Homicides down - but ‘one murder is too much’
WHILE lamenting the fact that “one murder is too much,” Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said homicides are down considerably compared with this time last year.
Managing director leaves her role at Bank of The Bahamas
RENEE Davis’ tenure as acting managing director of the Bank of the Bahamas ended yesterday.
Interpol helps to train law enforcers
IN the worldwide fight against the illicit smuggling of radiological and nuclear material, some 40 law enforcement officials are participating in a four-day training conference in Grand Bahama organised by the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Interpol.
Govt ‘to address licensing for taxis and buses’
AN area of concern that has plagued successive governments in the country has been the leasing of government licences and franchises for taxis, tour buses, limousines and omnibuses by persons not engaged in the public transport sector.
Thompson silent over antiquities corporation audit
PERMANENT Secretary Jack Thompson was tightlipped yesterday over Auditor General Terrance Bastian’s probe into the Antiquities Monuments & Museums Corporation.
Fogging for mosquitoes to begin tomorrow
ANSWERING the call of frustrated residents in eastern and western New Providence, the Department of Environmental Health is slated to begin fogging for pest mosquitoes tomorrow.
Former prison officer’s drug appeal dismissed
THE Court of Appeal has dismissed a former prison officer’s attempts at contesting his conviction for drug offences after ruling that it has “no jurisdiction” to overturn a conviction stemming from a plea of guilty.
Passport office says apply early
THE Passport Office is encouraging people to apply early for new passports this year.
BPL fraud case delayed by magistrate recusal
THE trial of five men charged in connection with a multi-million dollar theft scheme at Bahamas Power & Light was yesterday adjourned for two weeks after the deputy chief magistrate declared she was unable to proceed in the matter on the grounds of perception of bias.
PHA names new managing director
THE Public Hospitals Authority has announced the appointment of Catherine Weech as managing director effective March 1.
Police investigate apparent drowning
POLICE are investigating an apparent drowning incident involving an adult man.
Man found shot dead in his car
A 34-year-old man was found shot to death in his car shortly before 3am yesterday, police said.
Cooper: Minnis must resign over Oban
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper has called on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to “spare us all any further headache” and resign for “misleading” the country on the $5.5 billion Oban Energies project, as he accused the nation’s leader of “flamming” Bahamians on the matter.
‘Knee-jerk citizenship changes inhumane’
THE government’s plans to change the immigration law regarding citizenship has been labelled as inhumane and unconstitutional, by human rights attorney Fred Smith, QC.
Three dead in separate car crashes
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding two separate traffic accidents in New Providence and Abaco that have left a man and two young women dead and several others in hospital in serious condition.
