Man accused of armed robbery
A MAN, accused of the armed robbery of a woman, was yesterday remanded in custody.
Aged targets of the drugs industry
Sitting in my family doctors lobby waiting to be seen, I happened to speak with an elderly lady nearby. She was waiting to see the doctor, but had been there previously and told to go buy the medication she would need the doctor to inject her with.
Taxi plates
Taxi plates...did I hear right immediately some 50, but eventually some 200?
28-year sentence reduced to 15 for manslaughter of Breanna
A WOMAN has had her 28-year sentence for her involvement in the murder of Breanna Mackey reduced to manslaughter with 15 years behind bars.
Discharge over causing harm
A MAN was placed on 12 months conditional discharge by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for threatening and causing harm to his former girlfriend.
Three and a half years in jail for thief who broke into convent
A MAN was sentenced to three and a half years in prison yesterday after breaking into a convent and stealing $2,370 worth of gardening and landscaping equipment.
Suspect on murder attempt charge
A MAN was sent to prison by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for attempting to kill a woman.
Man accused of double assault
A MAN was denied bail yesterday after allegedly assaulting two women with a shotgun and a knife.
‘Speedy Stevie’ will be missed at Worlds
Head coach Rupert Gardiner said it was devastating when he got the news that Steven ‘Speedy Stevie’ Gardiner will not be able to travel this week to Eugene, Oregon with Team Bahamas for the World Athletics’ 2022 World Championships.
Miller elated to be on National Honours list
IMMEDIATE past Bahamas Olympic Committee president Wellington Miller said he’s elated to be included with former world boxing champion Everette ‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson in the list of honourees for the 2022 National Honours.
Wentia helps to keep her father Wenty Ford’s legacy alive at baseball camp
SHE was too young to remember the exploits of Wenty Ford as a Major League Baseball pitcher with the Atlanta Braves, but Wentia Ford-Diagne said she’s so glad that there are so many memories of her father that she can still rely on to help keep his legacy alive.
Retailer’s Independence sales on pace to ‘triple’
A Bahamian retailer yesterday said sales of Independence Day memorabilia are on track to triple year-over-year, with business so strong he has had to “turn some away”.
PETER YOUNG: From the summit of success to now being shown the door - it’s all over for Boris
“ALL political careers end in failure”. Those were the memorable words of Enoch Powell, who was a leading right-wing Tory, and some say a contrarian and a maverick politician, of the 1960s and beyond. It is a fair bet that some of the older generation in Britain will have recalled this famous dictum when watching Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation statement outside No 10 Downing Street last Thursday as he stood down from what he called “the best job in the world”.
FACE TO FACE: A new platform for Junkanoo to perform
MARIO Smith Jr has created something new in the world of art and Junkanoo. He has created a miniature parade designed to bring the memory of the exciting Junkanoo parade to life.
EDITORIAL: Atlantis goes from up for sale to new investment
THERE has been quite the turnaround at Atlantis – and that’s welcome news.
Singing bishop: I need public’s help
BISHOP Lawrence Rolle has appealed to the public for help with his outreach programme as he awaits the release of government funding amid mounting financial pressures.
‘No victory lap’ as VAT 10% up on pre-COVID
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said there is “no victory lap yet” despite the Government’s modest $46.2m April surplus due to the continued existence of a likely “substantial tax gap”.
Judge blasts attorneys over ‘lazy indulgence’
A Supreme Court judge has slammed the “lazy indulgence” of Bahamian attorneys in swearing affidavits containing “material” evidence without knowing the facts because it could “embarrass and prejudice” legal cases.
