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Man charged with theft of PI booze

A MAN appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of being the suspect behind the theft of more than $600 worth of alcohol from two Paradise Island businesses.

Fault causes island-wide blackout

BAHAMAS Power and Light yesterday blamed Thursday’s island-wide outage on a “cable failure” and reassured customers that the utility provider would find “immediate solutions to this problem and long-term strategies to prevent a recurrence.”

Tenant ‘owed airport’ $3m

A TENANT who operated five stores at the Lynden Pindling International Airport racked up a rental debt over five years of more than $3m under the Christie administration and was allowed to remain delinquent due to “direct intervention by the political directorate,” Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed in the House of Assembly last night.

Sojourner Douglass College ‘was not a rogue agency’

FORMER deans of Sojourner Douglass College (SDC) yesterday insisted that the Nassau campus was not operating as a “rogue agency” but followed the directives of its Maryland-based administration at all times.

Concern over compacting at landfill site

AN environmental activist has raised concerns over the alleged stoppage of the compacting of waste material deposited at the New Providence Landfill, charging that such inaction leaves the site “vulnerable” to yet another massive fire.Heather Carey,

From Italy to Freeport - direct by charter airline

SOME 1,400 European passengers will travel to Grand Bahama this summer with the return of the Italian charter Alpitour, which commenced direct flights from Milan to Freeport on Thursday. The programme will run 12 weeks, bringing between 100 and 120

Young people taking up the Rangers challenge

IT was a celebration of the achievements of brilliant young people as 408 Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers, both male and female took the challenge to set the standard of excellence in discipline, dedication and determination.They all were success

Long lines for Flamingo Gardens clinic restroom

AN angry resident has complained that one of the bathrooms at the Flamingo Gardens Clinic has not been in operation for some time, forcing men and women to share one bathroom, leading to long lines and frustration. “My pregnant wife said it’s a line

Organisations call for implementation of Freedom of Information Act in full

A GROUP of civil society organisations (CSOs) and private industry groups is pressing the new administration to highlight the amendment and full enactment of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Unity to be the focus of GB Independence events

MINISTER of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson announced plans for this year’s 44th independence celebrations in Grand Bahama, emphasising that the focus of the festivities will be about uniting all Bahamians.The theme this year is: “Toward the Ri

Car salesman denied bail overclaim he stole more than $9,000

AN automotive salesman was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of stealing more than $9,000 from two individuals. Rasheed Sanusi, 41, of Cowpen Road appeared before Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis facing two counts of stealing by reason

$200,000 budgeted for review of national curriculum

THE government has budgeted $200,000 this fiscal year for a comprehensive review of the country’s educational system, Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd announced yesterday, as he painted a grim picture of the state of education, which he said is a “pr

Weather station for college

A NEWLY installed weather station at the Aquinas College campus is expected to enhance student learning, provide an additional avenue for public access to weather information and support the advancement of science, technology, engineering and mathema

Christie govt spent $30m on school properties not owned by the public

DURING its term, the Christie administration invested some $30m in school properties the government does not own and may “probably never own,” according to Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd.

311 hired by Education Ministry in six months before election

THREE hundred and eleven people were hired by the Ministry of Education in the six months before the May 10 general election, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday.

BPL investigates island-wide outage

BAHAMAS Power and Light Company Limited (BPL) is investigating the cause of an island-wide outage which began in New Providence just before 3pm Thursday.

MINNIS ‘WILL TAKE BACK CROWN LAND’

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pledged yesterday to take back Crown land from people who are using it for purposes outside the “original intent,” particularly those hoarding it for future investment.

Man faces court over rape allegation

A man was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned concerning a sexual assault allegation.

Johnson ready to act on disclosures, and says that shanty towns must not be ignored

MINISTER of State for Legal Affairs Elsworth Johnson insisted yesterday the country cannot continue to “pretend” that immigrant communities do not exist, while suggesting that dangers to residents abound in shanty towns because of a failure to enforce existing regulations.

Nation has 11th highest homicide rate in world

THE Bahamas has the 11th highest homicide rate in the world, triple the rate considered by the World Health Organization as an epidemic, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday.

Sands: $25m in unpaid bills

THE former Christie administration left more than $25m in unpaid bills for medical equipment, rent, drugs and salaries at the Ministry of Health and the Public Hospital’s Authority, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands claimed yesterday.

Anti-corruption legislation is planned later this year

THE government will table legislation in the House of Assembly to establish an anti-corruption commission shortly after Parliament’s summer recess, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.

Turnquest says govt aims to stabilise country’s finances

THE economic plan being chartered during the ongoing 2017-2018 budget debate aims to stabilise the country’s finances, Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest said yesterday, as he underscored the continued need to reduce “discretionary spending” and bring the nation’s expenditure under control.

American man drowns in Abaco

POLICE in Abaco are investigating the death of a 54-year-old American visitor who died on Tuesday. Reports are that shortly after 1am, the body of a male was discovered in water near a residence in Eastern Shores in Marsh Harbor, Abaco. Foul play i

The Laws of Life

MORE than 2,100 students from around the Bahamas submitted entries to the 2017 Laws of Life Essay Competition in hopes of garnering recognition for their writing skills, sweetened by one of the generous prizes offered at the four levels of the contes