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.
Man's 25-year rape sentence reduced by one year
A MAN has had his 25-year rape sentence reduced by one year after the Court of Appeal found that the trial judge failed to acknowledge his remorse after conviction.
Pintard pledges help for families seeking answers on Dorian missing
NEARLY seven years after Hurricane Dorian tore through Abaco and Grand Bahama, Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard said his administration would help families still searching for answers about loved ones who vanished in the storm.
Abaco residents angry over wiped power bills
ABACO residents who lost homes, possessions and years of stability after Hurricane Dorian accused the Davis administration of insulting storm-ravaged mainland communities by wiping electricity bills for Grand Cay and Moore’s Island residents two weeks before the general election, while others remain without comparable relief.
Taxi driver wins unlawful arrest suit
A SUPREME Court judge has found police liable for unlawfully arresting, handcuffing and detaining a licensed taxi driver who was taken into custody near Prince George Wharf for “loitering and soliciting”, even though those were not arrestable offences.
Govt moves to wipe Miller's $30m loan
DOCUMENTS suggest the government has authorised a deal that would use lease payments allegedly owed to Leslie Miller’s Summerwinds Plaza companies to clear his more than $30.5m Bank of The Bahamas bailout debt and millions in real property taxes.
Bail denied in mother’s death
A MAN accused in the fatal shooting of a young mother while she and her three-day-old child were inside a car on Finlayson Street last January has had his latest bail appeal rejected.
Mitchell denies poll chaos but admits unacceptable waits
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell rejected claims that last week’s advanced poll descended into chaos, even as he conceded that voters faced unacceptable waits and said election officials failed to properly calculate the number of booths, rooms and workers needed.
Police searching for two men who went missing during Exuma boat trip
POLICE are searching for two men who went missing during a boating trip near Exuma on Sunday.
RBDF seize $6.4m worth of marijuana after high seas chase
A JOINT operation with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and its US counterparts led to the seizure of an estimated $6.4m worth of suspected marijuana yesterday after a high seas chase that ended 38 miles southwest of Andros.
Over 600 airport workers to benefit from new $10m industrial agreement
MORE than 600 union members across New Providence and the Family Islands are set to benefit from a new five-year industrial agreement valued at approximately $10 million, following months of negotiations between the Airport Authority and the Bahamas Public Sector and Health Professionals Union.
