March for Justice Against Child Molestation set for Thursday, June 6
A MINISTRY is calling on the public to take a stand against the increase of child molestation, incest and sexual abuse in the country.
Business declining annually for some local vendors
THE summer season is one of the liveliest seasons for tourism in the country, but for some local vendors sales have been declining annually.
Two in court on attempted murder charges
Two Freeport residents were arraigned on attempted murder charges on Friday in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate's Court.
First land-based commercial coral farm opens in Freeport
CORAL Vita – the first land-based commercial coral farm in the world - was officially opened on Friday in Freeport, creating a new sector of sustainable aquaculture and innovation for reef restoration in Grand Bahama and The Bahamas.
Six ordered to pay back $30,000
FIVE women and a man were ordered to pay back the $30,000 they collectively defrauded a local lending institution out of two years ago by using fake Department of Education employment letters.
Bahamian sailor ready to head home after 30 months of misery stranded in Quebec City port
AFTER spending 30 months on a ship docked at a port in Canada, veteran Bahamian sailor Richard Thompson is packing up to come home.
Arresting Jamaican woman was a 'national security matter', officer tells court
ARRESTING a Jamaican woman who was allegedly raped by a senior immigration officer five years ago was directly related to “the sovereignty of The Bahamas”, a senior police officer insisted yesterday.
Ruth Bowe-Darville sworn in as Supreme Court justice – days before reaching retirement age
FORMER Bahamas Bar Association President Ruth Bowe-Darville was sworn in as the newest Supreme Court justice yesterday–– just a few days before she reaches retirement age.
Budget's winners and losers
THE Department of Social Services’ uniform assistance programme will receive considerably more money in the upcoming fiscal year in an apparent effort to curtail the anger government received last cycle for allotting what many saw as insufficient to cover the needs of dependents. Government estimates that $462,000 will go toward the social assistance benefit.
Family grieves over Miami murder
THE murder of a Bahamian educator in Miami, Florida has shaken her family at home in Nassau.
Strike crisis: Hotel workers signal massive vote for action
HOTEL workers overwhelmingly backed a strike during an official Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union’s poll yesterday.
37-year-old jailed for two years after he admits carrying cocaine
A 37-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after he pleaded guilty to drug related offences.
Ex-banker not told he had breached company policy
PAUL Major, the former First Caribbean International (FCIB) banker fired for his role in collecting and then depositing a cheque into the local account of disgraced FIFA executive Charles Blazer, was not explicitly told by banking executives that he breached company policy at the time of his termination, a Supreme Court Justice heard yesterday.
UB launches new system for radiation inventory
THE University of The Bahamas has announced its plan to partner with a number of ministries to implement a new Regulatory Authority Information System (RAIS) software, which will facilitate the management and inventory of all radiation sources in the country.
Turnquest confirms $39m debt related to BTC pension
WHILE the government boasts of having slashed arrears payments considerably over the last 10 months, one debt owed has yet to be satisfied at all.
