Man with prior charge of arson of a church now charged with setting fire to a car
A MAN previously charged with the arson of a church was remanded in custody yesterday for allegedly setting a car on fire.
Jury selected for inquest into 2018 police-involved killing of two men on Cowpen Road
A FIVE-PERSON jury was empanelled yesterday as the inquest into the 2018 police-involved killings of Roy Stubbs and Ernst Forest on Cowpen Road began.
Exuma man accused of molesting ten-year-old girl on two occasions
A 20-year-old man was sent to prison yesterday after being accused of twice molesting a ten-year-old girl in Exuma last week.
25-year-old Man charged with rape
A 25-year-old man was jailed yesterday after he was accused of raping a 27-year-old woman last week.
Armed robbery accused admits to escaping custody at Southern police station last week
A MAN accused of robbing a web shop admitted yesterday to escaping the Southern Police Station last week.
Aviation dedicated to address FAA concern
THE Government’s aviation director yesterday said the industry is “totally committed” to addressing deficiencies that may arise from an inspection by US regulators as they await the final findings.
Mullings: ‘I was happy with my performance’
Ken Mullings will probably not forget his golden opportunity to get on the podium at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday.
Minister Bowleg congratulates Devynne Charlton
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg congratulated Devynne Charlton on her second record breaking performance and gold medal feat at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday.
Gavin McKinney completes sail from Exuma to Nassau
GAVIN McKinney was hoping for much better conditions, but he still managed to complete his daring fundraising sail from Exuma to Nassau in a 14-foot Laser boat in just over eight hours yesterday.
Kacy Lyn Smith ‘powers up’ in the junior jumping ranks
KACY Lyn Smith continues to power up through the junior jumping ranks on her way to her ultimate goal - a return to the FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, representing The Bahamas.
BLTA fields two more teams for international competition
ON the heels of the junior Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has fielded two more teams for international competition.
INSIGHT: The geographic and economic roots of our crime problem
ALL people are created equal in the sight of our maker; equal in dignity and value. This is an unquestioned value espoused by most of western society and often enshrined in the constitution.
INSIGHT: Promise of Haiti election good - if it can happen
IS Haiti finally seeing some progress? The news that Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to hold general elections is either a positive sign – or a concession to pressure at both home and abroad.
EDITORIAL: More details needed for proposed PPP with BPL
IT did not take long for the word BaTelCo to come up after word began to spread of a shake-up of Bahamas Power and Light.
Ministry of Works investigates new shanty buildings on Gladstone Road
THE Ministry of Works is investigating a developing shanty town in Gladstone Road, according to building control officer Craig Delancy.
BPL workers: We feel betrayed
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) president Kyle Wilson said employees at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) have given “an outright NO” to the impending private public partnership (PPP) agreements for the utility company.
Pintard on BPL: ‘How in the hell did we get to this point?
OPPOSITION leader Michael Pintard said the government’s potential granting of private public partnerships (PPPs) for the generation and transmission and distribution at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) “appears to be privatisation”.
Condo development denied by Department of Physical Planning
PLANS for the Neveah Group Enterprises’ Palazzo Vista Del Mar project - to be located on a 21,000 square foot site south of Da Plantation Bar and Grill off West Bay Street - were shot down by physical planning officials who considered the project to be an “over-development” of the site.
Bank signs agreement to back equality project
THE Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) signed an agreement aimed at advancing the Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund’s Building Back Equal project.
