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UPDATED: Two men dead after separate shootings
Two men are dead after shootings on Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Dames: ‘No reason to feel unsafe’
DESPITE a bloody weekend with three homicides recorded, National Security Minister Marvin Dames insisted murders continue to trend downward, adding Bahamians have absolutely no reason to feel unsafe in the country.
Man accused of helping suspect in boy’s killing evade justice
Suspect Johnny St Luc was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with accessory in connection with the death of seven-year-old Camron Cooper, who was killed by a stray bullet on Tuesday last week.
‘We’re one hurricane away from disaster’
FINANCE Minister Peter Turnquest yesterday insisted the country was one major hurricane away from “total disaster” as he defended the impending value added tax hike in the face of mounting calls for the government to reconsider.
D’Aguilar: Govt won’t move on web shop tax
IN the face of backlash over the government’s proposed tax increase on web shop operators, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the new taxation sliding scale for number houses is “set in stone”.
Dames to testify today in Frank Smith trial
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames is expected to give sworn testimony today in former Progressive Liberal Party Senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial, it was revealed yesterday.
Urban Renewal centres approved as civilians take over operations
THE Minnis administration has approved the establishment of Urban Renewal community centres on all major Bahamian islands, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Lanisha Rolle said yesterday.Mrs Rolle made this statement while speaking at
Tambearly ready for a new era
TAMBEARLY School has opened its new high school building - ready to serve grades nine through twelve for the 2018-2019 school year.“The opening of the new high school brings to our students a state-of-the-art science lab, a magnificent music room, an
Pair accused of cruelty to 11-year-old child
A JAMAICAN man and woman were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday over accusations of cruelty to an 11-year-old girl.Roger Omoy Hanson, 37 and Sophia Sands, 39, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with one count of chi
Women accused of overstaying in the Bahamas
TWO women, who pleaded guilty in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court to overstaying their time in the Bahamas, will have to pay a $1,000 fine and were ordered to leave the country by Friday. Mary Delice, 55, and her daughter Teffany Delice, 33, both of
Five charged over immigration offences
FIVE men were charged in Freeport yesterday before Magistrate Rengin Johnson for immigration offences. Among the group were three Ecuadorians: Luis Leonardo Mizhirumbay Chuqui, 32; Angel Salvador Bueno Chumbay, 32, and Daniel Ernesto Molleturo Juela
Police hunting armed robbers after weekend attacks
POLICE are asking members of the public to come forward with any information they might have to assist them in solving two armed robberies that occurred in Nassau on the weekend.In the first incident, shortly after 10pm on Friday, a man was walking o
Three dead in just 12 hours
THE family of two teen brothers fatally shot in a barbershop on Saturday are on edge, fearing criminals are not done with targeting their family.
$2.5bn in VAT income – yet debt went up
THE government has collected some $2.5bn in value added tax revenue since 2015, according to Finance Minister Peter Turnquest who accused the former Christie administration of mismanaging the money.
