Passenger arrested after $17,550 found concealed in luggage
GRAND Bahama police arrested a man at Freeport Harbour on Tuesday afternoon when a large amount of US currency was discovered hidden in a carry-on luggage. According to police reports, shortly around noon a male resident of Eleuthera Drive, Hawksbil
Ecuadorian faces jail after selling tourist souvenirs
AN Ecuadorian national who was discovered illegally selling souvenir items brought from his home country at the Port Lucaya Marketplace in Grand Bahama was arraigned in the court this week. Jose Luis Lema Santillan, 30, appeared before Deputy Chief
Opening marijuana town hall meeting
THE Bahamas Marijuana Commission held its first town hall in New Providence yesterday evening. The meeting was held at St John’s College. The commission’s mandate is to codify the views of the Bahamian public on all things related to cannibis and ma
Turnquest: Prepare for hurricanes
ALTHOUGH the Bahamas is predicted to have a “normal” hurricane season, Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest yesterday pointed out that it “only takes one storm to really cause devastation.”He noted the major hurricanes of 2015, 2016, and 2017 cost
Dames warns against complacency despite retaining Tier 1 status
THE Bahamas must avoid complacency despite strides made in the fight against human trafficking, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said yesterday.Last week it was reported The Bahamas retained its Tier 1 placement in the US State Department’s
Milestone for Aliv
ALIV celebrated a new milestone yesterday: the official launch of ‘Freedom Simplified’, its new prepaid packages inclusive of free and unlimited calling and texting between Aliv patrons. Chief Alive Officer Damian Blackburn said this was the first t
Workshop aimed at ending exploitation of Bahamas
THE Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology (BEST) Commission yesterday launched the Access Benefit Sharing (ABS) Inception Workshop, an initiative to ensure the country benefits from scientific discoveries made using local resources. BEST Commi
I'm a long-shot from shaming myself in the FNM, says McAlpine
PINERIDGE MP Frederick McAlpine yesterday accused Senate Vice President Dr Mildred Hall-Watson of using his name for a clout, saying it’s “sad” she had to criticise him “in order to receive some kind of traction” as many people “didn’t even remember”
Waive rent for Potter's Cay vendors urges PLP
THE government should consider waiving the rent of Potter’s Cay Dock vendors to offset falling profits vendors say they are experiencing due to new traffic and parking policy changes at the site, according to PLP leader Philip “Brave” Davis. He made
26-year-old remanded over robbery charges
A 26-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday over allegations he robbed four people at gunpoint of over $1,000 worth of money and merchandise on the same day.McKenzie Pierre, of Boyd Road, stood before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with fo
Dames sets target of fewer than 85 murder in 2019
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames has his sights set on a murder count that is below 85 by the end of this year. The minister’s goal, outlined yesterday outside of Cabinet, is more ambitious than the one in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit r
Online passports set to come in this year
BY the end of this year, applications for electronic passports will be processed online, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield yesterday. This is in a bid to decentralise the operations of the cramped Thompson Boulevard Passport Offi
Truck and van collide on Shirley Street
Police are investigating a traffic accident that occurred on Shirley Street on Wednesday afternoon.
Rasta pipedream? Lawsuit seeks drug convictions wiped out and damages
A GROUP of Rastas is seeking to have all criminal convictions that relate to Rastafari possession, cultivation and supply of Indian hemp since 1963 wiped out.
Turin two: We’ve done all we can
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said yesterday the government has done everything “humanly possible” to determine what led to the deaths of Blair John and Alrae Ramsey in Turin, Italy earlier this month.
