Tech centre to tap into creative skills of the young
THE Fort Charlotte MakerSpace, Technology and Innovation Centre was officially opened on Sunday for residents of the area.
One last summer of BPL’s torment: Then cheaper bills and power that stays on
WHEN Finnish group Wärtsilä completes installation of a new electricity plant at Clifton Pier, Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd would have ended the expensive practice of rental generators and “drastically” decreased the fuel surcharge on consumer’s monthly bills.
Measles victim’s brother has virus
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands confirmed yesterday that there has been a second case of measles in the country — this time in a 10-year-old tourist.
HE’S STILL OUT THERE
POLICE are still searching for the man who abducted and allegedly sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl.
Gambling addiction ‘just like cocaine’
A COUNCIL is being established to address the issue of problem gambling in The Bahamas, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands announced yesterday.
Commissioner to be revealed this month - Dames
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames expects to announce the new commissioner of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services this month.
Law enforcement leadership programme gets underway
SIXTEEN law enforcement officers will participate in a three-month programme to earn certification in law enforcement leadership.
Gunman robs man of cash and iPhone
POLICE are looking for the man responsible for an armed robbery that happened on Sunday.
Migrants aiming to get into US caught at sea and face charges
SEVENTEEN migrants of mixed nationalities who were being smuggled illegally to the United States from Grand Bahama were intercepted at sea and turned over to Department of Immigration authorities this week.
Moultrie set to bring in new rules for parliament
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie, hoping to make parliament independent of the executive branch, expects to give the attorney general a draft bill next week that would create a parliamentary service commission that would control the budget and administration of the Senate and House of Assembly.
Five locals held for illegal fishing
FIVE Bahamians and three other men were arrested over the weekend after they were found fishing in a protected marine preserve in the Berry Islands with scores of conch on board their vessels.
Three die in road tragedies
THREE people died in two car accidents over the weekend –– a middle aged man on Tonique Williams Darling Highway and two men in South Andros.
BEYOND WORDS: Girl, 8, dragged from her home in dead of night
AN eight-year-old girl is deeply traumatised and her family shattered after she was abducted from her home early yesterday morning. Distraught loved ones are calling for the immediate activation of the MARCO Alert system.
Girls to face charges after damaging dorm
A GROUP of girl residents of the Willie Mae Pratt Centre for Girls are expected to face charges after they damaged a dorm in an attempt to escape the facility, according to the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development.
Pair held after 'brazen' armed robbery
TWO men are in custody in connection with what police described as a “brazen” armed robbery in Abaco.
