Three men charged over attempted murder and shootout with police in Yellow Elder area
THREE men were remanded after they allegedly attempted to kill someone and engaged police in a shootout in Yellow Elder Gardens last Friday.
Man accused of stealing iPhone and $2,500 cash at gunpoint
A MAN was remanded after he allegedly robbed someone at gunpoint of $2,500 last month.
Man gets three months in jail for motorcycle theft
A MAN was sentenced to three months in prison after admitting to stealing and damaging a motorcycle last month.
Gov’t plans 100 MW Nassau solar project
The Government plans to seek bids for the provision of up to 100 Mega Watts (MW) of solar energy for New Providence, the Attorney General said yesterday.
STATESIDE: Mike Pence’s withdrawal not likely to cause a ripple for GOP
MIKE Pence “suspended” his candidacy for next year’s presidential race over the weekend. When the former vice president exited the current GOP presidential race, Pence was in some danger of missing the cut for the next Republican debate which is set for next week. His withdrawal hardly caused a ripple.
FRONT PORCH: Removal of pride is necessary to experience mercy
PRIDE is a master of disguise. It cloaks itself in all manner of outlandish costumes, intending to mislead oneself and others. Its powers of obfuscation are immense. Pride is so clever, so insidious that it tricks and befuddles our truer selves like a distorting funhouse mirror at a carnival.
EDITORIAL: What do the people want or need?
AS the by-election in West Grand Bahama and Bimini approaches, there are a lot of voices striving to be heard.
Criticism of PHA as man claims blood donors turned up but lab techs did not
A MAN criticised the Public Hospital Authority for closing the Rand Memorial Hospital’s blood bank on weekends, saying his father desperately needed blood when he died two days after having elective surgery on December 9, 2022.
Bimini residents voice concerns and needs ahead of upcoming by-election
AS the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election approaches, Bimini residents say they need a working ambulance, improved financial services and repairs to dilapidated government buildings.
FNM leader offers bipartisan support to regulate banking sector
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said the Davis administration would get bipartisan support to regulate the commercial banking sector, so it should act more and talk less about the need for better banking services in The Bahamas.
Wynn identifies three sites to avoid ‘parking anarchy’
A Goodman’s Bay developer yesterday said it has identified three potential off-site parking locations for construction workers and staff as it bids to avoid the “anarchy” that occurred during its first project.
Pintard touts near-$50m equity gain on BPL plant
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) enjoyed a near-$50m equity gain on its ‘Station A’ investment, the Opposition’s leader charged yesterday, slamming accusations of cost overruns as a “misrepresentation”.
Jurors sworn in after lengthy selection process in Gibson trial
A NEW jury was empanelled yesterday in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial after a lengthy selection process that dismissed several candidates because of their ties to the accused or witnesses.
‘Incompatible’ Balmoral condo hotel is rejected
The Balmoral Club’s eight-storey, 50-unit condo hotel expansion has been rejected by the planning authorities because it is “incompatible” with land use and development trends in the community.
FTX executive violated work permit restrictions
An FTX executive breached Bahamian Immigration regulations by working outside the scope of his work permit, court documents have revealed.
Students ask for airlift from Jamaica after earthquake - but are urged to stay
SOME Bahamian students in Jamaica asked to be airlifted to The Bahamas after an earthquake shook that country earlier this week.
Homeless fears over shanty town demolitions
IMMIGRANTS rights advocate Louby Georges said displacement and homelessness might rise when the government evicts shanty town residents next week. He said there are unanswered questions about how the demolitions will affect people.
MITCHELL: CHAIRMAN NEEDS PM’S SUPPORT – Fox Hill MP asks ‘why switch’ as he prepares ‘penultimate campaign’
FRED Mitchell suggested that if Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis does not support the victor of the Progressive Liberal Party’s upcoming chairmanship race, that person would struggle to function and carry out their duties as a vital party agent.
Pintard denies Shell sidelined over engines
FNM leader Michael Pintard yesterday denied that Shell North America was sidelined during the selection process for new engines at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) under the last administration.
