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Defence teams closes case in major drugs trial
THE defence in a major drug trial has closed its case on behalf of clients accused of conspiring to smuggle $6 million worth of marijuana into the Bahamas.
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Court of appeal reserves its decision on acting chief justice
THE Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether or not the acting chief justice was right to find that two police officers had no case to answer concerning the 2013 death of 20-year-old Aaron Rolle.
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Brokers report up to 30% efficiency boost at Customs
Brokers have told Tribune Business that Bahamas Customs’ system for the electronic submission of import documents, while not without its challenges, has increased efficiency by up to 30 per cent.
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‘Increased criminality’ drove 6% suspect reporting growth
THE FINANCIAL Intelligence Unit (FIU) says the 5.7 percent increase in suspicious transaction (STR) and other reports received in 2021 was driven by “increased criminality” experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US ambassador candidate must be renominated by Trump
THE hotelier who was nominated to be United States ambassador to the Bahamas will have to be re-nominated after the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations sent his submission back to President Donald Trump last week.The re-submission provision come
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Cash formally complains after being removed as delegate
LAST minute appointments to the Free National Movement’s Executive Committee should not be allowed to vote as delegates, according to former FNM Chairman Darron Cash.
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Customs targets online payments by year's end
BAHAMAS Customs said yesterday it will start to phase-out the manual submission of importer and broker documents as of June 1, its Comptroller adding that it hoped to implement electronic duty payments by year-end.
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Men may have their acquittal challenged in their absence
THE Crown’s appeal against the directed-murder acquittal of three men may be heard in their absence.
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Central Bank admits 'poor resource use' on exchange control
THE Central Bank yesterday pledged it was moving to eliminate “frustrations” surrounding exchange control approvals, revealing it has committed to a five-to-seven working day turnaround.Tiffany Carter, deputy general manager for the exchange control
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Government drafts new Fisheries Act
A Cabinet Minister yesterday said a new Fisheries Act has been drafted, and is now being prepared for submission to the Cabinet. Renward Wells, minister of agriculture and fisheries, made the revelation while addressing Parliament yesterday. “A new F
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Man, 42, charged with having sex with girl, 13
WILLARD Rolle, 42, was arraigned in court yesterday charged with having sex between June and July with a 13-year-old girl.
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Prosecutor seeks to restrict case coverage
THE lead prosecutor in a high profile retrial murder case believes the press is subject to the rules of any normal citizen in a democracy and should not breach the laws in the name of investigative journalism.
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Government hits at ‘fishing expedition’
The Government had suggested that 14 Freeport-based companies were engaged in “a fishing expedition” in their challenge to new and increased taxation, describing their interrogation demands as “oppressive” and “intrusive”.
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Digital building plan submission to come in 2019
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that the electronic submission and approval of building plans “will happen this year” once the necessary funding is in place.
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Smith case magistrate took ‘great care’ with outcome
THE Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether it will acquiesce to the Crown’s petition to have former PLP Senator Frank Smith retried over allegations he solicited $65,000 in bribes from a woman he was said to have assisted in getting a cleaning contract from the Public Hospitals Authority.
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Man convicted of shooting and paralysing woman given more time for appeal hearing
A MAN was given additional time by the Court of Appeal yesterday to be prepared to argue his own case against his conviction and 30-year sentence for a near-fatal shooting of a woman who is now paralysed for life.
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Awards aim to recognise good practice in education
THE Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards were launched at Marlborough House in London on Wednesday of last week.
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Lawyer argues for no case submission in drug trial
A LAWYER argued for a no case submission in his client’s ongoing drug trial in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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‘No power to reduce Rufa stay’ says lawyer
THE Department of Immigration did not have the power in law to cancel or reduce the 150-day stay granted to Canadian citizen Bruno Rufa last year, his attorney Fred Smith, QC, has argued.
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‘Horror’ at failure to assess exam
THE father of an autistic young woman registered for the Bahamas Junior Certificate Craft examination in Abaco said he and members of his family are “upset and dissatisfied” after Ministry of Education adjudicators reportedly refused to make a 40-mile journey from Marsh Harbour to Cooper’s Town to see his daughter’s exam submission.
