STATESIDE: 16 months on - are we seeing signs of the end?
ALTHOUGH it seems like it has been half a lifetime already, Donald Trump has actually only been in office during his second term as US president for 16 months.
Bahamian woman fighting a costly legal battle to keep her own land
A BAHAMIAN woman says she is fighting to keep her own land after learning that others had gone to court to claim it, forcing her to spend money on lawyers and surveys while racing against a 21-day deadline to object.
Patricia Deveaux and Lashelle Adderley return to lead the House and the Senate
BAMBOO Town MP Patricia Deveaux and Senator Lashelle Adderley were reappointed yesterday to lead the House of Assembly and the Senate, extending a historic arrangement that began in 2021 when women simultaneously led both chambers of Parliament for the first time.
FNM forces government to fix unconstitutional Senate vote
THE Davis administration was forced to replace Senator Keenan Johnson as Vice-President of the Senate yesterday after the Free National Movement accused it of breaching the Constitution by electing him to the post despite his appointment as a parliamentary secretary.
Man acquitted of having sex with underage girl in SUV
A MAN was acquitted this week of allegedly having sex with an underage girl in his SUV near Baha Mar in 2024.
Man and woman accused of armed robbery
A MAN and woman accused of robbing a man at gunpoint in the South Beach area last week after he tried to collect money she owed him were remanded to prison.
FOCOL chairman: BISX ‘deficient’ and needs change
FOCOL Holdings chairman yesterday asserted that the Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is “very deficient” and “needs change” if it is to attract more major initial public offerings (IPOs) and fulfill the original vision for the country’s first-ever stock market.
Senior Customs officer faces 77 charges in $58k bribery case
A SENIOR Bahamas Customs officer was charged in Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday with bribery, extortion, money laundering and fraud involving more than $58,000 allegedly solicited from a local business and an American man while she was stationed in Exuma.
'Tell us identity of Politician-1'
THE Davis administration yesterday said it will again ask the US government for information about explosive allegations linking an unnamed politician to an international drug trafficking probe, even as a promised independent corruption watchdog remains unestablished.
Govt completes executive team with five new secretaries
THE Davis administration completed its executive team yesterday with the swearing in of five parliamentary secretaries.
Climate scientists heap praise on BACSWN’s world-first aviation platform
The Bahamas Aviation, Climate & Severe Weather Network’s ‘First-of-its-Kind’ US Certified real-time aviation carbon credits platform has attracted attention from leading climate researchers and policymakers examining emerging technologies capable of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation sector.
Suspect denied bail after shooting man over gambling
A MAN accused of shooting a man after losing money to him in a gambling dispute on West Street earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Privy Council orders state to pay Ngumi another $50k
THE Bahamas must pay Douglas Ngumi another $50,000 after the Privy Council ruled that immigration officials had no lawful basis to keep the Kenyan man locked up for nearly three months while they did nothing to obtain the deportation order that could have justified his continued detention.
TikToker on bail for murder charged with stealing SUV
POPULAR TikTok personality Elias Fritz was granted bail after he was accused of stealing an SUV last week.
Security officer killed in tow truck collision while walking home in GB
A SECURITY officer walking home from work was killed by a flatbed tow truck in Grand Bahama on Sunday night, compounding grief for a family still mourning the recent death of his sister.
BCC urges PM to reconsider gaming-linked Cabinet picks
THE Bahamas Christian Council has urged Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis to reconsider the Cabinet appointments of Sebas Bastian and Leslia Miller-Brice, warning that their longstanding ties to the gaming industry have raised serious questions about conflict of interest, public trust and the integrity of executive power.
FNM demands answers from govt on identity of ‘Politician-1’ in drug probe
FREE National Movement officials yesterday pressed the Davis administration to say what it is doing to identify the person described in a recent United States court filing as “Politician-1”, warning that if the person is among those being sworn in to Parliament today, they should not be allowed to take the oath until the allegations are fully investigated.
Smith calls claims about his role in the crashed flight salacious and ill-conceived
PLP MP-elect for West Grand Bahama Kingsley Smith yesterday issued a statement about his alleged role in arranging an Election Day flight that crashed with a convicted cocaine smuggler aboard, calling them “salacious, defamatory and ill-conceived.” But he did not actually address whether or not he played any role in arranging the flight.
