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'Pinewood flooding a priority'
'Pinewood flooding a priority'
PINEWOOD MP-elect Myles Laroda has said addressing long-standing flooding issues in the constituency is a priority for the Davis administration.
Small step forward as five women in Cabinet
Small step forward as five women in Cabinet
ELEVEN ministers were sworn in yesterday to round out Prime Minister Phillip "Brave" Davis' Cabinet which now has five women around the table.
Ex-disclosures chairman says Bahamas lags on corruption
FORMER Public Disclosure Commission chairman Myles Laroda said The Bahamas lags far behind other countries in the region regarding anti-corruption legislation, adding the Progressive Liberal Party plans to enact a bill to change that.
Public Disclosure Act-Mould delay is unacceptable
Public Disclosure Act-Mould delay is unacceptable
The Public Disclosure Act stands as one on the few anti-corruption laws currently on the books in the Bahamas yet successive governments have notably failed to enforce it...
Fishermen call for poachers' boats to be sunk immediately
BAHAMAS Commercial Fishers Alliance President Adrian LaRoda yesterday called for Dominican and other poaching vessels to be "immediately sunk" if caught illegally fishing in Bahamian waters.
This Week in The Bahamas Commentary by Elcott Coleby (June 6-10)
The biggest story of the week was the second constitutional referendum in The Bahamas? forty-two year history as an independent nation; the historic vote was held on Tuesday of this week.
This week in the Bahamas (22-29 April 2016)
This week in the Bahamas (22-29 April 2016)
?NO ONE SHOULD BE LEFT BEHIND? is the stated position of the United Nations as member states implement their respective programs as part of the post millennium goals.
Three more MPs failed to declare their assets
Three more MPs failed to declare their assets
WHILE the March 1 deadline for members of Parliament to file financial disclosures has passed, three more MPs have confirmed that they have yet to declare their assets, which is required by law.
Revealed
Revealed
It was the view of Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson earlier this month that prosecutors handling the case of two Cuban men detained at the prison at Fox Hill without charge, should proceed based on the recommendations in a November Cabinet memorandum signed by her colleague, Fred Mitchell, who invited Cabinet at that time to support the release of the men with asylum seekers certificates, a...
Additional measures to monitor jet ski industry
Additional measures to monitor jet ski industry
The Bahamas has embarked on beefing up safety measures in the Jet Ski Industry. On Tuesday, January 12, a press conference was held at the Ministry of Transport making the announcement.