GB Power on Electricity Bill: ‘We read about it in papers’
Grand Bahama’s electricity provider yesterday revealed it was never consulted on key energy reforms passed by the House of Assembly last week and had to learn about them “in the papers”.
Man accused of marijuana possession granted $4k Bail
A MAN was granted $4,000 bail after he was accused of having 1.7lb of marijuana in his house last week.
Bail violations get murder accused six months jail time
A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after admitting to failing to sign in at a police station 32 times while on bail for murder.
Man charged with armed robbery of $15k jewellery
A MAN was sent to prison yesterday after he was accused of robbing someone at gunpoint of over $15,000 in jewellery.
Two men charged with molesting young girls
A 32-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of molesting a seven-year-old girl last month.
BAMSI suffers loss of 40 percent of livestock in recent Andros fires
BAHAMAS Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) president Dr Raveenia Roberts-Hanna said BAMSI’s loss of 40 per cent of livestock pasture due to a fire last month did not greatly affect operations on the island.
Officials plea for fire trucks after weekend fire in Exuma
AFTER a fire erupted on Exuma last week, officials said the island desperately needs fire trucks.
Agriculture’s purchase of two container farms to help ‘revolutionise food security’
EEDEN Farms, a tech-enabled farming company, sold two container farms to the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources, a move officials said would help “revolutionise food security and food production in The Bahamas”.
Turnquest: Davis administration ‘watered down fiscal laws’
FORMER Finance Minister Peter Turnquest accused the Davis administration of watering down fiscal laws that promote transparency and accountability.
Sands: Ambulance shortage a result of ‘incompetence and mismanagement’
FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands said the shortage of ambulances in New Providence proves Health Minister Dr Michael Darville’s “incompetence and mismanagement” of the healthcare system.
Fourth annual Full Throttle Poker Run
BOAT enthusiasts crowded Great Harbour Cay on Saturday for the 4th annual Full Throttle Poker Run, an event that continues to attract scores of people and make a strong economic impact.
$43m school and disaster facility for East GB
A $43M school and disaster facility will be constructed in East Grand Bahama.
Mitchell warns of ‘tit for tat’ shootings
FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell said Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander warned him that his constituency could see “tit-for-tat” shootings after a man police said was a major player in a gang was murdered yesterday.
Gibson ‘wanted to burst ex’s brain’
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson allegedly said in text messages that he sometimes wanted “to burst” his ex-fiance’s brain and that she screwed him over by “blaming” him.
The Sports Calendar May 2024
Sports Calendar for May 2024
'The first leg is an intense leg. You have to get out and push from the blocks'
AT the end of day one of the BTC World Relays Bahamas 2024 at the newly renovated Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, none of the teams from The Bahamas earned their tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
Athletes make their presence felt in US over weekend
SOME of the athletes who were unavailable to compete for Team Bahamas in the BTC World Relays Bahamas 2024 in New Providence were making their presence felt in various meets in the United States over the weekend.
Bahamian athletes leave it all on the track
BAHAMIAN athletes left it all on the track at the BTC World Athletics Relays 2024 pre-game show “Showdown in Paradise” over the weekend.
Bahamas men's 4x4 fifth in qualifying round
TEAM Bahamas gave it all they had in the men’s 4x400 metres qualifying round last night at the 2024 BTC World Athletics Relays hosted at the newly revamped Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, but ultimately they fell short of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
