Officer involved in fatal shooting of Tinker still on active duty
THE police officer involved in the recent fatal shooting of a man in New Providence remains on active duty, Police Commissioner Shanta Knowles said yesterday.
PM’s spouse urges marital rape focus
THE spouse of the prime minister said the newly established Protection Against Violence Commission could help bring greater scrutiny to marital rape, even though the act is not criminalised in The Bahamas.
$232k marijuana seized by police on Dean Lane
POLICE seized more than 100 pounds of suspected hydroponic marijuana during a search in New Providence on Tuesday evening.
$232k marijuana seized by police on Dean Lane
POLICE seized more than 100 pounds of suspected hydroponic marijuana during a search in New Providence on Tuesday evening.
Man accused of indecent assault of woman granted $3,000 bail
A 62-year-old man accused of indecently assaulting a 25-year-old woman last month was granted bail yesterday.
Berry Islands teen accused of having loaded gun and marijuana at business
A 19-year-old man accused of having a loaded gun and marijuana at a business in the Berry Islands on Monday was granted bail yesterday.
Eleuthera man remanded on charge of sexually assaulting mentally ill woman
A MAN accused of attempting to sexually assault a mentally ill woman in Eleuthera in January was remanded to prison yesterday.
Police denied planting gun and abusing suspect in murder trial
The murder trial of a man accused of killing two teenage boys in Yellow Elder Gardens in 2017 continued yesterday as a police officer testified finding the accused with a gun on Lightbourne Avenue.
Limited data and infrastructure to blame for recent airline near misses
NEAR-miss incidents involving American Airlines aircraft at Family Island airports highlight longstanding safety concerns tied to limited data and infrastructure at uncontrolled airfields, according to a senior aviation official.
12 aircraft rescue and fire instructors certified to train
TWELVE new aircraft rescue and firefighting instructors from The Bahamas were internationally certified after completing a training programme at the Central Florida State Fire College.
PM expects country’s employment to fall by 9.1 percent this year
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis expects the country’s unemployment rate to fall to 9.1 percent this year.
Davis defends the doubling of government unpaid invoices
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that a sharp rise in government arrears and unpaid invoices reflects active project execution, support for essential services and seasonal cash flow pressures, not overspending.
FRONT PORCH: The ongoing work of emancipation
AUTHOR, and chronicler of Bahamian culture, Arlene Nash Ferguson, wrote a book about Junkanoo entitled, I Come to Get Me: An Inside Look at the Junkanoo Festival.
STATESIDE: Is the Iran bombing just a distraction?
THE world certainly looks a bit different this morning than it did just a week ago.
GBPA’s $1bn damages claim rejection ‘good news for taxpayers’
The Attorney General yesterday hailed the rejection of the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) $1bn damages claim against the Government while accusing it of trying to enrich itself at the expense of Bahamian taxpayers.
Yntegra cut dredging by 75% over Govt’s ‘$25m carbon losses’
The Rosewood Exuma developer agreed to slash its dredging “footprint” by 75 percent after a unit within the Prime Minister’s Office voiced concern it could cost The Bahamas up to $25m in lost ‘blue carbon credits’ revenues.
AG: GBPA arbitration verdict solves Port utilities regulation
The Attorney General yesterday asserted that findings in the $357m Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) arbitration dispute could result in the “dismissal” of Supreme Court challenges to the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA ) authority to supervise utilities in Freeport.
GBPA claim Gov’t ‘frustrated’ $10bn investment dismissed
The Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) assertion that the Government’s “misguided policies” resulted in it “deliberately frustrating” more than $10bn worth of investment for Freeport has been rejected by arbitrators.
Gov’ts $357m GBPA owner change bid suffers setback
The Davis administration’s ambition of forcing a rapid ownership change at the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) suffered a setback - but has not been ended - by the ruling that dismissed its $357m payment demand.
