Man accused of rape chose to serve two years in prison for bail breach charge
A MAN accused of rape chose to serve two months in prison yesterday after admitting to breaching his curfew while out on bail.
Man on bail for murder and two others charged with stealing cars
A MAN awaiting a murder trial was sent to prison after being accused in a series of recent car thefts in New Providence.
Man accused of robbery with violence, grievous harm and threats of death
A MAN was granted bail after being accused of attacking his former girlfriend last month and stealing cash from her by force.
Organisations to help rebuild Eljhay’s Hilltop Community Centre
SEVERAL organisations have partnered to rebuild Eljhay’s Hilltop Cottage Ministries Community Centre, which was known as a beacon of hope in the Kemp Road community.
Teen among four shot in drive-by shooting
POLICE are investigating a drive-by shooting that left four men injured on Sunday evening.
Water and Sewerage GM grilled over knowledge of project in trial
A DEFENCE attorney in the criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others suggested yesterday that a prosecution witness may have an agenda as he pressed the witness on his involvement in the contracts at the centre of the case.
Critical shortage of podiatrists in country
THE Bahamas faces a critical shortage of podiatrists, with only four practitioners serving a population of nearly 400,000 people, according to Dr Monique Mitchell, a local podiatrist working with the Ministry of Health.
Police investigate alleged suicide bid
POLICE have launched an investigation following an alleged suicide attempt involving a 23-year-old woman on Sunday.
Search called off for woman who "jumped" from cruise ship
A SEARCH has been called off for a missing 56-year-old American woman who reportedly jumped from a cruise ship in waters off Grand Bahama yesterday.
BISX-listed fund targeting $15m deal near Sandyport
A BISX-listed fund is planning to invest between $10m-$15m in transforming a “failed development” near Sandyport into a “short-term residential” complex in the latest phase of its expansion drive.
Tourism alarm for airlift over Silver Airways ‘cancellations’
Family Island tourism and hotel operators yesterday voiced alarm that some visitors were abruptly stranded in The Bahamas over the weekend when a troubled airline was forced to cancel its Orlando services.
Exuma moorings ‘model’ calls for regularising and standards
A potential “model” for the Government’s fledgling national moorings strategy yesterday warned it was vital such facilities are “regularised and standardised” given the importance of boating tourism.
Cable, BTC urge ‘fiscal restraint’ from URCA
Cable Bahamas is calling on industry regulators to show “fiscal restraint” after the latter’s proposed 2025 budget expanded year-over-year by a rate more than three times’ higher than it expected.
Customers egg-cited over drop in egg prices at Super Value
Super Value’s president yesterday said shoppers had gone “crazy” after it launched its own brand of eggs imported at a price almost two-thirds less than those imported from its regular US supplier.
Human Rights committee holds first meeting after two years
ALMOST two years after Parliament approved the establishment of a Human Rights Committee, its members met for the first time on February 27.
Potcake plea for help to bury son who drowned
LOCKSLEY “Potcake” Thompson, a well-known street philosopher, is grappling with the loss of his son, who drowned at Potter’s Cay Dock last week.
Minister of State from India pays visit to Bahamas National Trust
His Excellency Pabitra Margherita, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, visited the Bahamas National Trust as part of his historic Ministerial Bilateral visit to The Bahamas—the first such visit from an Indian Minister.
‘Time to act over roadside garages’
WORKS Minister Clay Sweeting said the government has identified Crown land to relocate roadside garages around New Providence.
GB woman abducted and attacked by man she knew
A 63-year-old Grand Bahama woman was abducted and violently attacked by a man she knew, according to police.
