INSIGHT: Govt’s weak response over rocket explosion
I PROMISED a return to local issues last week after the Ukraine-US debacle – and yet then we see an interruption from space!
Woman accused of stabbing police in chest
A WOMAN was granted bail on Friday after being accused of stabbing a police officer last week while he tried to break up a bar fight.
Trial date over voice note probe to be set at end of March due to busy courts
FORMER Chief Superintendent of Police Michael Johnson, attorney Bjorn Ferguson, and Police Sergeant 3726 Deangelo Rolle were informed on Friday that their trial date for bribery charges will be set later this month.
Delay in trial of officers charged with killing Evans
TWO police officers facing manslaughter charges over the 2018 killing of 20-year-old Deangelo Evans in Mason’s Addition were told on Friday that the setting of their trial date has been delayed until late March.
Attempted murder accused denied bail due to prior drug charges
A MAN accused of a near-fatal drive-by shooting of a woman in Eleuthera last November was denied bail last week after a judge found he had seven prior drug infractions.
Foot Fest initiative treats nearly 1,000 people for a variety of conditions
NEARLY 1,000 people were treated, and ten critical surgeries were performed this month through the Ministry of Health’s efforts to provide free healthcare services to those suffering from foot issues related to diabetes or other health conditions before the Foot Fest initiative ended on Friday.
WORLD VIEW: If Guyana’s President Ali is the ‘Zelensky of the Caribbean’, who is the Putin?
IN the latest round of barbs with which Venezuela has responded to events surrounding its claim to the Essequibo region of Guyana, Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali, was described as “the Zelensky of the Caribbean.”
FNM divisions still on show
THE continuing rift that appears apparent in the FNM – between party leader Michael Pintard and former leader and prime minister Dr Hubert Minnis – shows no signs of healing.
Fire at scrap metal yard sends cloud of smoke over New Providence
A FIRE at a scrap metal yard near the landfill site erupted on Saturday, sending clouds of smoke billowing across New Providence.
Flight attendant $100k smuggling claim probed
BAHAMASAIR is investigating claims that a female flight attendant smuggled $100,000, which was later allegedly seized at Hugo Chavez Cap-Haïtien International Airport.
Teenage girl details incest by father over four years
A TEENAGE girl testified in an incest trial that her father began sexually abusing her in 2015 when she was just ten years old and continued doing so into her early teens until 2019.
Minnis blasts ‘$1bn’ moorings monopoly
An ex-prime minister yesterday accused the Government of handing a “$1bn” monopoly to well-connected insiders as he called for the Bahamas Moorings deal to be probed by a newly-created corruption watchdog.
Exploding SpaceX rocket drops debris on Bahamas
A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded mid-flight Thursday evening, lighting up the sky over The Bahamas.
Sarkis wins bid for ‘examiner’ of CCA
Sarkis Izmirlian’s bid to have an independent examiner investigate the business affairs of Baha Mar’s main contractor has been approved by the New Jersey federal bankruptcy court.
‘Everybody is scared as hell’ on mounting Trump tariff confusion
A Bahamian small business adviser yesterday warned “everybody is scared as hell right now” given the “chaos and mass confusion” caused by Donald Trump’s daily-changing trade and tariff policies.
Realtor’s ‘fast track’ via expansion to Eleuthera
A prominent Bahamian realtor yesterday said his firm plans to be “very instrumental” in Eleuthera’s growth with its newly-unveiled Governor’s Harbour office set to be followed soon by a Harbour Island premises.
Trade chief pledges 60% slash in key food prices
The Bahamas Trade Commission’s chairman yesterday pledged that consumers can expect to see a 20-60 percent reduction in the cost of frequently-consumed food items by this summer.
‘160,000 to get free medicine’ under NHI
THE Davis administration has announced plans to expand healthcare access, saying more than 160,000 Bahamians with chronic non-communicable diseases will soon receive free prescription medication under the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).
