Sealy backs off political bid, won’t seek PLP nomination in election
FORMER Doctors Hospital chief executive Charles Sealy will not offer himself as a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) candidate in the upcoming general election, despite previously expressing interest in frontline politics.
INSIGHT: Failing to take women seriously
A SERIES of separate stories last week showed how seriously – or rather the lack of seriousness with which the current administration takes women.
Man accused of attack with cutlass denied bail
A 36-year-old man was remanded to prison on Friday after he was accused of assaulting another man with a cutlass during an incident on Taylor Street in February.
BPL’s Abaco staff gather for seminar in memory of Hurricane Dorian
BAHAMAS Power and Light (BPL) staff in Abaco gathered last week for a memorial seminar honouring the memory of Hurricane Dorian while focusing on recovery, resilience, and healing.
Advocate’s urgent call for stronger cyber-safeguards to protect children
WITH a week-long Cyber Safety series set to begin on September 15, child advocate Alexandra Maillis-Lynch is warning that stronger safeguards are urgently needed to protect children from harmful video games, websites, and online platforms that exploit and emotionally harm them.
Man remanded on charges of having unlawful sex with a 12-year-old girl
A 47-year-old man was remanded to prison on Friday after he was accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl three separate times this year.
Girl testifies man pretended to pick up something when he groped her hip
THE trial of a man accused of groping a 14-year-old girl at a Prince Charles Drive restaurant continued on Friday with testimony from the victim, her mother, and a police officer.
Supreme Court judge frustrated by witness absence in murder case
A SUPREME Court judge on Friday expressed frustration that the sole witness in a murder case has been missing for nearly five months, questioning how the trial can proceed without them.
Govt appeal to keep seized foreign fishing vessel dismissed
A GOVERNMENT bid to keep a foreign vessel seized in an undercover fisheries operation has failed, with a Supreme Court judge dismissing an appeal last week and ordering the boat returned to its owner.
Barnett-Ellis blasts Miller’s ‘misogynistic’ remarks
FREE National Movement (FNM) Senator Michela Barnett-Ellis has condemned comments by former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) MP Leslie Miller, calling his description of her as a “little young girl” with the audacity to run against former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis both misogynistic and disrespectful to all Bahamian women.
BASRA hosts Boating and Safety Day at Fort Montague
The Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association (BASRA) is reintroducing itself to the boating community with a Boating and Safety Day being held today at Fort Montague Beach.
Govt to amend anti-gang law to add to witness anonymity protections
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday the government plans to amend legislation to extend witness anonymity protections in relation to the anti-gang law.
Dad of four visiting relative was one of two fatally shot by gunmen
A FATHER of four and a visiting relative were gunned down late on Tuesday night after four masked men stormed a Johnson Alley residence and opened fire, pushing the country’s murder count to 60 for the year.
Miller: PLP should not go against Minnis in Killarney
FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister Leslie Miller said yesterday he believes the PLP should not contest Dr Hubert Minnis in Killarney, arguing the former prime minister deserves respect despite the Free National Movement’s decision to cut ties with him.
‘No entry to Haitians coming for US Visa’
THE Davis administration says it will not allow Haitian nationals to enter The Bahamas to apply for US visas, insisting that a new American policy designating Nassau as the processing site will not change this country’s entry rules.
