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Spencer earns Sunfish title

SPENCER Cartwright, the current and four-time national champion in the Optimist Dinghy class, won the Bahamas Junior Sunfish National Championship for the first time as the Nassau Yacht Club hosted the annual event over the weekend.

Sex claims row at primary school - were children left unsupervised?

THE Ministry of Education is investigating whether the three boys who have been accused of sexual misconduct involving a young girl at a public primary school were left unsupervised at the time of the reported incident.

Cash: Rubis ‘teachable moment’ could ruin people’s lives

FORMER FNM Chairman Darron Cash criticised Prime Minister Perry Christie and four senior members of his Cabinet for the group’s poor handling of the controversial Marathon fuel leak that left area residents potentially exposed to cancer-causing agents.

FNM deputy: Digicel exit needs explaining

The Bahamas needs a second mobile operator that will “raise the bar”, with the Opposition’s deputy leader questioning what caused Digicel’s “surprising” and abrupt exit from the licence bidding process.

PM wakes up but far too late

This morning’s newspapers reports that the Prime Minister has expressed “major concerns” over the delay in the opening of the Baha Mar Resort.

Dorsett denies claims he owns garbage collection company

ENVIRONMENT Minister Ken Dorsett yesterday denied claims circulating on social media websites that suggest he owns a garbage collection company.

Mitchell hits back at Human Rights group’s complaint

FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday criticised the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association for requesting Prime Minister Perry Christie to stop his attempts to have police investigate alleged comments of incitement made by non-nationals at a town hall meeting two weeks ago.

BEC unions: No support for reform with Miller

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) line worker union yesterday said it would not support its restructuring until the Government removed Leslie Miller as chairman, slamming his decision to blame staff for last week’s outage as “absolute foolishness”.

Companies 'U-turn' over tracking device's benefits

A Bahamas-based vehicle tracking start-up yesterday that apart from the security benefits of its product, it has helped local businesses increase efficiency and significantly reduce fuel costs.

Ingraham was different

I’m sick of these excuses from Prime Minister Perry Christie and the PLP whenever they are caught doing the wrong thing. They always say that the FNM did it too. Well, even if that were true, it is no excuse for them. But it is not true.

BTC staff ready to take action 'at any time'

BAHAMAS Communications and Public Officers Union Secretary General Dino Rolle warned yesterday that the union is prepared to take industrial action “at any time” if its members continue to be disrespected by BTC.

Minister: 50 Scotia job losses but no work permit cancelled

The Minister of Labour yesterday said it was “disturbing” that Scotiabank would lay-off up to 50 Bahamian employees without cancelling a single work permit.

Fred: Canadian banks ‘not going anywhere’

The Foreign Minister said yesterday that Canadian banks were making “good money” in the Bahamas, and that despite incurring significant losses in recent years they were not going anywhere.

‘Very little impact’ at immigration

INDUSTRIAL action by Customs and Immigration officers yesterday had “very little” impact on daily operations, according to the heads of both government departments.

Archdeacon Palacious calls for a national family planning programme

ARCHDEACON James Palacious yesterday called on the government to implement a national family planning programme and employ guidance counsellors and truancy officers to “double” the government’s preventative efforts towards crime.

Wendy's targeting further expansion

Wendy’s (Bahamas) yesterday said it was aiming to add another restaurant location in 2015, as it expands the franchise even further.

‘If prime minister is the best candidate, he will be encouraged to run again’

FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet Minister George Smith said Prime Minister Perry Christie will be encouraged to offer himself to lead the party again if PLP political strategists believe he is the best candidate to help the party win the next general election.

Extra courts due for start of this year will not open until January

THE additional criminal courts initially scheduled for use at the beginning of this year will not be trying matters until January, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said yesterday.

Cash says development plan for nation is not genuine

PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s efforts to create a national development plan are “not genuine” and “not likely to go anywhere,” former Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday.

REACH Bahamas celebrates 15 years

AS REACH Bahamas continues to commemorate its 15th year of raising awareness of autism in the country, the organisation has renewed its focus and will take an even more active approach in educating Bahamians about the neurodevelopmental disorder going forward.

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