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.
PLP Chairman raises questions over HOA signatures
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell is questioning why the heads of agreement for Oban Energies that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis tabled Thursday evening featured no signature from Peter Kriegar.
Trial date set for Freedom Park shooting accused
A DATE in late-2019 has been set for the trial of three men accused of being the perpetrators of the fatal Freedom Park, Fox Hill, drive-by shooting that claimed four lives and injured seven others five years ago.
Mitchell warns over Supreme Court rulings on migrant detention
FORMER Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday warned the recent Supreme Court rulings concerning migrant detention will have an adverse impact on the vulnerable group as he called on the government to align themselves with the Opposition in the face of “unpatriotic” legal attacks.
Senator 'greatly concerned' about Oban Energies HOA clause
FORMER Minister for Grand Bahama and PLP Senator Dr Michael Darville is very concerned about a clause in the Heads of Agreement signed with Oban Energies that allows the proposed oil refinery project to continue despite the findings of an Environmental Impact Assessment.
Man seeks more time to contest murder conviction, sentence
A MAN sentenced to life in prison for murdering and robbing a messenger of a fast-food restaurant in Grand Bahama during his deposit run twelve years ago, is seeking more time in which to legally contest his punishment.
