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Four hurt after series of attacks

POLICE are investigating two shootings and a stabbing that left four men in hospital over the weekend.Shortly after 9am on Sunday, two men were standing outside a home on Ida Street, when the occupants of a pink Nissan March, licence #AT1657, opened

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Police probe series of weekend armed robberies

POLICE are investigating a spate of armed robberies that occurred on the weekend. Shortly before 1am on Sunday, a man was driving near Big Pond when a red Volkswagen pulled in front forcing him to stop. Three armed men got out and robbed him of cash

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Man in hospital after being shot by police officer

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot by a police officer outside a nightclub on Saturday. According to a police report, police were conducting an investigation on St Alban’s Drive, near a nightclub, after 2am Saturday when they heard gunshots. “A

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Splashdown for plane at Norman's Cay

A PLANE crash landed into the ocean yesterday off Norman’s Cay with six people on board, however no injuries were reported. According to the Air Accident Investigation Department, around 11am Sunday a Cessna C421 aircraft, registration N217PG, depar

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Man dies after being hit by car

Police are investigating after a man was hit by a car and died on Sunday.

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Dedicated teacher keeps classes going after Dorian

Grand Bahama school teacher Autumn Joi Wildgoose is the perfect example of a dedicated educator. In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian she took it upon herself to hold off-campus classes for her students who are unable to attend school because of severe flood damage at the Hugh Campbell Primary in Freeport.

Five people missing from East End, Grand Bahama

Police on Grand Bahama are searching for five missing people from East End. They are:

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Man found hanging in suspected suicide

Grand Bahama police are investigating a suspected suicide after a man was found hanging from a tree in bushes near a school play field in Freeport.

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Security guard gets six years for shooting at nightclub

A SECURITY guard has been sentenced to six years in prison for shooting another man in the stomach following a physical argument at a nightclub three years ago.

Freeport business owners 'do not know where to turn' after Dorian

BUSINESS owners in Freeport say they do not know how they will recover and resume their operations after such a devastating blow from Hurricane Dorian.

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Oprah Winfrey Scholarship for Bahamian Nathan Rolle

THE future is bright for Bahamian Nathan Rolle.

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BUT president: 100 teachers yet to be assigned to a school

ONE hundred teachers oriented at the beginning of the semester have not yet been assigned to a school more than a month into the term, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson.

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Tributes paid to Tennyson Wells

FAMILY, friends, and members of Parliament gathered at Christ Church Cathedral yesterday to mourn the death of Tennyson Wells, a former Cabinet Minister and BAMSI's Chairman.

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Landing gear collapses on Pineapple Air plane

ACCIDENT investigators are investigating an occurrence involving a Pineapple Air plane that suffered a landing gear collapse Friday morning.

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$20m repair bill for Rand and Marsh Harbour Clinic

WITH cost of repairs to the Rand Memorial Hospital and Marsh Harbour Clinic said to be more than $20m, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands believes it is possible that the government will have to acquire additional loans to assist the recovery process in