STATESIDE: 16 months on - are we seeing signs of the end?
ALTHOUGH it seems like it has been half a lifetime already, Donald Trump has actually only been in office during his second term as US president for 16 months.
Smith and Rollins heckled during swearing-in ceremony
WEST Grand Bahama MP Kingsley Smith and Long Island MP Dr Andre Rollins were heckled yesterday as tensions over the Election Day plane crash and “Politician-1” allegations spilled into the ceremonial opening of Parliament.
Suspect remanded on rape charge
A MAN accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in 2024 was remanded to prison yesterday.
Man denied bail over alleged underage sex
A MAN accused of having sex with an underage girl in his car on Eneas Jumper Corner last week was remanded to prison.
Senior Customs officer faces 77 charges in $58k bribery case
A SENIOR Bahamas Customs officer was charged in Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday with bribery, extortion, money laundering and fraud involving more than $58,000 allegedly solicited from a local business and an American man while she was stationed in Exuma.
'Tell us identity of Politician-1'
THE Davis administration yesterday said it will again ask the US government for information about explosive allegations linking an unnamed politician to an international drug trafficking probe, even as a promised independent corruption watchdog remains unestablished.
Smith calls claims about his role in the crashed flight salacious and ill-conceived
PLP MP-elect for West Grand Bahama Kingsley Smith yesterday issued a statement about his alleged role in arranging an Election Day flight that crashed with a convicted cocaine smuggler aboard, calling them “salacious, defamatory and ill-conceived.” But he did not actually address whether or not he played any role in arranging the flight.
FNM demands answers from govt on identity of ‘Politician-1’ in drug probe
FREE National Movement officials yesterday pressed the Davis administration to say what it is doing to identify the person described in a recent United States court filing as “Politician-1”, warning that if the person is among those being sworn in to Parliament today, they should not be allowed to take the oath until the allegations are fully investigated.
Govt completes executive team with five new secretaries
THE Davis administration completed its executive team yesterday with the swearing in of five parliamentary secretaries.
Climate scientists heap praise on BACSWN’s world-first aviation platform
The Bahamas Aviation, Climate & Severe Weather Network’s ‘First-of-its-Kind’ US Certified real-time aviation carbon credits platform has attracted attention from leading climate researchers and policymakers examining emerging technologies capable of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation sector.
Suspect denied bail after shooting man over gambling
A MAN accused of shooting a man after losing money to him in a gambling dispute on West Street earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Privy Council orders state to pay Ngumi another $50k
THE Bahamas must pay Douglas Ngumi another $50,000 after the Privy Council ruled that immigration officials had no lawful basis to keep the Kenyan man locked up for nearly three months while they did nothing to obtain the deportation order that could have justified his continued detention.
TikToker on bail for murder charged with stealing SUV
POPULAR TikTok personality Elias Fritz was granted bail after he was accused of stealing an SUV last week.
Security officer killed in tow truck collision while walking home in GB
A SECURITY officer walking home from work was killed by a flatbed tow truck in Grand Bahama on Sunday night, compounding grief for a family still mourning the recent death of his sister.
BCC urges PM to reconsider gaming-linked Cabinet picks
THE Bahamas Christian Council has urged Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis to reconsider the Cabinet appointments of Sebas Bastian and Leslia Miller-Brice, warning that their longstanding ties to the gaming industry have raised serious questions about conflict of interest, public trust and the integrity of executive power.
PM defends large Cabinet size - Pintard says backbench silenced
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis defended the size of his Cabinet yesterday, saying he needed the “best hands-on deck” to deliver on the PLP’s expanded mandate.
Super Value chief warns of food price increases
Super Value’s president is warning of potential food price increases, and a barrier to pay rises for hundreds of staff, due to the supermarket chain having to absorb “over $1m” in extra annual costs from the Government’s VAT exempt treatment of uncooked foods.
