Police investigating stabbing at a Freeport nightclub that leaves man hospitalised
POLICE are investigating a nightclub incident in Freeport in which a man was allegedly stabbed during an altercation with officers and later hospitalised.
Three women arrested after fight at Grand Bahama International Airport
TWO sisters were among three women arrested and given police bail after a fight broke out at the Grand Bahama International Airport.
Role of civil society in the National Peace Initiative
When seeking to solve a national challenge, most people would look firstly to the government of the day, then the private sector, and finally to civil society.
PLP and FNM representatives in GB call for urgent action over high electricity prices
PUBLIC anger over skyrocketing electricity bills in Grand Bahama boiled over yesterday as both FNM leader Michael Pintard and West Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Kingsley Smith demanded urgent action from the Grand Bahama Power Company, accusing it of crippling residents with predatory charges.
Bahamian businesses look to explore opportunities in Chinese market
A GROUP of Bahamian business owners and entrepreneurs will travel to Yiwu, China, next month to explore opportunities at the world’s largest wholesale commodities market in hopes of securing direct product sources for import.
Camps promoting creative and academic growth
South Beach MP Bacchus Rolle visits summer camps, promoting youth development, and exploring ways to enhance local programs.
Akhepran International Academy joins ShakthisSAT for global all-female built satellite initiative
The Bahamas is joining Mission ShakthiSAT, an all-girls global space mission uniting students from 108 countries in the design, building, and launch of a satellite to lunar orbit.
Urban Renewal’s Youth Achievers programme arrives in Grand Bahama
Following the successful launch in New Providence of the Youth Achiever Club Urban Renewal expands the programme to others islands beginning with Grand Bahama.
D’Aguilar: CCA trying to ‘wiggle out of paying $1.6bn’
Dionisio D’Aguilar, who sat on Baha Mar’s board under the mega resort’s original developer, said the unwillingness shown by Chinese state-owned CSCEC Holding Company (CSCECH) to settle the $1.6bn debt with BML Properties is a “red flag”,
Officer before tribunal for video over woman defecating
A POLICE officer has been brought before the Royal Bahamas Police Force Tribunal over a viral video that shows a half-naked Caucasian woman defecating on the floor of a station, with other officers possibly facing discipline as the investigation widens.
Two drown in one day at Celebration Key in GB
TWO American visitors died in apparent drowning incidents at Celebration Key on Friday, less than a month after Carnival Cruise Line opened its $600m private cruise destination in East Grand Bahama.
Getting ready for the storm
AS Hurricane Erin edged closer to the southeastern Bahamas yesterday, island administrators insisted preparations were in place, although residents said many were taking warnings lightly and complained that their communities are often overlooked when it comes to government support.
Bain’s shooting ruled ‘murder’
A POLICE officer has been placed in custody after a Coroners’s Court jury made the rare ruling that the shooting of 27-year-old Dino Bain was homicide by murder.
Two Americans drown at Celebration Key in separate incidents
Two American cruise passengers drowned at Celebration Key in Grand Bahama on Friday — one while snorkelling and the other while swimming in a pool.
Cousin: I did not see a gun where officer testified it had been thrown
THE cousin of Dino Bain, who was shot and killed by police in 2023, yesterday contradicted details allegedly provided by the police officer implicated in the case, telling the court he did not see a gun in the direction the officer claimed it had been thrown.
