Central Bank warned over Gov’t lending limits breach
The Central Bank was advised it could breach its legal lending limits to the Government through the latter’s use of $232.3m in IMF special drawing rights (SDRs) without reforms to its governing Act.
Village Road companies slam ‘haphazard’ damage repairs
Village Road businesses yesterday blasted the Government’s efforts to repair business premises, residences and driveways/parking lots damaged by the area’s 15-month roadworks as “haphazard” and lacking “structure”.
EX-PM demands Central Bank HQ deal explanation
A former prime minister yesterday demanded an explanation for why the Central Bank’s proposed new headquarters building at Royal Victoria Gardens in downtown Nassau was “terminated’.
New mangroves conservation group comes together in Grand Bahama
Three conservation organisations have joined forces to protect mangroves in The Bahamas.
Up to 200 jobs from $110m marina resort
THE Legendary Marina Resort is set to develop a $110m project in eastern New Providence that would deliver up to 200 jobs.
Munroe: Marital rape was ‘not on agenda’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said criminalising marital rape should not be a significant priority of the Davis administration because the Progressive Liberal Party did not promise it in its Blueprint for Change manifesto.
Azario Major family told to seek justice in court
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the family of Azario Major, a man police killed in 2021, should seek to prevail in the Coroner’s Court, not the “court of public opinion” where the disclosure of evidence could contaminate the potential jury pool.
Serious crime 28% down - but rape cases increase
SERIOUS crime has declined by more than a quarter this year, according to Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander, although there has been an increase in the number of rapes.
POLICE TO QUIZ MP IN RAPE CASE THIS WEEK: Lawyer retained by woman who made assault allegations
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police would question a sitting Member of Parliament accused of raping and assaulting his ex-girlfriend before the end of this week.
Will Bahamas side with China or Taiwan?
Tensions are escalating between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China, known to us as Taiwan. I read in The Telegraph, a British newspaper, that former head of the US Indo-Pacific command, Admiral Philip Davidson, predicted that China will invade Taiwan by 2027. Military analysts have dubbed this timeframe the “Davidson Window.”
No bail for Cuban man accused of sexual assault of 8-year-old
A CUBAN MAN has been accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl.
Being failed over crime
Like clockwork, shots rang out all over New Providence last weekend, leaving several dead and wounded victims.
Bail issue... who is really at fault?
A media feeding frenzy was sparked recently by remarks attributed to the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves at a CARICOM Summit in Trinidad & Tobago relative to bail being granted in homicide cases by Bahamian judges.
Payouts for legal cases
It was very interesting to hear that the Hon Prime Minister declined to reveal settlement amounts in actions settled by the government with members of the security forces because he did not want pending actions to be affected.
Man accused of murder of Yinka Strachan remanded until trial
A MAN was sent to prison on Monday accused of killing Yinka Strachan, the 42-year-old woman whose body was recovered from a canal with gunshot wounds last week.
Man charged with aiding in murder not granted bail
A MAN was sent to prison on Monday after he was accused of aiding in the murder of a 19-year-old earlier this year in South Beach.
Cruise ship male nurse held on sexual assault charge
A MALE nurse aboard a cruise ship was sent to prison yesterday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a female patient under his care last week.
Bahamian Olympian and his company could be sued
A BAHAMIAN Olympian and his consultancy company in Houston, Texas could be sued for allegedly reneging on a financial deal to accommodate a group of athletes from England in a training site in Texas.
Strachan pleased with performance
AFTER watching his sister Kamera Strachan produce a record-breaking performance at the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend, Bahamas men’s national javelin record holder Keyshawn Strachan said he was surprised to learn that he was on the watch list for the NCAA.
LOC CEO: ‘CARIFTA 50 was something out of the box’
IN the aftermath of the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games, Lynden Maycock said he provided more of a “minister” than a service as the Chief Executive Officer of the Local Organising Committee.
