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Shanty win - but for just 2 homes OAG sought demolition for more than 260 shanty sites in Nassau and Abaco By Leandra Rolle Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net CHIEF Justice Ian Winder ordered the demolition of shanty town structures belonging to just two people in The Bahamas yesterday, far fewer than the government had sought. The Office of the Attorney General wanted the Supreme Court to order the demolition of more than 260 structures in New
Burned buildings at the Bazaar demolished
Providence and Abaco that were built despite an injunction prohibiting such construction. However, the Chief Justice found that people were not properly notified of that injunction and could not be penalized for the breach. If it stands, the ruling closes one avenue the Davis administration pursued to begin eradicating shanty town structures. The onus is
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said a bill addressing gender-based and domestic violence would be released for public consultation this month and is expected to pass Parliament this year. His comment came yesterday at the 43rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva,
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FTX’s US chief yesterday blasted The Bahamas’ “closed legal system” and argued his team will “find it difficult to protect our rights” due to challenges in gaining approval for their chosen UK KC to act before this nation’s courts. John Ray, who oversees 134 FTX entities currently in Chapter 11 protection in Delaware, asserted that “meaningful participation” in Bahamas-based litigation involving the collapsed crypto currency exchange “may not even be possible”
Game on? Bahamians could play in casinos By Fay Simmons
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Switzerland. Elaine Sands, a gender expert in the Ministry of Social Services Department of Gender and Family Affairs, went into greater depth about the draft bill. She said the bill would provide protection support for victims of violence, fulfilling the country’s international obligations. “The Draft Bill establishes a central authority or commission whose mandate expressly prescribes that it
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Pinder tells UN, GBV Bill to be released to public in May By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
FTX Chief upset UK Lawyer involvement Barred locally
The demolition of buildings that were destroyed in a fire late last year began at the International Bazaar in Freeport, Grand Bahama yesterday. For story SEE PAGE 11 Photo: Vandyke Hepburn
Gaming regulators are mulling measures to ban persons receiving welfare benefits as part of a package of reforms that would also eliminate discrimination against Bahamians playing in hotel casinos if approved. Officials from the Gaming Board, speaking yesterday at the Caribbean Gaming Conference, said they are also studying the possible removal of restrictions that presently disqualify Cabinet ministers FULL Story - See Business
Front Porch crackdown coming on National Symbols usage By LETRE SWEETING Tribune Staff Reporter lsweeting@tribunemedia.net
AUTHORITIES are seeing an increase in the unlicensed use of national symbols, with National Security Minister Wayne Munroe warning that unsanctioned use of symbols could prompt a $250 fine or a six months prison sentence. The Ministry of National Security released a statement yesterday noting
National Symbol, The Bahamas Coat of Arms that people using national symbols on merchandise connected to business or
jobs must obtain a license or written permission from the minister. Mr Munroe told The Tribune: “The Officerin-Charge of the area indicated that they’re improving enforcement of the symbols and they were noticing that there are a lot of items coming out with a flag or a Coat of Arms, and they had no record of having received an application or approval so just
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After Dorian, What is our strategy for the next storm?
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