Father of three shot dead
A ROUTINE visit to his popular snack store, South River Wholesale, ended in tragedy for owner Sario Baker on Friday after he was fatally shot, leaving his wife and family heartbroken just days before Mother’s Day.
Rick Fox's Partanna 'chose not to build' despite multi-million dollar financing, says ex-staff
Ex-employees of Rick Fox’s climate-resilient construction venture are asserting The Bahamas was “not even in the rear view mirror” after sealing its early 2024 deal with the Government as it “chose not to build” despite assembling multi-million dollar financing.
PM promises sweeping reforms on election eve
THE PLP and FNM neared the end of their campaigns with contrasting election-eve appeals over the weekend
WORLD VIEW: The Caribbean’s limits in absorbing other states’ deportees
Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control.
Man granted bail after alleged double break-in
A MAN accused of breaking into a man’s house twice in just over a month was granted bail yesterday.
PM pays tribute to 'Fallen Four' at wreath laying ceremony
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis paid tribute to The Bahamas’ ‘Fallen Four’ at a wreath laying ceremony yesterday.
BUT warns members industrial action could be imminent
THE Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson warned members that industrial action could be imminent if unresolved issues in negotiations with the government are not satisfactorily addressed.
Rick Fox accuses Rubis of refusing to accept his payment for gas for Bahamian mothers
FNM Garden Hills candidate Rick Fox yesterday accused Rubis of refusing to accept his payment for gas for Bahamian mothers as part of what he called a Mother’s Day initiative — a misunderstanding the company said stemmed from a lack of proper notice needed to prepare for the exercise.
Bail granted for man alleged to have aided escape of armed robber in Eleuthera
A MAN who allegedly helped an armed robbery suspect escape in Eleuthera last week was granted bail on Friday.
BEWU boss: 'This is our contract. It has nothing to do with politics'
DAYS before the general election, more than 800 junior line staff at Bahamas Power and Light received a $3,500 lump-sum payment last week as part of a “cost of living supplement” included in their industrial agreement, according to union leader Kyle Wilson.yle wilson
American woman, 88, dies after mobility scooter accident
AN 88-year-old American woman died on Saturday after she reportedly drove a mobility scooter off a pier at a Grand Bahama resort.
Courts rejects late appeal against conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with 13-year-old girl
THE Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Vakeito Melkeva Ferguson to extend the time to appeal his conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter, ruling that the proposed appeal had “no realistic prospects of success”.
Couple plead not guilty in $11K air-conditioning theft case
A MAN and woman were accused of stealing $11,435.80 from an air-conditioning company last year.
Suspect charged with attempted murder and multiple break-ins, remanded to prison
A MAN accused of attempted murder and a string of shopbreaking offences was remanded to prison on Friday.
New healthcare facility to address long-standing "gaps" in follow-up injury care
HEALTH officials on Friday opened a new Public Hospitals Authority rehabilitation and wellness facility they said would close long-standing gaps in follow-up care for people recovering from injuries, living with disabilities or managing chronic conditions.
Bahamas Health Ministry on hantavirus alert after cruise outbreak
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said officials are tracking a global hantavirus alert after an outbreak aboard a cruise ship killed three passengers.
BEYOND THE BORDER: Your student visa was approved! Yayy! What’s new on how to keep it
International students in the United States under F-1 (academic) and M-1 (vocational) non-immigrant classifications are subject to the most technically rigid compliance requirements in US immigration law.
Legal challenge stalls Marsh Harbour land ownership resolution
The Government’s plans to regularise land ownership for scores of downtown Marsh Harbour residents and businesses have stalled after descendants of the original Crown Land grantee to the 242-acre ‘Key tract’ launched a legal challenge to the property’s compulsory acquisition.
PRD: FNM voter register claims "inaccurate"
THE Parliamentary Registration Department has strongly rejected what it called “inaccurate and misleading” claims by the Free National Movement concerning the voter register, refuting assertions that election rules are being changed just days before the general election.
Man jailed for breaking into stall and stealing alcohol
A MAN who admitted breaking into an Arawak Cay stall and stealing $400 worth of property last month was remanded to prison yesterday.
