Court of Appeal refuses to allow Nygard application
THE Court of Appeal struck down an appeal application yesterday in the contempt of court case for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, ultimately instructing his attorneys to return to the Supreme Court to have their motion to delay sentencing and pursue an appeal.
Reckley back in court as prosecutors argue magistrate got it wrong
PROSECUTORS appearing in the Court of Appeal in the case of former Urban Renewal Deputy Director Michelle Reckley and four of her co-accused yesterday argued that a magistrate “erred in law” in his decision to vacate all of the money laundering charges levied against the group.
Jamaican guilty of threatening behaviour
A JAMAICAN teenager has been found guilty of using obscene language, making threats of harm and resisting arrest.
50 Years On . . . The Legacy of Donald Bruce McKinney CBE
On April 27, 1969 the loss at sea of Donald Bruce McKinney CBE was a tragic event for our family, and for our nation.
The night quick-thinking Donald avoided bloodshed
The Bahamas today suffers the fall-out from, but has no resemblance to, The Bahamas of the days in which Donald McKinney lived. His father, Herbert, owned the oldest retail store in The Bahamas - John S George - and had a large family, the youngest son’s body having been lost somewhere on the beaches of Normandy during that historic landing.
Man drowns after alleged robbery
Police are investigating after an alleged robber drowned in a canal in eastern New Providence on Thursday.
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.
