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July 02, 2021
Attempted murder conviction quashed, sentence set aside, new trial ordered
THE Court of Appeal yesterday set aside the 35-year sentence of a man who was convicted of attempting to murder three men at a cemetery in East Grand Bahama over three years ago.
Govt can appeal citizenship - but no ruling on stay
July 01, 2021
Govt can appeal citizenship - but no ruling on stay
THE Court of Appeal granted the government leave yesterday to appeal a landmark citizenship ruling to the Privy Council, but did not rule on whether to stay the judgement.
The Bahamas finishes third at BJKC
June 28, 2021
The Bahamas finishes third at BJKC
It was not the finish that they had hoped for but The Bahamas women's national tennis team had to settle for third place at the Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC), formerly Fed Cup, that wrapped up on Saturday at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento Fred Maduro in Panama City, Panama.
'Jury is still out'
June 23, 2021
'Jury is still out'
The Court of Appeal decision to uphold a landmark 2020 Supreme Court ruling that every person born in The Bahamas shall become a citizen of The Bahamas at birth if either parent, regardless of marital status, is a citizen is likely to have far-reaching implications if the Privy Council agrees on appeal.
Following COA ruling on citizenship, AG says people are 'demanding to be registered to vote'
June 23, 2021
Following COA ruling on citizenship, AG says people are 'demanding to be registered to vote'
Attorney General Carl Bethel advised the Senate today that people are turning up to the Parliamentary Registration Department demanding to be registered to vote following a recent Court of Appeal ruling.
Major ruling on citizenship
June 22, 2021
Major ruling on citizenship
In a three to two decision, the Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed a landmark 2020 ruling by Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder that every person born in The Bahamas shall become a citizen of The Bahamas at their date of birth if either parent, irrespective of their marital status, is a citizen of The Bahamas. .
The Bahamas loses to Costa Rica
June 20, 2019
The Bahamas loses to Costa Rica
What a difference a year makes! The Bahamas has owned Costa Rica in Davis Cup play, and that played true to form again last year with the boys from The Bahamas defeating the Costa Ricans on their home court. However, it was a different story [...]
June 19, 2019
US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Pays Courtesy Call on the Chief Justice
NASSAU, The Bahamas -- US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Ms. Stephanie Bowers paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Mr. Justice Brian Moree, Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of...
We never fully separated from the British system
January 04, 2019
We never fully separated from the British system
There are three branches of government in The Bahamas: the executive, judiciary and legislature. The official executive is Queen Elizabeth II, the British monarch; the highest court in our judiciary is Her Majesty's Privy Council; and the legislature is led by a speaker in the...
Jean Rony awaits ruling on government challenge
July 30, 2018
Jean Rony awaits ruling on government challenge
BAHAMAS-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles will now await the Court of Appeal's ruling after lawyers gave closing arguments on Friday in a hearing of the government's appeal over a judge's order that the deportee be returned to this country.Arguments over...
October 13, 2011
Crime Bills Debate Contribution - Minister Desmond Bannister
CONTRIBUTION BY
THE HONOURABLE T. DESMOND BANNISTER
MINISTER OF EDUCATION
AT
THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
ON A PACKAGE OF CRIME BILLS
ON WEDNESDAY, 12TH OCTOBER, 2011
May 06, 2016
The PLP and opportunities in nation building for the 21st century
I thank the Fort Charlotte Branch of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) for its invitation to me to apply to be the candidate for Fort Charlotte constituency for the next general election and the National General Council of the PLP for ratifying me as the candidate for Fort Charlotte, on the recommendation of the Candidates Committee.
November 09, 2016
Regime change will open way for new US ambassador in Nassau
Tribune Chief Reporter Ava Turnquest hears from US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mari Carmen Aponte on her first mission to the Bahamas and the last bilateral meeting between the two countries under the Obama administration.
Defence Force seizes two Dominican vessels
November 07, 2016
Defence Force seizes two Dominican vessels
OFFICERS and marines of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force arrested two Dominican fishing vessels on the high seas last week, while several other vessels, believed also to be Dominican, escaped the Great Bahama Bank.
October 03, 2016
Commentary by Elcott Coleby - This Week in The Bahamas (26-30 September, 2016)
Prime Minister Christie updated the media this past Monday on the progress of the completion and opening of the stalled $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort after a short walkabout of the property.
DNA reveals governance plans
October 03, 2016
DNA reveals governance plans
Newly reelected Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney last night outlined the party's plans to overhaul The Bahamas from what the DNA leader described as the "verge of collapse".
September 26, 2016
Commentary by Elcott Coleby - This Week in The Bahamas (19-23 September, 2016)
Speaking at the Abaco Business Outlook on Thursday of this week, Prime Minister Christie hailed the economy of Abaco as strong, buttressed by more than one billion dollars worth of tourism related developments in addition to support infrastructural public works.
September 19, 2016
Land registry instead of Quieting Titles Act, BREA president says
President of the Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) Carla Sweeting said years of abuse means the controversial Quieting Titles Act needs to be amended, but she said the intent of the law is "honest".
September 12, 2016
Commentary by Elcott Coleby - This Week in The Bahamas (5-9 September, 2016)
The Government of The Bahamas is poised to invest almost $200 million dollars in the infrastructural expansion and improvement of the country?s hospitals beginning later this month.
September 05, 2016
Government announces committee to process Baha Mar claims
On August 22, 2016, the Supreme Court approved the plan to remobilize the stalled Baha Mar resort and one week later on Sunday, 28th August 2016, the government announced a committee to settle severance payments owed to displaced Baha Mar workers and to process claims by unsecured Bahamian creditors.
September 01, 2016
Further update expected today on confirmed Zika virus cases
HEALTH officials are expected to update the nation on the latest confirmed Zika cases today.
August 15, 2016
STB: "Mr. Speaker, please bring and end to this madness."
We, the members and directors of Save The Bays (STB), would like to publicly offer our heartfelt thanks to you and communicate the overwhelming sense of relief we feel following your recent declaration that our private correspondence and financial information should have never been read and tabled in the House of Assembly.
August 12, 2016
Clarke optimistic women's relay team could make final
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - For the first time, The Bahamas will field a women's 4x400 meters (m) relay team at the Olympics.
U.S. judge tells Bacon to pursue case in the Bahamas
August 11, 2016
U.S. judge tells Bacon to pursue case in the Bahamas
A NEW York judge ruled yesterday that billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon ought to pursue his $100m defamation case against his Lyford Cay neighbour in The Bahamas rather than in US court.
Miller wants to do the double in Brazil
August 10, 2016
Miller wants to do the double in Brazil
Something is brewing among Team Bahamas at the Games of the 31st Olympiad here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
August 02, 2016
Commentary by Elcott Coleby - This Week in The Bahamas (25-29 July, 2016)
?The Government's decision to move for provisional liquidation of the Baha Mar companies in The Bahamas was the only sensible option available and was manifestly in the interest of reducing harm to the Bahamian economy and Baha Mar's Bahamian employees and other creditors.
July 14, 2016
The Bahamas sweeps Bermuda to move into Davis Cup semis
The results just keep getting better and better for Team Bahamas at the Americas Zone Group III Davis Cup competition, currently ongoing at the Club de Tenis La Paz, in La Paz, Bolivia.
Remaining three teams miss out on Rio
July 14, 2016
Remaining three teams miss out on Rio
Contrary to early reports, not from this medium, The Bahamas women's 4x400 meters (m) relay team has not qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and neither has the men and women's 4x100m relay teams.
July 04, 2016
Commentary by Elcott Coleby - This Week in The Bahamas (June 27-July 1)
Prime Minister Christie toured the Ardastra Gardens Subdivision extension on Tuesday where 61 new affordable government housing units are under construction.
June 27, 2016
Commentary by Elcott Coleby - This Week in The Bahamas (June 20-24)
The Hon. D. Shane Gibson, Minister of Labour, National Insurance and the Public Service said that Public Service Officers are set to receive $1,200 added to their annual salary in addition to their normal increment this fiscal period.
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