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Roberts hits out at FNM chairman Collie as Mitchell, Hamilton and Dorsett are ratified for

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday criticised FNM Chairman Sidney Collie for seemingly being “preoccupied with the internal affairs of the PLP”.

PM pays tribute to civil servant retiring after 45 years of working for the nation

COLLEEN Nottage, a public service worker for 45 years who rose to become permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Sciences during her career, was given a lavish farewell ceremony at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel yesterday to mark her retirement.

judge urged to impose most lenient sentence on woman involved in Kurt McCartney killing

A JUDGE was asked to impose the most lenient sentence possible for a woman convicted of having a role in the accosting and killing of businessman Kurt McCartney.

Clubs and Societies - 06172016

Antique Auto Club. - The Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas is very pleased to announce that, following its recent Annual Antique Auto Show & Cook-Out, it has been able to make quite a substantial donation to the Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation for benefit of a one-year-old toddler, Amaris Smith. Amaris required reconstructive heart surgery just before the show.

Wilchcombe: We are all to blame for crime levels

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday that all Bahamians should take the blame for the country’s “unacceptable” crime levels, which have sparked repeated visitor advisories.

‘No need to clarify law on marriage’

CONSTITUTIONAL Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney said yesterday he does not believe a statutory provision clarifying that same-sex marriage is illegal in The Bahamas is necessary to prevent successful legal challenges to the status quo.

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. He said the country is “past the point of negotiations and talking and dealing with these matters passively.”

Wave of outages amid ‘generation challenges’

BAHAMAS Power and Light (BPL) yesterday announced “outage rotations” throughout New Providence as the corporation continues to grapple with “generation challenges” at its power stations.

Dame Anita ‘should not sit on cases of same-sex marriage’

COURT of Appeal President Dame Anita Allen should recuse herself from potential cases about same-sex marriage in the future, Marco City MP Greg Moss said yesterday, arguing that in her speech this week she displayed an “activist” mindset that is prejudiced against the status quo.

Miller: BPL deal was a mistake

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday admonished the Christie administration for surrendering the day-to-day management of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) to PowerSecure, insisting that the move could hurt the Progressive Liberla Party (PLP) in the next general election.

Swimming pigs hog the spotlight on Today Show

SWIMMING swine were stars of national television in the United States, as NBC’s “Today Show” featured the swimming pigs of Exuma on June 14.

Severe weather brings funnel clouds to Nassau

A SEVERE afternoon thunderstorm spawned three waterspouts over Lake Killarney and dropped several inches of rain in the capital, according to Senior Meteorological Officer Kaylinda Forbes yesterday.

Prosecutor calls for ‘maximum penalty’ over McCartney murder

SHOOTING an unarmed man in the head and crushing nearly every bone in his body with his own truck to ensure his death warranted the maximum penalty on the law books, a prosecutor argued yesterday.

Talk show host calls for Christie to quit as PM

RESPECTED radio talk show host and attorney Jeffrey Lloyd has called for Prime Minister Perry Christie to step down as leader of this country, citing the results of the last two referendums as votes of no confidence in him and his administration.

Judge asked to rule on witness anonymity in trial

A JUDGE has been asked by the Crown to allow a witness anonymity order to remain in place during the trial of a man accused of committing murder.

Meetings to be held to brief residents on NHI

THE National Health Insurance Secretariat will hold five town hall meetings on June 22 and June 23 in Acklins, Crooked Island, Freeport and Abaco.

On Da Hook

FISHING around the islands of the Bahamas has been spectacular again this week, according the Bahamas Sport Fishing Network’s (BSFN) experts.

Thunderstorm spawns three waterspouts over Lake Killarney

A SEVERE afternoon thunderstorm spawned three waterspouts over Lake Killarney and dropped several inches of rain in the capital, according to Senior Meteorological Officer Kaylinda Forbes.

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UPDATED: Bahamas Power and Light warns of two hour outage rotation

Bahamas Power and Light has released a statement warning of a two hour outage rotation this afternoon.

Police seek missing man

POLICE in Grand Bahama are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 34-year-old Fabian Robeer Fox, who has been reported missing.

The rising cost of finishing Baha Mar

EACH day that Baha Mar sits unused is costing investors hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a veteran engineering inspector, who urged the future buyer of the $3.5bn mega resort to demand due diligence.

No answers to cost of rehabilitation centre

MONDAY’S opening of the Child and Adolescent and Robert Smith Complex at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre was overshadowed by the sketchy and questionable management of the project by successive administrations, Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney said yesterday.

Nottage slammed for failure to tackle crime

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday castigated National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage over his recent response to the worrying crime problem, saying the tone of the Bain and Grants Town MP’s remarks was “deaf” and “insensitive”.

DNA leader willing to accept civil unions

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney expressed openness yesterday to allowing homosexual couples to form civil unions, as opposed to marriage, so they could enjoy some of the rights that married couples do.