Rights group demands probe into viral police slap video
HUMAN Rights Bahamas has called for a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into a viral video that showed a Royal Bahamas Police Force officer slapping a man during a crowded public sporting event.
‘I just wept, I really felt the pain’, says mother
LOVAN Miller-Christie, the Andros mother who lost all three of her sons in a car crash less than two years ago, said she wept for the five teenagers killed in last month’s Shirley Street crash, saying the tragedy tore open the grief she still carries.
Father says Diamond would want him to forgive car crash driver
DAMIAN Stubbs, the father of 17-year-old Diamond Stubbs, says he has forgiven the 19-year-old driver charged over the Shirley Street crash that killed his daughter and four other teenagers, softening the anger he felt in the raw days after the country’s deadliest traffic accident in at least two decades.
Bimini blaze leaves twenty homeless
RESIDENTS formed a bucket brigade from the shoreline and scrambled onto rooftops to fight a massive Bailey Town fire on Wednesday morning, as flames tore through homes in Bimini and reignited long-running anger over the island’s firefighting resources.
Judge loosens bail for author fighting Swiss extradition
A SUPREME Court judge has loosened some bail conditions for an American author fighting extradition over allegations that she kidnapped her son from Switzerland, but refused to remove safeguards aimed at keeping her in The Bahamas.
Texas boy survives shark bite off Exuma, calls his older brother a hero
TWELVE-year-old shark attack victim Parker Roll has credited his 16-year-old brother with saving his life after the Texas boy was bitten while swimming off Staniel Cay, Exuma, during a family trip in late June.
Crews offload rock to free grounded barge in Abaco
A BARGE that jammed the Marsh Harbour channel for about 24 hours was refloated yesterday after crews offloaded 1,200 tons of material, disrupting freight service and reigniting calls for urgent improvements to Abaco’s main port.
Govt unveils ‘One Life, Too Many’ road safety plan
THE government yesterday launched a national road safety campaign, “One Life, Too Many”, following a series of fatal crashes that have left families grieving across the country.
Marine ordered to pay 12 years of outstanding shotgun fees
A DEFENCE Force officer was ordered to pay 12 years of outstanding shotgun licensing fees yesterday, while his co-accused was fined $6,400 after police found a weapon and drugs at a Trinidad Avenue home last weekend.
Defence claims ‘lovemaking’, prosecutors say gunpoint rape
The defence called it consensual “lovemaking”. Prosecutors called it rape at gunpoint.
Residents battle devastating Bimini fire
Residents and volunteers battled a devastating fire in Bailey Town, Bimini, this morning after a two-storey building housing four residences became engulfed in flames.
Abaco resort’s marina off 20% as boating still suffers
Marina operators yesterday confirmed they are still suffering the fall-out from previously-increased boating fees despite subsequent reforms with one Abaco resort reporting business is down by as much as 20 percent this summer.
Doctors deny only minority protesting NHI pay delays
Bahamian doctors yesterday challenged assertions by the National Health Insurance (NHI) Authority’s deputy chairman that only a minority are complaining about delayed reimbursement as they revealed an Association has now been formed to negotiate with the scheme.
‘Abuse of process’ rejected in Rudy King-linked case
The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that a “substantial overlap” between separate legal cases cannot by itself be “an abuse of process” as it overturned the removal of a multi-million dollar asset freeze imposed on proceeds from a fraud allegedly involving flamboyant “philanthropist”, Rudolph Kermit King.
‘New frontier’? 10,000 acre Long Island site seeks buyer for $25m
A long-touted 10,000-acre development for Long Island has been listed for sale at $25m with a Bahamian realtor suggesting that airport upgrades, improved connectivity and existing infrastructure can make the destination “the new frontier”.
Police probe viral video of officer slapping man
DEPUTY Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Rolle said the Royal Bahamas Police Force does not condone the conduct shown in a viral video that captures an officer slapping a man during the Bahamas National Basketball Team game on Monday night.
Woman wins $140,000 for unlawful 199 day detention
A JAMAICAN woman who was held in immigration detention for 199 days despite being fined by a court for overstaying has been awarded nearly $140,000 after the Supreme Court found she was unlawfully imprisoned and subjected to degrading treatment.
Dad did not give son permission to use boat
A 12-year-old Abaco boy accused of causing the negligent death of 15-year-old student Kyron Curry took his father’s boat without permission, Director of Public Prosecutions Cordell Frazer said, explaining why prosecutors did not charge the child’s parents.
Dog abandoned in washer with rock on lid
A NATIONWIDE power outage helped save an eight-month-old puppy trapped inside an abandoned washing machine on Sunday, exposing what animal advocates called a “despicable crime” and renewing calls for tougher action against animal cruelty.
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