Breakdown of family life 'the greatest threat our nation faces today'
AT the official opening of the legal year in Grand Bahama, Canon Norman Lightbourne highlighted many serious problems facing the country that seeks to diminish and threaten our way of life in The Bahamas.
AG hopes for Sexual Offences Court in 2019 legal year
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said they would be pushing for the opening of a Sexual Offences Court during the 2019 legal year to address the “egregious” delay of those matters which have contributed to the long backlog of cases in the court system.
Man taken into custody after second murder of the year
POLICE are investigating the second murder of the year.
Newbold: PM will reveal Chief Justice choice ‘in due course’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will reveal his choice for Chief Justice in “due course”, according to Press Secretary Anthony Newbold, who yesterday said the Killarney MP was still mulling over his shortlist of candidates.
Film casts new light on prosecutor attack
LAVITA Thurston outfitted her home with surveillance cameras in December, three years after her daughter was killed on her front porch. She hopes footage from those cameras will save two of her sons from prison after they were accused of attacking a prosecutor, Joel Seymour, on Sunday.
Dionisio heads absentee list
FREETOWN MP Dionisio D’Aguilar leads his parliamentary colleagues with the most recorded House of Assembly absences since the Free National Movement took office in 2017.
BPL faces $6m bill to clean oil spills
TOTAL remediation of legacy oil spills at the Clifton Pier Power Plant site could cost Bahamas Power and Light up to $6m.
Conch may be wiped out in 10-15 years
THE Bahamas National Trust is gearing up for a major conservation push in the wake of research findings that warn the local conch supply could be wiped out in ten to 15 years.
1,200lbs marijuana are seized by police
POLICE on New Providence have seized more than 1,200 pounds of suspected marijuana in two separate incidents on Wednesday and took two men into custody. The combined street value of the drugs is more than $1m.
Woman in hospital after being stabbed
A WOMAN is in hospital after she was stabbed during a fight yesterday morning.
Bahamasair drops flights to Treasure Cay
BAHAMASAIR has dropped flights to Treasure Cay, Abaco due to nonfunctioning runway lights at the Marsh Harbour airport.
Two held after marijuana plants found
TWO persons were arrested and taken into custody in Abaco after police discovered 60 potted marijuana plants this week.
Former AG joins the blogging world
ALLYSON Maynard Gibson, a former attorney general, has joined the world of blogging, hoping to spark intelligent discussions about national affairs.
Humane Society seeks help
THE Bahamas Humane Society is seeking the public's help in rescuing the lives of animals through adoption and donations.
Search for armed robbery suspects
POLICE are looking for two suspects behind armed robberies committed Tuesday night.
