Police shootings left eleven dead last year
ELEVEN people were killed last year in police involved shootings, Police Commissioner Paul Rolle said.
‘Election should be fixed date’
A representative from a local non-profit organisation says a fixed election date will bring more stability to the Bahamian election process.
Woman found dead with head injuries
A WOMAN was found dead in an area off Marshall Road yesterday with blunt force trauma to the head.
‘CRIME’S DOWN - NOT BY COVID’: Police chief insists lockdowns not key to reduced offences
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle yesterday credited a 16 percent fall in overall crime to the efforts of his force and not a windfall from the months of lockdown enforced on the nation.
KIWANIS CLUB FEEDS FAMILIES
THE Kiwanis Club of Nassau AM fed 65 families during the Christmas holidays through Feed the Family project.
Committee set up to advise on university president search
THE board of trustees of University of The Bahamas has appointed a Presidential Search Committee to establish the process by which the new institution’s president will be selected and hired.
Tourists failed to declare $80,000 in casino winnings
TWO tourists who failed to declare nearly $80,000 worth of casino winnings to American airport border officials were yesterday fined $1,500.
Brother charged with New Year’s Day killing
A MAN was yesterday charged with murder in connection with the shooting of a teacher whose body was found lying in a pool of blood at a local school on New Year’s Day.
$7,000 fine over marijuana
A SPANISH Wells man who last week imported a quantity of marijuana and cannabis oil into the country was yesterday fined $7,000.
18-year-old gets 18 months in prison
A TEENAGER who broke into a man’s house was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Oil drilling company applauds sovereign fund plan
BAHAMAS Petroleum Company has endorsed Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ recent statements about implementing a Sovereign Wealth Fund, saying such a fund can assist with paying off the national debt or better the lives of Bahamians.
Minnis: A long road ahead
A LONG road of recovery and rebuilding is ahead for communities in Abaco and Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said at the handover ceremony of ‘Bahama House’ to Blackwood resident Esther Ann Cornish Laing.
Vaccine committee working to finalise operational plan
ANYONE who receives a COVID-19 vaccine once they become available in the country will receive a certificate that “may be associated with travel in the future,” which is a “potential requirement being discussed internationally,” the Office of the Prime Minister said last night.
UPDATED: Woman dead, three seriously injured in Abaco crash
A THREE-CAR collision on the island of Abaco left one woman dead while three others were airlifted to New Providence for treatment.
‘Why silence on damage to seabeds?’
MONTHS after officials confirmed there was damage to the seabed near Berry Islands allegedly caused by cruise ships sheltering in Bahamian waters, an activist has expressed “frustration” that the government has seemingly gone silent over the matter.
