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Govt unlikely to renew extended price control which has expired

THE Davis administration is unlikely to renew the order expanding the list of items added to the price control regime last year, Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis suggested yesterday.

Government website to be revamped as public frustrated with user experience

FRUSTRATION with the official Bahamas government website has led to a decline in its use, according to Wayne Watson, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

WSC signs $3m industrial agreement with Bahamas Utility and Allied Workers Union

A NEW $3m industrial agreement between the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) and the Bahamas Utility Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) will benefit 386 union members.

AG calls MP White a ‘rookie parliamentarian’ with a ‘dismissive attitude’

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder gave St Anne’s MP Adrian White a scathing rebuke yesterday for opposing and criticising the Law Reform and Revision Act.

Coastline awareness campaign launched by Tourism at GB school

A CAMPAIGN to keep coastlines clean has been reintroduced on Grand Bahama by the Ministry of Tourism, Investment and Aviation (MOTIA).

Five families still receiving govt assistance after March Bimini blaze

FIVE families still rely on housing assistance from the government after a fire blazed through the Porgy Bay settlement of Bimini last month.

Road to 50 project to educate grade six students and public about mangroves

THE Independence Secretariat yesterday announced the launch of a national mangrove project to educate the public and protect local mangroves.

Fuel retailers optimistic but Halkitis says no change to come

THE Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association’s (BPRA) president expressed optimism yesterday about resolving long-standing issues affecting gas retailers even as Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis reiterated the government would not change fuel or tax margins to accommodate them.

New Central Bank building cancelled as it would be ‘a bad look’

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said the Davis administration cancelled the new multi-million dollar Central Bank headquarters because building it would not look good following the COVID-19 pandemic — an explanation former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis called “flimsy”.

Two men on bail murdered in separate incidents

TWO men on bail were killed moments apart in separate incidents in New Providence yesterday, bringing the murder total for the year to 43.

Teen granted $3,000 bail on housebreaking accusation

A 15-year-old youth was granted $3,000 bail after being accused of breaking into a woman’s home last week.

Police Commissioner ‘will deal with’ whoever leaked murder scene photos

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he is disgusted that crime scene photos of the mother and daughter murdered over a week ago were leaked and circulated to the public, insisting officers are doing all they can to identify the culprits.

FNM Women’s President: We must ‘all stand against GBV’

KATHY Munnings, president of the FNM Grand Bahama Women’s Association, is calling on Bahamians to take a strong stand in the fight to end gender-based violence (GBV) in The Bahamas.

Gender Violence Bill 98 percent complete

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the Gender Violence Bill is 98 per cent complete.

Coleby-Davis: We need facts before speaking on MP rape allegation

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said officials should be careful not to “speak just for speaking sake”.

Munroe calls Minnis’ comment about a rape whistle ‘distasteful’ and ‘not amusing’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe criticised former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis in Parliament yesterday, accusing him of making “a poor joke about rape victims”.

PM pays tribute to Harry Belafonte

AFTER the death of Harry Belafonte, aged 96, Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis has paid tribute to a man he called "a friend of The Bahamas".

New mangroves conservation group comes together in Grand Bahama

Three conservation organisations have joined forces to protect mangroves in The Bahamas.

Up to 200 jobs from $110m marina resort

THE Legendary Marina Resort is set to develop a $110m project in eastern New Providence that would deliver up to 200 jobs.

Munroe: Marital rape was ‘not on agenda’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said criminalising marital rape should not be a significant priority of the Davis administration because the Progressive Liberal Party did not promise it in its Blueprint for Change manifesto.

Azario Major family told to seek justice in court

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the family of Azario Major, a man police killed in 2021, should seek to prevail in the Coroner’s Court, not the “court of public opinion” where the disclosure of evidence could contaminate the potential jury pool.

Serious crime 28% down - but rape cases increase

SERIOUS crime has declined by more than a quarter this year, according to Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander, although there has been an increase in the number of rapes.

POLICE TO QUIZ MP IN RAPE CASE THIS WEEK: Lawyer retained by woman who made assault allegations

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police would question a sitting Member of Parliament accused of raping and assaulting his ex-girlfriend before the end of this week.

Man accused of murder of Yinka Strachan remanded until trial

A MAN was sent to prison on Monday accused of killing Yinka Strachan, the 42-year-old woman whose body was recovered from a canal with gunshot wounds last week.

Man charged with aiding in murder not granted bail

A MAN was sent to prison on Monday after he was accused of aiding in the murder of a 19-year-old earlier this year in South Beach.