LOCKED AWAY FOR 15 YEARS – Judge rejects call not to jail $700k COB thief
FORMER College of The Bahamas employee Chimeka Gibbs was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Supreme Court judge yesterday for stealing over $700,000 from the tertiary institution over a seven-year period.
Bank teller ‘stole’ $49k off Former Governor General Arthur Hanna
A 21-year-old bank teller was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday with using his job to steal more than $49,000 from former Governor General Arthur Dion Hanna over a six-month period.
Full steam ahead for FOI act
THE Minnis administration has set its sight on the full implementation of the Freedom of Information Act within this upcoming budgetary year.
Police probe Bahamasair ticket scam
A FRAUDULENT credit card scheme involving ticket purchases at Bahamasair is under investigation by the Business Technology Crimes Division of the Central Detective Unit.
Teenager charged with murder
AN 18-year-old wanted suspect was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with murdering a man who was visiting his family just over two months ago.
Woman accused of defrauding pastor of over $240,000
A 62-year-old woman was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday with defrauding a local pastor of over $240,000 within the last decade.
One in five children ‘not ready’ for primary school
A MINISTRY of Education survey has revealed 20 percent of children entering the first grade each year are not ready for primary school, Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said yesterday.
Warning over water quality at Xanadu beach
BEACHGOERS were advised to avoid swimming at Xanadu Beach in Grand Bahama for a day or two after the popular spot failed its bi-weekly water quality test due to elevated bacteria levels.The beach was flagged on social media by Swim Guide, a website a
Police hunt armed robbers
POLICE are asking members of the public to come forward with any information they may have in solving two armed robberies which occurred yesterday morning. In the first incident shortly before 1am, a man was driving on Marrow Lane, Garden Hills, whe
'Where has teen court programme gone?'
A TEEN court programme, approved by the Christie administration to divert at-risk teens from the formal justice system, has gone nowhere under the Minnis administration, frustrating the project’s organisers.Hundreds of teen court programmes exist in
A passage from india
The Bahamas, with immediate effect, will facilitate the entry of Indian nationals who already possess Schengen, USA, UK or Canadian visas, according to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation. Indian nationals who have Schengen, Canadi
2020 vision to ban plastics and Styrofoam
ENVIRONMENT and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira yesterday officially announced his ministry’s initiative to ban single-use plastics and Styrofoam in the country by January 1, 2020 – a move he said would have a significant impact on waste at the New
Minnis ‘not worried’ over acting chief justice criticism
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said he was not worried about losing political capital due to his delay in appointing a substantive chief justice, adding that his actions – or lack thereof – were totally supported by the Constitution.
Oban promises homes for workers
IN the face of continued criticism and public push back over its proposed development, Oban Energies yesterday touted the benefits the project would bring to Grand Bahama, revealing 200 homes will be constructed “as an incentive” for Bahamian staff members.
We won’t be bullied by unions
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday said that neither the government, nor the wider public, would tolerate blackout threats from unions at Bahamas Power and Light as the company plans to offer voluntary separation packages to workers in a “rightsizing” exercise.
