Smith hits back at ‘cowardly’ Bethel
FRED Smith, QC, has condemned Attorney General Carl Bethel for his “cowardly and shameful attempt to muzzle freedom of expression” and “intimidate” activists who he said are only seeking to educate the public about their rights.
Does somebody have to die first?
THE LINGERING stench of charred earth has intensified the anxiety of residents in the nation’s largest shanty town, The Mud, Abaco.
Davis: Release document signed by Krieger
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis criticised the Minnis administration yesterday for its lack of transparency on the Oban Energies project.
Crime scene visit in GB murder trial
JURORS in the double murder and armed robbery trial being held in the Supreme Court on Grand Bahama were taken on a site visit on Monday visiting several areas, including the murder scene in Deadman’s Reef.
Police hunt for US man swept into sea
POLICE are searching for a 19-year-old American man who was swept into rough seas while in the area of the Queen’s Bath, south of the Glass Window Bridge in Eleuthera yesterday morning.
25-year-old charged over hit-and-run that killed jogger
A 25-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday over allegations he struck and killed a woman with an uninsured vehicle while she was having her morning jog on West Bay Street.
School beatings must be very last resort
CHILDREN should be beaten in schools only if all other options have been exhausted and in the most egregious of circumstances, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd, pictured, has said.
The Mud in flames – again
MORE than 80 people have been left homeless and their houses destroyed after another blaze ripped through The Mud in Abaco in the early hours yesterday.
Bethel blasts activists – ‘free speech has limits’
THE country’s top prosecutor has pledged to defend the country’s borders and the “patrimony of Bahamians” from a “long-running silent invasion,” as he hit out at human rights group Rights Bahamas for disseminating “inflammatory” and “misleading” information about the country’s immigration laws.
Smith to launch judicial review over Oban heads of agreement
FRED Smith, QC, attacked the government yesterday for a deal prohibiting it from terminating the heads of agreement with Oban Energies whatever an environment impact assessment may find, insisting he will launch judicial review proceedings within weeks to challenge the legality of the provision.
Gibson calls for tighter laws over hit and run incidents
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson has called for stricter traffic laws relating to hit and runs.
Neighbours hit out at tent eyesore on Bay St
THE owner of a vacant lot next to the East Bay Shopping Centre is refusing to clear what is being described as an “eyesore” and a “flea market” from the premises, despite the complaints of property managers, tenants, clients and tourists.
Man dies as he is flung from truck in crash
A MAN is dead after a traffic accident in New Providence on Friday.
Glass Window Bridge closed to Eleuthera residents due to high sea surges
Residents of North Eleuthera are being strongly advised, by the National Emergency Management Agency and Family Island officials, to stay away from the Glass Window Bridge due to large and dangerous swells impacting that area over the weekend.
Man sets himself on fire after 'domestic dispute'
A MAN in his mid-thirties set himself on fire Thursday night outside a laundromat in Eleuthera.
