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Disbarred Lawyer Handed 18-Month Sentence
October 03, 2023
Disbarred Lawyer Handed 18-Month Sentence
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Disbarred lawyer Ralph Jan Ward has been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for stealing $1.7 million from eight clients in 2006 and 2007.
October 02, 2023
Disbarred attorney Jan Ward set to start prison sentence today
Disbarred attorney Ralph Jan Ward is expected to turn himself in today to begin serving an 18-month prison sentence. The 64-year-old was fitted with an electronic monitoring device on Friday after Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson refused to extend his October 2 surrender date. Last year, Ward pleaded guilty to eight counts of stealing by reason of ...
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The Bahamas' insolvency regime
October 02, 2023
The Bahamas' insolvency regime
Dear Editor, The Tribune reported on September 29, 2023, that Attorney General Ryan Pinder, while addressing a financial conference, referred to The Bahamas' insolvency regime as "a joke." He also noted that companies are leaving The Bahamas because of our outdated legislation regarding insolvencies. The Bahamas' major legislation governing company insolvency and restructuring includes The ...
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Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe
October 02, 2023
Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe
"If life has taught us anything, it is that death is brutally final." - Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin Monday, September 25, 2023, began like an ordinary, sunny Autumn day for most Bahamians. It rapidly became apparent that it would be nothing like an ordinary sunny Autumn day for the nation. Many of us were either at ...
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Hon. Obadiah Hercules Wilchcombe, MP
September 27, 2023
Hon. Obadiah Hercules Wilchcombe, MP
The Hon. Obadiah Hercules Wilchcombe, Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini, during a long political career, served most recently in the Davis administration as Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, and as of September 2023 as Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting. In the current administration, he also served as Leader of Government Business in the...
Wilchcombe dead at 64
September 26, 2023
Wilchcombe dead at 64
Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe, a former journalist who was jailed after he refused to reveal a source and whose zeal for public service led him into politics, died suddenly in Grand Bahama on Monday morning. He was 64. Wilchcombe served as the member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini ...
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Prime Minister Davis offers words of comfort as the country mourns the sudden death of Minister Wilchcombe
September 26, 2023
Prime Minister Davis offers words of comfort as the country mourns the sudden death of Minister Wilchcombe
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Philip Davis bringing words of solace to a country in mourning on Monday, September 25, over the sudden passing of Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini and Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, the Hon. Obadiah Hercules Wilchcombe, in Grand Bahama.
'Wilchcombe still had so much more to offer'
September 26, 2023
'Wilchcombe still had so much more to offer'
It is with the heaviest of hearts that, along with my wife, Ann Marie, I offer heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and all the loved ones of our colleague, Hon. Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe, or as we knew him, "Obie". During the past two years, he served with great distinction as member of Parliament for ...
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September 20, 2023
Miller new financial controller of Guardian Media Group
Latoya Miller, who joined The Nassau Guardian in December 2006 as assistant financial controller, has been promoted to financial controller of Guardian Media Group. In her 17 years as assistant financial controller, Miller has been known for her efficiency, integrity and unwavering dedication to the company. In her new role, she will be in charge of the ...
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Strachan signed to Panthers practice squad
September 15, 2023
Strachan signed to Panthers practice squad
Bahamian professional American football player Michael Strachan is no longer with the team that drafted him into the National Football League (NFL), the Indianapolis Colts. He was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on Wednesday.
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