Murders in GB down by 45% but overall crime constant
MURDERS in Grand Bahama decreased by 45 percent in 2018 however there was no percentage change in overall crime figures for the island, according to statistics presented by Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson yesterday.
More than 100 Haitians face court
MORE than 100 Haitians were charged in court yesterday with illegally entering the country over the weekend.
Trial for man accused of stabbing woman to death moves another step closer
A MAN’S trial for allegedly stabbing his common-law wife to death in front of four of her five children over a decade ago will be heard before Supreme Court Justice Renea McKay.
Govt communications director ‘another expense for Bahamians’
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said the government’s new communications director will not boost the popularity of the Minnis administration, but represents yet another expense Bahamians have to cover.
Davis: It appears BUT leader has ‘hypnotised’ PM
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis is targeting Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ relationship with Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson after reports he prompted the government’s capitulation to her recent demands.
Grand Bahama Children's Home enjoys special lunch
A GRAND Bahama couple, in partnership with Wendy’s restaurant, hosted the children and staff at the Grand Bahama Children’s Home to a lunch on Friday.
Number of traffic fatalities is a ‘major concern’
COMMISSIONER of Police Anthony Ferguson yesterday said the number of traffic fatalities in the country is a source of “major concern”, as he revealed that 69 people died in 63 traffic accidents in 2018.
Mould not the main problem as school reopens
THE Department of Environmental Health Services has determined that mould was not the “principle problem” identified at CH Reeves Junior High School as classes resumed on schedule yesterday.
Good times ahead, says PM Minnis
THE economic foundation has been laid and now Bahamians can expect to reap benefits of the government’s work since it took office, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has said.
Family heartbreak as RBDF marine named as victim in motorbiking accident
A 27-year-old Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine has been identified as the man fatally struck during a traffic accident early Sunday morning.
Two face murder charges
A 43-year-old man is behind the country’s first murder of 2019, police have alleged.
MISSING PILOT’S WIFE OPENS HER HEART: I’ll never lose faith, never stop searching
ON New Year’s Day, Anya Ferguson celebrated the second anniversary of her marriage to missing pilot Byron Ferguson at the site where the couple’s wedding reception was held.
Police seek motive in lawyer stabbing
A PROSECUTOR at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is nursing wounds after he was stabbed in the head on Sunday night, an attack officials say has little precedent in The Bahamas.
Family settles over US custody death
THE FAMILY of Bahamian medical school graduate Lashano Gilbert, who died in police custody in Connecticut in 2014, has reached an undisclosed settlement over their $54 million federal civil rights lawsuit.
Construction work at Baha Mar all above board, says senior VP
THE construction of an expanded slip dock at the rear of Baha Mar’s Cable Beach property was yesterday classified as “above board” by its senior vice-president Robert “Sandy” Sands.
