Tropical Storm Erin: Bahamas Update August 13, 2025 11pm EDT
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200 given 28 days to get out of shanty town
ABOUT 200 residents in the Montgomery shanty town were served eviction notices yesterday, giving them 28 days to vacate their properties.
Fugitive elliott lockhart charged in us
An ex-MP and former Supreme Court judge is now being pursued by US federal law enforcement after he was charged with perpetrating a $3.568m fraud, Tribune Business can reveal.
Barnett-ellis tipped for killarney
AMID speculation that a senator has been selected as the FNM’s candidate for Killarney, several members of the party’s consituency association said they remain unbothered by the potential selection and will continue to back Dr Hubert Minnis.
Govt: no more extradition requests in us indictment
THE government says it is unaware of further requests from the US to extradite any other Bahamians concerning last year’s high-profile cocaine-trafficking indictment.
1,400 guns destroyed
MORE than 1,400 destroyed firearms were encased in concrete yesterday, reinforcing the government’s efforts to prevent dangerous weapons from returning to the streets.
‘No sign’ man shot by police had gun
There was no evidence that a man shot dead by police was armed despite the officer who pulled the trigger insisting he was, an inquest heard yesterday.
RF Bank & Trust supports Blue Waves Swim Club with donation for facilities and athlete development
RF Bank & Trust has made a donation to the Blue Waves Swim Club to support two projects the club is currently raising funds for.
Jonquel Jones ‘making consistent contributions’ since return from injury
THE New York Liberty lost 83-71 to the Minnesota Lynx this past Sunday despite a strong all-around showing from Jonquel Jones.
Bronze star
Olympian Lamar Taylor picked up The Bahamas’ second medal at the Junior Pan American Games in Asuncion, with a bronze in the men’s 100 metre freestyle.
27-member team confident ahead of CARIFTA Triathlon & Aquathon
THE Bahamas Triathlon Association’s 27-member team still has about a week left before they head off to the CARIFTA Triathlon and Aquathon.
National team eager to travel for Billie Jean King Cup
INSPIRED by the performances of the men’s Davis Cup team, the Bahamas women’s national team is eager to travel to El Salvador for the Billie Jean King Cup.
After missed deadlines, no new date for Abaco shelter’s readiness
STATE Minister for Disaster Risk Leon Lundy was mum on a definitive timeline for the completion of the long-awaited Abaco Shelter and Community Centre, which missed its deadline again in July.
Defence force marine accused of abusing seven rangers
A Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) marine accused of abusing seven male cadets at a rangers camp in Eleuthera this summer was granted bail at $15,000 yesterday.
Mother: I saw my son take last breath after he was shot by police
THE mother of 27-year-old Dino Bain, who was shot and killed by police two years ago, testified yesterday that she witnessed her son take his final breath as he lay bleeding in a neighbour’s backyard on Dean Street.
Suspect accused of killing man in drive-by shooting
A MAN accused of killing another man in a drive-by shooting three months ago was remanded to prison yesterday.
MAN WHO EXPOSED HIMSELF IN STORE JAILED
A MAN was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after admitting to exposing himself and threatening an employee at a convenience store last week.
What you gonna do with your freedom?
After seeing Entou Pearl Springer’s “Freedom Morning Come” on Emancipation Day in Trinidad, I posed its central question to people I know through friendships, scholarship, and activism.
Visions of our Earth come to Grand Bahama
The internationally acclaimed Earth Photo 2025 exhibition has arrived for the first time in the Bahamas and is on display at Conservation Cove in Grand Bahama.
Encouraging creators
Participants in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Division of Cultural Affairs’ Film
