Bahamas represented at finance crime forum
Three Bahamian executives represented this nation at the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) annual Private Sector Consultative Forum (PSCF) that deals with fighting financial crime.The Forum, held from 23-24 April, 2018, was hosted by the United Na
BFSB takes insurance conference 'captive'
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) attended the annual Risk Management Society (RIMS) conference in a bid to attract external (captive) insurance business.The RIMS annual conference and exhibition, held from April 16-19, is the key global co
04272018 EDITION
Friday, 27th April, 2018.
Crown's appeal in fatal armed robbery case dismissed
THE CROWN has failed in its bid to have the Court of Appeal overturn a Supreme Court judge’s decision to direct the jury to acquit one of two brothers formerly accused of the fatal armed robbery of another man a little over six years ago.
Man charged with Port Lucaya Marketplace murder
A 23-year-old New Providence man was charged with murder in Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with the shooting death of a businessman at Port Lucaya Marketplace early this year.
Bahamas' GDP increased 2.7 percent in 2017
THE Bahamas’ Gross Domestic Product increased 2.7 percent in 2017, while government consumption increased by 12 percent, according to new data released by the Department of Statistics Friday.
Police slap video 'under investigation'
POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson has responded to a video circulating on social media of a Royal Bahamas Police Force officer slapping a man on a beach.
Woman stabbed on Marshall Road
POLICE are investigating the stabbing of a woman on Marshall Road Friday.
Pointe: Now we want answers
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes says he plans to meet with executives of The Pointe on Tuesday to present the findings of a workforce census conducted by the Department of Labour at the $200m development.
TAKE-OFF FOR $14M ELEUTHERA AIRPORT
OUTLINING the government’s agenda for Eleuthera’s infrastructural development, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said $14m will be budgeted for a new airport in North Eleuthera.
Judge orders document chase in Frank Smith corruption case
A SUPREME Court judge has given six government agencies two weeks to turn over “any and all” documents pertaining to controversial Crown witness Barbara Hanna and her cleaning company to counsel involved in former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial.
BAIN TOWN’S PLIGHT ON POWER AND WATER LINES
TEN percent of households in Bain Town had no electricity and 20 percent had no running water, according to a 2016 survey from the Ministry of National Security.
Gardiner: Best yet to come from Mingoes' Mullings
DESPITE all the feats Ken Mullings has achieved thus far this season, University of the Bahamas track and field coach Rupert Gardiner said the best is yet to come from the Mingoes decathlete. Mullings most recently won the gold medal in the college me
THE FINISH LINE: 'Golden Knights' mural 'better late than never'
I WANT to take this opportunity to commend the Grand Bahama Port Authority for taking the initiative to recognise the ‘Golden Knights’ for their victory in the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay at the Olympic Games, even if it was six years later since they
A COMIC'S VIEW: Life's a riot with Spy Bill vs Spy Bill
LAST week, the ironies of the FNM administration took centre stage. This week, their “hypocrisy” is back for a cameo appearance. THE “SPY BILL” After branding it as a “Spy Bill” during the election campaign, and using it as a major talking point,
Travis Munnings declares for NBA Draft
TRAVIS Munnings has decided to test the professional ranks sooner than expected and become one of hundreds of early entrants to declare for the NBA Draft.The University of Louisiana Monroe Warhawks junior forward made the announcement via social medi
BAIC challenges court's $90,000 compensation ruling
THE Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation is seeking to appeal a former chief justice’s order to pay a local nursery owner more than $90,000 as compensation for causing the damage and destruction of his plant inventory. Court documents sho
Wife should have included $4m cash in divorce proceedings
A WOMAN ought to have accounted for the $4 million in cash stashed in a foreign bank account and thousands of dollars’ worth of South African and Indian gold coins contained in a safety box when divorcing her husband of 21 years, the Court of Appeal
