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'No power to reduce Rufa stay' says lawyer
February 25, 2016
'No power to reduce Rufa stay' says lawyer
THE Department of Immigration did not have the power in law to cancel or reduce the 150-day stay granted to Canadian citizen Bruno Rufa last year, his attorney Fred Smith, QC, has argued.
November 24, 2011
Lawyer claims child rapist should bespared jail and given treatment instead
FREEPORT - A Grand Bahama attorney says there is an urgent, nationwide need for a rehabilitation programme for pedophiles and other sex offenders.
June 03, 2015
Lawyers miss deadline to halt HCA review committee consultations
Freeport lawyer Fred Smith said yesterday that he is "disappointed" that the Court of Appeal did not hear a renewal of a judicial review application over the activities of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement Review Committee, stating that he hoped to bring the matter back before the Freeport courts later this week for a renewed application to apply for judicial review.
Grand Bahama to have third full-time judge in May
January 13, 2023
Grand Bahama to have third full-time judge in May
ANOTHER Supreme Court judge is expected to start serving on the bench in Grand Bahama on May 1, Chief Justice Ian Winder announced in Freeport on Friday.
Minister Thompson says Government to make it easier for International Professionals to do Business in GB
November 21, 2017
Minister Thompson says Government to make it easier for International Professionals to do Business in GB
Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Kwasi Thompson said that the Government of The Bahamas is actively working on modernizing policies and procedures to make it much easier for international professionals to do business in Grand Bahama...
Buddy joins Jonquel at home in Grand Bahama
July 26, 2016
Buddy joins Jonquel at home in Grand Bahama
Much like Jonquel Jones' return home a day earlier, Chavano "Buddy" Hield came back to a swarm of supporters on Sunday at the Grand Bahama International Airport.
October 02, 2012
Foreign films announced for FLIFF On Location: Grand Bahama Island
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - FLIFF on Location: Grand Bahama Island 2012 will take place in Freeport from October 25 ? 28 at the Pelican Bay Hotel in their state-of-the-art Canal House facility. Celebrated actors, directors, producers and writers will once again arrive by sea and air from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) and film fans will have an opportunity to meet them...
May 08, 2012
Grand Bahama Mass Rally Remarks - The HON Hubert Ingraham FINAL RALLY.
Grand Bahama;
Bahamians everywhere;
I report to you tonight that the Wave of Colour Red is headed for victory! I just came from MICAL over the weekend. I went to make sure they were in the bag. We tied the bag and tagged them ? they are FNM!
Welcome home parade for displaced children
September 24, 2020
Welcome home parade for displaced children
A grand welcome home celebration will be held for the 30 displaced children of the Grand Bahama Children's Home, who will be returning to Grand Bahama on Friday, October 2...
April 30, 2018
Friends of The Home, open their Home to help Local Children
They say it takes a village to raise a child, and thanks to some wonderful local mothers and their group of supporters, the Grand Bahama Children?s Home (GBCH) everyday life is getting better...
September 22, 2017
Minister Thompson - ?GB Should Be Centre for Arbitration in The Bahamas?
As the Government of The Bahamas continues its quest to make Grand Bahama the centre for industry and innovation, and the entrepreneurial hub, it is important to embrace new ways to resolve matters and maintain respect and peace among members of the community, according to Minister of State for Grand Bahama, Senator the Hon. Kwasi Thompson...
February 01, 2017
PM Calls for Understanding Between Private and Public Educational Institutions
It was during a luncheon for the Founders of the West Grand Bahama Youth Development Association when Prime Minister Perry Christie got the full picture of the work being carried out, not just by the Association, but by the Total Education Centre in Grand Bahama...
Gape: GBPA ownership families must go, and soon
March 27, 2015
Gape: GBPA ownership families must go, and soon
Outspoken Freeport lawyer Terrence Gape told the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce that he believed the government has come to the conclusion that the St. Georges and the Haywards - the joint owners of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), known in Freeport as the 'ownership families' - must sell their stake in the Authority, and soon, if Freeport is to go in a different direction.
Callenders Names New Grand Bahama Partner
May 23, 2014
Callenders Names New Grand Bahama Partner
Callenders & Co, the country?s oldest law firm, announced the appointment of its newest partner today, civil litigator Jacqueline H. Banona. Ms. Banona practices in Grand Bahama...
Christie Pushes GB Arbitration Center
February 21, 2013
Christie Pushes GB Arbitration Center
Freeport, Grand Bahama - The prime minister is pursuing a shipping and aircraft registry in Grand Bahama linked with the establishment of an arbitration center, a move that would generate considerable prestige for the island. Perry Christie urged delegates at the Bahamas International Investment and Business...
FIDA announes 2008/9 scholarship recipient
October 09, 2008
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.
Court of Appeal sitting in GB
July 23, 2008
Court of Appeal sitting in GB
For only the second time in the history of The Bahamas' judiciary, the Bahamas Court of Appeal yesterday held a sitting in Grand Bahama at the Garnet Levarity Justice Centre.
January 31, 2011
Convicted of sex with students: The Andre Birbal news coverage
For more than a year news of Andre Birbal and stories of abuse have been published and talked about.
During that time Birbal was extradited from New York, a special committee decided that teachers should have reported what they knew about alleged sexual abuse at the school and a jury spent a little more than four hours deciding Birbal was guilty.
Bahamas Local has compiled a list of the st...
BTC celebrates International Women's Day
March 12, 2019
BTC celebrates International Women's Day
TC joined hands with the world to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th. The company hosted two ‘Power Breakfast’ summits in New Providence and Grand Bahama to commemorate the day...
November 28, 2018
Justice Centre renovations to bring relief to residents, says Minister Thompson
Renovations to the Garnet Levarity Justice Centre will bring relief to many, said Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson on Monday, November 26...
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