Law enforcement agencies sign up for $1.9m deal to pinpoint gunfire location
LAW enforcement agencies will begin using gunshot detection technology this year to pinpoint the location of gunfire after the government signed a $1.9 million contract yesterday with a provider, ShotSpotter.
Don’t increase utility bills on GB, urges pastor
AMID economic challenges on Grand Bahama, the Coalition for Concerned Citizens is calling for a halt of rate increases by the Grand Bahama Utility Company in water supply and garbage collection fees.
Haitians sent back from GB
SIXTY-TWO Haitians were repatriated from Freeport, Grand Bahama to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on board a Bahamasair charter flight under heavy escort by law enforcement officers yesterday morning.
Ministers claim statistics prove FNM jobs strategy is effective
JOB gains highlighted in the most recent Labour Force Survey among young Bahamians and in the tourism sector, were yesterday lauded by two senior Cabinet members.
Desperate mum pleads for help
AFTER beating cancer 12 years ago, Sharnette Thompson-McKinney is fighting a new battle after being diagnosed with lupus.
ROCKERS TO LOSE JUNKANOO CROWN? Furious Knights ‘hopeful’ after appealing results
THE results of the New Year’s Day Junkanoo parade in Grand Bahama could change as an appeal hearing over the unofficial results was held on Monday by officials of the Grand Bahama Junkanoo Committee.
‘Jobless numbers need to get real’
WHILE admitting unemployment is largely a private sector problem, Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants president Gowon Bowe said yesterday newly released jobs statistics cannot be used as an indicator of the country’s economic performance.
Christie dismisses ‘foolish’ Fyre claim
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday rejected claims made by an event producer in a recent documentary that referenced payment demands by Bahamian officials for the ill-fated Fyre Festival.
We gotta get out of this place
DISGRUNTLED employees of the Department of Social Services’ outreach centre on Wulff Road refused to work yesterday due to the infestation of mould, rats and roaches in the building.
Daily struggle to make ends meet
FINDING $50 to pay rent is a weekly challenge for Charmaine Brooks.
Cooler weather heading our way on Friday
COOLER temperatures are expected to linger as as another cold front is expected to move in on Friday, said Basil Dean, chief meteorologist at the Department of Meteorology.
Deal for serviced lots in Fox Hill likely to get passed
GOVERNMENT is expected to move a resolution in the House of Assembly today seeking approval for the conveyance of 1.2 acres of land in Fox Hill to be developed for sale as serviced lots.
Short-list for commissioner role at Department of Correctional Services
THE Minnis administration is down to a short-list of candidates for the role of commissioner at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS), National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday.
CCTV, drone and bodycam initiatives rolling out
AFTER months of discussion and review, the government will today enter into an agreement for a ShotSpotter system, the first of four technology-based crime fighting tools scheduled for a 2019 roll out.
I didn't see vessel coming, says retired boat captain
A RETIRED boat captain yesterday claimed he did not see the small vessel a 73-year-old man and two others were on when the yacht he was skippering, said to be owned by Sandals Resorts founder Gordon “Butch” Stewart, ran them over killing the elderly man four years ago.
