Man sentenced to six months of anger management classes
A MAN was sentenced to six months of anger management classes after admitting to unlawfully entering a home and assaulting a man and woman there.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Stop looking at immigration as a problem that needs to be solved instead of an opportunity that needs to be seized
EVERY day, thousands of people desperate to escape persecution, war, famine, violence or just in search of a better life flee their home countries. They pile into overcrowded makeshift boats or rafts. They cross harsh terrain with whatever possessions they can carry on their back, many with young children at their side, even in below freezing temperatures.
Arrest in connection with abduction and rape; police investigate shooting incident
A 24-year-old man is in police custody after he reportedly abducted and sexually assaulted a 29-year-old woman on Thursday.
Man admits stealing $22k from business
A MAN was remanded to prison after admitting to stealing over $22,000 in cash from a business in the Berry Islands earlier this week.
Repair programme to start this month
DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr confirmed that the Small Homes Repair programme is set to begin this month with some 200 homes in Grand Bahama and Abaco.
Govt ‘working on Family Island facilities’
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday that officials are working actively to build and renovate health facilities in the Family Islands.
Freedom of Information ‘not on the shelf’ but no date yet
PRESS secretary Clint Watson said the Davis administration is still committed to full implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, which, he said, is “in the process of being launched”.
Bahamas: $176m aviation income ‘just and equitable’
The Bahamas’ plan to generate $176m from the first five years of its new overflight fees regime was defended to US aviation regulators as “just and equitable for all air space users”.
Businesses are warned: Stop ‘lying’ on turnover
The Government’s tax collection chief yesterday voiced scepticism that fewer than 20 percent of businesses meet the VAT registration threshold, and demanded the private sector “be truthful”.
‘Go-to’ contractor faces worker payment probe
A contractor, which advertises itself as “fast becoming the go-to” builder at Abaco’s Baker’s Bay development, was yesterday confirmed to be under investigation for alleged non-payment of Bahamian workers.
Customs to ‘vigorously pursue’ illegal alcohol
Customs’ top official yesterday pledged to “vigorously pursue” persons smuggling alcohol or selling it without the permission of Bahamian companies who have sole local distribution rights.
Three students fall ill after eating suspected marijuana cookies
A 16-year-old female student is assisting police with their investigations, after she allegedly brought and sold cookies infused with suspected marijuana on a school campus in North Eleuthera.
Govt investigates after Abaco workers unpaid since September
THE government has launched investigations into allegations that a number of Bahamian workers contracted by an international company to do work at Baker’s Bay, Abaco, have not been paid since last September.
18 illegal immigrants apprehended on Inagua
Police on Inagua apprehended 18 illegal immigrants on Thursday.
Pharmacies hopeful new price controls ‘cease’ next Tuesday
Pharmacies are voicing cautious optimism that their lower-margin price control regime could end as early as next Tuesday with the industry also pushing for a reduction in work permit fees.
New COVID variant may be in country
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday the latest COVID-19 variant may be in the country, adding officials are still waiting for confirmation.
Bermuda PLP trip cost ‘paid in full’
THE Progressive Liberal Party has fully reimbursed the Public Treasury for Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ controversial trip to Bermuda last year, Press Secretary Clint Watson said yesterday.
$170M RESORT PLAN IN EXUMA: Hundreds of jobs are expected in Torch Cay project
THE Davis Administration signed a heads of agreement yesterday with PMR Bahamas for the development of an upscale resort and residential community for Torch Cay on Exuma’s southern tip, with a $170m investment planned.
