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• ‘I do not regret ordering Davis out’
  Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly Don Saunders said yesterday he has no regrets over his decision to name Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis and have him removed from the House on Wednesday evening. Saunders claimed he would do the same to any MP, including Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis in that […]
• Davis says govt trying to silence opposition     
  The decision by Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly Don Saunders to order the sergeant at arms to remove opposition leader Philip Brave Davis from the House of Assembly on Wednesday evening was “clearly over the top”, Davis told The Nassau Guardian yesterday. Saunders ordered Davis out after he refused to stand down and instead insisted […]
• Medical marijuana bill being finalized, AG says
  Following consultation with the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC), various medical professionals and Bahamians in the cannabis business abroad, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday he expects to submit a redrafted medical marijuana bill to a Cabinet subcommittee for review this weekend. Once the committee reads through the new draft, Bethel said he may present the bill to Cabinet for […]
• PM to meet with medical community on state of emergency
  Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis will meet with members of the medical community for their advice and will later decide the way forward on the state of emergency, which is set to expire on May 23, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday. The Bahamas is experiencing a third wave of COVID-19. There have been 10,711 COVID-19 cases […]
• Bimini plane may have climbed to 100 feet before crashing, report says
  A Piper Navajo aircraft that crashed in waters off Bimini last month, killing one man and injuring another, may have climbed to an altitude of between 50 and 100 feet after takeoff before it plummeted into nearby waters that were no more than four feet deep at the time, a preliminary report from the Air Accident […]
• Man charged with murder
  A man arrested over the shooting death of a 51-year-old man appeared in court on Thursday on a murder charge. Prosecutors say that John Elliott, 21, of Eneas Street, fatally shot Anthony “Ants” Rolle as he played a game of dominoes with a group of other men on April 4 on Nassau Street. According to police, […]