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MAN BAILED BY COURT OVER VOLUNTEER BAHAMAS 'SCAM'
January 31, 2012
MAN BAILED BY COURT OVER VOLUNTEER BAHAMAS 'SCAM'
By LAMECH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
ljohnson@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was granted $5,000 bail after pleading not guilty in Magistrate's Court to committing nearly $700 worth of fraud while impersonating a Volunteer Bahamas worker.
Jerron Bain, 21, of Saunders Acres was released on the bond by Court 10 Magistrate Guilimina Archer after the prosecution offered no objection.
Bain was arraigne...
Grand Bahama attorney appointed to Supreme Court
May 12, 2015
Grand Bahama attorney appointed to Supreme Court
PETRA Hanna-Weekes, a well-known Grand Bahama attorney, has been appointed Justice of the Supreme Court and has been assigned to Freeport...
In passing...
May 04, 2015
In passing...
The HMBS Rolly Gray was the fourth in a series of nine defense force vessels to be commissioned by the government under the Sandy Bottom project...
IACHR to hold hearing into govt's immigration policy
March 20, 2015
IACHR to hold hearing into govt's immigration policy
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hold a hearing today over the government's immigration policy following allegations of human rights violations...
February 24, 2015
Bahamas Government responds to OAS Detention Centre Report
The public is advised that the government of The Bahamas is in receipt of a report from the Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the Organization of American States...
Scathing report on detention center
February 23, 2015
Scathing report on detention center
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has requested the government implement eight precautionary measures to "ensure the life and physical integrity" of migrants at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.
The Year in Review 2014
January 09, 2015
The Year in Review 2014
Much of the Bahamas news in 2014 was driven by social media with hyped up and emotive presentation. On the governance front, there were a myriad of national issues that the Bahamas government tackled both legislatively and executively...
December 10, 2014
Lawyer: Court of Appeal ruling sets The Bahamas back to 1950s
The Court of Appeal has issued a ruling against the Commonwealth Union of Hotel Services and Allied Workers in its dispute with Hutchison Lucaya Limited, operators of the Grand Lucayan hotel in Grand Bahama. Union lawyer Obie Ferguson said the ruling effectively returns industrial relations in The Bahamas to the 1950s.
In short, the Court of Appeal has set aside Supreme Court Justice Hartman Longl...
N.Y. Judge approves subpoena of Nygard videographer
August 15, 2014
N.Y. Judge approves subpoena of Nygard videographer
A New York judge has approved a request to serve a former videographer of fashion mogul Peter Nygard with a subpoena calling on him to provide up to 1,000 hours of footage to billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon, to be used in as evidence in Bahamian legal actions in which Bacon is currently engaged.The subpoena specifically asks videographer Stephen Feralio, who worked for Nygard at hi...
DREDGING STOPPED BY PRIVY COUNCIL
May 24, 2014
DREDGING STOPPED BY PRIVY COUNCIL
THE Privy Council in London granted Bimini Blue Coalition's injunction request yesterday, bringing dredging activities in Bimini to a halt and reversing a decision by the Bahamas Court of Appeal on Monday.
PRIVY COUNCIL GRANTS INJUNCTION TO STOP DREDGING
May 23, 2014
PRIVY COUNCIL GRANTS INJUNCTION TO STOP DREDGING
In a stunning new development, the Privy Council in London today granted Bimini Blue Coalition's injunction application stopping dredging activities from continuing in Bimini, reversing a decision by the Bahamas Court of Appeal on Monday.
April 07, 2014
Bahamas gains support of Permanent Court of Arbitration
A representative from the world's oldest international dispute resolution body claims that there is significant demand for arbitration arising from the region, which The Bahamas has the potential to assist in resolving by becoming a host country for the Permanent Court of arbitration in the Hague (PCA).
At a conference on Friday, legal counsel with the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, ...
Court of Appeal justice addresses Rotary
March 20, 2014
Court of Appeal justice addresses Rotary
Court of Appeal Justice, K. Neville Adderley took members of the Rotary Club of South East Nassau (RCSEN) through the ins and outs of the highest court residing in The Bahamas...
Minnis fails in bid to table death penalty bill
January 16, 2014
Minnis fails in bid to table death penalty bill
Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday called on the government to use the bill the opposition drafted that would remove the impediments to carrying out the death penalty.
Minnis attempted to table the bill in the House of Assembly yesterday.
However, Speaker of the House Dr. Kendal Major did not allow it.
Major told Minnis he needed to give prior notice before he could table the bill.
Duri...
Minnis to bring death penalty bill
January 08, 2014
Minnis to bring death penalty bill
Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis said last night he intends to table a bill in the House of Assembly today that would remove the impediments to capital punishment.
"We acknowledge the preponderance of modern research which asserts that it cannot be shown that the death penalty has a deterrent effect upon the mind of the would-be murderer," said Minnis in a new year's address televised on Cable ...
January 08, 2014
New Year's Address by The Hon. Dr. Huber Minnis, Opposition Leader
My Fellow Bahamians, the Christmas and New Year?s Holiday Season is a period of reflection, introspection and forward planning...
IDB alarm over conviction rates
November 19, 2013
IDB alarm over conviction rates
During the period 2005 to 2009, only 5.1 percent of murder cases in The Bahamas resulted in convictions, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said in a newly published document...
Cable Bahamas takes URCA to court
October 10, 2013
Cable Bahamas takes URCA to court
Cable Bahamas has launched a judicial review action against the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) over its decision to deny the cable television, Internet and phone service provider the right to increase its cable service prices by close to 30 percent, Guardian Business can confirm...
August 02, 2013
As detainees face court, Bahamas faces claim of reneging on deal
MIAMI-BASED protesters accused the Bahamas government of ?reneging? on an agreement struck through US congressman Joe Garcia over Cuban immigrants held at Fox Hill prison and the Carmichael Road Detention Centre...
Justices of the Bahamas Supreme Court Announced
June 27, 2013
Justices of the Bahamas Supreme Court Announced
Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett announces the appointment of Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez and Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell as Justices of the Supreme Court. Justice Gomez was called to the Bahamas Bar in 1978 and practiced law in private chambers until 1989 when he joined the magistracy...
June 29, 2013
Two new Justices of The Bahamas Supreme Court sworn in at Government House
Newly appointed Justice of the Supreme Court Carolita Bethel takes the Oath of Office, June 27, at Government House.
Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes conducted the swearing-in...
Justices of the Bahamas Supreme Court Announced
June 28, 2013
Justices of the Bahamas Supreme Court Announced
Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett announces the appointment of Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez and Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell as Justices of the Supreme Court.
Justice Gomez was called to the Bahamas Bar in 1978 and practiced law in private chambers until 1989 when he joined the magistracy...
Dame Joan Sawyer Named Patron of Bahamas Branch of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
May 31, 2013
Dame Joan Sawyer Named Patron of Bahamas Branch of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS -? The Bahamas Branch of
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) recently announced the
appointment of world-renowned jurist and legal scholar Dame Joan Augusta
Sawyer, DPE, PC as the official Patron. The former Chief Justice and
President of The Bahamas Court of Appeal was unanimously approved by all
eleven Trustees of CIArb to become The Bahamas First Branch Patr...
Bahamas District, Pilot International Administrative Council Court calls on Governor General
May 04, 2013
Bahamas District, Pilot International Administrative Council Court calls on Governor General
Nassau, Bahamas - Governor-General Sir
Arthur Foulkes is pictured with members of the Bahamas District, Pilot
International Administrative Council Court, during a courtesy call at
Government House, May 3. Pictured from left: President elect Pilot Club
Freeport, Grand Bahama Lynette Bain, Treasurer Loretta Parris,
Governor-elect Carolyn Delveaux, Vice President Sherry Johnson, Sir
Arthur, Gov...
February 15, 2013
CARICOM Secretary General encouraging Bahamas to join Caribbean Court
CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque said yesterday that it is his hope The Bahamas would join the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), noting that it would be a sign of nationality for Caribbean people.
"It has been something that I have been promoting just about every where that I go," he said at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."I know there are some member states of CARICOM that are actively p...
February 12, 2013
Community Announcement From the Supreme Court of The Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas -- The following persons are asked to attend the Supreme Court, Hansard Building, Bank Lane and Bay Street, before The Hon. Mr. Jon Isaacs, Senior Justice, on Friday, 15 February 2013 at 10.00am:
February 11, 2013
Community announcement from The Supreme Court of The Bahamas
The
following persons are asked to attend the Supreme Court, Hansard Building,
Bank Lane
and Bay Street,
before The Hon. Mr. Jon Isaacs, Senior Justice, on Friday, 15 February 2013 at 10.00am
...
Names Addresses enclosed
...
February 08, 2013
Justice Allen wants Capital Punishment on Referendum Ballot
Nassau, Bahamas -- "I suggest that the time has come to bring finality to this issue in The Bahamas, and to give our citizens the opportunity to decide whether the death penalty should be retained as a mandatory, or as a discretionary punishment, or whether it should be abolished.
February 07, 2013
Justice Allen wants Capital Punishment on Referendum Ballot
Nassau, Bahamas - "I suggest that the time has come to bring finality to this issue in The Bahamas, and to give our citizens the opportunity to decide whether the death penalty should be retained as a mandatory, or as a discretionary punishment, or whether it should be abolished.
Martin Apeals Court Decision on Union Election
February 06, 2013
Martin Apeals Court Decision on Union Election
President of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) Nicole Martin yesterday appealed a Supreme Court ruling that ordered the union's Executive Council to hold an election on or before February 28, despite previously stating she would not appeal.
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