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McCartney defends DNA candidate
April 25, 2017
McCartney defends DNA candidate
Responding to controversy surrounding the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) candidate for Nassau Village Mario Lockhart posing with a handgun and scantily dressed women, DNA Leader Branville McCartney said yesterday Lockhart "did nothing wrong".
McCartney said the circulation of the photos was a political ploy and implied that Lockhart is being judged because he is from Nassau Village, which has ...
April 20, 2017
Serena Williams: World number two's pregnancy is confirmed
Serena Williams, the most successful female player of the Open era, is pregnant - just 12 weeks after winning a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title...
Labor bills passed
March 30, 2017
Labor bills passed
The labor amendment bills were passed in the House of Assembly yesterday after the government further revised the proposed legislation, having adopted several recommendations from the private sector, including a provision to allow "termination of employment with notice".
"Much has been said about the Employment Amendment Bill 2017 and Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2017, which were tabled ear...
DPM 'not concerned' about potential voter fraud
March 29, 2017
DPM 'not concerned' about potential voter fraud
After it was revealed that some voters registered for the upcoming general election more than once, Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said he is "not concerned" about potential voter fraud, as it all could very likely be a misunderstanding.
"I'm not concerned about it," Davis told reporters outside the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
"I don't know what [caused] those double registr...
Man arrested in voter fraud case
March 29, 2017
Man arrested in voter fraud case
Authorities have arrested a man on Eleuthera in connection with alleged voter fraud, a day after officials at the Parliamentary Registration Department reported that some people had registered to vote for the upcoming general election more than once.
In a message to the
media, Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean said, "Police have arrested an adult male in Eleuthera in the alleged
vote...
Minnis' voter claims 'untrue'
March 27, 2017
Minnis' voter claims 'untrue'
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis claimed at a rally on Cat Island on Friday night that the computer system crashed at the Parliamentary Registration Department and erased the names of registered voters, but Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall said yesterday there is no truth to this.
Minnis made the claim while insisting the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is trying to "st...
Some voters registered twice
March 28, 2017
Some voters registered twice
Officials have found that some people have registered to vote for the approaching general election more than once, Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall revealed yesterday.
"We have noticed that people have been registered twice, so we have to delete their cards," said Hall at the Parliamentary Registration Department on Farrington Road.
"They were registered at one station today; tomorrow with ...
Po-Shen Loh presents a better way to do mathematics
February 06, 2017
Po-Shen Loh presents a better way to do mathematics
Hundreds of students representing schools all over New Providence gathered at the Melia Nassau Beach resort on Friday to hear well-known mathematician Po-Shen Loh, who addressed the students, teachers and representatives from the Ministry of Education on a website that he is designing to make mathematics more approachable for students at all levels.
The event was sponsored by Templeton World Chari...
The Bahamian political ostrich
January 30, 2017
The Bahamian political ostrich
Dear Editor,
"Any fool can turn a blind eye, but who knows what the ostrich sees in the sand."
"In the land of the ostriches, the blind are king. When politicians bury their head in the sand, ignorance rules the country."
Regardless of the results of the 2012 general election the Free National Movement was a strong party, but the people were tired of its disrespect.
The present political climate i...
'Govt pushing gay agenda'
January 04, 2017
'Govt pushing gay agenda'
Marco City MP Gregory Moss and his party, the United People's Movement (UPM), are accusing the Christie administration of pushing 'the gay agenda', months after the majority of people who voted in the gender equality referendum voted against several questions, including one that would have made it unconstitutional to discriminate against someone based on sex.
The party condemned the affirmative vo...
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