Shooting victim dies after he crashes car near supermarket
A MAN was found shot dead yesterday after crashing his vehicle into another at a supermarket off Robinson Road.
Ex-FNM MP Wells plans to run as independent
FORMER Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells intends to run as an independent candidate in the next general election, setting himself against the Free National Movement party of which he was once a prominent member.
Senior RBDF officer faces court martial
A SENIOR Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) lieutenant has been served with a notice of intended prosecution in connection with allegations that a marine was beaten by a superior officer and later abandoned in Inagua.
Bahamas needs $450m annual spend on ‘gaps’
THE Bahamas will need to invest more than $450m annually from 2030 onwards to address critical “infrastructure gaps” although it stands to benefit from “one of the Caribbean’s least-risky environments” for private financing.
Resort engineer fired over ‘extorted’ $45k
A downtown Nassau resort’s firing of its then-chief engineer after he “demanded” that a third-party contractor pay $45,000 to himself and his wife has been upheld by the Industrial Tribunal.
DEREK SMITH: Human risk is blind spot for governance
HUMAN capital risk is not a compliance or human resources issue.
$80m Bimini airport overhaul eyeing early 2026 completion
Bimini’s $80m airport overhaul is “making steady progress” and expected to be completed by early to mid-2026, the deputy prime minister says, with airside works already nearing a finish.
INSIGHT: Unions, Davis and timing for election
ELECTION, election, election – it’s been the talk of the past week with candidates being named and others jockeying for position.
KDK REPORT: Balance needed on the road of life
Earlier this year, my patient was injured in a motorcycle accident.
WORLD VIEW: A new world order ...or the formal admission of the old?
The world has long spoken of a “rules-based order,” as though the law itself held dominion over power.
First mate loses his $14,750 claim after ‘sabotaging’ employer’s deal
A TOUR boat operator’s first mate has lost his $14,750 wrongful dismissal claim after he was accused of “successfully sabotaging” his employer’s business by derailing its bid to obtain foreign investment.
GB airport’s financing switch ‘not robbing Peter to pay Paul’
THE deputy prime minister is asserting that the Government is “not robbing Peter to pay Paul” over its decision to switch Saudi financing from Exuma and North Eleuthera to instead fund Grand Bahama International Airport’s redevelopment.
MP hopes airlines absorb Bimini airport fee hikes
Bimni’s MP says he hopes airlines will be willing to absorb some of the increased air fare costs to the island following the implementation of higher fees at its redeveloped $80m airport.
Darville: Cuban health workers’ direct hiring awaits US approval
AS the Davis administration awaits approval from the United States over its proposal to directly hire Cuban professionals, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville assured yesterday that the foreign workers are not in limbo but continue to work in the country.
Father-of-four killed in car crash just weeks after wife died
A FATHER-of-four was killed in a car crash in Eleuthera on Friday just weeks after his wife died - leaving their family devastated by the double tragedy.
JCNP PR officer says PM wants Junkanoo matter resolved, but gave no stance over issue
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis indicated during a meeting that he wants the ongoing Junkanoo dispute resolved, but stopped short of expressing an explicit position or outlining how he will intervene, according to a Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) representative.
BPL worker stable after industrial accident in Abaco
A BAHAMAS Power and Light Company (BPL) employee is in stable condition under medical observation in New Providence after an industrial accident during maintenance work in Marsh Harbour, Abaco.
Grand Bahama businessman charged after $4.5M drug seizure
A GRAND Bahama businessman was arraigned in court on Friday in connection with a $4.5 million drug seizure at the Freeport Container Port.
Probation given for threatening to ‘punch a woman’s teeth out’
A 26-year-old woman who threatened to “punch a woman’s teeth out” was placed on probation Friday.
18 months jail for stealing money to buy drugs
A woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday after admitting to stealing more than $500 worth of items from a woman’s car and selling them to buy drugs.
