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‘Fleeting glance’ overturns five-year gun conviction

A MAN had his five-year sentence for allegedly having a banned weapon during a police chase on Palm Beach Street in 2023 overturned after he successfully argued that police only had a passing glance at the suspect.

$2,500 fine for 14-day bail breach

A MAN was fined $2,500 yesterday for breaching his bail conditions for 14 days while awaiting trial for drug importation.

Man accused of threatening ex-girlfriend with a gun

A MAN accused of threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend with a handgun on Baillou Hill Road South was granted bail yesterday.

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AG calls Tribunal ruling "monumental win", pushes back on GBPA statement

Attorney General Ryan Pinder today accused the Grand Bahama Port Authority of mischaracterising the arbitration ruling between the two parties, revealing that the GBPA failed in its bid seeking “over a $1 billion” in damages against the Government.

Govt’s $357m claim against GBPA dismissed in full

The Government’s $357 million reimbursement claim against the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has been dismissed in full by an Arbitration Tribunal in what the GBPA is describing as a landmark ruling for Freeport and Grand Bahama.

Bahamian authors at heart of literacy push

BOOKS written by Bahamians were placed directly into the hands of young readers this week as part of a national literacy initiative tied to the country’s 52nd Independence celebrations.

Four Bahamian scientists represent nation at global ocean conference

FOUR Bahamian scientists are representing the country at one of the world’s largest ocean research gatherings, the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland.

Man remanded to prison for Harbour Island double murder

A 26-year-old man accused of gunning down two men outside a Harbour Island bar last month was remanded to prison yesterday.

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Commission launches three years after Protection Against Violence Act gazetted

THE government has formally appointed the Protection Against Violence Commission, activating a key enforcement body under the Protection Against Violence Act, 2023, nearly three years after the law was gazetted.

PM says rent control bill unlikely to reach parliament before upcoming general election

RENT control legislation is unlikely to reach Parliament before the next general election, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday, signalling that one of the government’s most closely watched housing pledges may slip beyond its current term.

Davis declines comment on active officer in $10k bribery allegation

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis declined yesterday to comment on reports that a high-ranking police officer remains on active duty after allegedly receiving $10,000 in a Supreme Court bribery case involving voice notes and a $1.475m airport bank security heist.

PM declines to give details of ‘partial’ ruling in $357m GBPA arbitration

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that an arbitration panel has issued a “partial” decision in the government’s high-stakes dispute with the Grand Bahama Port Authority but declined to disclose its substance, citing confidentiality.

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Four-year-old boy shot in leg during attack on teenage uncle

A FOUR-year-old boy was shot in the leg after a gunman opened fire at his uncle outside a home on New Providence, relatives said, turning a quiet yard filled with children into a scene of panic.

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Pair held over fraudulent passport and voter ID scheme

AN 18-year-old Haitian man accused of fraudulently obtaining a Bahamian passport and voter’s card was remanded to prison yesterday after prosecutors said he used the document at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.

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Two near-misses ‘almost catastrophic’

TWO potentially catastrophic near-miss incidents involving American Airlines planes at Family Island airports triggered a formal safety warning from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority to the Civil Aviation Authority of The Bahamas.

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