Man charged with murder of a man on Bernard Road
A 30-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of the fatal shooting of a 38-year-old father in the Bernard Road area last month.
Two men charged with armed robbery of woman
TWO men were remanded yesterday after they were accused of stealing money from a woman at gunpoint last month.
Aviation ‘stability’ threat over exam requirement
PILOTS are voicing fears that “the stability and efficiency” of Bahamian aviation will be “undermined” if regulators press forward with plans to mandate they pass an exam for which many are ill-prepared.
Opposition: $437m revenue increase ‘does not add up’
THE Government’s forecast $437m revenue jump for the upcoming 2024-2025 fiscal year represents an increase eight times’ greater than the pace of economic growth according to Budget numbers.
BPL working to complete ‘key’ repairs to generation this week
BAHAMAS Power and Light (BPL) officials said they are working to complete repairs this week on “several key assets” at its Clifton Pier power station to increase power supply in New Providence after a series of power outages this month.
Survivor of HMBS Flamingo sinking homeless after fire destroys his home
A SURVIVOR of the HMBS Flamingo attack and his family have been left homeless after a fire destroyed their home over the weekend - and the family is appealing for donations to help rebuild their home of 40-plus years.
Sebas shuts Aeropost business
SEBAS Bastian last night said his Aeropost logistics business is closing its Bahamas operations because this is the only one of its 30-plus territories “where we did not experience material growth”.
Pintard’s ‘bold’ plan after landslide win
AFTER comprehensively defeating former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis at the FNM’s one-day convention on Saturday, Michael Pintard promised to make “bold” transformative changes if the party is returned to power at the next general election – vowing to reform land policies, reduce taxes, and improve the ease of doing business in the country.
Police hunt for Abaco shooter
Police in Abaco are searching for a man involved in a shooting incident in Cooper’s Town yesterday.
Minnis claims he wasn’t given a ‘fair shot’ in FNM’s leadership race
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he was disappointed by the “skullduggery” and “intimidation tactics” surrounding the Free National Movement’s leadership race, claiming he wasn’t given a fair shot.
Error in law on murder charges
A FEW months ago when it seemed like we were having a murder every day, the Bahamian people were apoplectic, perplexed and the government appeared clueless as to how to tackle the problems, there was great anxiety amongst the citizenry which led to the obligatory renewed call for the implementation of the death penalty.
Banking sector maintains stable, little growth trend
BAHAMIAN employment in the banking sector increased modestly at the expense of expatriates in 2023 although the industry’s overall economic impact largely remained flat year-over-year.
‘Mean business’ over 40% uninsured cars
A “SHOCKING” 30-40 percent of the vehicles on Bahamian roads are either uninsured or not properly covered, a lead insurance broker has estimated, as he backed the Government’s bid to overhaul traffic laws.
BTC hit by ‘sabotage act’ in North Eleuthera
THE BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company (BTC) says it fell victim to “an act of sabotage” that knocked out all mobile, Internet and landline services to North Eleuthera customers on Friday.
Hall-Smith misses Olympic cut
SHAKEEM Hall-Smith ran away from the field in the men’s 400 metre hurdles over the weekend, but didn’t have anybody to push him at the end to get the Olympic Games qualifying time.
Windsor and Lyford Cay win national soccer titles
Soccer clubs from the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) and Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) gave it all they had at the 2024 Samuel P Haven Jr High School Soccer Nationals, but the last two teams standing would be Windsor High School and the Lyford Cay International Dragons.
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