Cause of Victoria Court fire still unknown two months later
TWO months after a fire tore through the Victoria Court Complex, displacing dozens of residents and destroying its roof, police say the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Security officer sentenced to probation for withdrawing funds from bank scam
A security officer who admitted to withdrawing thousands of dollars deposited into his bank account through an online scam was placed on probation and ordered to repay the funds during a hearing at the Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
Long Island man given probation, counselling for marijuana possession in Exuma
A Long Island man who admitted to struggling with cannabis addiction was ordered to attend six months of drug counselling after pleading guilty to possession of dangerous drugs nearly three years after his initial arrest.
$3m Business Innovation Centre to launch at former Royal Palm site
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Chester Cooper announced on Friday that a $3 million Business Innovation Center is being developed at the former Royal Palm Resort site on East Mall Drive.
Cooper forecasts lowest unemployment in GB as businesses struggle to hire
Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper has forecasted that Grand Bahama is experiencing one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, as local businesses struggle to find workers.
Attorney David Cash acquitted after arrest over client access
A Grand Bahama magistrate has acquitted attorney David Cash of charges of disorderly conduct and obscene language stemming from his controversial arrest in Freeport last year.
Fire family still struggling to rebuild home
NEARLY five months after a devastating fire destroyed their home, Richan Mackey and her family are still struggling to rebuild.
Family rescued after sailboat partially sinks near Plana Cays
TWO adults and an 8-year-old were rescued on Monday after their sailing vessel became partially submerged near Plana Cays.
‘Cubans want to stay’ - but govt asking US if that’s ok
MOST Cuban healthcare workers in The Bahamas are eager to remain in the country under new contracts directly with the government, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said, but the administration is still waiting for word from the United States on whether its proposal meets Washington’s approval.
Fund targeting $20m growth after closing Sandyport deal
A BISX-listed fund yesterday revealed it is targeting $20m growth in total assets for 2025 after recently completing the acquisition of its third development property near Sandyport.
FTX Bahamas strikes deal for $377m claim withdrawal
FTX’s Bahamas liquidators have struck a deal that will result in a failed crypto bank’s administrator withdrawing a $377.419m claim against the collapsed exchange.
MSC now ‘equal equity partner’ in GB Shipyard
Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) cruise division will be joining the Grand Bahama Shipyard as an “equal equity partner” alongside Carnival and Royal Caribbean, it has been revealed.
Transgender person accused of grievous harm in assault
A TRANSGENDER person was granted bail yesterday after being accused of seriously injuring someone and assaulting them with a stick earlier this week.
‘One or two’ constituencies require an ‘anxious look’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says voter numbers are out of balance in “one or two” New Providence constituencies, requiring an “anxious look” to decide if boundaries should be redrawn.
Murder and attempted suicide shock in Briland
A SOUTH African woman was found dead in the engine room of a vessel docked at a Harbour Island marina yesterday afternoon, with a 40-year-old Mexican man taken into custody shortly after in what police are treating as a homicide and attempted suicide.
Teen rise in drug use, obesity and drinking
ALCOHOL and drug use among Bahamian teens has reached alarming levels, and most indicators of adolescent health, safety, and behaviour have worsened over the past 25 years.
1 in 5 teens has attempted suicide
SUICIDAL thoughts have more than tripled, self-harm has nearly tripled, and loneliness has more than doubled among Bahamian teens over the past 25 years - and one in five Bahamian teens have attempted suicide.
Five Bahamians honoured at King’s New Year Investiture conferment ceremony
FIVE Bahamians were honoured yesterday at the 2025 King’s New Year Investiture and Conferment Ceremony at Government House for their service in business, religion, youth development, and community work.
Bahamas Crisis Centre head urges faster action on Protection Against Violence Bill
DAYS after Social Services Minister Myles LaRoda defended the pace of setting up the Protection Against Violence Commission, Bahamas Crisis Centre director Dr Sandra Dean-Patterson called the government’s progress since the bill’s passage disappointing and urged faster action.
Mitchell: Dr Fox irresponsible for claim office that break-in was political without evidence
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Fred Mitchell has accused Free National Movement (FNM) candidate Dr Nicholas Fox of irresponsibly suggesting, without evidence, that the recent break-in at his medical office may have been politically motivated.
