Police quiz school official after beating complaint
A SAINT Augustine College school official was questioned and later released by police in connection with a complaint over the beating of a seventh grade student last week.
Armed thief steals car
POLICE are looking for a car thief who robbed a woman outside a Garden Hills home on Friday night.
'Plastics ban will increase our business costs'
LOCAL distributors have expressed fears that the upcoming 2020 ban on single-use plastics and Styrofoam will result in a decline of customers purchasing disposable food packaging items.
NEMA urges preparedness for hurricane season
THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday urged Bahamians to be aware of their level of preparedness as international forecasters officially announced projections for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.
Anger after load shedding hits New Providence
LOAD shedding struck several parts of New Providence on Friday morning, drawing the anger of many consumers.
Dr Sands: Increased collection of fees likely for healthcare demands
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands forecast "increased collection of gazetted fees” to meet healthcare demands but insisted no one is going to be denied care in its facilities — particularly the destitute.
Murder sentence upheld by Court of Appeal
A man’s half-century sentence for murdering another man as he was dancing with his girlfriend in a sports bar in Grand Bahama five years ago has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.
Minister says junior doctor contract cuts only in 'isolated incidents'
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday denied junior doctors are having their contracts cut from three years to one year, instead maintaining this is occurring only in “isolated incidents”.
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.
