Man gunned down outside his business
A 41-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim after he was shot multiple times early Wednesday morning outside his business.
Judge rejects new Nygard bid for her recusal
A SUPREME Court judge has refused Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s second attempt at having her recuse herself from an ongoing judicial review against him on the grounds of bias.
Sloop landing near base is never acceptable'
SLOOPS landing near the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s (RBDF) Coral Harbour base is “never acceptable,” National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday as he expressed confidence the RBDF will adjust to deal with the new tactics of illegal immigrants.
Regulations tabled for national honours
THE National Honours Regulations 2017 were tabled in Parliament yesterday to enable the appointment of an advisory committee to make recommendations to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling of those who are worthy of a national award.
Minnis details how close nation came to blacklisting
THE former Christie administration fell “woefully short” of its commitment to seek and obtain the required number of tax exchange agreements to prevent this country from being blacklisted, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed yesterday, adding only four of 43 agreements were reached months ahead of the last general election.
Santa's helpers bringing a smile
SANTA’S Helpers founder Vickie Martell has brought smiles to the faces of many people on Grand Bahama and this year Reach Out Youth Organisation (ROYO) is recognising her for what she has done over the past four decades.
Guilty - but the guys who killed Joyelle looked unmoved
FROM the day the prosecution closed its case into the murder trial of three men accused of killing teacher Joyelle McIntosh, to the moment the verdict was read, her sister Joycelyn Clarke Szasz said she was “unsure, nervous and unable to sleep”.
'PLP started Dillet project - not us'
THE multi-million dollar project to renovate the Stephen Dillet Primary School this summer began without ministerial approval under the former Christie administration, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said yesterday.
Culmer slammed on 'dirty' illegals slur
THE Minnis administration is jeopardising the goodwill it has developed with the Haitian community by not condemning the recent statement of Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Carl Culmer about illegal immigrants, contended activist Louby Georges yesterday.
Police smash gangs behind island-wide robberies
POLICE have disrupted four armed robbery rings and have arrested 11 suspects believed to be responsible for a string of armed robberies throughout New Providence.
Rebuilding Ragged Island to cost tens of millions
THE Minnis administration’s proposed plan to restore hurricane-ravaged Ragged Island will cost tens of millions of dollars and currently involves the private sector along with international partners, Works Minister Desmond Bannister told reporters yesterday.
Davis: Heads must roll over sloop
OPPOSITION Leader Philip Davis yesterday reiterated his call that “heads must roll” as he rejected the explanation proffered by Commodore Tellis Bethel over the second illegal landing of a Haitian sloop near the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s (RBDF) Coral Harbour Base in recent weeks.
High school student in Mall stabbing
A STUDENT of RM Bailey High School was stabbed at the Mall of Marathon yesterday by a fellow student.
Officer: Defendant told me he drove car on night of murder
A LEAD police investigator in a double murder case which occurred in Grand Bahama testified that one of the accused men, Kevin Dames, told him he drove four co-defendants in his car to Deadman’s Reef to get money on the night of September 12, 2015.
Campbell rounds on Mitchell over Haitian heritage
TRANSPORT and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell suggested yesterday his post in Cabinet as someone with Haitian heritage has had no bearing on the influx of illegal migrants from Haiti coming into The Bahamas.
