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Archer back with a new vile rant

A MAN says his family is distraught after Omar Archer, the registrar of contractors in The Bahamas, “falsely claimed” in a viral video that a relative of his committed indecent and illegal acts involving a minor.

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Brave - we’re heading over a fiscal cliff

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said the country is headed toward a financial crisis and that he is certain it will face a credit downgrade.

Marine charged with murder given bail

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine charged with murdering his superior at Government House was granted bail on Thursday.

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Man stabbed in nightclub

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a stabbing incident that left one New Providence man in hospital early yesterday morning.

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PM congratulates son as he opens clinic

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis officially opened the Oxford Women’s Health Centre during a ceremony on Friday.

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Two men injured in Freeport shooting

Two men in Freeport were shot on Friday night, a senior police official on Grand Bahama reported on Saturday.

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Dr Sands condemns death threats to Bishop Simeon Hall

Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands condemned death threats made towards Bishop Simeon Hall, co-chair of the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana, for his involvement with the group in conducting research on the drug.

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Swiss man charged with possession of dangerous drugs

A SWISS man was charged in the Magistrate’s court on Friday with possession of 7.4 pounds of dangerous drugs.

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Woman in hospital after shooting

POLICE are investigating the circumstances of a shooting that left a woman in hospital on Thursday night.

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Eight Mile Rock man charged with rape

AN Eight Mile Rock man was charged with rape in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Friday.

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Four Haitian men charged with breach of Immigration Act

FOUR Haitian men were recently charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for breach of the Immigration Act.

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Police to beef up manpower as holiday season begins

WITH the murder rate now up to 90 for the year, National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday said the police force will be beefing up manpower in the capital as the holiday season approaches.“We have many police officers out there on the streets

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Rights Bahamas commends PLP on pride support

RIGHTS Bahamas has commended the Progressive Liberal Party and its leader Phillip Davis for “their maturity, open-mindedness and inclusiveness” after the opposition party threw support behind next year’s gay pride event. In a statement, RB said the

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Defence Force officers arrest man with huge haul of stolen goods

DEFENCE force officers arrested a man with boxes of suspected stolen items during a routine patrol of the Marsh Harbour dock on Wednesday night.

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‘Living or dead, give me my son’ – Desperate missing Marvin’s family hire private detectives

NEARLY a year after Marvin Pratt went missing, his mother Barbara Saunders is more restless than ever. “Some nights I still can’t sleep, so I just try to keep going,” the 61-year-old said yesterday.