Charged with wantonly discharging a gun with intent to endanger life
A 23-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of firing a gun near a woman on Harbour Island last month.
Ex-police officer convicted of trying to solicit sex to dismiss traffic tickets
A FORMER police constable convicted of attempting to solicit sex from a woman at Yamacraw Beach in exchange for dismissing traffic tickets has had his sentencing postponed until next month.
Jamaican woman gets three month jail for forged residency documents
A JAMAICAN woman was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday after admitting to possessing forged residency documents.
Failure to implement national breast cancer screening leaves Bahamian women at risk
THE Bahamas’ failure to implement a national breast cancer screening policy is leaving women at risk of late diagnoses, according to Consultant Surgical Oncologist Dr Wesley Francis, who warned that the country continues to record some of the highest rates in the region despite recent years of stabilisation.
‘Conch in the Classroom’ expands across Grand Bahama, Abaco
The ‘Conch in the Classroom’ curriculum has returned for the Fall Term at five primary schools in Grand Bahama and has been introduced in Abaco as part of an after-school programme.
‘Girls Day Out’ empowers young women for crisis leadership
In solidarity with girls around the world, young women in New Providence gathered for the 13th Annual ‘Girls Day Out’ Forum, a local observance of International Day of the Girl hosted by S.T.R.A.W. Inc Center for Young Women.
GB students join 20 Pearls Mentorship
More than 45 young women from schools across Grand Bahama were officially inducted into the 20 Pearls Mentorship Programme during a Pinning Ceremony hosted by the Pi Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Abaco man injured in BPL accident in urgent need of blood
A BAHAMAS Power and Light employee who was injured in a BPL industrial accident in Abaco over the weekend is in urgent need of blood after the accident left him with severe burn injuries.
Op-Ed: International culture festival thrives despite absence of a couple countries
The International Culture Wine and Food Festival, but where were the U.K. and the United States?
Briland tourism firm hit by ‘unlawful’ interference
A Briland tourism operator is accusing its now-estranged US business partner of “interfering” with operations and directing visitors to its rivals despite not being permitted to operate in the sector.
Grand Lucayan in fresh closure delay
THE Grand Lucayan’s planned closure last Thursday has been delayed yet again with the resort still open as of yesterday and no shut-down date provided to staff, Tribune Business can reveal.
'I was hog tied and beaten for trespassing’
A MAN broke down in court as he recounted how owners of a property on which he trespassed “hog-tied” and beat him so severely that he feared for his life.
China’s influence grows in Bahamas as US ‘has not pressed its case’ here
CHINA’S influence in The Bahamas may have grown because the United States has not “pressed its case here,” National Security Minister Wayne Munroe has suggested.
Shooting victim dies after he crashes car near supermarket
A MAN was found shot dead yesterday after crashing his vehicle into another at a supermarket off Robinson Road.
Ex-FNM MP Wells plans to run as independent
FORMER Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells intends to run as an independent candidate in the next general election, setting himself against the Free National Movement party of which he was once a prominent member.
Senior RBDF officer faces court martial
A SENIOR Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) lieutenant has been served with a notice of intended prosecution in connection with allegations that a marine was beaten by a superior officer and later abandoned in Inagua.
Bahamas needs $450m annual spend on ‘gaps’
THE Bahamas will need to invest more than $450m annually from 2030 onwards to address critical “infrastructure gaps” although it stands to benefit from “one of the Caribbean’s least-risky environments” for private financing.
Resort engineer fired over ‘extorted’ $45k
A downtown Nassau resort’s firing of its then-chief engineer after he “demanded” that a third-party contractor pay $45,000 to himself and his wife has been upheld by the Industrial Tribunal.
DEREK SMITH: Human risk is blind spot for governance
HUMAN capital risk is not a compliance or human resources issue.
$80m Bimini airport overhaul eyeing early 2026 completion
Bimini’s $80m airport overhaul is “making steady progress” and expected to be completed by early to mid-2026, the deputy prime minister says, with airside works already nearing a finish.
