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Govt defends $192k new BMW for PM
THE Office of the Prime Minister defended government’s purchase of a $192,000 BMW for the prime minister after people debated the appropriateness of buying the luxury car when many struggle with the cost of living.
EDITORIAL: BMW purchase bad optics as many struggle
A photograph of a receipt caused a stir on social media at the weekend – a receipt for a car for the Prime Minister.
Sands: Ambulance shortage a result of ‘incompetence and mismanagement’
FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said the shortage of ambulances in New Providence proves Health Minister Dr Michael Darville’s “incompetence and mismanagement” of the healthcare system.
RBPF shows off 50 new motorcycles to ‘assist with traffic management’
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has acquired 50 motorcycles, according to Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander, who said the bikes cost millions.
INSIGHT: How long until we feel govt’s spending?
THE pockets of the people have been hit with quite a toll in recent weeks. It would be nice if we could see government reining in spending to ease the pain.
Hands for Hunger’s fundraiser - Paradise Plates - returns with a bang
PARADISE Plates, Hands for Hunger’s signature fundraising event, returned with a bang on Saturday night, attracting more than 1,500 guests who ate food and danced for a worthy cause.
PM promises to fix drainage on East Bay Street but businesses concerned over consultation
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis toured the East Bay Street area yesterday and said the government would fix drainage issues, but some are concerned the project is gearing up without their input and would hurt their business if roads are uprooted.
Dealer’s ‘art’ expansion as auto sales jump 60%
A Bahamian dealer yesterday revealed it will imminently launch its Automotive Art subsidiary in the belief operators cannot survive on vehicle sales alone despite an industry-wide 60 percent increase for the 2023 first-half.
Bahamas kickstarts FTX assets sell-off
An auto dealer yesterday disclosed he expects to sell 60 percent of the former FTX vehicle fleet assigned to him within 30 days, but warned: “This is not a fire sale.”
Not guilty plea to 24 counts of violation of bail conditions
AN 18-year-old youth is behind bars accused of breaching his bail 24 times in the last year.
Man charged with stealing and 24 breaches while on bail
A MAN was sent to prison yesterday after he allegedly breached his curfew 24 times this year while on bail for four counts of armed robbery.
24 months in jail over unlicenced firearm
A MAN on bail for murder was sentenced to 24 months in prison after admitting to having an unlicensed gun in his room in Gambier Village last week.
Babe Ruth Baseball Caribbean Region Championships all set for July 20-24
THE boys will be back in town to participate in the 2023 Babe Ruth Baseball Caribbean Region 12-and-under Championships and the 16-and-under invitational, scheduled for July 20-24.
Three armed roberries take place within 24 hours on New Providence
THREE-armed robbery incidents happened less than 24 hours apart in New Providence on Wednesday.
Quaker issues revised recall notice with additional products due to possible health risk
The Quaker Oats Company through its authorized distributor THOMPSON TRADING announced on Friday an expansion of the December 20th, 2023, recall...
PHA announces 24-hour hotline to report misconduct and abuse
THE Public Hospitals Authority has created a 24-hour hotline to report misconduct and abuse.
Man gets two years for gun possession, also charged with spree of sex assaults
A MAN accused of a spree of sexual assaults in Carmichael earlier this year was sentenced to 24 months in prison after admitting he had a gun in his room.
Two women in hospital after being shot in car
Two women aged 23 and 24-years-old are in hospital after a shooting incident off Wulff Road early on Thursday.
THREE SHOT DEAD IN UNDER 24 HOURS: Man killed in a club shooting in Eleuthera, two teenagers killed on Faith Avenue
THREE people were killed in less than 24 hours yesterday, pushing the murder tally for the year to 30.
Shooting incident leads to car and motorcycle collisions
Police are questioning a 22-year-old man in connection with a shooting incident on Friday in the area of a business establishment off Marathon Road.
