Police probe suspected Village Road suicide
A MAN believed to be in his mid-40s was found hanging from rafters with cable wires around his neck in what police suspect was a suicide.
STATESIDE: OAS to monitor Bahamas elections
WE’RE in the late stages of a general election campaign here in The Bahamas, and word came yesterday from the Organisation of American States (OAS) that the organization has already “deployed our Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to The Bahamas ahead of the elections.
BECAWU loses appeal attempt and faces $15k in court costs
THE Court of Appeal has refused an application by the Bahamas Educators’ Counsellors and Allied Workers Union (BECAWU) to extend the time to appeal a Supreme Court decision in an ongoing dispute over union recognition.
Judge rejects BCP election injunction
A JUDGE dismissed an application for an injunction to halt the May 12 general election after Bahamas Constitutional Party leader S Ali McIntosh raising concerns about the integrity of the voters’ register.
Man found guilty of conspiring to import firearms and ammo
A MAN was unanimously found guilty yesterday of conspiring to import nine firearms and more than 500 rounds of ammunition into The Bahamas in 2024, but was narrowly found not guilty of importing the same weapons.
Teens remanded after alleged armed carjacking at the beach
TWO teenage men accused of stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint while she was near Yamacraw Beach with her young godchild last week were remanded yesterday.
Man accused of Eleuthera bar gun threat gets bail
A MAN accused of threatening to kill another man with a gun at an Eleuthera bar earlier this week was granted bail yesterday.
Woman allegedly assaulted by father of her child
POLICE are investigating after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted while meeting her child’s father at an abandoned building near East Bay Street.
Davis calls FNM unfit while Pintard promises honesty
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard sharpened their attacks on each other in the final stretch of the campaign, with Mr Davis accusing the opposition of being unfit to govern and Mr Pintard promising “humble” and honest leadership if the FNM wins next week’s general election.
Union claims foreign nurses fast-tracked over Bahamians
BAHAMAS Nurses Union (BNU) President Muriel Lightbourn has raised alarm over what she describes as unequal treatment in the hiring process for nurses, claiming qualified Bahamian nurses remain unemployed while applications from foreign workers are being fast-tracked.
Govt buys GB Power - promises 37% cut
THE government has acquired all outstanding shares of the Grand Bahama Power Company in a deal Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said will cut electricity bills for Grand Bahama customers by an average of 37 percent, a major intervention announced one week before the general election.
ALICIA WALLACE: Countdown to election
WE ARE now less than one week away from the 2026 general election.
Calls for bridge fix after father dies in Exuma crash
PRESTON McKenzie was supposed to fly to New Providence to reunite with his wife and children. Instead, his body was found inside his overturned car in waters near the Barraterre bridge in Exuma, a death his family says should force urgent attention to the bridge’s poor lighting, limited guardrails and lack of proper warning signs.
Super Value owner back home after health scare
NINE weeks after being airlifted to a US hospital after been struck down with pneumonia, Super Value owner Rupert Roberts has finally arrived home in New Providence with a message to all Bahamians: “Take care of your health.”
Bell attacks Rick Fox over failed Abaco housing project
HOUSING Minister Keith Bell has accused Free National Movement Garden Hills candidate Rick Fox of failing to deliver on an Abaco housing project tied to his company, sharpening a dispute over who is responsible for delays in a promised development once touted as a major boost to affordable housing.
Fire crews tackle two blazes including fire near FNM HQ
FIREFIGHTERS responded to two separate blaze incidents within 24 hours, including a Tuesday afternoon fire involving derelict vehicles off Mackey Street and a late-night residential fire in Imperial Park that left one man with minor injuries.
Man who admits to separate knife, cutlass assaults sentenced to six months in prison
A MAN who admitted to separate knife and cutlass assaults was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday.
Man who broke into church and stole laptop sentenced to one year in prison
A MAN who broke into a church on Fire Trail Road West last Sunday and stole a laptop was sentenced to one year in prison.
Two men acquitted of allegedly pointing a firearm at police
TWO men were acquitted yesterday of allegedly pointing a gun at police in Garden Hills in 2018, an encounter in which one of the defendants was shot and injured.
