Two face charges of armed robbery in Grand Bahama
TWO men were charged with armed robbery in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Prisoner escapes – but is soon caught
A PRISONER escaped the Department of Correctional Services on Saturday, but was quickly captured and returned, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday.
Expect single lane closures on East Bay Street for seven days
MOTORISTS travelling on East Bay Street have been warned to expect single lane closures as roadwork resumes on the street today.
Honest officers should be paid a bonus for turning down bribes, says former senior policeman
LAW enforcement officers have more incentives to look the other way, according to former Royal Bahamas Police Force Assistant Commissioner Paul Thompson, who yesterday recommended “honest officers” be paid bonuses for turning down bribes.
‘Minnis trip makes us look like grovelling mendicants’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell says Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ trip to Brussels to meet with high-level European officials is “quite strange” and makes the country look like “grovelling mendicants”.
Junkanoo-gate: We will leave no stone unturned, promise police
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force will leave no stone unturned in its probe of Junkanoo bribe claims, according to Chief Superintendent of Police Solomon Cash.
I saw Missing Marvin at the police station, claims witness
A MAN says he was at the Central Detective Unit on December 8 when he saw a “disoriented” Marvin Pratt - the missing Gambier Village man who police have denied ever taking into custody.
Auditors uncover $450k school fraud
A DAMNING report from the Auditor General’s probe into the Department of Education has uncovered collusion among employees to defraud the government of nearly $450,000 by manipulating a system for stipends and honoraria.
Conch crisis: We were warned
“THIS is not a surprise,” is how BREEF executive director Casuarina McKinney-Lambert responded to reports that The Bahamas’ conch population could be wiped out in ten to 15 years.
Bahamas National Trust kicks off its 60th party
ENVIRONMENT Minister Romi Ferreira hailed the Bahamas National Trust as an inextricable part of his life’s work as the organization kicks-off year long celebrations for their 60th anniversary.
Haitian woman sent home after she used fake visa
A Haitian woman was ordered to be deported yesterday after she confessed to trying to enter the country last week with a fake Bahamian visa.
Pair deny planning to supply $500,000-worth of marijuana
TWO men yesterday denied planning to distribute over $500,000 worth of marijuana they were allegedly caught with last week.
4,000 adults to take part in health investigation
OFFICIALS are targeting approximately 4,000 adults in the 2019 STEPS health survey, which began in select Family Islands yesterday.
Take your education seriously, urges senator
SENATOR the Hon Jamal Moss yesterday appealed to C V Bethel Senior High School students to cherish their opportunity to receive an education and take it seriously as it is a consequence of Majority Rule.
Work on installing guard at Smith’s Point has begun
INSTALLATION of the guard railing on the newly built seawall at Smith’s Point has started.
