Witness says clerk in fraud case admitted 'manipulation'
A GOVERNMENT employee yesterday testified how former Ministry of Finance accounts clerk James Anwar Johnson admitted to “manipulating” invoices which ultimately resulted in a local business receiving over $400,000 in unauthorised payments.Duane Ellis
Migrants told 'we cannot support you'
THE Chief Magistrate yesterday scolded the 25 Haitian nationals caught trying enter the country illegally over the weekend, telling them: “we cannot support you”. Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt told the 25 people —15 women (one pregnant) and
Environmentalists say no to Oban plan for oil refinery
A HOST of environmental groups have formed an alliance to appeal to the government to reject moves for offshore drilling and to abandon the planned Oban oil refinery in Grand Bahama.Non-profit organisation Save the Bays (STB), along with the newly f
Ziggy played with cars: Search for missing cat
AN eastern New Providence resident is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Ziggy the cat, whose curious penchant for indiscriminately “inspecting” other people’s vehicles may have finally caught up with him.
80 Haitian migrants intercepted near Exuma Chain
A VESSEL containing 80 Haitian migrants was intercepted near the Exuma Chain on Monday evening.The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) reported the sailing sloop was apprehended after acting on information they had received earlier that day.RBDF Patro
WSC union says rehire employees after court case
THE government has advised the Water and Sewerage Corporation to reinstate the three employees who were formerly accused of stealing a fire hydrant from their employer “as soon as possible”, the corporation’s union chief Dwayne Woods said yesterday.
26 captured as sloop lands off Venice Bay
AN “ongoing search” for illegal migrants is underway by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force following the capture of a number of Haitians in south New Providence on Sunday.
Robbers swim to get away after boat at Arawak Cay raided
POLICE arrested one man but two others swam to freedom following an armed robbery that took place on a boat moored at Arawak Cay on Friday.
PLP warns of Budget VAT hike and taxes
OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Philip Davis yesterday released projections for the upcoming 2018/2019 budget, predicting an increase in VAT, Customs duties and the introduction of new taxes.
Brinique Gibson crowned Miss World Bahamas
Brinique Gibson was crowned Miss World Bahamas last night.
Girls sex attacks: Teenager still held
A TEENAGER remains in police custody in connection with three recent sexual assaults on young girls.
‘They killed my son for nothing’
TEMPERS flared in the Masons Addition community yesterday after officers responding to an armed robbery, fatally shot a 20-year-old male said to have carried out the crime.
Man dies as scaffold collapses
A CONSTRUCTION worker fell to his death from a scaffolding that collapsed while he was working on West Bay Street on Thursday, police said. According to reports, shortly after 3pm on Thursday, the man was standing on the scaffolding while working on
Taxi drivers claim resort is taking their business
Taxicab drivers on Grand Bahama demonstrated outside a local resort on Saturday claiming guests are being illegally transported in unfranchised vehicles taking jobs away from them. They claim this “illegal practice” has been carrying on for nearly a
