Davis: Fake voter cards pose no systemic threat
Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said fraud cases involving Bahamian passports and voter cards do not pose a systemic threat, despite a string of recent arraignments tied to forged official documents.
‘I have not resigned’ - Gibson denies quitting FNM party
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson last night dismissed claims that he is resigning from the Free National Movement as “false”, but signalled that future decisions about his political path would be made “transparently” if circumstances require it.
St John’s principal back at work after viral neck-grab video
ST JOHN’S College principal Quinn McCartney has returned to work after a viral video showed him grabbing a girl by the neck during a school event, an incident that prompted an investigation by the Anglican Central Education Authority.
Former PM calls for probe into politicians’ sharp rise in wealth
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday questioned unexplained jumps in politicians’ declared assets, saying those whose wealth rises sharply in office should be required to explain how it happened.
Sons watch stabbed dad bleed to death
RELATIVES of Okino Kareem Burrows watched in horror as he bled to death on the front porch of his mother’s home in Hepburn Town, Eight Mile Rock, after fleeing a violent confrontation at a nearby bus stop.
ALICIA WALLACE: The modern realities of past injustices
LAST week, The University of The Bahamas, in partnership with Equality Bahamas, the Bahamas National Reparations Committee and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, hosted a landmark national dialogue
Fake marriage suspect admits assaulting police at station
A HAITIAN man accused of entering a fraudulent marriage to obtain a spousal permit was remanded to prison yesterday.
Pathologist: Victim killed by handgun and shotgun
A PATHOLOGIST testified that a man was killed by both a handgun and a shotgun as the murder trial of Stephon Mackey continued yesterday.
Man admits to rape of 72-year-old
A 26-year-old man admitted to the murder and rape of 72-year-old grandmother Vernencha Butler in her Ross Corner apartment.
Police suspect natural causes in deaths of elderly couple
THE deaths of an elderly couple whose decomposing bodies were discovered in their home last month are believed to have been due to natural causes, police said yesterday.
Appeal court cuts robber’s sentence over judge's error
THE Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a man for armed robbery but reduced his prison sentence after finding that the trial judge made an error in law during sentencing.
Prolonged Iran conflict increases tourism risk
The risk that The Bahamas will suffer a slowdown in tourist arrivals and spending is increasing with every day that the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran continues, an academic warned yesterday.
PM: GBPA was asset stripped by its owners
The Prime Minister last night accused the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) two owners of asset stripping by transferring its productive economic assets to an affiliated entity and leaving Freeport’s quasi-governmental authority a regulatory shell with minimal income.
Pintard: BPL base rate rise ‘very likely’ after election
The Opposition’s leader has doubled down on concerns over the Government’s energy reforms by asserting it is “very likely” that Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) base tariff will be increased after the upcoming general election to ensure it remains financially viable.
Rosewood Exuma bid ‘did not initially meet sustainable standards’
The $200m Rosewood Exuma project “did not initially meet standards for sustainable development”, the Government’s top environmental regulator has revealed, while also being challenged for citing Nassau Harbour and Arawak Cay as comparisons for its likely environmental impact.
Bahamian trustee battles DOJ on $27m ‘repatriation’ demand
A Bahamian financial provider is battling the US Justice Department’s demand that it surrender assets held in two trusts it administers to cover $27m in unpaid federal income tax arrears owed by their settlor/beneficiary.
Off-duty officer praised for clearing traffic jam
AN off-duty police officer on her way to collect her son from school stepped into a busy intersection last week after malfunctioning traffic lights left motorists trapped in gridlock.
Jamaican woman accused of trafficking for prostitution
A JAMAICAN woman accused of human trafficking in Abaco last month was remanded to prison yesterday.
SpaceX donates $1m to UB to build nationally owned satellite and expand STEM research
THE University of The Bahamas has secured a $1m donation from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) to support the development of a nationally built satellite and expand science and technology research, according to a press statement issued by the university.
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