Lead investigator in Smith trial admits altering statement
THE lead investigator in former PLP senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial has admitted to altering the original statement he took from the virtual complainant in the matter by adding in information some two weeks after it was taken and signed.
AG criticises Defence Force plane crash response
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel criticised the response of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force to the recent plane crash suggesting the tragedy may not have been “properly” investigated because of how quickly the initial search was called off.
Murder victims 'died almost immediately' after shooting
FORENSIC Pathologist Dr Mandy Pedican told the Supreme Court on Friday that Noel Hamilton and Jacklyn Armbrister died almost immediately of multiple injuries and blood loss after they were shot in the head.
RBDF commodore defends plane search and recovery efforts
THE day after civilians discovered debris from missing pilot Byron Ferguson’s crashed plane, Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Tellis Bethel vehemently defended his organisation’s search and recovery efforts.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Dads, don’t turn your nose up at this advice
As I exited one of my favourite haunts, KFC Saunders Beach, I bumped into a young man who is a fan of this column and my #COLDEST videos.
Smith corruption cop grilled over inquiry
IT was revealed in court yesterday that the cleaning contract at the centre of former PLP senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial was issued before the date the complainant told police she first met the accused.
Davis demands answers on Cargill consultancy
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis is questioning the Minnis administration’s decision to hire Algernon Cargill as a consultant for the Ministry of Tourism.
Civilian divers find plane wreckage just 40 mins into search
A CIVILIAN effort to locate the plane of missing pilot Byron Ferguson proved fruitful after a team mobilised by Gina Knowles, co-founder of online support group HeadKnowles, discovered plane debris in the waters off Nirvana Beach yesterday.
NPBA: Pirates defeat Pros, Stampers stop Titans
THE Triple K Stampers and the Caro Contractors Pirates won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.The Stampers won the opener 96-85 over the Caro Contractors Titans, while the Pirates
Joanna Evans named Big 12 Swimmer of the Week
JOANNA Evans has already begun to garner accolades early in her senior season for the Texas Longhorns.An honour from the Big 12 was the latest product of her recent performances.Evans was named Big 12 Swimmer of the Week after her four first-places f
Nations Cup: Bahamas set to face Anguilla
AFTER losing its first two games in the home-and-away series in the FIFA Nations Cup competition, the Bahamas Football Association men’s national team is hoping to secure its first win.The team is scheduled to play its second straight game at home wh
SAC senior girls clinch softball title
In the only BAISS softball championship series to go the distance, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine clinched the senior girls’ title.SAC scored an 8-2 win over the St John’s College Giants in the decisive third game of the series at the Fre
'Call me Habakkuk!'
I love the 12 minor prophets that mentioned within the Holy Scriptures, with their strong, poignant messages that are still relevant for all today. Men like Hosea, Joel, Jonah and a plethora of others that wrote under the guidance of the Holy Spirit
BISX's 20-year wait for govt debt ends
The Bahamian capital markets will take “a giant step forward” in mid-January 2019 when BISX’s 20-year wait to list and trade government debt finally ends.Keith Davies, pictured right, the Bahamas International Securities Exchange’s (BISX) chief execu
Sports Notes
BOXING TEAM TRAVEL THE Bahamas Amateur Boxing Federation has sent a six-member team to Orlando, Florida, to participate in the Bert Sugar Boxing Tournament this weekend. The team, managed by Vincent Strachan and coached by Ervinette Johnson and We
Man accused of double murder and attempted killing
RENALDO Hudson, 20, is on trial in the Supreme Court for the armed robbery and the double murder of a man and woman and the attempted murder of another woman two years ago during a robbery in a Grand Bahama area known as “the ghetto”. After a length
Feeding the 5,000
AML Foods Limited held a press conference yesterday to launch its third annual “Feed 5,000 Families” holiday give back initiative and to appeal to the general public to support the cause. AML Foods Limited joined with representatives of the Bahamas F
'Patriarchy and discrimination' still troubling The Bahamas
DEEP rooted patriarchal attitudes and discriminatory stereotypes about the societal and familial roles of men and women were flagged as a major concern by the UN’s expert committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination A
Exuma Marathon gets high marks
George Town, Exuma — For the first time in its history, the Exuma Marathon was able to announce the two sweetest words for any event in The Bahamas - sold out.Nearly 250 runners from as far away as Holland and Ireland packed the starting line last S
Two held as man stabbed at dump
A MAN is in hospital and two others were arrested after a stabbing at the city dump.
