Migrants caught heading from Cuba up to 50
THE wave of migrants from Cuba taking the treacherous journey to Florida continues to persist, and to date some 50 Cubans intercepted in Bahamian seas have been brought to Grand Bahama in the last two weeks.
Man on double murder charge
A 34-year-old Bimini man was arraigned on double murder charges in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
PMH communications team stages sit-out as AC fails to work
DISGRUNTLED employees of the communication centre in Princess Margaret Hospital staged a sit-out yesterday due no air-conditioning in their department.
'FNM hypocritical over firing then re-hiring'
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday ridiculed Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle for admitting that a “large number” of the 9,000 people hired under the Christie administration have been re-engaged by the Minnis administration.
AMAZING ESCAPE: Taxi driver suffers only minor injuries after devastating collision
A TAXI driver is nursing “minor” injuries after miraculously surviving a devastating collision with a Bahamas Waste trash collection truck on West Bay Street yesterday afternoon.
AG awaits report on fatal cop shooting
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said his office is awaiting a report about an unlawful killing ruling at the Coroner’s Court last week to decide what happens next.
Teacher walkout at SC McPherson
A RUMOUR involving the tragic death of a boy in Dairy Queen last weekend has plunged the SC McPherson school into crisis, prompting a teacher walkout Friday and a vow not to return until authorities get a handle on the conflict.
Defence Force officers save would-be suicide
Officers from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force prevented the suicide attempt of a 53-year-old man over the weekend.
Five armed robberies over the weekend
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in apprehending the suspects behind five armed robberies that occurred on the weekend.
Pupils win chance to compete in global challenge
SEVERAL students from CC Sweeting Senior High School have qualified to participate in the Global Round of the World Scholar’s Cup, scheduled for July in The Hague, Netherlands.
Carnival facing ban from docking cruise ships in US
IN announcing plans to build a $100-million mega cruise port in Grand Bahama, Carnival Corporation has promised it would not hurt the island’s fragile environment. However, a US federal judge is considering temporarily banning the docking of the cruise company’s ships at US ports as punishment for a possible probation violation, which includes incidents of allegedly illegally dumping oil and plastics in the ocean.
Man accused of molesting 11-year-old girl acquitted
THE Court of Appeal has acquitted a man previously sentenced to almost a decade in prison for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old girl some five years ago.
Man dies after being hit by car in San Salvador; ‘seven injured’ in West Bay Street crash
Police on San Salvador are investigating after a man was hit by car and died on Friday night.
Strike action 'still possible' at Water and Sewerage
BAHAMAS Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union president Dwayne Woods said his union remains focused on “righting” the promotional practices of the Water and Sewerage Corporation as he insisted that a major strike action is “still possible” if all of the union’s grievances are not addressed.
Man in hospital after Robinson Road shooting
POLICE are looking for the suspect behind a shooting incident that left a man in hospital Friday morning.
