Surprise guests for Buju show lined up to tempt older fans
PARADISE Productions officials said yesterday other artists who have not yet been announced will be added to the Buju Banton Long Walk to Freedom Tour.
Maynard fumes over BPL toilets
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard has warned that Bahamas Power and Light employees stationed at Clifton Pier will be “pulled off the job” if “deplorable” bathrooms at the plant are not brought up to an acceptable standard.
US State Department report: Prison conditions ‘life-threatening’
THE US State Department has described local prison conditions as “life-threatening” in its latest human rights report, its strongest description of prison conditions in recent times.
US State Department report: No campaign finance laws leave country vulnerable to corruption
UNREGULATED campaign finance and an opaque procurement process continue to expose the country to potential abuses, according to the US State Department.
US State Department report: Concerns over statelessness
THE US State Department flagged the cases of Bahamas-born Jean Rony Jean Charles and Taranique Thurston as it renewed concerns over statelessness in the country.
Who can you trust? Know your consumer rights
OFFICIALS will focus on the theme “Trusted Smart Products” during World Consumer Rights Week.
Jury visit to site where cop was shot delayed by two weeks as key witness unavailable
A jury’s request to visit the place in Bain Town where a 19-year-old was gunned down by police almost 10 years ago was put off by two weeks yesterday due to the unavailability of a key witness.
Man charged with attempting to kill two police officers
A 29-year-old Pinewood resident was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with attempting to murder two police officers with a high powered semi-automatic weapon last week.
19-year-old charged with having sex with girl, 13
A 19-year-old man accused of having sex with a minor was arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
70-year-old accused of raping eight-year-old girl
A 70-year-old Freeport man accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl was arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday, however he maintained that he did not commit the crime.
Antiguan government quick to dismiss links between GPH and cruise cancellations
THE government of Antigua and Barbuda has sought to dispel “misleading and scare-mongering” reports that suggested a link between the cancellation of Carnival Cruise Lines’ service to its country, and its recent engagement of Global Port Holdings.
WSC opens new shop in Mall at Marathon
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation opened a new location at the Mall at Marathon yesterday, with WSC executive chairman Adrian Gibson saying this should help the water provider increase bill collection.
Students heading to Special Olympics
REIGNING champion of the Dog Days Half Marathon School Challenge, The Beacon School, is eyeing another victory with a line-up that includes Special Olympic athletes.
Five women fined for overstaying
FIVE foreign women—three Venezuelans, a Guyanese, and a Jamaican—were collectively fined $5,000 for overstaying in the Bahamas, with the Jamaican woman said to have worn out her welcome by almost two years.
Final six poachers free to go
THE remaining six of 46 Dominican poachers previously convicted of plundering Bahamian waters of some 33,000 pounds of fish last year are now free men.
