Coach accused of having sex with underage student six times
A 57-year-old male assistant coach is accused of having sex with an underage student six times in the past six months.
Petty says he will not seek re-election
NORTH Eleuthera MP Sylvanus Petty says he will not seek re-election, citing a need to “refocus, reposition and recalibrate” to prioritise his family, who he says have made great sacrifices while he served his constituents.
Jet ski operator charged with visitor’s rape
A JET ski operator was charged yesterday with raping an American tourist near Junkanoo Beach on Tuesday last week, days after the United States had warned about sexual assaults involving watercraft vendors in The Bahamas.
Where are the ambulances?
Emergency Medical staff and Health Minister Dr Michael Darville are offering starkly different accounts of the state of the country’s ambulance fleet, with frontline workers warning that a critical shortage is endangering lives, while the minister blames staff shortages and downplays concerns about the vehicles themselves.
‘Significant downside risks’ as deficit hits $400m mark
The Government’s deficit for the first seven months of the current fiscal year breached the $400m mark as a key watchdog warned of “significant downside risks” to its fiscal forecasts and targets.
Creators Alliance participants urged: Speak to Commission
The Securities Commission is pleading with Bahamians who invested with Creators Alliance to contact it after declaring the venture has “the hallmarks of a pyramid scheme” - a common type of financial fraud.
INSIGHT: What is the Creative and Performing Arts School?
For those thousands of Bahamians who’ve dreamt of a career on the stage or screen, the future’s just got a whole lot brighter.
INSIGHT: After tough decisions, it’s time that Pintard unites and leads
THE news that FNM leader Michael Pintard is not giving his predecessor, former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, a chance to run for the party at the next election has long seemed an inevitability.
Many GB students receive offers of scholarships by HBCUs at college fair
GRAND Bahama student Cicara Smith was offered a $20,000 scholarship during a recent college fair featuring several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Maritime Revenue Enforcement Task Force targeting compliance across the country
ARMED government agents have inspected local businesses, and American-registered vessels face forfeiture near Paradise Island—signs of an escalating push by the government to recover lost maritime revenue.
Community in Eleuthera mourns man killed in traffic accident
The Eleuthera community is mourning the tragic death of Ricardo Bell, who was killed in a traffic accident last Friday while attempting to tow a derelict vehicle in front of his home.
Chief Justice extends San Salvador water cut-off bar
The Chief Justice has granted a seven-month extension to an injunction barring a water provider from causing “decimation of the business and residential community of San Salvador” by cutting off supply.
Pintard ‘asked Minnis to be part of FNM’s future - but not as candidate’
MICHAEL Pintard said he has asked former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to contribute to the Free National Movement’s future — not as a candidate, but as an elder statesman guiding strategy and offering insight into government policy.
‘Nation must brace for likely global depression’
Bahamians must “brace” for a potential global depression and repeat of the 2008-2009 economic contraction, which saw thousands lose their jobs, due to Donald Trump’s tariff policies, a local economist is warning.
Police still investigating cruise guest’s rape claim
POLICE said they are still investigating a Carnival Cruise Lines passenger’s claim that she was raped by a jet ski operator near Junkanoo Beach last week Tuesday.
Rolle ‘named his killer’ as he died
A MAN fatally shot at Lynden Pindling International Airport last year allegedly named his killer before dying, telling a witness: “This DJ, Nesha husband who shot me bey, please tell my kids, my daughter and my son, I love them.”
Man missing after attempt to retrieve drifting jet ski near Long Cay
Police are searching for a man who went missing while attempting to retrieve a drifting jet ski yesterday.
26-year-old critically injured while operating heavy-duty machine
POLICE are investigating an industrial accident that left a 26-year-old man critically injured early Friday morning in the downtown area off Bay Street.
