Teen killed on basketball court and 15-year-old shot dead in sleep
A TEENAGER was shot dead on a basketball court at a school on Friday night and a 15-year-old was shot dead in his sleep on Saturday morning in separate murders.
Grocer charged with failure to display breadbasket retail prices
A MAN was charged on Friday with failing to display the retail prices for breadbasket items at his supermarket last August.
Men accused of robbing Ashley's Furniture released on bail
THREE men were granted $2,000 bail on Friday after they were accused of stealing over $13,000 worth of property from Ashley’s Furniture on Prince Charles this year.
Woman charged with assaulting police released on bail
A WOMAN was granted $2,000 bail after she was accused of assaulting a police officer last week.
Man fined $250 for possession of a gram of marijuana
A MAN was fined on Friday after he admitted to having a quantity of drugs in March.
Disabilities advocacy group to host post-Mother's Day fundraiser
A NON-PROFT advocacy group helping those with disabilities is holding a post-Mother’s Day event, with proceeds going to vital causes.
Cable: Bahamians watch more Netflix than our TV
Cable Bahamas has admitted that household penetration of pay-TV services plunged by 21 percentage points in seven years because Bahamians now spend more time watching Netflix-type streaming services.
Freeze on $2.288m City Markets HQ buy upheld
The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld an injunction freezing $2.288m that was paid by a BISX-listed food group to acquire the major asset held by the City Markets employee pension fund.
Blackbeard's Cay dolphin rescue complete - 5 taken to Atlantis care facility
The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has advised that all five remaining dolphins were rescued from Blackbeard's Cay/Balmoral Island.
AG: BPL needs 400MW in new generation plant
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) needs more than 400 mega watts (MW) of new generation capacity to address a “dire” situation requiring between 60-80 percent of its existing plant to be replaced within five years.
Transparency ‘lip service’ fear over fiscal watchdog’s limbo
The failure to revive a key fiscal watchdog is “a critical shortcoming of the Government” that raises questions over whether it is paying “lip service” to transparency and accountability, it was argued yesterday.
Gunfight with police results in death of man
A MAN was shot dead by police in western New Providence yesterday morning, the first fatal police-involved shooting of the year.
‘Knew in my bones’ dolphins would become victims at cay
A Bahamian environmental activist yesterday revealed she “knew in my bones” more than a decade ago that the Blackbeard’s Cay project would hit trouble with its dolphins as the main victims.
‘Gibson owes judges apology for comment’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Long Island MP Adrian Gibson should apologise to judges for saying their biases could affect the outcome of trials where they must render a verdict in the absence of a jury.
‘Justifiable homicide’ Coroner’s jury finds
A Coroner’s Court jury returned a finding of justifiable homicide in the police-involved killing of David Deslande “Murder” Nicholls, 32, who reportedly raised a gun at officers outside an apartment complex in Fox Hill in 2017.
‘Most of BPL Plant obsolete in 5 years’
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said 60 per cent of Bahamas Power & Light’s plant in New Providence and 80 per cent of its plants in Family Islands must be replaced in the next five years as engines reach the end of their useful life, a transformation that will cost almost $300m.
Major Jr impressed with freshman season at Howard
BAHAMIAN collegiate tennis player Michael Major Jr recently returned home in good spirits after what he deemed a great freshman season with the Howard University men’s college tennis programme.
Miller-Uibo leading the way ahead of the Paris Olympics
While the focus was centred on relay teams qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games over the weekend, four Bahamians who already booked their tickets to Paris, France were in the spotlight at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.
Drumeco Archer proud of Team Bahamas’ performance
THE Bahamas is still basking in national glory which was achieved over the weekend at the 2024 BTC World Athletics Relays as the mixed 4x400m relay team advanced from “Paradise to Paris” in front of the home crowd at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
