UPDATED – Dr Sands: None of the 17 injured in party shooting have died
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said none of the 17 people injured during a shooting incident early this morning at Montel Heights have died.
Decommissioned Western Air plane collides with overhang
A decommissioned Western Air plane collided with an overhang during routine mechanical checks in Nassau early Friday morning, according to an airline official.
Visitors 'won't stop using the beach' after shark tragedy
“IT won’t stop me from going in the water,” Donna McHugh, a visitor from Massachusetts, said of Wednesday’s fatal shark attack.
Davis: Arawak Cay plans a 'knee jerk' response
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has said Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ plan to redevelop Junkanoo Beach and Arawak Cay was a “knee jerk” response because his administration realised its 2019/2020 Budget fell flat.
Govt spending $1.5m on 150 scholarships
A TOTAL of $1.5m is being spent by the government to give 150 scholarships to public high school students to continue their studies abroad.
Man charged with murder and attempted murder
POLICE have finally charged most wanted fugitive Tico Omar “Pitbull” Lightbourne with murdering a man and attempting to kill another at an inner city bar over two years ago.
Prosecutor 'attacked because of role in conviction'
A Crown prosecutor on Friday claimed a man attacked him and ordered another man to stab him earlier this year because of his role in having another one of the man’s friends convicted for a criminal offence.
Pompey Square hosts National Testing Day
"Get Tested Bey" is the message to the public as part of the 12th annual National Testing Day - held in Pompey Square on Friday.
Cornelius Alvin Smith sworn in as Governor General
CORNELIUS Alvin Smith was sworn in as the 11th Governor General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on Friday, an appointment that sealed his rise from humble beginnings at Snow Hill, Long Island, through a long career in the civil service.
Three dead after two separate shooting incidents
IN less than 14 hours, three people were killed in two separate shooting incidents in New Providence, police have confirmed.
Price control hotline re-launched
THE Price Commission has relaunched its 24-hour hotline in an effort to combat serious breaches of the Price Control Act and announced its partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency to ensure consumers aren’t taken advantage of this hu
Cooper urges URCA to investigate BPL
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party deputy leader Chester Cooper wants the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority to investigate Bahamas Power and Light, insisting apologies won’t help the many consumers and business owners that have lost valuable appliances during continued power cuts.
Shark alert on major beaches
IN the wake of Wednesday’s horrific shark attack that claimed the life of a 21-year-old American woman, the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources is advising the public to “exercise extreme caution” while “in and around” the waters of New Providence, Rose Island, and Paradise Island.
Dame Marguerite takes a final bow
IT was a speech that tracked her humble beginnings from a poor, barefoot girl in Andros to the highest office in the land.
Families united in grief as bodies come home
WAILS pierced the air as the plane carrying the bodies of Blair John and Alrae Ramsey touched the tarmac at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday.
