Mental health safe houses planned four years after Act
NEARLY four years after Parliament passed sweeping legislation to overhaul mental health care in The Bahamas, the government is preparing to buy two safe houses for people with severe mental health challenges living on the streets — but has given no clear timeline for when the facilities will open.
Armed robberies jump 25%despite overall crime decline
MAJOR crime fell six percent in the first half of the year, driven by sharp declines in vehicle theft, shopbreakings and other property offences, even as armed robberies surged 25 percent and crimes against the person increased, according to Royal Bahamas Police Force statistics.
Bahama Rock workers call on govt to help save jobs
WORK ground to a halt at Bahama Rock yesterday as employees walked off the job to press the government to approve a proposed expansion they say is needed to keep the Grand Bahama plant operating and protect more than 80 jobs.
Domestic violence up more than 125%
DOMESTIC-RELATED cases more than doubled in the first half of the year, surging 125 percent to 825 reports, while sexual offences also increased by 13 percent, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s mid-year crime report.
Defendant gets bail over alleged car theft
A MAN was accused of stealing a car from Lynden Pindling Estates last month.
$300,000 patrol boat to target illegal charters
A NEW nearly $300,000 patrol vessel will be used to target illegal charters, unlicensed vessels and other maritime offences as the government moves to tighten enforcement in a sector that generates more than $544m in revenue.
Six suicides recorded this year as attempts rise to 37
SIX people have died by suicide or in suspected suicide cases in The Bahamas so far this year, according to police figures and The Tribune’s records, as the country marked World Suicide Prevention Day yesterday amid continued concern over suicide and mental health.
FOCOL chief: ‘Execution’ critical to renewed growth
FOCOL Holdings last night reaffirmed to shareholders that profits for the year to end-September 2025 jumped 50.1 percent to $44.4m as it bids to execute on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and generation assets that are key to the Government’s energy reforms.
Rapid vacation rental growth Exuma’s double-edged sword
RAPID growth in vacation rental properties since Sandals Emerald Bay’s closure was yesterday described as a double-edged sword for Exuma tourism businesses, as it has encouraged some second homeowners to offer unpermitted boat tours despite filing the accommodation gap.
Highbourne Cay unveils its multi-million dollar upgrade
A 500-acre private island in the Exumas, co-owned by Mark Holowesko, is introducing 19 new estate lots and villas alongside a $20m marina redevelopment, new Beach Club and sporting and other amenities.
Bahamas First-owned agent celebrates 60th anniversary
An general insurance agency owned by Bahamas First has marked its 60th anniversary at an event attended by both a Cabinet minister and senior regulator.
Rokers Point school renamed in honour of veteran educator Pembroke Ferguson
THE Rokers Point Primary School was officially renamed the Pembroke E Ferguson Primary School during a ceremony in Exuma yesterday, honouring the late veteran educator who officials said dedicated his life to education and community service.
Cruise visitor discharged after indecent assault plea
A CRUISE visitor was warned and discharged yesterday after admitting to indecently assaulting a 36-year-old woman he brought on the voyage earlier this week.
Man ordered to pay shotgun licensing fees
A MAN was granted a conditional discharge after failing to pay the licensing fees for his shotgun in New Providence last week.
Moxey defends RBDF response despite family criticism
ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Floyd Moxey yesterday defended the force’s response to the plane crash that killed an American family of four, saying he was satisfied with its search and rescue efforts even though relatives ultimately found the victims themselves.
Advocate calls for charges after dog thrown to ground
AN ANIMAL welfare advocate called for a woman to be charged with cruelty after video appeared to show her grabbing a dog from a porch and throwing it to the ground following a confrontation with members of an animal welfare group.
Tavario helps team win their first championship in franchise history
BAHAMIAN basketball standout Tavario Miller was part of history in Mexico, helping the Mineros de Zacatecas capture the Copa Value 2026 for the first championship in the franchise’s history.
EMPIRE SPORTS MEDICINE SERIES: The Science of the Recurrent Injury
It is a sentence I hear far too often in sports medicine. Sometimes it is the hamstring that has now strained for the third time. Sometimes it is an ankle that seems to turn every basketball season, a shoulder that settles down during rest but begins hurting again as soon as throwing increases, or a knee that feels perfectly fine until jumping and running resume.
