Family of killed businessman claim pleas were ignored
FAMILY and friends of slain Cuban-American and Bimini resident Alain Perez, 47, have maintained they volunteered to fly the victim off the island to a Florida hospital after he was shot — pleas they claim were “ignored” by Bahamian officials.
Disney executives tour PMH pediatric services
Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands led executives from Walt Disney Company and Disney Cruise Lines on a tour of Princess Margaret Hospital’s pediatric services yesterday.
'It's time to relax the rules on cannabis'
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper yesterday called on the government to immediately expunge the records of people convicted of possession of small amounts of marijuana.
TALKING TOUGH: Carnival warned criminal actions will be paid for
TRANSPORT and Local Government Minister Renward Wells said yesterday the Attorney General’s Office is assessing the extent of criminality attached to sewage and food waste discharged from Carnival’s vessels in Bahamian waters.
Officer drew gun on drunk marine
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force has launched an internal investigation into reports a marine was forced to draw his gun on another officer in an altercation at Prince George Dock yesterday.
Churches blast ‘vulgar’ Carnival
THE Bahamas Christian Council yesterday trashed Carnival’s Road Fever event as revellers gear up for this year’s weekend of festivities.
Protest against joining World Trade Organisation
DOZENS of protestors gathered in Rawson Square yesterday to show they rejected the country’s accession to the World Trade Organisation.
New crown land policy on the way
A NEW crown land policy that will be laid out in the upcoming budget exercise will give Bahamians unprecedented access to crown land, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis suggested yesterday.
MP Foulkes delivers damning minority report
MINORITY government members of the Public Accounts Committee yesterday decimated the opposition’s argument that the Minnis administration has handicapped its ability to carry out its constitutional objective.
Tough new laws on way to make water sports safer
PARLIAMENT yesterday began debate on amendments aiming to better regulate the water sports industry, among them a fine of up to $5,000 and/or one year suspension of a certificate for inadequate safety provisions.
Police hunt two men involved in separate armed robberies
POLICE on the Island of New Providence are seeking assistance in identifying and locating two men responsible for two armed robberies which occurred on Tuesday, April 30.
20-year-old shot dead by police as he chased another man
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed by police in 2015 reportedly while they were in pursuit of a man he had threaten to kill, a Coroner’s Court jury heard yesterday.
Police renew bid to reduce traffic fatalities
THE ROYAL Bahamas Police Force is hoping to decrease the amount of traffic fatalities and traffic accident on the streets of New Providence, Chief Superintendent Craig Stubbs said yesterday.
PLP criticises govt stance on Venezuela
AMID the ongoing political and civil crisis in Venezuela, the Bahamas government has reiterated its concern for the “deteriorating situation” in the South American country as well as its calls for the protection of the Venezuelan people.
Lion fish infesting The Bahamas linked to Taiwan
RESEARCHERS have found genetic links between invasive lion fish terrorising Bahamian waters and the species native to waters around Taiwan.
