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Lanisha Rolle urges understanding for tornado victims

SOCIAL Services and Urban Renewal Minister Lanisha Rolle visited the tornado-damaged areas in Grand Bahama and urged people to be very “sensitive” and understanding to the victims who suffered significant damage and what they are going through at this time.

Bench warrant issued after 'Chrissy Love' fails to appear before judge

A bench warrant was issued for the arrest of media personality Christina "Chrissy Love" Thompson when she failed to appear before a Supreme Court judge Friday accused of making contemptuous remarks about the legal proceedings against former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson, who had been charged with impropriety.

600 set to take part in Grand Bahama beach clean-up

BEACHES are one of the country’s most valuable assets, and in observance of the 32nd International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday some 600 volunteers will comb the beaches on Grand Bahama removing trash and marine debris.

Former Minister Kenred Dorsett pleads not guilty to nine charges

FORMER Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett was formally arraigned before a Supreme Court judge on Friday charged with using his former ministerial position to extort and solicit $120,000 in bribes from Jonathan Ash.

Irma insurance cover 'colossal waste' - Davis

OPPOSITION Leader Phillip Davis yesterday called the $2.8 million premium paid by the government to renew its Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility policy a “colossal waste.”

Code violations added to hurricane damage

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis expressed grave concern over the lack of enforcement of proper building codes in the construction of houses that were severely damaged by a tornado in a Freeport subdivision.

Income tax is NOT ruled out

The Government has not ruled out implementing an income tax, the Deputy Prime Minister revealing yesterday: “We have to consider all options.”

Styrofoam protest as Resort World closes

RESORTS World Bimini operators have explained the temporary closure of the luxury resort in the wake of Hurricane Irma, insisting the extensive damage to the property's marina is too "big a blow" to address on the fly.

Tornado sounded like a 747 crashing

THE sound heading his way was so forceful that Albert Rolle thought a plane was about to crash near his Grand Bahama home.

Mitchell: No impropriety in foreign missions

FORMER Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell was adamant yesterday there was no “legal impropriety” committed by anyone the day after audits noted there had been “excessive” overtime pay and “exorbitant” spending at some Bahamas emba

Henfield: Hand spy bill to human rights association

SENATOR Ranard Henfield, head of the We March protest movement, is urging the Minnis administration to give the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association power over the so-called "Spy Bill" before having it tabled in Parliament. Attorney Fred Smith, hea

BTC brings relief to Bimini

IN the wake of Hurricane Irma, BTC is helping to bring much-needed relief to communities on the island of Bimini. The company's CEO Dexter Cartwright and Customer Experience Vice President Eldri Ferguson-Mackey along with volunteer teams comprised o

Drugs discovery

A 22-year-old Bahamian woman was taken into custody after she was found in possession of a quantity of dangerous drugs at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Wednesday. According to police, around 6.30am, the was woman traveling to t

'I wouldn't have given ride to man if I'd known he was a murder suspect'

A WOMAN testified yesterday how she would have never taken one of two men accused of the 2014 murder of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright to hospital had she known the gravity of the matter of which they are accused. Shecoya Davis, taking the

Bank offers $200,000 grant after storm

THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has pledged up to $200,000 in grant funds for emergency relief to assist the Bahamas after Hurricane Irma. President of the Inter-American Bank (IDB) Luis Alberto Moreno has offered support to the Bahamas in

Murderer has appeal dismissed

A CONVICT sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison for fatally shooting a man at a convenience store in 2012 has had his appeal dismissed by the country's second highest appellate court. Clarence Smith had contested his 38-year sentence on eight groun

'Save Bimini's environment'

THE Bimini leg of the government's Hurricane Irma assessment tour hit a small snag Thursday as a handful of residents used the visit to urge the Minnis administration to take the environmental threats on that island seriously. The government's tour

Antique Auto Club Wraps up First Ever Raffle

As a part of the Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas’ 30th Anniversary of the Club, the Members decided to hold a “First Ever” Raffle as part of its fund-raising efforts for this year’s selected beneficiary. The Business Community was very supportive wi

'Allow pets to be taken to hurricane shelters in future'

BAHAMAS Humane Society's General Manager Percy Grant hopes Bahamians will one day be allowed to take their pets with them to hurricane shelters. As Hurricane Harvey headed toward Texas last month, images and stories emerged of people travelling to s

Styrofoam tide swamps Bimini beaches

LONGSTANDING tensions between Resorts World Bimini and the residents on that island were brought to the fore this week after mounds of Styrofoam were seen floating in the ocean, suspected to be part of damage Hurricane Irma brought to the luxury hotel’s floating docks.

Embassy driver paid $46k overtime

A SERIES of separate audits looking into the operations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ embassies, consulate general offices and a permanent mission, has pointed to apparent loose protocols where there is “excessive” overtime pay, “exorbitant” spending and thousands in uncollected revenue among other shortfalls.

Fox Hill student, 16, shot dead

AN 11th grade Government High School student was shot multiple times and killed late Tuesday night while hanging out with persons in the back of his Fox Hill home.

Ruined Ragged will rise again

DAYS after Ragged Island was ravaged by Hurricane Irma and deemed not fit for residents by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, he announced the government’s intention to “transform” it into the first fully “green” island in the region.

Ragged Islanders on Grand Bahama launch relief effort for their home

FOLLOWING the massive devastation on Ragged Island, descendants of the community who live in Grand Bahama are organising a hurricane relief effort to get essential items, as well as building materials to those persons on the tiny southern island ravaged by Hurricane Irma.

Damage in Inagua - but no residents displaced by storm

ACCOMPANIED by a senior government delegation, returning residents of Inagua yesterday found an island that had withstood Hurricane Irma’s blows, the hurricane only downing several lamp poles and causing roof damage to some structures.