Baha Men musician among victims as mother mourns her gifted son
RONELLA Hinsey’s final message from her 27-year-old son was one word: “Leaving.”
Nation mourns 10 victims of fatal North Andros crash
BAHAMIANS across the country and wider diaspora were united in grief on Friday as the country's 53rd Independence celebrations gave way to heartbreak after a Flamingo Air plane crashed while attempting to land in North Andros, killing all 10 people aboard.
Union blasts plan to hire 300 Ghanaian teachers
GHANA’S foreign affairs minister has announced that The Bahamas is ready to receive 300 Ghanaian teachers this year, prompting Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson to question how the government could negotiate their recruitment “in minutes” while failing after ten months of talks to secure salary increases for more than 2,000 Bahamian teachers.
Gunmen kill two men, injure three females in shooting
TWO men were killed and three women, including a 17-year-old girl, were injured in an Independence Day shooting in Bain Town as police searched for two gunmen.
Victim’s final call to family before dying in Andros crash
ANTHONY Rolle heard his badly burned brother pleading for help over the phone before the line went dead.
Minister: BPL LNG switch to save consumers $100m
A Cabinet minister says plans to transition Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) baseload generation to liquefied natural gas (LNG) remains on schedule, asserting that the fuel switch will ultimately lower electricity generation costs by as much as $100m annually.
Chamber: Prolonged BPL outages inflict major costs
THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) says prolonged elecricity outages are inflicting significant financial costs and losses on businesses as it renewed calls for improvements to both energy and banking services.
Investigators progress probe into fatal Andros plane crash
The investigation into Friday's fatal North Andros plane crash has entered its evidence-gathering phase, with investigators examining the aircraft, its maintenance history, flight operations, weather conditions and air traffic services as Flamingo Air's operating certificate remains temporarily suspended.
Man accused of stealing McDonald's cash register granted $5,000 bail
A MAN accused of stealing a cash register full of cash during a robbery at McDonald’s on Madeira Street last month was granted bail on Thursday.
Woman gets 15 years in prison for SUV attempted murder
A woman who crippled her ex-boyfriend after intentionally ramming an SUV into him after he broke up with her in 2024 was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week.
54-year-old Chinese national killed in fall at sports centre
A 54-year-old Chinese national died falling from a scaffold while working near the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium Sports Centre on Thursday.
Man accused of Coral Harbour rape acquitted
A MAN was acquitted on Thursday for the alleged sexual assault of a woman he gave a ride to work in western New Providence in 2023, an act the defense called consensual “lovemaking”.
Man accused of threatening mother of his child, and endangering infant granted bail
A 20-year-old man was granted bail on Thursday after he allegedly threatened the mother of his child with a gun and endangered their infant child by placing him on the road on West Street last week.
American fined $20K for possession of marijuana and psilocybin at LPIA
AN AMERICAN who admitted to bringing $6,800 worth of marijuana and psilocybin into The Bahamas was fined $20,000 on Thursday.
Government to break ground on LNG terminal today
THE government will break ground on New Providence's liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal today, marking a major milestone in its plan to modernise the country's electricity system following last Sunday's island-wide power outage.
Airline’s history reveals at least 14 incidents prior to fatal crash
FLAMINGO Air aircraft were involved in at least 14 publicly recorded accidents and safety incidents over the two decades before Friday’s fatal crash near San Andros Airport, with many of the earlier occurrences involving landing-gear failures, runway excursions or emergency landings.
Family and friends mourn DJ Fresh after fatal crash
BISHOP Elton Major had just finished leading an Independence Day deliverance service at Metropolitan Baptist Church when members of his congregation gathered outside his office and looked at him strangely.
Grieving father recalls paying for son’s fatal flight to Andros
NICHOLAS Oliver Sr handed over $120 so his 16-year-old son could make the short flight to Andros and experience the regatta for the first time.
Coleby-Davis: Hotter summer behind higher BPL bills
ENERGY, Utilities and Aviation Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis says recent increases in electricity bills are largely the result of higher energy consumption during an unusually hot summer.
WORLD VIEW: The vulgarity of asking the enslaved to pay
Suella Braverman is a former Conservative Party British government minister who turned coat and is now a vocal member of the far‑right political party, Reform.
