Mother of graduate found in Turin: ‘I can’t believe it was an accident’
AS Italian officials downplay the possibility of foul play in the deaths of two Bahamian men, their mothers find it difficult to believe their deaths could have been accidental.
Briton’s death due to heart failure
POLICE are still awaiting the results of a toxicology report as rumours persist over the mysterious death of British national Dannie Lea.
Lanisha’s ministry: We need to talk
THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is committed to taking all necessary steps toward resolving the reported tensions between Minister Lanisha Rolle and the Bahamas Olympic Committee, according to a senior ministry official.
VAT fuel waiver beat households target
AN estimated 79,000 households have benefitted from the Minnis administration’s concession that eliminates value added tax on Bahamas Power and Light bills under $300.
Beloved couple perish in blaze
THE badly burned bodies of a husband and wife were discovered among the ruins of a house fire in the upscale canal residential subdivision of Emerald Bay, Grand Bahama early Wednesday morning.
UPDATED: Body of second Bahamian man found in river
5.50pm UPDATE: Officials have confirmed that the body of Blair John was pulled from the river Po on Wednesday morning.
Man who beat victim to death with cement block for slapping his mother jailed for ten years
A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for beating a 50-year-old man to death with a cement block because he slapped his mother.
Social media demand for US visas goes ‘too far’ - Mitchell
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman and Senator Fred Mitchell yesterday suggested the US State Department’s updated visa requirements “seems to go too far,” as he criticised the Minnis administration for failing to speak up for Bahamians.
PM urged to step in on new Lanisha row
THE relationship between the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) and Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Lanisha Rolle has become tenuous, with members now demanding she either sit down for formal talks or be removed as minister.
‘Gaffe should cost CA Smith new role’
OPPOSITION Leader Philip Davis yesterday called on the Minnis administration to abandon former Cabinet minister and diplomat CA Smith as their choice to become the next Governor General.
BNT: We need our own fines over waste dumping
THE Bahamas National Trust said yesterday the county needs the ability to enforce its own fines where it is discovered that cruise lines dump waste in Bahamian waters, adding this kind of penalty would provide recourse where fines are paid out in the United States.
Hilton evacuated after fire
FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a small fire at the Hilton hotel yesterday, forcing guests and employees to evacuate the Bay Street property.
Davis: Is travel budget a campaign fund?
THE financial allocation set aside for travel and several other in-house expenses at the Office of the Prime Minister in the 2019/2020 budget could be viewed as the government’s attempt to finance campaign-related activity, Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has suggested.
Armed robbery suspect says police beat him with a bat
A MAN who was arraigned on an armed robbery charge in Grand Bahama yesterday accused police of beating him with a baseball bat while in custody and coercing him to sign a report.
Teen accused of murder
A 19-year-old is responsible for shooting another teenager to death and attempting to kill three other people while they were walking on Raymond Road last week, police have alleged.
