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FIRE MEETS FIRE as PLP Convention fight heats up!

<<< PLP former chairman Raynard Rigby. [File Photo] By CANDIA DAMES ~ Guardian News Editor ~ candia@nasguard.com: Citing potential conflicts, former Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Raynard Rigby is calling on West End and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe — a PLP deputy hopeful — to step down as chairman of the party’s upcoming fall convention. But Wilchcombe hit back saying, “I... 

MP questioned in Travoltas extortion case moves to lead the PLP! YUCK!

<<< Obie ‘SNITCH’ Wilchcombe announced his intent to become the deputy leader of the PLP. Boy they desperate nah! CLICK TO LISTEN TO CNN REPORT! Nassau, Bahamas — Obie ‘SNITCH’ Wilchcombe was doing this week what he does best, ratting to the press news inside the Progressive Liberal Party. This week he decided to move his pink looking slippery lips to announce his decision... 

Modern diagnostic equipment at new Grand Cay clinic

Modern diagnostic equipment at new Grand Cay clinic
GRAND CAY, North Abaco — Health outcomes are expected to dramatically improve in this remote fishing and diving community following opening of the new Community Health Centre here, Friday. The Centre boasts a state-of-the-art electrocardiogram (ECG) machine which health officials say is “one of the most critical” pieces of diagnostic equipment healthcare providers can have. The new clinic... 

Crime reduction strategy to target prolific offenders, ‘hot spots’

Crime reduction strategy to target prolific offenders, ‘hot spots’
<<< Minister of National Security the Hon O A T ‘Tommy’ Turnquest (right) with Police Commissioner Reginald Ferguson provided details of the new Crime Reduction Strategy launched by the Royal Bahamas Police. NASSAU, The Bahamas — The Royal Bahamas Police Force launched a new Crime Reduction Strategy in New Providence on Thursday (August 27). It is expected to reduce the number... 

BP projecting the 'Political Death' of Christie this October!…RIP!

BP projecting the 'Political Death' of Christie this October!...RIP!
<<< Christie and Ingraham locked in discussion on the floor of the House of Assembly. Both men have made fools of their party officials, and created havoc in the land. Nassau, Bahamas – Perry Gladstone Christie is no longer relevant to the modern day Progressive Liberal Party! Everywhere you go today you hear the anger and disgust from young PLPs! And like loud cries from a bitter chorus... 

Layoffs now underway at Kerzner's Atlantis Resorts and Ocean Club

Breaking News coming into Bahamas Press confirms that the Atlantis Resorts and Ocean Club began its second phase of downsizing exercises. BP has learned that packages were delivered to workers on Friday. After collecting millions from the government to host the Miss Universe Pageant, workers are now being sent home and again the WUTLESS Ingraham government is silent to the issue.  Read More →

Caribbean tourism hit by recession

<<< Atlantis on Paradise Island, Bahamas. By JACQUELINE CHARLES jcharles@MiamiHerald.com First, the Bahamas’ marquee hotel dismissed hundreds of workers. Then, a prestigious $500-a-night resort announced it was shutting its doors, and this week — two more announcements of hotel closures: one permanent, the other temporary. It has been anything but a pretty year for tourism in... 

Coleby Sounds Off: A viable alternative to the Marital Rape Law

By: Elcott Coleby The government is proposing a piece of legislation that criminalizes unwelcomed sex between spouses. They claim that this bill will protect women and strengthen the marital institution. When asked to produce empirical data to justify this piece of proposed legislation, the Social Services Minister launched into a tirade about the amount of live births to single women which was an... 
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