PLP underwhelmed by PM's national address
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell criticised the prime minister’s national address, saying it provided no new information.
Hacking clampdown
REGULATIONS clamping down on the practice of air “hacking” are imminent, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed yesterday.
VIDEO: Hailstones rain down on Grand Bahama
The weather on Grand Bahama took a strange turn today as hailstones rained down.
KNIFED TO DEATH OUTSIDE SCHOOL: Juvenile held after boy, 15, fatally stabbed
A NINTH-grade student was fatally stabbed Tuesday following an incident outside a school with another teenage boy.
Crash claims second victim
THE second person involved in Sunday’s fatal traffic accident has died, Inspector Leonardo Burrows confirmed yesterday.
‘We can’t afford nurses’ overtime’
AS the Public Hospitals Authority has found itself saddled with high overtime bills - at one time climbing to $750,000 in just one month - Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said the controversial shift system for nurses has been a vexing issue.
Lucayan managers ‘just want justice’
A UNION executive at the Bahamas Hotel Managerial Association says that managers at the Grand Lucayan resort are not being unreasonable and are only asking for “fairness and justice” in the negotiations of their voluntary separation packages.
Crown to appeal decision to acquit Evans
THE Court of Appeal has granted the Crown leave to appeal its decision to acquit Clinton Evans of murdering Detective Constable Jimmy Ambrose and trying to kill another officer almost 20 years ago.
FNM chairman: Our party still best for Bahamas
DESPITE a reported decline in support, the Free National Movement is still the best option to lead The Bahamas, party chairman Carl Culmer said yesterday.
Gas leak closes insurance complex
THE National Insurance Board’s Clifford Darling Complex headquarters was temporarily closed yesterday morning to address a reported gas leak.
‘Over-the-Hill initiative fails to address root cause of problems’
THE government’s Over-the-Hill initiative is being ignored because of bureaucracy and its failure to address the root causes of the social and economic challenges facing inner-city residents, according to Progressive Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell.
Manslaughter conviction: Judges dismiss 20-year sentence
THE Court of Appeal has overturned a man’s manslaughter conviction for killing another man in Super Value’s parking lot because while his fingerprint was found on the deceased’s vehicle, there was no evidence as to how long it was there.
Student knifed to death outside school
A NINTH-grade student was fatally stabbed Tuesday following an incident outside a school with another teenage boy.
Suspect shot dead for firing at officers
POLICE shot and killed a man who allegedly fired a gun at them on Monday night.
Minnis: Disney has outstanding record
DISNEY has an “outstanding environmental record” Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday, as he doubled down on his defence of the multi-million-dollar cruise facility proposed for South Eleuthera.
