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Minnis says FNM will not relent in calling for Gray to quit

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday insisted that his party will be unrelenting in its calls for the full resignation of MICAL MP V Alfred Gray from the Cabinet post of minister of agriculture and marine resources over his alleged interference in the court case of a resident from his Mayaguana constituency.

Alternative accommodation offered to Baha Mar guests

GUESTS affected by Baha Mar’s delayed opening have been offered stays at “alternative, comparative hotels,” Robert Sands, Baha Mar’s senior vice-president of government and external affairs, said yesterday.

$3m goal in the fight against cancer

THE Cancer Society of The Bahamas yesterday launched its $3m building fund campaign with hopes of constructing the country’s first hospice care facility to assist cancer patients.

Stingers top Regulators in NPBA championship series opener

THE PJ’s Stingers blew an engine, but they had enough reserve in the tank as they held off the Patron Regulators to take game one of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-seven championship series at the AF Adderley Gymnasium last night.

“Gender discrimination is a serious defect in our Constitution”

Sir Arthur Foulkes, the former Governor General, addressed the launch of Citizens for Constitutional Equality on Thursday night at Holy Cross Parish Hall, and urged the government to right a wrong.

Bahamas blasts Barbados, 10-4

UNLIKE the men’s national soccer team that was outclassed at home in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday, the men’s national beach soccer team made an impressive debut in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships 2015.

May opening for Baha Mar 'ambitious' says DNA leader

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance leader Branville McCartney yesterday suggested that Baha Mar may not open in May as suggested this week by officials, adding that it would be wiser for the $3.5 billion mega resort at Cable Beach to schedule its opening for "later on during the year".

Constitutional equality group calls on PM to educate and act on referendum

CITIZENS for Constitutional Equality (CCE) is demanding that the government not only pass the gender equality referendum bills through Parliament but also set a date before the end of the year and allow at least six months before the vote for "intense preparation."

Compensation for guests hit by Baha Mar delay

ALL guests affected by Baha Mar’s delayed opening will be compensated and considered VIPs, Robert Sands, Baha Mar’s senior vice-president of government and external affairs said yesterday as executives of the $3.5 billion property ran damage control.

Giants stop the Stingers

WHILE the Patron Regulators have booked their ticket into the New Providence Basketball Association championship series, they have to wait on the outcome of the Commonwealth Bank Giants and PJ Stingers to determine who their opponents will be.

Guests vent frustration at delayed opening of Baha Mar

GUESTS eagerly anticipating the grand opening of Baha Mar yesterday expressed frustration that it has been delayed by more than a month and blamed the resort for waiting until the last minute to inform them of its plans.

Litigation concern on Baha Mar delays

Fears were mounting yesterday that the continued delays to Baha Mar’s opening could spark litigation between the parties involved, a Caribbean tourism expert warning they had “better get their act together” to avoid lasting damage to the project and the Bahamas.

Bahamas faces Antigua and Barbuda in CONCACAF Championship

WHILE the senior men’s national soccer team is tackling Bermuda over two legs of a FIFA World Cup qualifying tie on grass, the beach soccer side is set to begin their foray into international competition. The Bahamas departs for competition today in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, scheduled for March 28 to April 4 in El Salvador.

Baha Mar's contractor relations hit new low

Relations between Baha Mar and its Chinese partners hit a new low last night, after it blamed the lead contractor for forcing it to abandon plans to open the $3.5 billion development this Friday.

Bahamas 6.7% tourism growth to lead region

The Bahamian tourism industry will generate the greatest GDP and employment growth of all Caribbean destinations in 2015, a global travel body has forecast, despite Baha Mar’s decision to postpone Friday’s planned opening until May.

Fox Hill police station

I recently called on the Fox Hill Police to help me with a life threatening psychiatric issue at home.

The people deserve better

Recently, high ranking members of the PLP government and party sought to deflect and point fingers at the FNM to justify callous abuses of authority and mediocrity in delivering on campaign promises. No less than the Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and PLP Chairman seem to have forgotten that as of May 7, 2012, the PLP secured the mandate to govern for five years.

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