Compliance specialist to address Jamaica forum
A Bahamian regulatory and compliance professional will join a panel discussion at Jamaica’s ninth annual anti-money laundering/counter terror financing virtual conference set for this week.
24-hour weekend lockdowns to end for New Providence and Abaco
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced on Sunday afternoon that the 24-hour weekend curfew for New Providence and Abaco will be lifted – effective Monday.
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert until 9th November: Freeport and Nassau
STARTS: 11/07/2020 10:00 PM EST EXPIRES: 11/09/2020 11:30 AM EST
UPDATED: PM offers congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden
9.30pm UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) – In his first speech after securing the White House, President-elect Joe Biden made an appeal to supporters of President Donald Trump.
BPL | SkyGuard Tropical Storm Warning (eAlert 5)
Tropical Depression Eta near 17.3N 86.5W 1002 mb at 4 PM EST moving NE at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Eta is moving toward North-Eastward at a faster forward speed of around 10 kt.
Two accused of illegal oil dumping
Two men accused of illegal oil dumping in the Barbary Beach area were arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
59 in hospital with COVID-19 – down from 122 two weeks ago
FIFTY-NINE people are currently hospitalised with COVID-19 in the Bahamas––down from a peak of 122 two weeks ago.
Employers 'do not have the right' to see medical records without employee's consent
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said employers do not have the legal right to request medical records of employees without their written consent.
Court of Appeal upholds 18-year manslaughter sentence
THE Court of Appeal recently upheld the 18-year manslaughter sentence of a woman who fatally stabbed her boyfriend in 2016.
Relative heard gunshots that killed teen
A RELATIVE of a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot on Wednesday said she heard gunshots moments before learning the teen had met his demise.
Man gets nine months for breaking into bar and stealing
A 38-year-old man who broke into a bar and stole an assortment of items was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday.
Two month sentence for assault and threatening to kill
A 41-year-old man who punched one man in the face and threatened to kill another man in two separate incidents was sentenced to two months in prison on Friday.
Man fined for breaking church window, windshield of pastor's car
A 27-year-old man who broke a church window and the windshield of a pastor’s car during a traffic dispute was fined $800 and ordered to pay for the property he damaged.
EDITORIAL: A steady hand at the tiller
THERE is not a soul in The Bahamas who does not want to see the back of COVID-19.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Backyard issues make the best frontline politics
On November 12, a revised proposal for a major $100 million development on Love Beach in western New Providence will go before a public meeting at Town Planning. The proposal calls for multi-storey buildings housing 121 condominiums to be constructed adjacent to the four small buildings of Palms of Love Beach on one of the finest stretches of soft powdery white sand in a near-urban environment anywhere in The Bahamas.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Watching and waiting for the U.S. to decide
THE whole world is anticipating the results of the US Presidential election.
‘How do we get justice for police wrongdoing?’
LOCAL activists are again calling for an independent body to investigate allegations of police wrongdoing, saying there needs to be a fair and unbiased process to ensure that when officers do wrong, they are held accountable.
