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Church not paid any rent despite two years of occupation by ministry

DESPITE a lease agreement being drawn up for the Ministry of Education to utilise a building owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and two years of occupation, church officials had not been paid any rent or received any money. The agreement with

US woman among three held after drug find

POLICE arrested three people on Saturday—including an American woman—in two separate instances for drug possession. A man and a woman were taken into custody following the seizure of a large amount of marijuana. Around 1am Saturday, officers assign

Roberts: Did Izmirlian give FNM financial backing?

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has called on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to reveal if the Free National Movement received financial contributions from former Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian, as he castigated the nation’s leader over the “reckle

Man held over ammunition discovery

POLICE in Bimini arrested a 33-year-old Bahamian man after a large seizure of ammunition on Friday. Shortly before 7pm, while on routine patrol in South Bimini in the area of a marina, officers searched a blue and white 22ft unregistered vessel dock

Man and woman held after large drug seizure

A man and woman were taken into custody after a large amount of drugs was seized early on Saturday.

Six public private partnerships put on hold by AG's office

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday revealed that his office has put six public private partnerships on hold, one of them including a grant of 30 acres of Crown land that was executed "days, if not on the day" before the election.

PLP Senator dares FNM to send any criminality information to police

BELIEVING the Progressive Liberal Party has captured the bluff of the new administration, Senator Dr Michael Darville dared Cabinet ministers yesterday to send the information they have about criminality of former PLP ministers to the police.

VIDEO: Firefighters extinguish Potter's Cay Dock blaze

FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a blaze on Potter's Cay Day yesterday afternoon after an abandoned building caught fire sending plumes of black smoke up and over the Paradise Island Bridge.

'Commercially sensitive' elements of Baha Mar deal kept sealed

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said the government agreed to keep elements of its Baha Mar agreement with China Export-Import Bank sealed because of the commercially sensitive nature of the material.

Appeal of parliamentary privilege ruling cost govt more than $100,000

THE Government racked up more than $100,000 in legal costs connected to its appeal of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on parliamentary privilege, according to Attorney General Carl Bethel, who noted that the sum represented costs for foreign lawyers.

Independence celebration budget slashed by $900,000

ORGANISERS of the country's 44th independence anniversary celebration are promising a festive and memorable experience, this despite plans to have its budget slashed by an estimated $900k amid country's current financial climate.

AG distances office from PLP misfeasance allegations on social media

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday distanced his office from allegations of misfeasance made against the former Progressive Liberal Party government in the House of Assembly and on social media.

Bethel: No files received on misconduct

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said his office has not received any files in relation to complaints of misconduct of former government officials.

Minnis steers clear of row with Isaacs

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has no interest in a back-and-forth argument with Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Emeritus Errington “Minky” Isaacs over his nearly $2m government contract, but is instead focused on running the country, according to Press Secretary Anthony “Ace” Newbold yesterday.

Nothing ‘unusual’ in Baha Mar papers

DESPITE the Free National Movement’s suggestions on the campaign trail that the now unsealed Baha Mar documents may have been troubling, Attorney General Carl Bethel said Thursday that the documents contain nothing “unusual” that would prompt the government to renegotiate its terms.

Miller: Former Deputy PM was in 'lose-lose' situation

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis was subjected to a “lose-lose” dilemma by the actions of “men hungry for power” during his tenure as deputy prime minister and minister of works, according to former Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller.

Progress for Nottage in recovery

FORMER Bain and Grants Town MP Dr Bernard Nottage was said to be “making some progress” in his recovery after he was admitted to hospital on Tuesday.

PLPs at odds on storm cash

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he does not know what specific process resulted in Johnathan Ash’s selection to provide more than $8m worth of cleanup services after Hurricane Matthew and that former Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson, the hurricane czar, was head of processes related to such matters.

Police quiz education employee over fake letters

AN employee of the Ministry of Education was questioned by police yesterday and has been put on administrative leave after it was revealed that a staff member was creating “fake job letters” to allow people to qualify for fast loans.

PLP leader says BPL gave contract to Minky Isaacs

OPPOSITION Leader Philip "Brave" Davis said the procurement department of Bahamas Power & Light, without his involvement, gave a contract to Errington "Minky" Isaacs for remediation work after the latter submitted a bid for the contract.

Health officials make appeal for blood donations

OFFICIALS from the blood banks of Princess Margaret Hospital and Doctors Hospital as well as the Bahamas Red Cross Society, One Blood, Friends of the Blood Bank and Aliv have partnered to coordinate the second annual Unity Blood Drive. The Unity Blo

Davis: Govt chose to withdraw from CCRIF - it did not let hurricane insurance laps

OPPOSITION Leader Philip 'Brave" Davis denied yesterday that the Progressive Liberal Party allowed the country's Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility to lapse, telling reporters that the former government withdrew from the CCRIF "after care

Contention over New Trial For Money Laundering

A BULGARIAN’S appeal against a money laundering conviction will resume next month after a legal argument as to whether he should be made to stand trial again arose yesterday. Kostadin Karchav, 40, who was released from the Department of Correctional

Low turnout as local elections get under way in Grand Bahama

ALTHOUGH there are 25,000 registered voters on Grand Bahama, there continues to be low interest and participation in the local government election. Voting centres opened at 8.30am yesterday, but there were no long lines and voter turnout was slow, p

AK47 rifle is seized by police

A MAN was arrested after police seized an AK-47 assault rifle on Thursday, police reported. Around 1am, Selective Enforcement Team officers acting on intelligence executed a search warrant on a home located on Kemp Road occupied by a man. During the