Call to speed up $450,000 honoraria investigation
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd is anxious for police to complete their investigation into allegations that workers defrauded taxpayers of nearly $450,000 by manipulating a system of stipends and honoraria. Accountability, he said in a recent intervie
Woman stable after drive-by shooting
A WOMAN is in hospital in stable condition after she was injured during a drive-by shooting, police said. According to a police report, shortly after 1am yesterday, a man and a woman were driving on Mackey Street, near Chesapeake Road, when occupant
Two men remanded on unlawful sex charges
TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday over allegations they each had sex with a teenaged girl.
Valley Boys resign from Junkanoo Corporation
THE Valley Boys have resigned from the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence with immediate effect over a row about official results for the Boxing Day parade.
Disaster Reconstruction Authority dismisses 'fake news' over quality of domes
THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority has defended the integrity of the domes it has purchased to temporarily house storm victims, calling social media posts criticising their quality “fake news”. “On Friday, January 24, 2020, a fake news story circ
'We don't want the Valley Boys to boycott Junkanoo'
JUNKANOO Corporation of New Providence Chairman Dion Miller is “disappointed” with the Valley Boys’ threat to boycott further parades after the official 2019 Boxing Day results placed the Shell Saxons as victors of the parade.“We don’t need that kind
Nygard in two new sex writs
CANADIAN fashion mogul Peter Nygard is facing two separate lawsuits after being accused of sexual assault.
Bodies found after boat capsizes
MEMBERS of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Royal Bahamas Police Force are investigating the discovery of three bodies washed ashore in the Ragged Island chain on Saturday.
Still waiting answers on son’s unlawful killing
KENDAL and Christine Rolle were relieved last April when Coroner’s Court jurors found that a police constable killed their son unlawfully.
Thousands hit by water breakdown
THOUSANDS of homes in Eastern New Providence were left without water yesterday after a major supply pipe fractured caused the road to collapse around it.
Students caught in Chinese virus city
AS the coronavirus death toll in China climbs, officials will continue to monitor the travel history of every visitor to The Bahamas, but there are no plans at this time to evacuate Bahamians studying in Wuhan, where the outbreak originated.
AG leads condolences to J Paul Morgan family
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel, QC, on behalf of the Bahamas government, expressed condolences to the family of the late J Paul Morgan, a long standing member of the board of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority, (URCA) and a friend of Th
Man dies after Abaco traffic accident
A man is dead after a traffic accident on Abaco in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Kobe Bryant and his daughter perish in helicopter crash, seven others dead
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a remote, steep hillside in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball.
Tributes paid to woman killed in Andros traffic accident
THE family of the woman who lost her life in a traffic fatality in Central Andros on Thursday say they are shocked by her unexpected death and believe she was taken too soon.
