Police investigate sex assault near graveyard
Police are investigating a complaint of sexual assault made by a 28-year-old woman.
AG office to appeal Supreme Court rulings
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said his office will appeal two recent Supreme Court rulings in which a man and a woman were collectively awarded $2.6m for the challenges they endured.
‘Christie discharged and doing very well’
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie was discharged from hospital yesterday after receiving treatment for acute heart condition symptoms.
Double shooting in GB leaves one man dead and another in hospital
GRAND Bahama recorded its fourth homicide for the year after a double shooting at a nightspot in Freeport.
Transport wants URCA to stop GBPC rate rise
THE Ministry of Energy and Transport wants the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) to use its powers under the Electricity Act to stop the Grand Bahama Power Company’s proposed electricity base rate increase.
UK police to arrive in corruption probe
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said senior members of the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency will arrive this month to “personally oversee” aspects of the investigation surrounding voice notes that purported to capture a quid-pro-quo arrangement involving a senior police officer, a lawyer and two murdered men, Michael Fox Jr and Dino Smith.
Haitian man fears he won’t be able to find a new home before his dwelling is bulldozed
A 24-year-old Haitian man fears his family will be homeless if they can’t find a new home before their unregulated dwelling is bulldozed.
Goodwill Swimming: Bahamas ready to make a splash
THE Bahamas Aquatics team is ready to make a big splash at the Goodwill Swimming Championship for the second consecutive year. The 40-member contingent is expected to commute to Gros Islet, St Lucia, next week Wednesday for competition slated for August 16-18.
High jumper Donald Thomas eliminated
PARIS, France — As the elder statesman of the crew, team captain Donald Thomas knew that he had to have an exceptional performance in order to advance to the men’s high jump final at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Rhema Otabor 27th overall in the javelin at Paris Olympics
PARIS, France — With all of the achievements she’s had so far in her young career, javelin thrower Rhema Otabor would have liked to add finalist in her first Olympic Games to her résumé.
Bahamas junior golf team hits the course in Jamaica
THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) junior golf team competed in round one of the 36th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships (CAJC) yesterday in Kingston, Jamaica.
Wanya McCoy eliminated in 200 semis at Paris Olympics
PARIS, France — Wanya McCoy admitted that the 2024 Olympic Games has taught him a lot about being competitive in the sport of track and field.
Union head: Four-day workweek concept a sign of laziness
A TAXICAB union leader said a four-day workweek concept is a sign of “laziness”.
Need for IMF reform for SIDS
During the dedication of an oil refinery in Freeport, grand Bahama, in 1969, the late Sir Lynden Pindling declared, “in this city where, regrettably, almost anything goes, where promisingly, some economic opportunities have come to Bahamians, and Bahamians are nevertheless still the victim of an unbending social order which, if it now refuses to bend, must be broken.”
Minnis: PM must take more serious action in police force scandal
The allegations of bribery, corruption and possible complicity in murders in the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) are the most serious such allegations in our country in a generation.
Charlton, Taylor in 100 hurdles semis
PARIS, France — National record holder Devynne Charlton, sporting a new coloured hairdo just for the 2024 Olympic Games, was one of two of the three Bahamian women’s 100 metres hurdlers to advance to the semifinals.
GBPA teams with university to ignite local entrepreneurs
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has teamed with the University of The Bahamas (UB) in a bid to narrow the gap between academic theory and practical application for students.
Concerns voiced over Exuma marina switch
ENVIRONMENTAL advisers to an Exuma-based developer yesterday voiced concerns over a neighbouring resort project’s decision to relocate its marina.
Investor needs rezone to secure $5.6m investment
AN INVESTOR will tonight seek to secure his $5.6m south western New Providence purchase at a hearing to rezone a property that two government agencies assured him was for commercial use.
