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Homicide-by-manslaughter rulings affecting officer’s morale says police’s lawyer

POLICE morale is taking a hit from frequent homicide-by-manslaughter rulings in the Coroner’s Court, according to a lawyer who has represented officers in most inquests over the last year.

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WSC manager claims she was asked, ‘What ways can we find to increase costing?’

A SENIOR manager at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) claimed in court yesterday that Adrian Gibson asked her how the corporation could increase the cost of maintenance contracts awarded to companies he allegedly ordered to be contracted.

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Brookfield exploring $2.5bn Atlantis sale

Brookfield Asset Management is looking to offload the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort - with a price tag of $2.5bn attached.

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Opposition in Spanish Wells to shanty demolitions

SOME Spanish Wells commoners oppose the impending demolition of illegal shanty town structures either entirely or in part, arguing that the needs of people who were allegedly given permission to build on commonage land should be respected even if their structures are not legally built.

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Murder held accused of homicide while on bail for murder

A MAN was jailed after allegedly killing someone on bail for murder last month –– the same man he allegedly attempted to kill earlier this year.

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20 months in jail for man who admitted to having gun

A MAN was sentenced to 20 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in his car on Bay and George Streets last Friday.

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Bahamian Jevone Barrett joins NBA’s Future Basketball Operations Stars Programme

Bahamian Jevone Barrett has been selected to join the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Future Basketball Operations Stars (FBOS) Programme for the next six months.

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Mitchell demands halt to cemetery’s appeal

A CABINET minister was yesterday revealed to have intervened on behalf of his constituents over a planning appeal involving a proposed 13-acre Bernard Road cemetery that is heavily opposed.

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IDB: $856m strategy for Bahamas ‘too ambitious’

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has admitted its last country strategy for The Bahamas was “overly ambitious and unrealistic” despite approvals for over five times’ the originally-forecast level of financing.

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Gov’t spending reform is ‘absolute necessity’

The Opposition yesterday branded reform of government spending as an “absolute necessity” as it argued that the $804.5m increase in total expenditure compared to pre-COVID levels is “possibly unsustainable”.

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Man accused of three murders

A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday for allegedly killing three people in New Providence last year.

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Man acquitted of rape of minor

ARTHUR Damien Brown was unanimously acquitted of the rape of a minor on Friday in the Supreme Court.

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Consultation for contributory pension for public sector employees to start this month

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said public consultation on draft legislation to create a contributory pension plan for all public sector employees will begin before the end of this month as the government looks to tackle an issue the International Monetary Fund has long called unsustainable.

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$3,500 fine for curfew breaches

A MAN on bail for murder was fined $3,500 yesterday after he admitted to breaching his curfew five times this month.

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Murder accused pleads guilty to curfew breaches

A MAN on bail for attempted murder was jailed for six months after admitting to breaching his curfew five times.

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Atlantis hits pre-COVID cash flows with $182m

Atlantis has “stabilised” its net cash flow at pre-COVID levels by generating $182.3m for the year to end-March 2023, it was revealed yesterday, as analysts reaffirmed the credit ratings on its $1.2bn debt.

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‘Homicide by manslaughter’ ruled in police shooting case

TWO officers were stunned after a jury returned a homicide by manslaughter finding yesterday at the end of an inquest into the death of two men killed by police near Cowpen Road on January 23, 2018.

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Families of victims killed by police call for justice and accountability at vigil

THE families of those killed during police-involved shootings renewed their calls for justice, accountability and closure for the beloved victims during a candlelight vigil ceremony on Friday.

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Man remanded on charges of murder and intent to endanger life for shooting of Theo Williams

A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of fatally shooting a man, who was on bail for murder, outside a bar on Hospital Lane earlier this year.

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Customs officer accused of falsifying accounts to steal over $1.8m in 2019

A CUSTOMS officer testified yesterday that former customs broker Precious Miller Moxey falsified accounts to steal over $1.8m in funds in 2019.