COP confirms new questions raised on suspect in airport murder case
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander confirmed that new questions are being raised given the connection between a former person of interest in a murder case and a senior police officer, both allegedly involved in a cocaine trafficking scheme.
Mitchell affirms faith in Davis’ leadership, notes every country has corrupt actors
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said The Bahamas is not a systemically corrupt nation, insisting neither its people nor institutions are corrupt.
Candlelight vigil hosted ahead of World AIDS Day
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness, The Bahamas National AIDS Programme, and The Bahamas AIDS Foundation hosted a candlelight vigil on Friday evening, ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1.
GAIN AN EDGE: BTVI’s ‘Giving’ programme encourages public participation in school’s success
THE Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) is set to launch its inaugural giving day campaign.
INSIGHT: Not a time for hiding
THERE are too many questions and not enough answers after the stunning news of an alleged cocaine conspiracy involving corrupt Bahamian officials, police officers, a defence force officer, drug traffickers and even Marxist-Leninist guerillas in Colombia.
WORLD VIEW: Haiti’s leaders must set aside petty differences
AS gang violence spirals out of control in Haiti, the limitations of international efforts to restore order, including a Kenyan-led security mission, have laid bare the depth of the crisis.
Bahamians take centre stage at Standard & Poor’s Global Carbon Credits Conference
The Bahamas Aviation, Climate & Severe Weather Network (BACSWN) unveiled its groundbreaking real-time US Certified Aviation Carbon Credits Platform at the S&P Global Carbon Credits Conference earlier today.
Commission of Inquiry the clean slate we need
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander last night addressed the nation – a rare move for someone in his position – in the wake of allegations of a wide-ranging conspiracy to smuggle cocaine through The Bahamas into the US and involving corrupt officials.
NATIONAL STATEMENT: The full text of statement by Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander tonight made a National Statement following the United States Southern District of New York indictment involving Bahamian nationals.
GB Power ‘not taking any chances’ for 2025
Grand Bahama Power Company is “not taking any chances”, its top executive is pledging, as it bids “to never experience another summer like we had” with demand set to rise by up to 10 mega watts (MW) in 2025.
Sebas’s electric vehicle dealer slams ‘fear-mongering’ rival
The newly-launched electric vehicle dealership headed by Sebas Bastian yesterday pledged to deliver “innovation, choice and fair pricing” while blasting a rival’s “fear-mongering smear campaign” against it.
Auto dealer brands gouging ‘impossible’ with price control
A Bahamian electric vehicle dealer yesterday slammed a rival’s accusations that it is “price gouging” consumers as “ridiculous” and impossible because all vehicle sales in this nation are price controlled.
Bahamian companies told: Get ahead of Trump tariff ‘shocks’
Bahamian companies have been urged to seek out new source markets and supply chains given the likely “shocks” and “deleterious impact” that Donald Trump’s proposed tariff measures will have.’
Gas retailers hope margin rise ‘start of more reforms’
Bahamian petroleum retailers yesterday voiced optimism that their recent margin increase is the “start of more reform” with the rise having brought “much-needed relief” to the struggling dealers.
ORG calls for deliberate action on corruption
THE government is being called on to adopt a comprehensive approach to tackling corruption in the wake of allegations of a cocaine smuggling conspiracy involving law enforcement officials and politicians.
‘Arrests may harm police partnerships’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said that recent corruption allegations involving senior law enforcement officers could harm The Bahamas’ partnerships with international policing agencies.
Pintard calls for new House Speaker ‘able to be fair to the rest of us’
Opposition Leader Michael Pintard has called for the urgent appointment of a more independent Speaker of the House of Assembly, citing concerns over what he perceives as a lack of fairness toward Opposition members.
Nygard denied extradition appeal by Canadian court
The Supreme Court of Canada has reportedly rejected a request for leave to appeal regarding former fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s extradition to the United States.
Did drug conspiracy sway murder probe?
THE family of Geovani Rolle, who was brutally murdered in June, is questioning whether the police investigation into his death was compromised in view of explosive corruption allegations involving some law enforcement officers and a man previously identified as a suspect in their brother’s murder.
