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Butler-Turner says she will sue Gomez for defamation
August 25, 2015
Butler-Turner says she will sue Gomez for defamation
Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said yesterday she intends to sue Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez for defamation after he told The Nassau Guardian on Sunday he plans to seek leave from a judge to file Election Court petitions to declare her seat vacant for "violation of the constitution" in respect of conflicts of interest.
Man accused of threatening police charged
August 25, 2015
Man accused of threatening police charged
A man accused of threatening to kill police officers in a voice note that was circulated on Whatsapp was yesterday remanded to prison because of uncertainty over his immigration status.
Glaring conflict
August 23, 2015
Glaring conflict
In 2013 when Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis was forced to defend conflict of interest claims on the floor of the House of Assembly, Minnis insisted that he had declared that he was benefiting from a government contract when he entered politics, and did so again in his declaration in 2012.
PLP's descent into insatiable greed
August 20, 2015
PLP's descent into insatiable greed
Victimization is an evil I put on par with corruption in high places. Neither will be tolerated under an administration headed by Perry Christie. Of that you can be assured.
? Perry Gladstone Christie
Anchor projects the 'bane of The Bahamas' Smith says
August 14, 2015
Anchor projects the 'bane of The Bahamas' Smith says
Anchor projects - long identified with Prime Minister Perry Christie - are the "bane of The Bahamas" according to Save The Bays (STB) CEO and outspoken activist lawyer Fred Smith QC, who proposed that the projects continue to proliferate because they are often profitable for the foreign developer and a small but influential segment of the local community.
Gomez taken off Baha Mar case
August 14, 2015
Gomez taken off Baha Mar case
Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez said yesterday that Prime Minister Perry Christie asked him to step down as the government's lead attorney on the Baha Mar court matter
Judge questions jurisdiction to grant bail
August 12, 2015
Judge questions jurisdiction to grant bail
A judge on Tuesday questioned whether she had the jurisdiction to consider a bail application for an alleged drug lord fighting extradition to the United States, months after a judge had refused an earlier application.
CEXIM to raise 'foreign law' in Delaware courts
August 07, 2015
CEXIM to raise 'foreign law' in Delaware courts
Lawyers for the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM Bank) intend to raise the issue of a foreign country's laws - likely those of The Bahamas, though this was not stated in the notice filed yesterday in Delaware - in the bankruptcy proceedings initiated by Baha Mar in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware at the end of June.
CCA Bahamas blocks BML 'fishing expedition'
August 07, 2015
CCA Bahamas blocks BML 'fishing expedition'
As the battle between Baha Mar Ltd. (BML) and its flock of affiliated companies, China Construction America and its Bahamian subsidiary (CCA Bahamas), and the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) over the resort developer?s right to U.S. Bankruptcy Court protection plays out in Delaware ? given that CCA has filed a motion to dismiss the bankruptcy proceedings ?
July 29, 2015
Black lives matter Sandra Bland is an example, not a martyr
You have probably seen the police dash cam video of the July 10 traffic stop that led to Sandra Bland's arrest. Shockingly, she died of an alleged suicide in a Texas jail, under plainly suspicious circumstances, just three days later.
I shall leave it to others to propagate racially motivated speculation about whether the manner of her death was really suicide or in fact homicide.
WikiLeaks: Anna Nicole 'havoc' in the Bahamas
December 23, 2010
WikiLeaks: Anna Nicole 'havoc' in the Bahamas
The turbulent time spent in the Bahamas by the late model Anna Nicole Smith was compared to Hurricane Betsy in leaked US cables from the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks.
In a 2006 US cable, then ambassador John Rood documented the series of scandals that surrounded former Playboy model and reality TV star's Bahamian residency application and the death of her son.
QC claims Swift Justice unconstitutional
June 17, 2015
QC claims Swift Justice unconstitutional
The government's much touted Swift Justice initiative is unconstitutional and breaches the principles of the separation of powers, according to prominent attorney Fred Smith, QC.
BTC adopted schools celebrate their teachers
June 17, 2015
BTC adopted schools celebrate their teachers
Students at five New Providence schools were able to treat their teachers to a special day of celebration for Teacher's Appreciation Day with the help of Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and the iVolunteers.
Student news
June 17, 2015
Student news
Aleice Goodman graduates from Lawrence Academy
Aleice Goodman, a former student of Deep Creek Middle School in Eleuthera, was among the 104 students who graduated from Lawrence Academy during the school's 222 commencement exercises in Groton, Massachusetts.
June 12, 2015
Sexism explains media disinterest in Women's World Cup
The media have provided saturation coverage over the past few weeks of the endemic corruption that has attended the selection process for the FIFA Men?s World Cup.
Govt urged to assume 'limited austerity' mindset
June 12, 2015
Govt urged to assume 'limited austerity' mindset
A top lawyer has called on the Christie administration to implement greater austerity measures in the wake of the 2015/2016 budget presentation, arguing that the budget was not "carte blanche" for government spending.
Minnis applauds Moss for leaving PLP
June 11, 2015
Minnis applauds Moss for leaving PLP
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday commended Marco City MP Greg Moss for leaving the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP)
April 28, 2015
Not all teachers meet minimum education requirement, report shows
Only 61 percent of Bahamian primary school teachers in Grand Bahama schools met the minimum education requirements, according to the Department of Statistics Labour Market Report.
Speakers announced for STEP Caribbean conference
April 01, 2015
Speakers announced for STEP Caribbean conference
A truly international line up of speakers will grace the stage at the STEP Caribbean Conference 2015 to be hosted this year by Anguilla in St. Maartin.
Speakers ranging from Justice David Hayton, The Caribbean Court of Justice, to Nicholas Malumian, partner, Malumian & Fossati, have been slotted into a program designed to provide thought leadership and state-of-the-art intelligence on the topics ...
March 12, 2015
Maynard calls for wide open immigration policy, some limitations
A leading attorney and arbitrator has advocated an "open wide" immigration policy for most areas of commercial arbitration barring local construction disputes as the local branch of the Chartered Institute of Chartered Accountants (CIArb) and Ministry of Legal Affairs craft the legislative framework for a regional arbitration center in The Bahamas.
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