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MP Reginald Burrows yesterday defended his call for Island big business to make room at the top for jobless PLP representatives in the House of Assembly. He said: "I'm not looking for a job for myself -- but I've been through the mill and suffered th...

An international financial watchdog has backed off in its bid to compile a hitlist of dodgy offshore jurisidictions, it was revealed yesterday. For the multi-national Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has changed its review proces...

New Immigration Board member Raymond Russell is on paid leave from his job at Sonesta Beach while bosses investigate an allegation of insulting a guest, The Royal Gazette can reveal. It is alleged that Mr. Russell made "disparaging remarks'' to the v...

Fears were raised yesterday over some of the appointments to the new Immigration Board. Shadow Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said: "I do see a number of members in there who will be able to do a good job. "But I do have some...

Party. And a new label and logo could be part of the rebuilding programme embarked on by the party in the wake of its hammering at the polls last month. Opposition leader Pamela Gordon said: "We have to address the suggestions which have been made --...

A new-look Immigration Board backed by a special Advisory Council was yesterday unveiled by Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Paula Cox. She said: "Immigration is probably one of the most sensitive areas we have to deal with in Government. "And...

islands newspaper has claimed. The controversial Punch said: "In fact many Bahamaians are hoping the Bermuda PLP does mess up because their mistakes will almost certainly mean that the Bahamas will benefit as financial companies move back to our shor...

Paula Cox wants her Home Affairs and Public Safety Ministry to be "the one that makes a difference''. And she vowed to work overtime to make sure the massive portfolio -- including Immigration, Police, Labour Relations -- does just that. Ms Cox, elec...

Long-term residents who applied for a special certificate under the previous Government will have their petitions considered under the new PLP administration. Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Paula Cox confirmed the one-off deal on Working Res...

with Ms Gordon possibly facing a bill for work on the house. And official Auditor Larry Dennis insisted he pointed out potential pitfalls in a deal to give Ms Gordon a housing allowance. He added that some spending on the house -- leased in Ms Gordon...