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PM: No survivors in North Andros plane crash

Prime Minister Philip Davis confirmed that all 10 people aboard a plane that crashed in North Andros on Independence Day have died.

Family Independence Day event converted to memorial after North Andros plane crash

The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage has converted tonight's Family Independence Day celebration at Clifford Park into a memorial service following the North Andros plane crash.

UPDATE: AAIA identifies aircraft as Cessna 402; investigators dispatched to North Andros crash

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority has identified the aircraft involved in Friday's North Andros crash as a Cessna 402, registration C6-FLX.

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Flamingo Air operations suspended after North Andros plane crash

The crash of a plane carrying at least seven people near North Andros Airport today has prompted aviation officials to temporarily suspend Flamingo Air's Air Operator Certificate as a search for those on board continued.

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Rights group demands probe into viral police slap video

HUMAN Rights Bahamas has called for a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into a viral video that showed a Royal Bahamas Police Force officer slapping a man during a crowded public sporting event.

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‘I just wept, I really felt the pain’, says mother

LOVAN Miller-Christie, the Andros mother who lost all three of her sons in a car crash less than two years ago, said she wept for the five teenagers killed in last month’s Shirley Street crash, saying the tragedy tore open the grief she still carries.

Govt unveils ‘One Life, Too Many’ road safety plan

THE government yesterday launched a national road safety campaign, “One Life, Too Many”, following a series of fatal crashes that have left families grieving across the country.

Crews offload rock to free grounded barge in Abaco

A BARGE that jammed the Marsh Harbour channel for about 24 hours was refloated yesterday after crews offloaded 1,200 tons of material, disrupting freight service and reigniting calls for urgent improvements to Abaco’s main port.

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Texas boy survives shark bite off Exuma, calls his older brother a hero

TWELVE-year-old shark attack victim Parker Roll has credited his 16-year-old brother with saving his life after the Texas boy was bitten while swimming off Staniel Cay, Exuma, during a family trip in late June.