‘PLP needs credible candidates’
Progressive Liberal Party deputy leader Chester Cooper has stressed the need for the party’s 2022 general election candidates to be “good” and “credible” people.
Hung jury in woman’s murder
A MOTHER was awash in tears yesterday after hearing that a Supreme Court jury was two members short of unanimously convicting the man who was accused of killing her 21-year-old daughter while she was on her cellphone on their front porch four years ago.
Taxi plate change to beat hackers
THERE are “roughly 5,000” self-drive licence plates in circulation, according to Road Traffic Controller Bradley Sands, who yesterday suggested some rental car operators are presently “illegally crossing over” into the taxi business.
Mother Pratt’s Mandela honour
FORMER prime ministers, politicians, family members and friends all joined Cynthia “Mother” Pratt at Prayer and Praise Assembly yesterday for an international humanitarian award ceremony.Mrs Pratt was awarded the 2019 Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award and a NPAN certificate as a 21st century Pan-African “change agent”.
Teenage girls’ rape nightmare: Friends grabbed by gunmen and held for ransom
THE harrowing abduction and sexual assault of two young women yesterday morning has led police to detain three men for questioning, officials confirmed yesterday.
UPDATED: Three men shot dead by police
POLICE killed three men during an early Friday morning operation, Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash said. This is the most fatalities recorded in a single police-involved shooting incident in recent memory.
Drugs and firearms found on Exuma
EXUMA police conducted special operations in three settlements on Tuesday and recovered a quantity of dangerous drugs and two illegal firearms.
Appeal after reports of stabbing at school
POLICE in New Providence have issued an appeal for information surrounding the reported stabbing of a CH Reeves student on Wednesday.
Inquest opens into police shooting death
AN inquest into the 2014 police shooting death of Andrew Stubbs, 40, began with testimony from two witnesses yesterday in the court of Coroner Jeanine Weech Gomez.
Play us straight, sir
Finance Minister Peter Turnquest acknowledges some difficulty in collecting Gaming Taxes from the Number Houses. I support the government in its effort to collect any and all legitimate taxes.
Freeport man denies dangerous dog charges
A 27-year-old man was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a ferocious dog attack.
Early morning armed robbery at West Bay Street bar
POLICE are seeking the public’s assistance in apprehending the suspect responsible for an armed robbery at West Bay Street bar early Thursday morning.
Hail seen around New Providence after severe weather
SEVERE weather in New Providence likely caused reported hail sightings in the western part of New Providence on Wednesday, the Meteorology Department has said.
DIANE PHILLIPS: There’s no explaining why you feel the way you do – or maybe there is . . .
Next time you can’t figure out why you feel a burst of happiness for no apparent reason or you suddenly sank into a slump, check the weather. It has a lot more to do with how you feel than you probably realise.
PLP hypocrites
What hypocrites these PLPs are!
D+ max for FNM
Pre-May, 2017 we heard such pious words and promises - every second allegation against the then government so now two years in I wish to sum up my report so far for the FNM. A max grade of “D plus”.
United States nets 3-2 victory over Bahamas
Team Bahamas lost its first match of the group stage but already secured its place among the quarterfinalists in the 2019 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships.
MMA: Mixed results for Bahamians on day one
DAY one of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) and the World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Unified Pan-American Open Championships of Amateur MMA produced mixed results for Bahamian competitors thus far.
Girls Empowerment Hoops Programme first of its kind in Bahamas
CARIBBEAN Sports Academy Basketball has launched a new initiative, aimed at the local development of young women in the sport.
9th Annual Junior Rugby Festival all set for this weekend in Grand Bahama
FREEPORT Rugby Football Club (FRFC) is preparing to welcome teams from Cayman, Miami and Nassau for their ninth annual Youth Rugby Festival, starting today with play until May 19.
