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Gunman opens fire at counseling center
Gunman opens fire at counseling center
A gunman opened fire on patients at the Public Hospitals Authority's Community Counseling and Assessment Centre on Market Street yesterday morning wounding one man, police said.
Police said the man was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Witnesses claimed that a second man was shot during the incident and ran away from the scene, but police could not confirm this.
Superintendent Leamond Deleveaux, off...
Former GBPA counsel: Business license delay 'most unusual'
A legal adviser to the Bahamas Marine Pilots Association has become the latest person to urge the government to intervene in the dispute between the pilots and their former Freeport employers, saying the government has "every right" to tell the Grand Bahama Port Authority that it is not properly handling the situation.
Carey Leonard, attorney with the Freeport office of Callenders and Co., said th...
Former GBPA general counsel fired and disbarred
Former GBPA general counsel fired and disbarred
The former general counsel of the Grand Bahama Port Authority has been disbarred for "dishonesty" and "misappropriation of client's money" over non-repayment of over $82,000 owed to FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB), according to a ruling of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Bahamas Bar Association.In the ruling of February 5, Tyrone Fitzgerald was found to have been in "severe breach of his...
Man is shot at counselling session group
Man is shot at counselling session group
A MAN was shot in the face yesterday during a court appointed counselling session.
Counselling to be offered to family of murder victims
FAMILY of homicide victims often suffer trauma that could spur them to retaliate, noted psychiatrist Dr David Allen said yesterday...
Sweeting named Empire State Counsel by New York State Bar Association
J. Machelle Sweeting, Esq., who joined a distinguished group of legal professionals, when she was named "Empire State Counsel" by the New York State Bar Association...
Grand Bahama Port Authority Appoints New Senior Counsel
Freeport, Bahamas - The Grand Bahama Port
Authority, Limited (GBPA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Karla
McIntosh to the position of Senior Legal Counsel, effective May 1, 2013.
Miss
McIntosh joined GBPA in September 2010 as Legal Counsel &
Compliance Officer, and has since successfully completed the
International Compliance Association (ICA) Diploma programme in
anti-money launder...
Wallace-Whitfield appointed as URCA general counsel
Wallace-Whitfield appointed as URCA general counsel
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of C. Vincent Wallace-Whitfield as general counsel with effect from August 1, 2012.
Wallace-Whitfield joined the Public Utilities Commission, which preceded URCA, in December of 2006 as senior legal counsel, and later as senior case officer, following the 2009 establishment of URCA. In these capacitie...
CIBC FirstCaribbean appoints Clarke as general counsel
Chief Executive Officer of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, Rik Parkhill, has announced, subject to regulatory approvals, the appointment of Brian H. Clarke to the position of general counsel and corporate secretary.
An experienced legal practitioner, Clarke joined the bank from the legal firm of Clarke, Gittens & Farmer, where he served that firm and its predecessor, Clarke & Co., for 26 y...
Families of murder victims receive grief counseling
Families of murder victims receive grief counseling
Family members of at least ten of the country's murder victims received grief counseling over the weekend, as a result of a joint initiative between the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF), religious leaders and Urban Renewal.
On Saturday, the Grove Police Station held a seminar at St. Barnabas Church's Parish Hall, for families dealing with grief as a result of a tragic loss.
According to Head of t...