Suspect admits to raping woman during home invasion
A 47-year-old man admitted to sexually assaulting a woman during a 2024 home invasion in the middle of his trial yesterday.
Shooting victim charged with attempted murder after near-fatal street shootout
A MAN was accused of a near-fatal shooting near Augusta Street earlier this month involving two men who allegedly shot him during the same exchange.
$7,000 bail for man charged with indecent assault of a 13-year-old girl
A MAN was accused of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl in New Providence earlier this month.
Mother and daughter accused with stealing $10,000 in Grand Bahama
A MOTHER and daughter were accused of stealing $10,000 from two people in Grand Bahama earlier this summer.
Goodwill Games Swimming Final Standings
THE Bahamas’ 40-member team will return from the Goodwill Games Swimming Championships 2026, held over the weekend in Trinidad & Tobago, with its fourth straight title.
Team Bahamas returns from 30th Goodwill Swimming Championships with 55 gold, 45 silver and 29 bronze
TEAM Bahamas’ four-year reign at the Goodwill Swimming Championships was celebrated last night as the country’s junior swimmers were honoured at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex following another dominant performance at the regional championships.
Campbell says Govt stepping up efforts to return US trade tariffs to 10 percent
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Jomo Campbell said The Bahamas is stepping up negotiations with the United States to reduce its new 12.5 percent tariff, with the government is hoping to get the country back to the 10 percent rate that applied before July 24.
Malicious prosecution claim against Colina dismissed
THE SUPREME Court has dismissed a $267,000 malicious prosecution claim against Colina Insurance, finding that the insurer did not initiate or conduct the criminal case against a former agent and that there was no evidence it acted maliciously.
No relief at the pumps warning as gasoline prices continue to climb
BAHAMIANS are unlikely to see significant relief at the pumps in the immediate future, with gasoline prices continuing to climb and some service stations now selling fuel for more than $7 a gallon.
School’s last-minute uniform change costly for retailers
UNIFORM retailers are reporting steady back-to-school sales under the Government’s VAT-free holiday, but Careys Fabric and Uniform Store says a last-minute uniform change at one school could cost the business thousands of dollars in unsellable inventory.
Bahamian agriculture to get $13M investment to strengthen industry
THE DAVIS administration is putting up to $13m behind a new push to turn Bahamian agriculture into a more predictable, commercially driven industry, with farmers to be matched to market demand and supported by new production, storage and transportation infrastructure.
Govt vows ‘firm response ’to tackle stray dog crisis
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources is preparing to unveil what Minister Jomo Campbell described as a “hard and firm physical response” to the country’s stray dog problem, with measures also targeting illegal backyard breeding and unlicensed pet ownership.
Relatives reject false reports of mom’s death
KATRINA Kelly’s family yesterday rejected a series of false reports circulating about the missing Eleuthera woman, including claims that her body had been found shot and badly burned, as search efforts continued and relatives maintained hope that she would be found alive.
Family mourns slain teacher as attackers remain free
THE family of murdered primary school teacher Jillian Pinder used her funeral on Friday to remember a devoted educator, loyal friend and woman of faith whose final days were marked by gratitude even as questions surrounding her brutal stabbing remain unanswered.
Don’t make union BPL ‘whipping boys’
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson yesterday stopped an employee from explaining a 90-hour Christmas overtime record at Bahamas Power and Light, as he accused executive chairman Christina Alston of trying to make workers “whipping boys” for what he described as leadership failures at the company.
Munroe hits back at CARICOM call for campaign finance laws
ATTORNEY General Wayne Munroe yesterday pushed back against calls for swift campaign finance reform, saying the administration must first determine what Bahamians want from such legislation and whether proposed restrictions would withstand constitutional scrutiny.
FNM leader blames government for $600k BPL overtime payouts
OPPOSITION Leader Michael Pintard last night accused Prime Minister Philip Davis of trying to distract Bahamians from the electricity crisis with revelations about extraordinary overtime payments at Bahamas Power and Light, saying the administration itself must answer for who authorised the spending.
PAC probes $663,000 in no-bid pre-election voucher contracts
THE Public Accounts Committee has questioned representatives of two companies as it presses ahead with an investigation into more than $663,000 in no-bid building material voucher contracts awarded by the Davis administration shortly before the May 12 general election.
Nightclub owner held liable for security guard assault
A HARBOUR Island nightclub owner has been held liable for an assault by his security officers that left a patron with a serious hip injury requiring replacement surgery, after the defence presented no evidence and took no further part in the trial.
