Romauld Ferreira’s grief as teenage son found dead at home
THE teenage son of Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira died yesterday of suspected suicide, according to police.
Christie keeping clear of candidate selection
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie says he will support whomever the Progressive Liberal Party chooses as the candidate for the Centreville constituency in the 2022 general election.
SO MANY IN NEED: Food parcels giveaway swamped as desperate queue from dawn for aid
THOUSANDS travelled to the Thomas A Robinson Stadium to collect a box of food and supplies at Island Luck’s IL Cares food drive yesterday, blocking roads for miles in every direction in a bracing showcase of the scale of need in the country.
Man held over gun
A FREEPORT man has been arrested in connection with the recovery of a high-powered assault weapon that was found in bushes, near a public school earlier this week.
Ministry: No consuls owed money
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there are no Bahamian honorary consuls who are currently owed money in response to messages circulating on social media about the termination of some of these officials in various countries.
Drug smuggling suspects are denied bail
ALLEGED drug smugglers Nathaniel Knowles, Ian Bethel and Eddison Watson will remain in custody until their scheduled hearing before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council next year, after a Supreme Court judge denied their applications for bail.
Haitian woman fined for overstay
A HAITIAN woman who overstayed her time in The Bahamas and gave immigration officers a fake name when she was questioned was fined $1,500 yesterday.
Man shot by police after high speed chase
A high-speed chase ended with one suspect in hospital last night after being shot by police.
Family want justice after man shot dead off Kemp Road
THE family of a man who was shot dead off Kemp Road on Thursday afternoon say they want justice for their loved one’s killing.
New operating theatre for Rand
A new fully-equipped modular operating theatre donated to the Rand Memorial Hospital by Direct Relief (DR) was officially turned over to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Forbes: don’t be too confident - it’s still out there
WITH COVID-19 infections now in single digits, the country’s top infectious diseases expert has again urged Bahamians not to be overly confident or come to the false conclusion that the deadly disease has left the country.
Parliamentary Elections Bill will create voter register
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday tabled the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill in the House of Assembly, which will create a permanent voter register once passed.
Juvenile found dead in suspected suicide
Police are investigating the suspected suicide of a juvenile in a home on Oxford Drive.
McAlpine allows private bill on aragonite resoures
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie allowed a Bill introduced by Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine to have a first reading in the House of Assembly yesterday despite the strenuous objection of Renward Wells, the Bamboo Town MP and leader of government business in the House.
Petition to stop Disney close to 400,000 signatures
A PETITION launched by environmental activists in protest of Disney’s plans to construct a multi-million-dollar cruise destination in South Eleuthera has collected almost 400,000 signatures.
