Woman injured in daylight shooting
A WOMAN is in hospital after being shot in broad daylight on Thursday.
Man violated curfew 'to take aunt for dialysis treatment'
A MAN who claimed he violated the national curfew because he was trying to take his aunt to the Princess Margaret Hospital for her dialysis treatment was fined $400 on Friday.
Arawak Cay, Potter's Cay vendors anxious to resume operations
VENDORS at Arawak Cay and Potter’s Cay Dock say they are anxious to resume operations and are hoping to be given the “green light” soon to conduct business as it’s “unfair” that more businesses are allowed to operate, while their establishments remain closed.
GBPA donation helps restore Grand Bahama public library
THE only public lending library on Grand Bahama is undergoing restoration after being severely damaged by Dorian, thanks to more than $250,000 from the Grand Bahama Port Authority.
Landlord pleads guilty to threatening to harm tenant
A LANDLORD who threatened to harm a tenant who refused to comply with his eviction orders was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday
Man charged with assaulting police officer
A 37-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s court on Friday with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.
Rotary clubs give helping hand to children displaced by Dorian
CHILDREN displaced by Hurricane Dorian from Abaco and Grand Bahama have been given a helping hand by the Rotary clubs of The Bahamas.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Add his name to the list - George Floyd, another victim of American racism which won’t go away
The statistics have been there all along. You can read them if you have the courage to digest. You can study the charts, hot spots, numbers, watch the nightly news, gasp at coverage and go about the rest of the evening as if nothing changed if you have a mind to.
WORLD VIEW: Salute the 'CARICOM Three' for their sacrifice
HERE are three heroes of democracy in the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM): Cynthia Barrow-Giles (St Lucia/Barbados), John Jarvis (Antigua and Barbuda) and Sylvester King (St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Their names must not be forgotten.
$1k fine juror told to pay for missing part of a trial is dismissed
THE Court of Appeal has quashed a $1,000 fine a juror was ordered to pay after he failed to attend all of the hearings of a criminal trial in the Supreme Court held earlier this year. Walcott Miller was sworn as a juror in a murder trial which comme
PLP can't support lockdown extension, says Davis
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis said he cannot support the government’s extension of the COVID-19 state of emergency in its current form. Giving a contribution as the House of Assembly debated a resolution extending the state o
Govt won't intervene in rent disputes
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said the government does not plan to intervene in and settle disputes between landlords and tenants who qualify for the COVID-19 rental assistance programme. On April 27, Prime Minister D
Churches opening up
THE Bahamas Christian Council expressed pleasure yesterday at relaxed protocols that allow sanctuary worship beginning next month, stressing churches are capable of enforcing COVID-19 social distancing and proper hygiene protocols. Yesterday, Prime
Inland Revenue urged: Probe $68m 'tax gap'
The government’s financial watchdog has urged the Department of Inland Revenue (DIR) to be more aggressive in probing discrepancies of up to $68m between a company’s VAT and business licence fee turnover. The auditor-general’s report for the 2016-20
PM puts web shops in 'dice roll' dilemma
Two Bahamian web shop operators must now “roll the dice” on whether to proceed with their legal action against the Prime Minister after he re-opened the industry less than 24 hours after its filing.Wayne Munroe QC, the attorney for Paradise Games and
Taxation out even if no recovery by end-2021
The government yesterday ruled out new and/or increased taxes to cure its fiscal woes even if the Bahamian economy has failed to recover from COVID-19 by winter 2021. K Peter Turnquest, deputy prime minister, speaking at a post-budget press conferen
DPM: GB airport will be restored 'to former glory'
The deputy prime minister yesterday pledged that the government is still committed to acquiring Grand Bahama International Airport and “restoring it to its former glory”.K Peter Turnquest, speaking at a post-Budget press conference, said the Minnis a
Shoppers urged: 'Rebuild country from within'
Bahamians were yesterday urged to “rebuild our country from within” and “think twice” about spending money abroad as the prime minister gave the go-ahead for the retail sector’s full re-opening.Egan Kemp, president of Eunison Company, the Shoe Depot
