Great Harbour Cay crash pilot also lacked commercial licence
THE pilot of the plane that crash-landed in Great Harbour Cay two weeks ago lacked a commercial pilot licence, did not have an up-to-date medical certificate and flew a plane whose airworthiness certificate expired in 2016, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.
Activists say work with LGBT groups ‘overstated’
THE group Bahamas Trans Intersex United has suggested Attorney General Carl Bethel overstated the work the government has done to accommodate the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community when he addressed an international body recently.
Foulkes: Deputy PM right on jobs
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest was correct in his suggestion that the country’s next unemployment survey will show an increase in joblessness, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes.
New primary school to be built in south-west
THE Minnis administration has finalised a commitment to construct a new primary school in southwest New Providence, according to Education Minister Jeffery Lloyd.
Lawyer questions missing footage in murder case
AFTER a month-long break, the trial of three young men accused of robbing and fatally shooting a husband and wife in Deadman’s Reef resumed in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama yesterday.
Potholes ‘in the same places every year’
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister is promising efficient, holistic and long-term solutions to the large number of potholes and poor quality roads on New Providence.
'This is the last ride' said missing sailor in video
MORE than a week after his disappearance off the coast of Bimini, the family of Samuel Leroy Moss Jr, 23, is desperate for him to be found alive.A Baha Mar lifeguard and avid sailor, Mr Moss flew from Nassau to Fort Lauderdale on January 13 to purcha
I told them – check. They said: ‘You going to Haiti’
JEAN RONY Jean-Charles was waiting for his friend to purchase a few cigarettes before heading to a job site when he was arrested by immigration officers in early September last year.
Davis defends three-year deal
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis insisted yesterday there is “nothing wrong” with the manner in which the former Christie administration issued a contract to a high-ranking Bridge Authority executive, saying it all boils down to “being stylistic more than principle”.
Crash pilot had no commercial licence
THE pilot of the Piper Aztec plane that crashed, killing himself and five other people off Andros last week, did not have a commercial pilot’s licence and was hoping to get one after returning to flight school in a matter of weeks, according to his sister, Shantell Miller.
Police officer on rape charge
A FORMER police officer was yesterday charged in a Magistrate’s Court with allegations he had sexual intercourse with a 25-year-old woman earlier this month without her consent.
COB worker’s pay changed, jury told
SUPREME Court jurors heard yesterday how former College of the Bahamas employee Chimeka Gibbs’ salary deductions and consequent net pay fluctuated both monthly and yearly, from 2008 to 2015.
Turnquest defends AG - but admits debate over legal plans could have been greater
ACTING Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest yesterday defended Attorney General Carl Bethel against criticism he has received for his presentation at the United Nations last week, insisting all the aspects presented overseas “were discussed here” initial
Body of second drowned man found
POLICE have recovered the body of a second man from Bimini who was reported missing last week after last being seen with another man sitting in a small boat. The body of the first man was recovered in waters off Bimini on January 18. He has been ide
Limit on tomato and sweet pepper imports
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources is restricting the importation of sweet peppers and table tomatoes into the country following a high output of the produce from Bahamian farms, the government announced yesterday. According to a Baham
