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THREE of four persons who were arraigned concerning allegations that they had a role in a murder plot had charges against them withdrawn.
ANGLICAN Diocese Bishop Laish Boyd pointed yesterday to the high level of mistrust in the government and spitefulness of voters as factors that led Bahamians to make the “fundamental mistake” of rejecting the gender equality referendum.
THE second in a series of four distinguished lectures facilitated by the Department of Co-operative Development within the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources takes place next week with the emphasis on youth and women’s participation in co-operative entrepreneurship.
MARION Bethel, the noted Bahamian attorney and author, is among 11 experts elected to serve on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, replacing those whose four-year terms will expire at the end of 2016.
CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant had strong words for Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis’ performance during the wrap up of the 2016/2017 budget debate, saying the Killarney MP showed “no interest” in the head-by-head exercise and seemed unprepared.
THE conviction rate for Supreme Court cases up to April of this year was 71 per cent, a dramatic improvement from the 31 per cent that was recorded by the end of 2012, Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson revealed yesterday during her contribution to the budget debate in the Senate. Up to April of this year, the acquittal rate was 29 per cent.
OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday if he is elected prime minister, he would hold a referendum on capital punishment “as soon as possible”.
THE College of the Bahamas’ cancellation of a $16.1m loan from the Caribbean Development Bank will not deter the institution’s transition into a university, officials said in a statement last night.
BAHA Mar’s developer, BMD Holdings, said it is “astounding” that nearly one year after engaging with China Construction America and China Export Import Bank in “sabotaging” the resort’s Chapter 11 case in the United States, the Christie administration has suddenly paid two law firms to craft hypothetical justifications for the government’s “ready-fire-aim” actions concerning the $3.5bn resort.
POLICE shot and wounded two suspected armed robbers during a shootout near the intersection of Marathon and Robinson Roads on Thursday night.
A DISABLED man was found shot dead in a shack in the Pioneer’s Loop Subdivision of Freeport, Grand Bahama, on Thursday evening.
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CONSTITUTIONAL Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney said yesterday that he doubts political leaders would be able to amass the political will needed to have the death penalty carried out despite widespread public support.
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday conceded that the June 7 constitutional referendum went “hopelessly wrong” and said he was “shocked” to be accused of having a hidden agenda that sided with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday commended Deputy Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis for seeking to forgive the debts of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) consumers, calling it a “noble” endeavour “that should have been done a long time ago”.
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday despite repeated claims from Official Opposition members that his administration has not spurred growth in employment, his government has created over 20,000 jobs since taking office in 2012.
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday accused National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage of hiding “behind statistics” rather than acknowledging the high rate of crime in the country.
AMID continued concern over the shuttered Baha Mar resort, Prime Minister Perry Christie revealed that two firms, one with ties to Bahamian investors, have been shortlisted as the court-appointed receivers of the project move closer to deciding which entity will acquire the $3.5bn West Bay Street development.
Sir Charles Carter visited Buckingham Palace, London, on Wednesday for his investiture as a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) for his services to broadcasting and the media in The Bahamas.
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday the government has modelled its new mortgage relief programme after a similar plan in the United States that “yielded successful results.”
CENTRAL and South Eleuthera MP Damian Gomez said yesterday he might not run as a candidate for his constituency in the next general election.
PRODESTA Moore, the DNA’s candidate for Elizabeth, yesterday criticised government’s failure to fully enact Marco’s Law.
A JUDGE has reserved his decision on what sentence he will impose on an ex-US marine who has been convicted of attempted murder.
A MAN was told by a judge yesterday that he will now stand trial in April 2017 concerning an incident of alleged sexual assault of a woman in 2013.
TWO Grand Bahama students will be off to New York this August to attend the French Woods Performing Arts Camp.