Biometric voter card rollout begins amid push to modernise registration
THE Parliamentary Registration Department has officially begun rolling out biometric voter cards, beginning with Golden Isles, St James and Carmichael, and expects to distribute about 2,500 ID cards this week.
Man remanded over alleged knifepoint rape and burglary
A MAN accused of breaking into a woman’s home and raping her at knifepoint in the Wulff Road area last weekend was remanded to prison on Friday.
$7,000 bail granted for possessing unlicensed firearm
A MAN accused of walking with a gun on Murray Street was granted bail on Friday.
Man accused of sex assault of teen
A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a vehicle near Andros Avenue and Hepburn Alley last week was granted bail on Friday.
Foreign Affairs issues Middle East travel advisory amid escalating conflict
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Bahamian nationals to avoid travel to parts of the Middle East following a major escalation in hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
New Bahamas price app will ‘cause more harm than good’
A Bahamian merchant yesterday warned that the Government’s newly-unveiled price transparency and competitiveness app will “cause more harm than good” for small retailers in its current format, adding that such operators should be “super worried”.
BCA chief says lack of training fuelling surge in industrial accidents
THE head of the Bahamas Contractors Association (BCA) says a recent spike in industrial accidents highlights a troubling lack of on-site training, as labour officials echoed calls for more retraining across the sector.
Bishop Fernander to step aside as president of BCC
BISHOP Delton Fernander will step aside as president of the Bahamas Christian Council this year, clearing the way for new leadership when the council holds elections in April.
Mother awarded $186k for childbirth tragedy at PMH
AN obstetrician and a medical office centre must pay more than $186,000 to a mother whose first child died during labour at PMH nearly 14 years ago, after a court found that critical steps to manage a known childbirth emergency were not taken and the baby was delivered without a heartbeat.
Exuma man dies as airport lights fail
A WOMAN has revealed the heartbreaking tragedy behind her 76-year-old father’s death after an air ambulance sent to save him was unable to land in Exuma because the runway lights were reportedly not on, forcing the aircraft to return to New Providence without him on board.
‘Price Pal’ app launches to increase transparency in the retail sector
THE government has launched a national price-comparison app that will allow Bahamians to check grocery and household prices across more than 230 stores in what officials say is an effort to increase transparency and competition in the retail sector.
Govt unpaid bills nearly doubles
Unpaid invoices and arrears owed by the Government increased by 97.6 percent, or almost $120m, year-over-year to hit $241.898m as a year-end 2025, the mid-year Budget disclosed yesterday.
Cross-dress "attorney" guilty of child cruelty
A DAY after being sentenced to three years for impersonating a female attorney and defrauding clients of nearly $20,000, Kimeo McIntosh returned to court yesterday, where he admitted to giving liquor to two teenage boys and offering one money to touch his genitals while acting as a teacher and headmaster.
Date set for five in US cocaine trial
FIVE defendants in an alleged plot to import cocaine from The Bahamas to the United States are being kept apart in prison, a court heard yesterday.
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