UB student on probation after he was found with $120 worth of marijuana in backpack
A UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas (UB) student was placed on probation yesterday after police found $120 worth of marijuana in his backpack.
Possible serial stabber questioned by police
CONCERNS about a possible serial stabber have emerged after police revealed yesterday they are questioning a man in relation to three separate stabbing incidents in two days, including two against men in their 60s.
UB North Campus returns to pre-Dorian enrollment levels
The University of The Bahamas North Campus has returned to pre-Hurricane Dorian enrollment levels, welcoming 300 new students for the autumn semester.
Strachan: UB accreditation pursuit ‘most colonial thing’
PROFESSOR Ian Strachan, the former executive vice president (EVP) of the University of The Bahamas (UB), launched a sharp critique of the institution’s pursuit of international accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), branding it “the most colonial thing” UB could have done during The Bahamas’ 50th anniversary of independence.
Man charged with impersonating a policeman allegedly for several weeks
A 20-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges of falsely pretending to be a public officer and unlawfully possessing police paraphernalia.
Tragedy strikes on teen’s birthday
JUST hours after staying up past midnight with classmates who called to celebrate his 13th birthday, Prince Chaz Wright was killed in a car crash that has devastated his family and school community.
Coroner shooting rulings ‘discouraged some officers’
POLICE Staff Association chairman Ricardo Walkes says a rise in unfavourable Coroner’s Court rulings has discouraged some officers from carrying out their mandate, adding that he supports equipping police with non-lethal weapons to reduce fatal encounters.
TUC threatens national strike
INDUSTRIAL action has been pledged “in very short order” by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) - with the airport and the foot of Paradise Island bridge to be targeted.
Munnings Jr: Bahamas needs more attractions beyond the cruise port
VETERAN trade unionist and entertainer Freddie Munnings Jr believes The Bahamas cannot benefit from record visitor arrivals unless attractions are developed beyond the Nassau Cruise Port, resorts, and cruise line-owned private islands.
Govt signs $30m IDB loan to strengthen blue economy
THE government yesterday signed a $30m loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the country’s blue economy.
Former track and field athletes tie the knot
FORMER track and field athletes William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson and Dawn Woodside-Johnson tied the knot on Monday at St Joseph Catholic Church.
BAIC workers say they remain trapped in limbo without hope
SIX months after voting for new union representation, workers at the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) say they remain trapped in limbo — without coverage, without answers, and increasingly without hope.
Davis: Govt overhauling national curriculum to modernise eduction
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government is overhauling the national curriculum as part of wider efforts to modernise education in The Bahamas, though he did not provide details on the changes.
Police officer arrested in Dino Bain’s ‘unlawful killing’ granted bail
A POLICE officer arrested after a Coroner’s Court jury found that Dino Bain was “unlawfully killed” during a police-involved shooting was granted emergency bail in the Supreme Court on Monday.
BTC launches 2025-26 Phone Book
JUNKANOO is being celebrated with the new BTC telephone directories this year.
