$75,000 extortion case
AN accountant who was accused of extorting a man out of $75,000 earlier this week was yesterday denied bail ahead of his trial.
Rape suspect denied bail
A 34-year-old man was remanded to prison over allegations he raped a woman last week.
Donald and Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday.
97 new cases of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that there were 97 new cases of COVID-19, one non-COVID-19 related death and 84 people confirmed as having recovered.
Robinson angry at not being allowed to speak
BAIN and Grants Town MP Travis Robinson expressed anger that he was not allowed to speak in the House of Assembly yesterday during a debate on amendments to the Juries Act and the Bail Act.
Davis: Govt did not do enough
OPPOSITION leader Phillip “Brave” Davis has again hit out at the Minnis administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying yesterday the government did not do enough testing and contact tracing “to stop a few cases from turning into a few thousand”.
Village Pub manager is shot dead outside bar
A MAN was shot on Tuesday night and found unresponsive on the sidewalk outside a local bar.
Patricia Minnis helps kids get back to school
MORE than 125 children from the surrounding communities participated in the Free Town Urban Renewal Centre’s back-to-school jamboree held on Friday at the Pilgrim Baptist Temple Community Centre.
A double welcome
THE Progressive Liberal Party held a "service of thanksgiving" yesterday for the return of party leader Philip "Brave" Davis.
THOUSANDS MAY HAVE CAUGHT VIRUS: Leading medical centres estimate infection rate is much higher than stated
THE true number of COVID-19 cases in the Bahamas is scores higher than the confirmed tally, according to three international research groups that have created separate epidemiological models of the virus.
Speaker rages again over undermining of Parliament
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday lashed out at the “untenable” state of the country’s parliamentary democracy, as he likened Parliament to a “dinghy” hitched to the executive branch of government instead of having independence.
Suspects face new controls in Bail Act
THE Minnis administration is seeking to make changes to the Bail Act by introducing a bail management system that ensures accountability while eliminating loopholes that allow impropriety.
‘Educate to eradicate domestic violence’
LOCAL activists are again calling on the government to implement the necessary tools to effectively address the needs of domestic violence victims.
Extradition appeal rejected in case that dates back to 2002
THE Court of Appeal has denied a man’s request to appeal his extradition case to the Privy Council, after ruling his matter did not raise an arguable case or highlight a point of law of general public importance.
Shoplifter sentenced to six months jail for theft
A 55-year-old man was sentenced to six months in prison after he was caught attempting to steal an assortment of hygienic products from a local pharmacy last week.
