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PM: Mistakes made for years over landfill

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said mistakes have been made for “over a generation” when it comes to handling solid waste material at the New Providence Landfill, adding yesterday that he will now play a direct role in his government’s newest effort to address the problem.

Financial aid is considered for residents hit by blaze

THE government is “very seriously considering” providing financial assistance to residents who have been adversely affected by the massive blaze at the New Providence Landfill, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced yesterday.

Residents facing a week out of Jubilee Gardens homes

“We are fighting a fire at the dump site and we are fighting a forest fire that requires a different specialty and a different approach.

No waste deliveries to dump site until at least Wednesday

THE New Providence Landfill will be closed to incoming waste until at least Wednesday, Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett said yesterday.

McCartney urges residents to sue the government

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday called for people adversely affected by dump fires to launch a “class action suit” against the Christie administration for its “failure” to adequately remediate the recurrent fires at the New Providence Landfill.

Minnis: My FNM will deal with landfill site problems

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday admitted that he is not at all pleased with the way the former FNM administration handled the legacy problem of the New Providence Landfill.

Firefighters tackle huge blaze close to homes in Freeport

FIREMEN battled a massive forest fire in windy conditions for four hours yesterday afternoon to extinguish flames that came close to homes in a nearby Freeport subdivision.

MPs file appeal against boundaries case ruling

OFFICIAL Opposition members of Parliament yesterday filed a motion in the Court of Appeal to reverse Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder’s previous decision to reject their application to start judicial review proceedings over the Constituencies Commission’s report on constituency boundaries citing several issues where they believe the judge erred in his ruling.

Contempt case against lawyer adjourned

THE continuation of contempt proceedings against a lawyer who faces committal for scandalous accusations of bias against a judge has been adjourned by two weeks.

Fast food manager’s killer to take appeal case to the Privy Council

A MAN convicted of the throat-slashing murder of a fast food restaurant manager will contest the Court of Appeal’s upholding of a jury’s verdict to the country’s highest court, London’s Privy Council.

Govt accused of withholding health report

THE government is being accused of withholding from the public an epidemiology report undertaken nearly 30 years ago on the health effects of the industrial plants in Grand Bahama.

Man claims sexual advance led to fatal stabbing

A MAN testified yesterday of how accepting a “compliments to the season” Hennessey drink from a banker who hired him to paint his apartment spiraled into a scuffle and stabbing after the banker allegedly made a sexual advance at him.

DNA leader says FNM tried to poach candidates from his party

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday accused the Free National Movement of attempting to poach several of his party’s candidates, one of them being Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer, ahead of the 2017 general election.

Nursing students ‘being denied training’ at Rand

Terreve College in Freeport is claiming its nursing students are being denied access to training at the Rand Memorial Hospital due to the continued delay in the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the Public Hospitals Authority.

Money laundering report highlights black market for smugglers

A UNITED States report on money laundering and financial crimes has pinpointed an alleged black market for “smuggled cigarettes and guns” coupled with money laundering trends, including the purchase of real estate among other things in The Bahamas.

‘Bahamas deserves better’ as Baha Mar opening date stalls

THE original developer of the Baha Mar resort yesterday said the resort’s continued completion delays, missed opening dates and “now supposed staggered opening” of the entire property into late next year shows that Sarkis Izmirlian’s offer “is superior” to the current situation.

UPDATED: Human rights report highlights 'intimidation of nongovernmental organisations'

THE United States has highlighted the Bahamas government’s “intimidation of non-governmental organisations” and efforts by the government and authorities to inhibit “free speech through criminal libel laws” as problems for the Bahamas in its latest human rights report.

Govt efforts to ‘intimidate’ activists slammed in report

THE United States has highlighted the Bahamas government’s “intimidation of non-governmental organisations” and efforts by the government and authorities to inhibit “free speech through criminal libel laws” as problems for the Bahamas in its latest human rights report.

Anger at failure to prevent landfill blazes

ANGRY home owners in Jubilee Gardens yesterday expressed disgust and concern that neither the Progressive Liberal Party nor the Free National Movement have done enough to prevent the frequent fires at the New Providence Landfill that have caused some of them to develop respiratory issues.

Evacuation order still in place as dump fire grows

FIRE Chief Assistant Superintendent Walter Evans said on Monday morning that while the colour of the smoke has changed, indicating less toxic fumes in the air, the fire at the New Providence Landfill has grown overnight and firefighters are still working to contain the blaze.

Fleeing the fire

RESIDENTS in Jubilee Gardens were forced to evacuate their homes yesterday after a massive fire at the New Providence landfill blanketed the community in thick, black hazardous smoke.

Kenyatta Gibson: Withdrawal nothing to do with Minnis

KENYATTA Gibson said yesterday that his withdrawal from the 2017 general election has “nothing to do” with Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis.

McCartney: Butler-Turner needs a plan to be a success

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney said in order for Official Opposition Leader Loretta Butler-Turner to be “successful” in politics, she must “have a plan and stop winging it”.

Minnis: Rosewood delay latest sign of tenuous secret deal

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday called reports on the push back of the grand opening of the Rosewood hotel brand resort at Baha Mar the first in a series of issues that will plague the resort ahead of its proposed soft opening this April.

PM’s one-finger salute ‘was because of VAT’

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said Prime Minister Perry Christie, who he called “Gold Finger,” did not stick up his middle finger at a public event last week because his family was attacked, but claimed Mr Christie made the obscene gesture because he was questioned about value added tax and government spending.