Four patients with COVID-19 in intensive care in Grand Bahama
FOUR Grand Bahama residents with COVID-19 require intensive care, three of them are under intubation.
Bar president says a Judicial Complaints Committee to be formed for accountability
BAR Association president Khalil Parker said Chief Justice Ian Winder has collaborated with the Bar Council to form a committee to draft a Judicial Complaints Procedure.
Pinder says lawyers practice of adjournments to delay court cases for clients ‘unacceptable’
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said some defence lawyers use adjournments as a litigation strategy for their clients, an “unacceptable” practice contributing to trial delays.
Auto dealers optimistic 2023's 40% surge keeps momentum
A Bahamian new auto dealer yesterday voiced optimism that price stability and better availability will further boost sales in 2024 following a 40 percent year-over-year surge for the first 11 months last year.
Drug lure: 50% of school leavers lacking diploma
"A significant" number of young Bahamians are being lured into the drug trade as 50 percent of high school leavers graduate without even a diploma, a policy document is asserting.
Dorian 'hangover' cuts outlook for the Summit
A Bahamian insurer yesterday voiced optimism it will soon break free of its "Hurricane Dorian hangover" and escape any potential downgrade by the industry's main creditworthiness assessor.
'Whistleblower' official should go before PAC
A top civil servant's attorney yesterday argued that what his client has allegedly suffered must "in no circumstance be allowed to happen" to other public officials who seek to expose purported "wrongdoing".
Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy hosts first event of 2024
While many were enjoying the festivities on Majority Rule Day, juniors along with adults participated at the third Front 9 Golf Tournament Series drive, chip and putt event at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Practice Facility.
$60k worth of suspected marijuana seized in GB drug bust
Police in Grand Bahama arrested a 25-year-old man after he was found on a vessel containing ammunition and nearly 40 pounds of suspected marijuana yesterday.
Crowdfunded real estate business still waiting one year later for Securities Commission approvals
AKERAGE Ltd, a crowdfunding business promising to revolutionize how people invest in real estate, is still awaiting relevant approvals from the Securities Commission of The Bahamas a year after announcing provisional approval from the regulator.
LN Coakley High School students on half days due to water shortage issues
SOME 300 LN Coakley Senior High students in Exuma are attending school half-day because of water shortage issues, according to acting Director of Education Dominique Russell.
Chisholm Jr and Yankees in 0-2 hole
Bahamian Major League Baseball (MLB) pro Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr and the New York Yankees are in a tough spot after falling into an 0-2 hole in weekend action.
‘I do not support capital punishment’
ONE day after former Cabinet minister Leslie Miller said legislators “lack the guts” to ensure capital punishment is executed, a prominent pastor took a firm position against the death penalty during a sermon as lawyers, judges, and government officials gathered at Christ Church Cathedral to mark the opening of the legal year.
Three brothers remembered at emotion filled funeral
THE Christie brothers — Philip McCarron Christie, 24, Philip D’Caprio Christie, 23, and D’Angelo Christie, 20 — were laid to rest in an emotional funeral service at New Mount Pisgah Trinity Baptist Church in North Andros on Saturday after dying on September 2 in a car accident on Sir Milo Butler Highway.
Bail defended as officials mark opening of the legal year
THE contentious bail issue took centre stage when lawyers, the attorney general, judiciary members and top police officials marked the opening of the legal year against the backdrop of a soaring murder rate yesterday.
MURDER RATE UP 150 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR: Grandmother is latest victim, her grandson in critical condition after shooting
THE murder rate has skyrocketed 150 per cent compared to last year as the country grapples with one of its deadliest ever starts to a year.
Timberwolves at the double
IN two contrasting ends of the spectrum, the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves senior girls and boys pulled off a double dose of victory over the Dame Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s basketball action on Thursday at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.
Reloaded Baseball in high gear for 2024
Reloaded Baseball celebrated its first year in existence last year and after surpassing most of their goals they intend to knock it out the park with regards to development in 2024. Since day one, Reloaded Baseball has been committed to furthering the development of the youth within their programme while elevating their level of play to be on par with international standards.
Mother of teen girl killed when home was riddled with bullets was arrested
THE mother of the teen girl who was gunned down in her home last weekend is in police custody and is expected to be charged with a crime.
Search for solutions on crime
The brand-new year 2024 rolled in, fireworks barely subsided, and the country is seething with a high volume of senseless murders. There has been one murder a day. One murder is one too many.
