$3,000 fine for stabbing man with cutlass in dispute over garden tools
A MAN was fined $3,000 and ordered to pay compensation yesterday after admitting to stabbing another man in the stomach, allegedly during a dispute over tools on St George’s Avenue.
‘Public should fund political parties’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says the public purse should help fund political parties as part of campaign finance reform.
Murdered son faced years of threats
YEARS of threats and unresolved conflict culminated in the murder of a 23-year-old man found shot off Springfield Road yesterday, his mother says.
Dad faces charges after his two children allegedly found starving
A MAN was arraigned yesterday on charges of child cruelty after authorities allegedly found his two young children wandering the streets and eating from garbage bins.
Mitchell: General election at least a year away
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell says he doesn’t expect the next general election to go all the way to October 26, 2026, the final date of the current parliamentary mandate, but believes it’s “at least a year” away.
Murder charges for pair discontinued
TWO men had charges of murder and attempted murder discontinued yesterday in connection with a 2019 triple shooting in Peardale, after prosecutors indicated they no longer wished to proceed with the case.
$1.45m airport heist trial delayed until September
THE trial of Akeil Holmes, one of the last surviving suspects in the $1.45m airport heist in 2023, was delayed yesterday until September.
‘Who’s enforcing laws on alcohol for teenagers?’
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda Wilson is calling for greater enforcement and oversight of alcohol sales, following the release of the latest Global School Health Report, which shows a troubling rise in teen alcohol use.
Bail appeal denied for suspect in 2023 bar shooting
A MAN accused in a deadly 2023 bar shooting had his second bail appeal dismissed yesterday by the Court of Appeal.
Guidance counsellor guilty of assault
Guidance counsellor Sophia Morley has pleaded guilty to assaulting a colleague during a heated dispute at Jack Hayward Junior High School, which left the victim’s eyeglasses damaged.
Campaign finance reform failure ‘a broken promise’
THE Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG) and Free National Movement (FNM) MP Kwasi Thompson have responded to the Prime Minister’s announcement that campaign finance reform will not happen before the next general election - ORG calling for public dialogue, and Thompson accusing the government of deliberately avoiding transparency.
Bishop wants fairness in talk on immigration, not xenophobia
IMMIGRATION concerns are a long-standing “legacy issue” that predictably rise to the forefront during election season, Bahamas Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander said yesterday.
‘I was attacked by my ex - and police are not taking it seriously’
A 25-year-old woman says police are not taking her domestic violence complaint seriously after her ex-boyfriend allegedly body slammed her, punched her in the face, and fractured bones in her face, all in front of her child.
Man shot by prison officer ‘likely stashing contraband’
PRISON Commissioner Doan Cleare said that the man shot by a correctional officer at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services last week was likely attempting to stash contraband for an inmate.
Driver dies in Eleuthera crash
POLICE on the island of Eleuthera are investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the settlement of Upper Bogue.
