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INSIGHT: The Abaco tragedy tells us it’s time for the gloves to come off

TRAGEDY struck as a vessel carrying more than 80 Haitian immigrants attempting to illegally enter The Bahamas shipwrecked in waters off Abaco. With the death toll up to 31 and only 18 of the migrants on this journey reported rescued, the number of fatalities seems certain to increase as search and rescue efforts continue for another 34 passengers still missing.

Small hotels ‘fusing’ with vacation rentals

Small Bahamian hotels will likely have to “fuse” vacation rental homes into their business model, a Bahamian realtor is arguing, with the latter sector poised to become the market leader.

BPL boss insists it’s getting better

BAHAMAS Power & Light CEO Pamela Hill yesterday defended the company’s $1.1m performance bonus under the former Christie administration, pointing to “step by step improvements” and “higher reliability” of BPL’s services as justification for the controversial incentive.

Abaco FNM chairman says Key offfered ministry role by Minnis

THE Free National Movement’s Central and South Abaco Constituency Association Chairman Victor Patterson yesterday defended FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis against accusations of betrayal and dishonesty levelled by area MP Edison Key last week regarding his candidacy snub.

Poachers are killing the fishing industry

FISHING was once a lucrative business for our local fishermen. But no more.

PLP campaign general gets a year in jail

CONTRACTOR and Progressive Liberal Party campaign general Carlos Lamm, after a trial lasting four years, was convicted in Magistrate’s Court Monday for possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.

Kemp returned as president of Baseball Federation

CRAIG ‘Salty’ Kemp, already on the job preparing for his next tenure in office, was returned as president of the Bahamas Baseball Federation for the fourth consecutive time, beating out challenger Clarence McKenzie 5-4 in a closely contested voting procedure on Saturday.

Family Islanders feeling left in the dark over VAT

QUESTIONS are being raised over the adequacy of the government’s Value Added Tax (VAT) awareness program after several Family Island administrators yesterday indicated that public forums have not taken place on their island and that the awareness initiatives that have taken place in some districts have been inadequate in some way.

'Answer the concerns over Abaco dredging'

OPPOSITION Leader Hubert Minnis yesterday called on the Christie administration to address concerns raised by residents over dredging in the Treasure Cay settlement.

FNM Chairman expects govt to delay NHI scheme

Free National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard said "fully expects" the government to delay the implementation of its proposed National Health Insurance scheme, adding that concerns over its funding comes secondary to the "infrastructural development of the existing healthcare system".

Accounts Committee to probe Road Traffic

THE missing resources from the Department of Road Traffic’s Abaco office valued at $662,705 will be investigated by the Public Accounts Committee once it receives the auditor general’s report which uncovered the unaccounted for materials, according to PAC Chairman Hubert Chipman yesterday.

Road Traffic won’t fix printers but will move to new system instead

THE Road Traffic Department has “no intention” of correcting any existing issues with its printers in Abaco and Grand Bahama, Controller Ross Smith said yesterday, adding that there is no need to fix equipment that the department had no plans to use moving forward.

Baptiste blasts mitchell for ‘incompetence’ over immigration

JETTA Baptiste, president of the Haitian Bahamian Society of the Bahamas, has criticised Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell for his “incompetence” in dealing with the country’s illegal immigration problem and attempting to blame her and others for ruining the good name of The Bahamas.

Pilots in $1m drug case ask for bail

TWO pilots sought bail – pending appeal – from a Magistrate yesterday moments after he convicted and sentenced them to prison in connection with a $1m drug seizure.

PM has not seen unemployment figures due to China trip

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said he was not in a position to comment on the latest unemployment figures because he had not seen the latest Labour Force Survey report since his return from China.

Energy self-generate 'good start that can be adjusted'

The Minister of the Environment has defended the Government’s energy self-generation programme as “a good start that can always be adjusted” to technology and market demands.

Parents protest over state of school in Moore’s Island

EDUCATION Director Lionel Sands said that officials were monitoring a situation in Moore’s Island, Abaco, in which parents reportedly barred their children from attending school on Monday to protest the failure to repair the island’s school over the summer.

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