Record $4.2bn trade deficit is ‘no cause for alarm yet’
The Bahamas’ record annual $4.274bn trade deficit for 2024 is not something “to be alarmed about as yet”, a local economist told Tribune Business yesterday.
Man charged with threatening to kill FNM vice-chairman Johnson
A MAN was charged in Grand Bahama last week with threatening to kill former Free National Movement vice-chairman Richard Johnson.
Dundas Centre for Performing Arts receives $340k funding from govt
THE Dundas Centre for the Performance Arts secured crucial funding through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government to ensure its continued operation.
Man charged with rape of 73-year-old woman
A 46-year-old man was charged yesterday after allegedly sexually assaulting a 73-year-old woman during a home invasion last month.
‘Police tortured me for 3 days’
A MAN testified yesterday that police officers beat and tortured him at Governor’s Harbour Police Station over three days in 2018 as his case for alleged police abuse continued.
PETER YOUNG: Counting the cost of USAID, but what of the human toll?
OF all the radical steps President Trump has taken precipitately since his inauguration only weeks ago, his dramatic and uncompromising action in relation to the US overseas aid programme has, arguably, been the most damaging to the most people, both at home and in overseas countries.
Six accused of using fraudulent documents in order to obtain Bahamian passport
SIX people, including a juvenile, were arraigned before Senior Magistrate Kendra Kelly on multiple fraud-related charges.
Skippings heads to new post in command of South-Central Division
CHIEF Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings, formerly the public face of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, has officially taken command of the South-Central Division, also known as the Grove Police Station, following public discussion about the timing of her reassignment.
Blaze damages West Bay Street home
A FIRE yesterday damaged a family’s home off West Bay Street, destroying one room and causing smoke damage throughout the residence.
Bahamian Neo-Nazi found guilty of conspiracy to damage energy facility in US
BRANDON Russell, a Bahamian and former St Andrew’s School student, has been found guilty in the United States of conspiring to damage an energy facility after prosecutors accused him of being a white supremacist who supported Neo-Nazi ideologies.
Two illegal coal-mining operations demolished in southern New Providence
AUTHORITIES demolished two illegal coal-burning sites in southern New Providence yesterday to address long-standing environmental and public health concerns.
Teen gets 30 months jail for loaded gun
A teen was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to having a loaded pistol on Prison Lane last week.
Govt identifies site for future Bahamas Creative and Performance Arts School
THE government has identified a site for the Bahamas Creative and Performing Arts School (CAPAS), according to Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis.
‘Do not let Sarkis weaponise Chapter 11 on Nassau hotels’
Baha Mar’s contractor is accusing Sarkis Izmirlian of seeking to “circumvent” the Bahamian courts by using its US Chapter 11 protection as a “springboard” to pursue the winding-up of its two Nassau hotels.
Pilots to challenge aviation test amid operator concerns
Bahamian pilots will today challenge a controversial aviation exam before the Supreme Court amid airline concerns that the test may impact operations and disrupt planned service expansion.
Tax chief: Property filing target ‘ain’t so hard cut’
Tax officials say the February 15 deadline to file details of all corporate real estate dealings “ain’t so hard cut” but there is unlikely to be “a blanket” extension for all of a registered office’s clients.
Mom says son was ‘humiliated and in pain’ after officer’s alleged assault
CHINIKA Louisius says her fourth-grade son was left humiliated and in pain after a police officer allegedly beat him in front of his classmates, leaving him unable to sleep on his back for days.
Two American women bitten by shark in Bimini Bay
TWO American women were treated in hospital after a shark attack in Bimini last week.
