Sentence delayed for man whose newlywed wife vanished at sea
MIAMI (AP) — A family dispute delayed sentencing Tuesday for a man whose newlywed wife vanished at sea as the couple sailed a catamaran off the Bahamas.
Desperate mother in hunt for 12-year-old daughter
A MOTHER’S worst nightmare has become reality for Natasha Jean with her 12-year-old daughter missing for more than six weeks.
PM putting Family Islands at centre of govt strategy
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis discussed numerous Family Island tourism projects during his national address last night, hoping the developments will further dent the unemployment rate on those islands. The recent labour force survey showed the unemployment rate declined in Grand Bahama and Abaco.
Tourism officials told to clean up downtown Nassau
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he has directed tourism officials to craft a short-term plan to clean up downtown Nassau as he discussed long-term plans to revitalise Bay Street during his national address last night, saying many Bahamians have complained to him about the appalling state of the area.
NO-SHOW NYGARD RUNS OUT OF LIVES: Judge issues arrest warrant as tycoon misses court - AGAIN
A Supreme Court judge yesterday ordered the “immediate arrest” of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard for failing to appear on three occasions to be sentenced for breaching a court order prohibiting him from engaging in any illegal dredging near his Lyford Cay home.
Strippers seized in club raids
IMMIGRATION officials arrested 12 foreign women early yesterday morning during a joint operation targeting the “illicit nightlife circuit” throughout New Providence.
Retired priest died in crash
NO-one imagined that Dr Anthony Dahl’s retirement to Cat Island would abruptly and tragically end in death just days after he arrived there.
PM’s promise - I’ll deliver on jobs
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis promised an aggressive job growth agenda last night during his first national address of the year.
Jury hears opening statements in rape trial
The rape trial of Fred Williams, who is accused of having unlawful sex with a minor, opened in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama yesterday.
Freeport man is charged with murder
A 25-year-old Freeport man was charged with attempted murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
CWGC’s high praise for Nassau War Cemetery
THE Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) yesterday toured and commended the state of the Nassau War Cemetery on Farrington Road.
School policing strategies working well, says Dames
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames has lauded current school policing strategies, telling reporters yesterday that law enforcement officers on campuses are positively impacting crime trends.
'No resistance to police officers using bodycams'
POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday said officers are “very receptive” to the use of bodycams, adding he does not expect any resistance to the implementation of this technology.
Man in Exuma died after vehicle fell on top of him
A MAN in Exuma is dead after a vehicle he was working under fell on top of him, police said.
Coast Guard flies cruise ship worker to safety
AN employee on a cruise ship was rescued by the US Coast Guard some 200 miles off Nassau in the Bahamas, according to international reports.
