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THE Free National Movement has called on the government to get a grip on rising violent crime.
HOUSING and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis announced yesterday that her ministry will soon be launching its rent-to-own housing initiative, a programme she said is designed “to expand the path to homeownership for hardworking Bahamians.”
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard accused Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis of “misleading” the public and being “disingenuous” after saying procurement legislation brought by the former administration was “rushed”.
RESIDENTS of the Bain and Grants Town community are in uproar after Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis announced that Bahamas Power and Light will be increasing its monthly fuel charge in response to rising fuel costs.
IN the wake of criticism about increases to Bahamas Power and Light bills, the Office of the Prime Minister released a statement last night explaining why the course of action was taken.
WITH Bahamas Power and Light bills set to rise, Free National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands called on the Davis administration to be less “distracted” and more considerate of the Bahamian public.
KILLARNEY MP Dr Hubert Minnis asserted yesterday that Bahamians do not trust Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, pointing to what he suggested was an unfulfilled commitment to stave off additional financial burdens on residents already struggling with inflation.
FUSION Superplex is bracing for an increase of more than $400,000 in electricity costs due to Bahamas Power and Light’s bill hike, with its chief executive officer telling this newspaper the triple blow of higher electricity prices, increased food costs and an expected rise in employment wages has been known to “close down businesses”.
WITH Bahamas Power and Light on the “precipice of financial fallout”, there was no room to defer increasing the fuel surcharge, resulting in higher electricity bills for consumers, Public Works Minister Alfred Sears said yesterday.
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis introduced the Public Procurement Bill 2022 in the House of Assembly yesterday, which once enacted will repeal the current law and bring new changes in relation to the country’s bidding process.
THE president of a transportation union said the safety of bus drivers and passengers is a concern after the brazen daylight killing of a bus driver this week.
A MAN accused of killing a prison inmate last year claimed he was at a viewing for his grandfather and aunt, who both died of COVID-19, at East Sunrise Mortuary on Baillou Hill Road when the murder occurred.
A MAN was fined $500 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for poaching crawfish in a protected area.
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell yesterday defended government’s efforts to address the illegal immigration issue in the country, saying the number of people deported so far for the year alone is proof that officials are taking the matter seriously.
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said consideration is being given to the redeployment of COVID-19 ambassadors, despite the recent falling away of much of the country’s mask mandate.
SOME local residents, merchants and consumers are calling the new government approved increase in electricity at Bahamas Power and Light “foolishness”.
BAHAMAS Power and Light’s Chief Executive Officer Shevonn Cambridge said BPL’S disconnectors have a right to access electricity metres without interference, after a photo circulated on social media showing an employee and a consumer in a physical argument.
EFFECTIVE October 10, Director of Education Dr Marcellus Taylor will demit office to join University of The Bahamas’ Government and Public Policy Institute as a senior policy fellow where he will contribute to the formation of public policy for national development.
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said the Bahamian people will now have to pay the bill for the “significant blunder” at Bahamas Power and Light by the government with respect to the fuel hedging that was put in place by the previous FNM administration.
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis announced yesterday that Bahamas Power and Light will be increasing its monthly fuel charge in response to rising fuel costs, with the rate increase set to be reflected in consumers’ electricity bills beginning November.
A BUS driver was killed and a 16-year-old boy was injured during a brazen daylight shooting on a public jitney yesterday.
AN off-duty police officer was shot while trying to thwart an armed robbery at a food store, police said.
A GROUP of angered teachers from the Thelma Gibson Primary School, led by Belinda Wilson, demonstrated outside the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday in response to ongoing workplace concerns with the school’s principal.
A MAN was placed on probation for a year yesterday after admitting to assaulting and threatening a woman with a wrench.
A 20-year-old man was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services after being accused of having sex with a woman against her will when they were both teenagers.