Three year sentence for housebreaking
A 24-year-old man who broke into a woman’s house was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday.
Man fined for marijuana possession
AN ELEUTHERA man who was found with over $100 worth of marijuana was fined $750 in the Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Magistrate discharges man arrested for selling coconuts
A MAGISTRATE on Friday discharged a man who was arrested for selling coconuts on the side of the road.
Respects paid to former speaker of the house Oswald Ingraham
FAMILY, friends and political colleagues paid tribute yesterday to former House of Assembly Speaker James Oswald Ingraham, who died last month.
Moultrie: Get illegal firearms off the streets
AFTER a recent spate of murders in the capital, Nassau Village MP Halson Moultrie is calling on the police force to conduct “a dragnet operation” to get illegal firearms off the streets.
By car or by bike, they came for a helping hand
MARC Johnson had to borrow his brother’s bicycle in order to join the line and collect a box at the IL Cares Foundation’s drive through food drive yesterday.
Seven cases on board cargo ship as numbers rise
THE Bahamas recorded 38 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the most since November 16 when 56 cases were confirmed.
Teacher union chief doubtful over claims of in-person teaching by February
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson says she hasn’t given much credence to Education Minister Jeff Lloyd’s expectation that face-to-face learning at public schools will begin by February 2021.
Bain complains to police over ‘trolls’
ACTIVIST Lincoln Bain says he has filed a police complaint against a Cabinet minister, a senator and social media “trolls” over “threats” made against him.
Man accused of killing his grandmother
A 29-year-old man accused of killing his grandmother and attempting to kill his mother last week was charged with murder and attempted murder in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Simeon Hall: Virus left me unable to walk
BISHOP Simeon Hall said he learned first-hand that COVID-19 affects people who contract it in different ways, after the virus left him unable to walk for about a week.
Christie: Join forces on COVID
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said he wants the government to take a more bipartisan approach in the decision-making process in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
We’re back: Cheers for staff as Atlantis reopens
EMPLOYEES of Atlantis said yesterday that they were overwhelmed and excited to return to work for the first time in months.
Killer to get new sentence
A MAN who was convicted of killing another man in 1998 had the appeal against his life sentence granted and the matter was sent to the Supreme Court for resentencing.
Year’s probation over marijuana
A 24-YEAR-OLD man who was found with a quantity of marijuana was placed on probation for one year.
