Police shoot one man and apprehend another suspected in weekend shooting
IN the aftermath of a shooting that left one man injured, police shot one suspect and arrested a second man.
Abaco radar back online with the aid of BACSWN
Real-time weather tracking and forecasting capabilities during the ongoing hurricane season will be greatly enhanced by the repair and recalibration of the Marsh Harbour weather radar, says the private firm contracted to manage and maintain the country’s weather radar network.
WORLD VIEW: Don’t celebrate the ICJ opinion on environmental harm just yet
On July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered an advisory opinion at the request of the UN General Assembly - driven by small island states such as Antigua and Barbuda, Vanuatu, and the Maldives - declaring unequivocally that all nations “have a duty to prevent environmental harm” by limiting greenhouse‑gas emissions.
Davis: We are not in an immigration crisis
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has pushed back against criticism of his handling of immigration issues, insisting The Bahamas is not facing a crisis while touting his administration’s record of over 15,000 repatriations.
Some students concerned by new Visa fee, others happy they beat it
SOME Bahamian students studying in the United States say they are grateful to have secured their visas before a new $250 “visa integrity fee” comes into effect in October, pushing the total cost of a US student visa close to $800.
Davis ordained to Anglican Holy Order of Deacons
On Friday, The Feast of St. James the Apostle, Joshua Errison Vohn Davis was ordained to the Holy Order of Deacons in Holy Spirit Anglican Church, Chippingham.
Detained man denied medical treatment, says rights group
JARVIN Green, the disabled Jamaican man seen in a viral video being dragged by plainclothes officers on Shirley Street, is in immigration custody with a head injury and has reportedly been denied proper medical treatment, according to Human Rights Bahamas.
GAIN AN EDGE: ‘It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’
In a speech that was thoughtful, moving and deliberate, one student’s powerful story turned the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) New Providence Main Campus commencement into a defining moment in his upward trajectory.
Police shoot one man and arrest second after Deveaux Street shooting
IN the aftermath of a shooting that left one man injured, police shot one suspect and arrested a second man.
Two hurt in possibly linked incidents
TWO men have been injured after an incident on Saturday evening, with police thinking the injuries are connected.
Pintard once supported Junkanoo Authority plan
FREE National Movement Michael Pintard once described a Junkanoo Authority as essential to realising the festival’s full potential.
KC’s alarm over ‘death knell’ for development
An attorney yesterday warned that permitting the “ad hoc” removal of restrictive covenants will be “the death knell for orderly development in The Bahamas”.
Atlantis agrees to 70 voluntary separations
Atlantis has accepted just one-third, or 70, applications for voluntary redundancy by its middle management staff, the Government’s labour chief has confirmed.
April’s $137.5m swing ‘shakes confidence’ in Gov’t fiscal data
The Government’s $137.5m April reversal to a modest deficit “certainly shakes confidence” in the fiscal data it releases, a banker asserted yesterday, but “doesn’t impact The Bahamas’ financial situation”.
Ex-Bahamas broker chief hits ‘flawed’ $15.5m fine proposal
The principal of a former Bahamian broker/dealer has slammed recommendations that he be ordered to pay $15.537m in fines and disgorged profits as “flawed” and “punitive and political”.
Opposition urges disclosure over $61m 'short-term loans'
The Government was yesterday urged to provide full disclosure over almost $61m of "short-term advances" provided to five unnamed "government business enterprises" during the 2024-2025 third quarter.
Man accused of sex with girl, 13 ‘told police he loved’ victim
AN Abaco man accused of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl allegedly told police he knew it was wrong to have feelings for a child but said he loved her, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
35-year jail sentence 13 years on from murder
A MAN was sentenced to 35 years in prison yesterday for the 2012 fatal shooting of 25-year-old Dennis “Bush” Tynes on Lincoln Boulevard.
Privy Council declines to hear Bain’s appeal over failed $64k investment
THE UK-based Privy Council has declined to hear an appeal from Coalition of Independents leader Lincoln Bain and his company, Bani Shoe Warehouse, bringing a close to a long-running civil dispute over a failed investment arrangement dating back to 2010.
