Man charged with over $145,000 in fraud
A 38-year-old man was granted $60,000 bail yesterday after being accused of stealing more than $145,000 through fraudulent means over the past year.
Woman accused of possessing illegal gun
A 37-year-old woman was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of possessing an illegal firearm, ammunition, and drugs.
NHI no longer ‘skewed’ towards private sector
A Cabinet minister last night revealed that incorporating the public clinics into National Health Insurance (NHI) will ensure the scheme’s sustainability by enabling the Government to retain some expenditure.
‘Hard to believe no one thought this out better’
The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) chief yesterday voiced concern that key boating reforms cannot be accessed and paid online, adding: “It’s hard to believe they could mess it up this bad.”
Bahamas growth ‘moderates as LPIA departures off 2.3%
The Central Bank yesterday confirmed that the Bahamian economy’s growth rate “moderated” in May with total departures from the country’s main aviation gateway down 2.3 percent for 2025 to-date.
Briland resorts struggling to control BPL ‘narrative’
Harbour Island resorts yesterday said they are “trying to control the narrative as best as possible with our guests” after the popular tourism destination was hit by more power outages.
NHI Authority eliminating 90-day wait time to join
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Authority will today eliminate restrictions on Bahamians enrolling in the scheme in a move branded as “damn the torpedos” by an ex-health minister.
Abaco shelter misses latest deadline but finish in sight
DESPITE government promises that Abaco’s long-delayed hurricane shelter would be completed by today, officials from the Disaster Risk Management Authority (DRMA) say the facility is still unfinished.
Moss: FNM selection of Henfield for South Beach constituency ‘hurt’
FORMER FNM Senator Jamal Moss admitted yesterday he felt “hurt” by the party’s decision to ratify Darren Henfield as the South Beach candidate, despite receiving full backing from the FNM’s South Beach Constituency Association.
Christie family grieving another traffic fatality
PHILLIPA Christie, sister of the three Chris- tie brothers who died in a car crash last September, is now facing unimaginable grief again after her eldest son, 18-year-old Jimmy “JJ” Johnson, was killed in a traffic accident in Andros on Sunday night.
Daughter’s death a ‘double blow’
JUST months after her cousin’s murder, 26-year-old Ishniequa Culmer was shot dead while spending time with a neighbourhood friend at the home where she lived and cared for her elderly grandmother— plunging her grieving family into fresh heartbreak.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Protest and demand hanging
WHAT a damn shame Inspector. Lennox Williams was shot down dead this afternoon, trying to make a deposit only to be accosted by two hoodlums on this Father’s day.
FACING REALITY: ‘THE EYES HAVE IT' - A personal experience with cataracts
Cataracts are real.
Briland residents say: ‘This is the real hell’
Harbour Island residents yesterday asserted that “this is the real hell” as they battled another day of constant Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) outages.
Pace of Protection Against Violence Commission’s establishment defended
SOCIAL Services Minister Myles LaRoda yesterday defended his ministry’s pace in establishing the Protection Against Violence Commission amid criticism over delays, claiming that while the commission is not yet operational, its core responsibilities are already being carried out behind the scenes.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dismantle circus of politics
THE current government has announced its desire to win the next general election; however, it continues to renominate lackluster MPs and cabinet ministers, many of whom oversee crumbling infrastructure, unchecked crime, and economic paralysis.
PETER YOUNG: Labour government in UK unpopular after first year
After its commanding win in Britain’s General Election just a year ago, it is hard to believe reports of the extent of the domestic unpopularity of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government today.
Minister says, ‘take my word’ that progress being made on domestic violence shelters
MINISTER of Social Services Myles Laroda said the government is making progress on two domestic violence shelters - and said he was disappointed by calls for proof in the Senate over the status of those facilities.
Worker awarded $15,000 for ‘wrongful and unfair’ dismissal
THE Industrial Tribunal has awarded $15,141.53 plus interest to Jackson Joseph after finding that his dismissal by Transformation Landscaping Development in February 2023 was wrongful and unfair.
