Former PM calls for probe into politicians’ sharp rise in wealth
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday questioned unexplained jumps in politicians’ declared assets, saying those whose wealth rises sharply in office should be required to explain how it happened.
Sons watch stabbed dad bleed to death
RELATIVES of Okino Kareem Burrows watched in horror as he bled to death on the front porch of his mother’s home in Hepburn Town, Eight Mile Rock, after fleeing a violent confrontation at a nearby bus stop.
Appeal court cuts robber’s sentence over judge's error
THE Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a man for armed robbery but reduced his prison sentence after finding that the trial judge made an error in law during sentencing.
Police suspect natural causes in deaths of elderly couple
THE deaths of an elderly couple whose decomposing bodies were discovered in their home last month are believed to have been due to natural causes, police said yesterday.
Man admits to rape of 72-year-old
A 26-year-old man admitted to the murder and rape of 72-year-old grandmother Vernencha Butler in her Ross Corner apartment.
Pathologist: Victim killed by handgun and shotgun
A PATHOLOGIST testified that a man was killed by both a handgun and a shotgun as the murder trial of Stephon Mackey continued yesterday.
Fake marriage suspect admits assaulting police at station
A HAITIAN man accused of entering a fraudulent marriage to obtain a spousal permit was remanded to prison yesterday.
ALICIA WALLACE: The modern realities of past injustices
LAST week, The University of The Bahamas, in partnership with Equality Bahamas, the Bahamas National Reparations Committee and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, hosted a landmark national dialogue
Bahamian trustee battles DOJ on $27m ‘repatriation’ demand
A Bahamian financial provider is battling the US Justice Department’s demand that it surrender assets held in two trusts it administers to cover $27m in unpaid federal income tax arrears owed by their settlor/beneficiary.
Rosewood Exuma bid ‘did not initially meet sustainable standards’
The $200m Rosewood Exuma project “did not initially meet standards for sustainable development”, the Government’s top environmental regulator has revealed, while also being challenged for citing Nassau Harbour and Arawak Cay as comparisons for its likely environmental impact.
Pintard: BPL base rate rise ‘very likely’ after election
The Opposition’s leader has doubled down on concerns over the Government’s energy reforms by asserting it is “very likely” that Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) base tariff will be increased after the upcoming general election to ensure it remains financially viable.
PM: GBPA was asset stripped by its owners
The Prime Minister last night accused the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) two owners of asset stripping by transferring its productive economic assets to an affiliated entity and leaving Freeport’s quasi-governmental authority a regulatory shell with minimal income.
Prolonged Iran conflict increases tourism risk
The risk that The Bahamas will suffer a slowdown in tourist arrivals and spending is increasing with every day that the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran continues, an academic warned yesterday.
Off-duty officer praised for clearing traffic jam
AN off-duty police officer on her way to collect her son from school stepped into a busy intersection last week after malfunctioning traffic lights left motorists trapped in gridlock.
Jamaican woman accused of trafficking for prostitution
A JAMAICAN woman accused of human trafficking in Abaco last month was remanded to prison yesterday.
SpaceX donates $1m to UB to build nationally owned satellite and expand STEM research
THE University of The Bahamas has secured a $1m donation from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) to support the development of a nationally built satellite and expand science and technology research, according to a press statement issued by the university.
Pintard heckled as GBPA town hall turns political
A TOWN hall meeting on the recent arbitration ruling involving the Grand Bahama Port Authority took on a political tone Monday evening, as supporters of the governing party booed and refused to allow Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard to speak.
Viral armed robbery video shows woman at gunpoint
THIS is the terrifying moment a gunman pressed a handgun to a woman’s head while hurling threats and demands during a violent armed robbery captured on a widely circulated video.
Former AG condemns fatal shooting of dog
A FORMER attorney general has joined the chorus condemning a correctional officer’s fatal shooting of a family dog, calling the incident a possible misuse of a firearm and a disproportionate use of force.
