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.
Candles for Camron
FAMILY, friends and neighbours of slain primary school student Camron Cooper yesterday marched through the streets of his Englerston community, declaring that “enough is enough” in the aftermath of the young boy’s death by a stray bullet last week.
70 percent against tax rise in survey
MOST Bahamians oppose the Minnis administration’s “People’s Budget”, with more than 70 percent against the impending value added tax increase, a new scientific poll from marketing and research firm Public Domain reveals.
500 student loans paid off after incentive plan
NEARLY five hundred borrowers have paid off student loans from the Education Loan Authority through the government’s student loan repayment incentive programme, which was established in February 2016.However, MICAL MP Miriam Emmanuel, ELA chairwoman,
Pedestrian killed after being hit by two vehicles
A PEDESTRIAN died after he was hit by two vehicles as he tried to walk across a highway on Saturday morning. According to police, around 2am Saturday, the man was attempting to walk across the southern lane of Tonique Williams Darling Highway, in the
Two held after $168,000 of marijuana recovered in Exuma
A joint operation between police and Defence Force officers resulted in the seizure of $168,000 worth of dangerous drugs in Exuma on Sunday morning.
Man shot dead by armed robber
A man was shot dead outside his home on Saturday night - the third homicide of the day in the capital.
Two dead after shooting inside barbershop
Two men are dead after a shooting inside a barbershop on Saturday morning.
