels, as there have been relatively few cancellations reported and a small number of people have decided to leave the island ahead of the storms’ arrival. read more >>
Locals In Nassau Making Hurricane Purchases
As forecasters were predicting yesterday that Tropical Storm Hanna would regain strength and hit New Providence as a category one hurricane by tomorrow and Tropical Storm Ike also posed a threat, many Bahamians were slow to purchase the necessary supplies to prepare their properties for the onslaught. But some store operators said some people bought supplies days in advance. read more >>
Caribbean Emergency Disaster Response Agency - Press Statement
Hurricane Gustav has been downgraded to a tropical depression following its landfall in the State of Louisiana in the United States of America yesterday where considerable destruction has been reported.read more >>
U.S. Embassy authorizes departure for American citizens
The U.S. Department of State today officially authorized non-emergency American citizen personnel and all family members to depart post, due to the possibility of adverse weather conditions as a result of Tropical Depression Gustav, and Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike, and Josephine. The authorization takes effect immediately. read more >>
Suspected Kidnapping Reported
Police on New Providence reported a firearm seizure and a suspected kidnapping, unravelled by officers following a high-speed chase through the capital late Friday night.
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Grand Bahama Armed Robberies
Police also reported that investigations were continuing on Grand Bahama over the weekend into two armed robberies.According to police, around 10:50 a.m. Friday a supervisor at the Grand Bahama shipyard reported that two employees informed him that they were robbed on Thursday evening in the Lucayan area.
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Man stabbed on Bimini
Police on the island of Bimini are investigating the circumstances surrounding a stabbing incident on Sunday, which has left a man in hospital suffering from a stab wounds to the upper body. read more >>
Man Stabbed To Death
Police on Sunday reported another homicide in the capital, the country’s 46th for the year.The fatal incident occurred around 3 a.m. Sunday when several people became embroiled in an argument while in the area of the parking lot of a popular business establishment situated west of Arawak Cay, Assistant Superintendent of police Walter Evans reported.
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Former Bahamas gangster turns his life around
Mark Beckford has a forgiving heart. The Taylor University college senior was shot a couple months ago in the Bahamas, but is now friends with his assailant. read more >>
Couple explore paradise by boat in the Bahamas
In May, we chartered a 35-foot Mainship Trawler to explore the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas. Here we are at Hope Town on Elbow Cay. Elbow Cay is home to the most famous landmark in the Abacos: the red-and-white striped lighthouse. read more >>
Pay Cuts For BTC Workers
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) employees who walked off their jobs two weeks ago - and used company vehicles to block the streets of downtown Nassau - could soon find that monies have been docked from their pay, according to BTC Executive Chairman Julian Francis. The BTC chief also said other employees who took part in the industrial action will likely be suspended. read more >>
Million-Dollar Annual HIV Bill
The government spends more than a million dollars a year on antiretroviral medication for approximately 1,600 people living with HIV in The Bahamas.read more >>
Officers In Corruption Probe
Officers at the center of a corruption probe are under scrutiny again in connection with the assault of an inmate. Remand inmate Donald Lightbourne sustained a broken arm and head injuries during an "incident" in the cell block of the Central Police Station on Monday, read more >>
PLP Report Addresses Ingraham Factor
The 2007 general election was driven in large part by the comparison between Hubert Ingraham's perceived "straight-talking, forceful" style and Perry Christie's "weak and indecisive" image, according to a secret post-election survey. read more >>
Local Swim Federation Gets 8-New Officials
At the recent Royal Bank Olympic Swim Trials Freeport Aquatic Swim Club (FASC) had eight entry-level stroke and turn judges that past the International Swimming Federation officiating course during the month of May worked their first major event at The Bahamas trials read more >>
Back To School Retail Spree
Despite the downturn in the economy, many retail stores catering to back to school supplies said sales are going extremely well.read more >>
Stirke Ends At Morton's
The Ministry of Labour and Social Development announced Monday evening that the strike action at the Morton Salt Company at Inagua has ended.read more >>
Secret PLP Report Revealed
A survey quietly commissioned by the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party, in the wake of a disappointing loss at the polls on May 2, 2007, reveals that 57 percent of respondents cited former Prime Minister Perry Christie's perceived 'weak leadership' as the reason they decided not to vote PLP. read more >>
New RBDF Marines Charged with Safeguarding National Security
The new recruits of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force were charged with protecting the country; particularly at sea, from illicit activities that threaten national security.Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of National Security the Hon. Brent Symonette delivered the message as he addressed the Graduation Ceremony for New Entry 45 at the HMBS Coral Harbour this weekend.
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Axed Workers To Take Legal Action
Labour attorney Obie Ferguson on Sunday claimed that employees who were recently terminated from a Baha Mar owned hotel on Cable Beach have been "grossly under-compensated".
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Most Hotel Workers Obese
Most of the country’s hotel workers are like "walking time bombs," Bahamas Hotel Employers Association President J. Barrie Farrington said Friday as he officially launched a healthy lifestyles program for workers in the industry.read more >>
Keva Major Faces Restrictions
The conditions of Keva Major's supervised release were outlined in a recently unsealed court document. Major pleaded guilty to attempting to import 100 kilograms or more of marijuana into the United States. read more >>
Draft National Drug Plan Complete
Bahamian citizens battling non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and high blood pressure, could soon see significant reductions in the price of pre scri ption drugs, as the government inches closer to implementing the National Chronic Disease Management Pre scri ption Drug Plan (NCDMPDP).read more >>
NEMA Pleased with Team Performance During Tropical Storm Fay
Commander Stephen Russell, Interim Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Wednesday that he is pleased with the level of performance by the Emergency Support Function personnel over the past week during Tropical Storm Fay.“I am pleased with the response of the agencies that participated in the partial activation process. The agency will conduct a review of its performance over the past five days and seek to make improvements where necessary,” Commander Russell said.
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Atlantis Beach Tower To Close September and October
Kerzner will move to close its 423-room Beach Tower hotel for September through to the end of October, sparking work schedules cuts for employees and suggesting the destination's titan is no more immune to economic slowdown than those lower on the totem pole. read more >>
Shell And Esso Drop Fuel Prices
Relief for motorists from the skyrocketing prices at the pumps came earlier this week when gasoline dipped by more than 37 cents at two service stations on New Providence. read more >>
11 Year Old Boy Accidentally Hang Himself
An accident has left a family mourning the loss of an 11-year-old boy after he hanged himself yesterday while playing in the backyard of his home off Hay Street, police said. read more >>
No More Slop Buckets For Fox Hill Inmates
In two to three weeks, slop buckets will be a thing of the past at Her Majesty's Prison. Waterless "composting toilets" will be arriving to replace the lack of indoor plumbing. read more >>
Airlines Waive Fees
Headed to Florida or the Caribbean? As Tropical Storm Fay rakes the region, you may be able to change your flight without paying penalties. And if you’re cruising, expect port changes and delays. Check often with your airline or cruise line.
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High-speed aquaplaning during TS Fay conditions results in death of young GBI man
A young male driver has become Grand Bahama island's eighth traffic fatality for this year, following an early morning accident on East Sunrise Highway.read more >>
Government Signs Contract to Pave Current Island Roads
The Current Island has been home for Myrtis Brown for some 77 years. She knows about life there where, before 1992, there was no electricity or telephones and, today, there are no paved roads. In fact, Brown admitted that she and the 40-50 residents of the fishing community often felt they were ‘forgotten’. read more >>
Miss Teen Arkansas wins Miss Teen USA 2008 at Atlantis
Miss Arkansas, 18 year old Stevi Lauren Perry, of Hamburg is the new Miss Teen USA. She was crowned Saturday, August 16th at Atlantis, Paradise Island Resort, after beating out 50 other contestants. Throughout the event, the contestants competed in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview, and the top five finalists were selected. Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007, and Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008, crowned the new Queen.
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Bahamian criminal deportees from the US add to crime woes
Bahamian criminal deportees from the United States are presenting a challenge for law enforcement officers, National Security Minister O. A. T. “Tommy” Turnquest said, on Wednesday, August 13, 2008. read more >>
Mrs Claire Hepburn appointed Justice of the Supreme Court
His Excellency, the Governor-General, has, on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, appointed Mrs Claire Hepburn as a Justice of the Supreme Court and has conferred on the Honourable Mr Justice Lyons the title of “Senior Justice”.read more >>
Case of tuberculosis at Immigration Dept.
The Ministry of Health wishes to confirm that it is currently investigating a report of a new case of tuberculosis at the Immigration Department. Any exposed co-workers of the case will be screened, and follow-up care provided as necessary. read more >>
Traffic fatality in single-car collision on Grand Bahama
An adult male has become Grand Bahama island's sixth traffic fatality for this year, following a horrific early morning crash.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that the unidentified male driver, appeared to have been traveling north along Sgt Major Road at a very fast rate of speed, around 4:15am this morning(14.8.08), in a silver Mercury Sable, which bore no identification plates.
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Preliminary investigation has revealed that the unidentified male driver, appeared to have been traveling north along Sgt Major Road at a very fast rate of speed, around 4:15am this morning(14.8.08), in a silver Mercury Sable, which bore no identification plates.
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Tourism Arrivals Decline For Second Straight Month
Tourism arrivals declined by six per cent for the second month in a row, according to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Tourism for the month of May - a reflection of the current economic climate's influence on the travel market. read more >>
Grand Bahama Student Recieves All-Merit Scholarship
The Explorers Club Flag Expedition Coming to Grand Bahama Island
On Friday, 15th August 2008 The Grand Bahama Development Company (DEVCO), in conjunction with UNEXSO and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, will host a six-member crew of New York City’s distinguished Explorers Club (TEC) led by Marine Biologists Drs. Stefan Harzen and Barbara Brunnick, and Science Writer Joe Frey on their eight-day Flag Expedition to Grand Bahama Island. read more >>
Bahamas and US join in fight against WMD
The Bahamas and United States Governments signed a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Agreement, aimed at prohibiting the creation and trafficking of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) across their respective borders. read more >>
Keva Major Has Been Freed
Accused drug smuggler Keva Major has been freed from the Federal Detention Center.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Major, 39, was released on August 6. However, it is understood that Mrs. Major, a mother of four, will remain in the United States until she is processed for deportation by immigration officials.
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According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Major, 39, was released on August 6. However, it is understood that Mrs. Major, a mother of four, will remain in the United States until she is processed for deportation by immigration officials.
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Kalik turns 20 years old
The first beer of The Bahamas, Kalik, turned twenty years old this year, and as part of that milestone Burnshouse has been hosting Kalik Parties to celebrate all those years of providing a great Bahamian product brewed by Commonwealth Brewery. read more >>
Strike At Morton
Defence force and police officers were called in to man posts at Morton Bahamas Limited yesterday after some 95 percent of its workers delivered on a promise to take industrial action at the Inagua Salt Plant.read more >>
Jewel Marries Boyfriend in Bahamas
Jewel Gets Married In The BahamasJewel has married long term boyfriend Ty Murray at a private ceromony in the Bahamas yesterday. It was kind of a supprise. Jewel had stated on her website on Wednesdazy that she was going on vacation with Ty Murray and two friends for six days.
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Tourism Minister Wants to Keep Bahamas Unique
As Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace pushed the idea of "One Caribbean, One Voice," a unified approach to marketing the region under one banner. read more >>
Prime Minister Goes On Vacation
Prime Minister Hubert Ingrahan and Mrs. Ingraham departed Nassau on board the Norwegian Sky on Wednesday, August 6 for their annual holiday. The Caribbean cruise will have scheduled stops in Haiti, Cayman, Jamaica and Mexico. Prime Minister Ingraham will return to office on Monday, August 18. read more >>
Woman's Body Washes Up On Beach
The body of a woman washed ashore in Central Andros on Tuesday and investigators say they are treating her death as suspicious.
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Wyndham Employees In Fear Of Losing Job
BHCAWU Secretary General Leo Douglas said yesterday that both sides are discussing the matter in a bid to reach an amicable solution. "We are in negotiations about this and we have stated our position. We disagree because we were told there would be no reduction in line staff," Douglas said.
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Fowl Cay Fire
The Royal Plantation, the multi-million dollar private resort on Fowl Cay in The Exumas, narrowly avoided disaster yesterday after a bush fire roared out of control.read more >>
“Crime Under Control”
While the murder count sits at 40 and the presence of drug, gang and other unscrupulous activities present a challenge for the law enforcement organization, Acting Commissioner of Police Reginald Ferguson still maintains that the force has crime under control.read more >>
Airport Chaos At Lynden Pindling Airport
Tourists left the Bahamas with a bad impression of the islands when organised chaos at Lynden Pindling International Airport on Monday caused them to miss their flights. read more >>
Bahamian MP Caught With Prostitute
A Senior parliamentarian was scolded by police last week after he was allegedly seen outside a local brothel with a Jamaican prostitute.
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Police Corruption
It's not unusual for drug dealers to enjoy top shelf liquor, Cuban cigars and participate in orgies, but they can still get all these things at a local police station — for a price, The Nassau Guardian has learned. read more >>
Four Tourists Taken To PMH After Surrey Accident
A surrey ride for a family of four visitors was cut short yesterday after the tourists were tossed into a busy downtown street by a spooked horse. read more >>
Haitian Ambassador: “More Haitians Will Continue to Come”
At a time when immigration authorities grapple to put a clamp on the heavy influx of illegal immigrants entering the country, the sad reality is that many Haitian nationals of that impoverished island will continue to risk their lives on the open seas in search of a better standard of living in the Bahamas, according to Haitian Ambassador to the Bahamas Louis Harold Joseph.read more >>
Police In Shoot Out
To at least eyewitness in Englerston, the early morning car chase that tore through the area Tuesday unfolded like a scene from an action flick, complete with high-impact ending – a hit and run and a shootout with the police.read more >>
Mother And Toddler Shot By Gun Men
A mother and her toddler son are nursing gunshot wounds in hospital after being ambushed by two gunmen at theweekend.
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Albany's Impact on Water Table