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Halkitis: We were right to drop disaster insurance policy

STATE Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday defended the government’s decision to drop its regional insurance policy for disasters for a sovereign disaster relief fund.

Lightbourn has ‘no plans’ to run as an independent

IN spite of speculation to the contrary, Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn said he has no plans at this time to mount an independent run in the next election.

Man, 62, dies after being hit by car

A 62-year-old man is dead following a traffic accident in the Eight Mile Rock area on Wednesday evening.

Bahamas feeding network salutes volunteers

AN essential component of any non-profit organisation is the volunteers who donate countless hours to seeing the vision come to life.

Charity fund from web shop payments reaches $3m total

THE Gaming Board foundation set up for the charitable use of funds from the web shop gaming sector has accrued $3m, according to Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday.

Suspects to submit alibis ahead of murder trial

TWO men awaiting trial on a murder charge said they would submit an alibi to the Office of the Attorney General within 21 days.

It’s twins for the Turnquest family

TWIN sons were born to Mrs Georgette Turnquest at Doctors Hospital at 8.46am and 8.47am yesterday. Both mother and babies are doing well.

Bail application dismissed for man accused of killing

A MAN hoping to be released from prison before his murder trial had his bail application dismissed by a Supreme Court judge yesterday.

Temporary pause to voter registration

THE parliamentary commissioner has announced . . .

Turnquest wary of Urban Renewal role in storm rebuilding efforts

OPPOSITION Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest expressed concern yesterday that Urban Renewal is being used as a campaign tool for the Progressive Liberal Party during Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts.

Three children are recovering after being shot

A FOUR-year-old girl is recovering from emergency surgery after she and her four-year-old sister were shot as they sat in a vehicle with three other children late on Tuesday night.

DNA member in hospital after latest shooting

THE DNA last night said The Bahamas was “paralysed by fear” after the party’s Nassau Village chairperson, Wendy McIntosh, was shot multiple times.

$150m loan for storm repairs

THE Christie administration yesterday moved a resolution for a loan of up to $150m to defray the costs of this country’s recovery and reconstruction efforts as a result of not only Hurricane Matthew, but for last year’s Hurricane Joaquin.

Six-year-old found dead in house fire

POLICE are investigating a house fire that led to the death of a six-year-old boy in Abaco on Tuesday night.

Prime Minister backs away from hurricane tax plan

DESPITE Prime Minister Perry Christie’s previous suggestion that the government may need to “tax some item” to accumulate funds for the country’s Hurricane Matthew recovery and repair, he yesterday back-pedalled from this position insisting that the current tax system is sufficient to raise the money needed for the efforts.

‘Matthew was angry and The Bahamas was his enemy. From this day on if any hurricane come, I am evacuating.’

Residents in southern New Providence are still without power 14 days after Hurricane Matthew hit. But the memories of the storm’s brutal force are still vivid, Sancheska Dorsett hears . . .

North Andros ‘getting back to normal’

RELIEF and recovery efforts are “coming along pretty good” in North Andros in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, with government officials yesterday claiming that a sense of “normalcy” is finally beginning to return to residents of the battered community. 

Deputy PM: Alternatives being discussed to fund relief effort

SEEKING to quell public outrage over the suggestion of a hurricane tax, Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday insisted that there are other alternatives yet to be discussed as the government mulls over how it will fund Hurricane Matthew relief efforts.

Marriott Hotel donates hurricane supplies

THE Courtyard by Marriott hotel yesterday presented Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis with a donation of hurricane relief supplies, to be distributed in the coming weeks by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in areas ravaged by Hurricane Matthew.

BTC to credit landline customers left cut off by Hurricane Matthew

BTC announced yesterday that it will issue a credit to landline customers whose service was impacted by Hurricane Matthew as it outlined an aggressive agenda to restore services.

The Pointe donates $100,000 to nema

THE Pointe, through its parent company China Construction America (CCA), has made a $100,000 donation to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to help ongoing for hurricane relief efforts.

November goal to open after storm

The Smith’s Point/Taino Beach area suffered severe beach and coastal erosion with the passage of Hurricane Matthew, but proprietors in the area are working diligently to restore the area and reopen for business by November.

Garage opens to mark first phase of The Pointe

THE first phase of development on The Pointe in downtown Nassau has been completed, with the official opening of the seven-storey, 900 space parking garage.

Scholarship deal to help high school students

SAINT Mary’s University and the Ministry of Education have announced a renewable four-year scholarship aimed at deserving Bahamian Grade 12 public high school students. It is the only Bahamian scholarship of its type with a Canadian university.

COB signs contract for $100m residential hall

COLLEGE of the Bahamas officials yesterday inked a contract with a local investment management firm for the construction of a near $100m, 1,000 bed on-campus residential hall, something officials said is a “major tool” in helping to further augment the college’s transition to university status.