Don’t let go: Plastics ban to include $2,000 balloons fine
THE upcoming ban on single-use plastics will also outlaw the release of balloons, according to draft legislation that details fines up to $3,000.
Bee swarm stings man to death
AN 82-year-old man was stung to death when a swarm of bees attacked him as he was doing yard work at his Freeport home last week.
Inquiry ordered into jail ‘beating’
THE mother of a man jailed for armed robbery yesterday pleaded for her son’s safety as officials investigate claims he was severely beaten on the weekend.
Code to the future
FIFTEEN Harbour Island children built and programmed their own robots as part of a summer ‘hackathon’ that seeks to inspire Bahamians to code their future. The two-week camp run by BYTES (Bahamian Young Technology Enthusiasts) Bahamas focused on cod
Woman jewellery thief fails to overturn her two-year sentence
A WOMAN has failed in trying to get the appellate court to overturn her two-year sentence for stealing over $100,000 worth of watches from her employer, a high-end jewellery store on Paradise Island.
One fatality, two injured in shooting
THREE people were shot, one fatally, on Amos Ferguson Street off Palmetto Avenue Tuesday.
BCAA tells Sky Bahamas it is not being singled out
ADMIST the ongoing standoff between the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority and Sky Bahamas, BCAA Director General Charles Beneby yesterday insisted the airline is not being “singled out” — as he underscored the Authority had nothing to do Sky Bahamas b
Outages have not led to increase in generator sales
FREQUENT power cuts in New Providence have not sparked an uptick in generator sales, according to one supplier of generators. Nor have the power cuts led to an increase in requests to the government to import solar panel systems. While solar systems
DJ Big O dies at 35
POPULAR radio personality Santonio “Big O” Smith, 35, was remembered yesterday by his mother Carolyn Gray as a humble man who will be dearly missed. Smith, a disc jockey at 100 JAMZ, died last Thursday after having a heart attack. His sudden death ha
Haiti diplomats ordered home – Three recalled after visa scam corruption probe
THE Haitian government has recalled three diplomats from its Nassau embassy, including Chargé d’Affaires François Michel.
Why film a dying girl and not help?
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday bemoaned the recording of a video that captured the distress of a bloodied woman who later died.
Jean Rony fight to put life on track
MORE than a year since a landmark Supreme Court ruling brought him back to the country, Bahamas-born deportee Jean Rony Jean-Charles has not yet applied for citizenship.
Davis: Why secrecy on BPL deals?
A REVELATION that Bahamas Power and Light is effectively sworn to secrecy over certain portions of agreements it has entered into with Shell North America and Wärtsilä is “concerning”, according to Official Opposition leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday.
BPL staff working to get 60-year-old turbine online
These photos and videos show the scene at the Blue Hill Road Power Plant last night . . .
Jury rules knifeman’s death lawful
A POLICE officer was justified in shooting and killing a 22-year-old man who charged at him with a knife almost ten years ago, a jury found yesterday.
