Senior police officer and RBDF officer arrested in US
A SENIOR police officer and a senior Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer have been arrested in Florida and charged with conspiracy to import cocaine, possession and use of firearms and firearms conspiracy.
Fishing frustration on ocean conservation
Bahamian fishermen yesterday voiced frustration that they have largely been cut out of efforts to preserve and sustain this nation's marine environment.
‘Any hope thwarted’ for Resorts World’s revival
Resorts World Bimini’s majority owner is asserting that “any hope” of turning the troubled resort and its $885m liabilities around was “thwarted” by COVID-19 as it blasted efforts to “malign” its reputation.
Gov’t eyes $9m tax boost from $40m islands’ deal
The Government is poised to enjoy a $9m-plus real property tax boost from the sale of four private islands in the Exuma cays which have been caught up in an acrimonious legal battle.
‘No brainer’: Corporate tax hit to Shell’s $1.6bn Bahamas profits
The Attorney General yesterday confirmed that Shell’s Bahamian subsidiary, which generated $1.6bn in pre-tax profits in 2023, will be subject to 15 percent corporate income tax on those earnings in future.
Foreign real estate purchases BIA’s ‘first phase’ digitisation
The Government’s investments chief yesterday revealed that mandating all foreign real estate purchase applications be submitted online is just the “first phase” paving the way for wider digital-based reforms.
9pm start for Boxing Day Junkanoo
THE Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade will begin earlier this year, according to Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) Chairman Dion Miller.
Councillor: Minister told ‘untruths’
CHIEF Councillor Frazette Gibson has fired back at Minister for Grand Bahama Ginger Moxey, rejecting claims she made in the House of Assembly that the Local Government Freeport District Council has been “obstructive” and that its Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) was not properly approved.
Laroda: More could have been done for schoolgirl
SOCIAL Services, Broadcasting and Information Minister Myles LaRoda said the family of Adriel Moxey, the 12-year-old murdered last week, had been the subject of at least two prior reports to the Ministry of Social Services, one of which prompted unsuccessful intervention efforts.
Grandmother’s attacker ‘barefoot and on drugs’
POLICE believe the man suspected of raping and killing 72-year-old Vernencha Butler was under the influence of drugs and have retrieved surveillance footage showing him roaming the area“barefoot” before allegedly entering the home.
Police: Adriel’s killer a patient at Sandilands
A KNOWN patient of Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre is the suspect in the brutal sexual assault and murder of 12-year-old Adriel Moxey, with Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander suggesting the man’s mental state could complicate efforts to interview him.
How did we get here - and what will we do?
WHAT more could have been done?
PETER YOUNG: Israeli leaders threatened with arrest
The International Criminal Court in The Hague dropped a bombshell last week.
Airport anticipates drop in holiday passenger numbers
LYNDEN Pindling International Airport (LPIA) officials anticipate that passenger numbers this holiday season may fall slightly short of last year’s record-breaking figures.
Baark holds clinics across Eleuthera
Baark (Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness) has once again made a monumental impact on animal welfare in The Bahamas by hosting four MASH (Mobile Animal Sterilisation Hospital) clinics across Eleuthera between October 11 and November 17.
Women United: Raise penalty for false claims of sexual assault
WOMEN United, a women’s advocacy group, has called for increased penalties for those found guilty of making false reports of sexual assault.
Woman fined for attack on two police officers
A WOMAN was fined $1,400 yesterday after admitting to attacking two police officers while in custody last week.
‘I’m afraid for my life’ says man who broke bail 23 times
A MAN awaiting trial for attempted murder claimed his life was in danger yesterday after admitting to breaching his bail 23 times in the last three months.
Four years in jail for serial burglar
A MAN was sentenced to four and a half years in prison yesterday after admitting to stealing thousands of dollars worth of property during a spree of housebreakings in the last four months.
$3,000 fine for man after marijuana found
A MAN was fined $3,000 yesterday after admitting to having $1,150 worth of marijuana in his car last weekend.
