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• PM receives death threats 
  The Royal Bahamas Police Force has launched an investigation after Prime Minister Philip Davis received two death threats shortly after noon today, Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander said. At a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Fernander said the annonymous calls came in to OPM. “Both calls came in, one right after […]
• FNM blasts govt over BPL’s $150M arrears
  The Free National Movement (FNM) yesterday renewed its call for Minister of Works Alfred Sears to resign over what it insisted has been the “bungling” of the affairs of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) as evidenced by a revelation in the government’s newly released Fiscal Strategy Report 2022 that the utility has arrears of $150 […]
• AG: No citizenship bill before Privy Council ruling
  Though Attorney General Ryan Pinder said in the Senate in June 2022 the government would advance legislation to allow Bahamian men and women to pass on citizenship in all circumstances by the end of last summer, he said yesterday no bill will be brought before the Privy Council rules on whether the constitution provides an […]
• Contract signed for airside work of Exuma airport
  The Ministry of Works and Utilities yesterday signed a $34.2 million contract with Bahamas Hot Mix Company for airside construction work at Exuma International Airport. The scope of work includes “pavement rehabilitation works for apron, taxiways, and the runway; new taxiway installation, fencing and drainage; lighting and electrical work; navigational aids and runway markings”. Minister […]
• Cannabis bill nearly complete, AG says
  The legislation to establish a cannabis industry in The Bahamas is nearly complete, Attorney General Ryan Pinder said yesterday. However, even though he told the Senate in June 2022 that the government intended to advance its Cannabis Bill to “develop a comprehensive regulatory framework for growing, harvesting and exporting cannabis” within the first six months of the […]
• Pintard to move for parliamentary committee to investigate FTX
  Opposition Leader Michael Pintard gave notice that he intends to call for the establishment of a parliamentary select committee to investigate the collapse of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that was based in The Bahamas. “The inquiry would look at our legislation, policies, interaction with the company, government officials’ interactions with the company and its officials […]