Two years in jail over illegal shotgun
A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after admitting he had an unlicenced shotgun at his Davis Street home last week.
‘No significant harm’ in SpaceX landing - report
THE government has received SpaceX’s post-launch report following its historic Falcon 9 booster landing in Bahamian waters earlier this year, with officials saying the operation caused no significant environmental harm.
FNM leader: Maritime unit a takeover of private sector
OPPOSITION Leader Michael Pintard has blasted the government’s push to establish a statutory Maritime Revenue Unit, warning it represents a quiet takeover of roles currently handled by the private sector and lacks public consultation.
‘Not feasible’ for confiscated plane to be converted for govt use
A $2.5m plan to refurbish a seized King Air 350 aircraft for government use has been quietly shelved after officials deemed the plane unfit for investment, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe confirmed during the 2025/26 budget wrap-up in the House of Assembly.
‘Treat people with dignity’, PM tells Social Services staff
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis delivered a blunt directive to the Department of Social Services on Friday, calling on staff to treat every person seeking assistance with dignity, not scepticism.
Man shot dead by motorbiker outside home
A MAN in his early 20s was shot and killed in front of his home in the East Street South area yesterday, just days after National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said crime is down nationwide.
Woman wins murder appeal - but guilty of lesser charge
A WOMAN previously convicted in the 2016 murder and armed robbery of ZNS broadcaster Scott Richards has successfully overturned her conviction and now awaits resentencing on a lesser charge.
Bill ‘may revive Moorings deal’
The Opposition voted against the Maritime Revenue Unit Bill over fears it will revive the previously-abandoned Bahamas Moorings deal under the guise of statute legislation.
Hurricane simulation shows areas to improve
A SIMULATED Category 4 hurricane hitting New Providence revealed communication and coordination issues within The Bahamas’ disaster response system, officials acknowledged during a national tabletop exercise on Friday.
Principal ‘beaten over report card’
A STUDENT’S father attacked a primary school principal with an iron object during a parent-teacher conference in East Grand Bahama on Friday, leaving her hospitalised with serious head injuries, police said.
‘Be careful, it’s going to be a heat wave’
THE Ministry of Health & Wellness, in collaboration with the Bahamas Department of Meteorology, has issued a stern warning as a blistering heat wave sweeps across the eastern United States and the Caribbean, bringing with it record-breaking temperatures expected to linger for days.
Dog shot and killed by police
A POLICE officer shot and killed a nursing dog during a foot chase on Saturday morning, sparking outrage from residents who accuse the officer of cursing at bystanders and say the animal didn’t attack.
Water Corp covers just 50% of its bills
The Water & Sewerage Corporation generates just 50 percent of the revenue needed to cover its bills, a top manager admitted yesterday, as Andros residents warned of a Crab Fest “nightmare overload”.
BISX market expansion plans ‘are still on track’
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange’s (BISX) three key initiatives to expand the capital markets are “still on track”, its top executive said yesterday, with two set to launch “in the next few months”.
Andros resorts must be ‘brain surgeon’ to manage logistics
Andros resort and fishing lodge operators yesterday asserted “you have almost have to be a brain surgeon” to manage supply chain logistics with costs having jumped 25-40 percent “in the past year”.
Growing fly fishing's $150m impact hit by 25% guide loss
The Bahamas has lost 25 percent of the certified guides that are critical to maintaining its status as the world's "premier warm water fly fishing destination", it was revealed yesterday.
Two years on, immigration report finally to go to PM
NEARLY two years after it was formed in the wake of political controversy –– and with little known about its work — the Immigration Commission has completed its draft report and is preparing to present it to Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis.
No answer on funding for Commission and Ombudsman
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe offered no clear explanation for how the Independent Commission of Investigations or the Office of the Ombudsman will be funded yesterday.
Pastor accused of repeatedly molesting teen stepdaughter
A PASTOR was charged and taken into custody yesterday for allegedly molesting his teenage stepdaughter three times over the last three years.
Crime down - Munroe
CRIME, including murder, is down this year, according to National Security Minister Wayne Munroe, who defended the government’s record in the face of opposition pushback and fresh public concern over a string of deadly weekend shootings.
