‘Something ain’t adding up,’ says mom of drowned teen who couldn’t swim
AN 18-year-old who could not swim drowned in the South Beach Canal after somehow entering the water with friends, leaving his family struggling to reconcile conflicting accounts of his final moments.
Fusion questions Sony block on new Spider-Man release
SONY Pictures has withheld Spider-Man: Brand New Day from Fusion Superplex without explaining why, prompting the cinema to question whether the decision is connected to its recent cyberattack and ransomware incident.
Independence Day crash victim memorial
ONE family buried the first victim of the Independence Day plane crash on Saturday while another held a memorial service without their loved one’s remains, underscoring the prolonged anguish facing relatives nearly a month after the disaster killed ten people.
Govt launches forensic review of foreign hiring practices in GB
THE government has launched what Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell called a “forensic” review of hiring practices in Grand Bahama and the hotel sector, with particular scrutiny on management positions held by foreign workers.
Mourners bid tearful farewell to Shirley Street crash victims
BERTRICA Brown’s older brother recalled going without food and raising her from a shack after both of her parents died, as loved ones gathered over the weekend to mourn two of the five young people killed in the Shirley Street crash.
Five days of blackouts push residents to the brink
FIVE consecutive days of power cuts across western New Providence left residents sleeping in cars, throwing out spoiled food and spending hundreds of dollars on generator fuel, as Bahamas Power and Light admitted its ageing system and contingency plans had been stretched by repeated failures.
Murder suspect denied bail after wrapping monitor in foil
A MAN awaiting murder trial was denied bail on Friday after he allegedly breached his curfew and tampered with his monitoring device twice this year.
Babysitter accused of beating two young girls with a stick
A WOMAN was accused of beating two young girls with a stick while babysitting them last week at Fox Alley and Cox Street.
Fox Hill murder suspect jailed over illegal firearm
A 19-year-old man awaiting trial for a Fox Hill murder last month was sentenced to 42 months in prison for possessing a loaded gun.
Teen remanded over $21K in summer shop break-ins
A 17-year-old boy was remanded to the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys on Friday after he was accused of a series of shop-breakings in New Providence this summer.
Two dead in separate shootings as murder count climbs to 48
TWO men are dead after separate shootings in the capital less than a week apart, pushing the country’s murder count to 48 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.
Elderly residents frightened and overheated during BPL power outages
ELDERLY residents at two New Providence care homes were left frightened, overheated and without parts of their normal medical routine during recent power outages, forcing staff to move bedridden patients in the dark and exposing the human cost of unreliable electricity service.
Seaplane damaged while taxiing in North Bimini
A seaplane operated by Tropic Ocean Airways was damaged while taxiing in waters off North Bimini this morning, leaving the aircraft immobilised but causing no injuries to the 10 people on board.
Top swimmers take the spotlight at the Central American & Caribbean Games
ZOE Williamson and Lelah Lewis took the spotlight yesterday as the swimmers were the only ones in competition for Team Bahamas at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.At the Juan Pablo Duarte Aquatic Center, Williamson finished fourth in the B final of the women's 100 metres butterfly in a time of one minute and 05.52 seconds.
PM requests BPL give more consumer relief
PRIME Minister Philip Davis KC yesterday said he has asked Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) to examine whether it can provide further financial relief to customers following Wednesday night’s island-wide disruption to homes and businesses across New Providence.
Bahamas to outperform IMF with growth ‘just under’ 3.8%
THE CENTRAL Bank’s governor yesterday predicted The Bahamas will once again confound the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other observers by outperforming their 2026 expectations through full-year economic growth set to come in “just below” last year’s 3.8 percent.
Doctors to launch 75-job ‘first of its kind hospital’
DOCTORS Hospital is partnering with a leading Indian medical institute to launch “a first of its kind specialist hospital” in The Bahamas to treat autism through a multi-million dollar investment billed as creating 75 local jobs.
Beneficial ownership non-compliance cut from COVID’s 28%
NON-COMPLIANCE by corporate entities with The Bahamas’ beneficial ownership regime has shrunk from 28 percent during COVID-19 to just 2 percent last year, it has been revealed, helping to minimise financial crime risks.
