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PM: US drug case too serious for spectacle

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that allegations surrounding a United States federal affidavit are “far too serious” to be reduced to political spectacle and accused the opposition of trying to destroy people’s character.

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Two police accused of extorting a US tourist

TWO Royal Bahamas Police Force officers were granted bail yesterday after pleading not guilty to allegedly extorting $600 from a US tourist.

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Unionist stabbed before deadly duplex fire

UNIONIST Perry Cox was found dead with apparent stab wounds inside a burning Nassau Village duplex early yesterday, prompting his MP to condemn what he called a heinous killing and urge Bahamians to resolve conflicts peacefully.

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‘Player’ Gardiner pleads not guilty

CONVICTED Bahamian drug trafficker Jonathan Eric Gardiner denied US cocaine and firearms conspiracy charges yesterday after a New York judge rejected his latest bid to have the case thrown out.

Volunteers plant 4,000 mangroves at Dover Sound

WATERKEEPERS Bahamas and local volunteers planted about 4,000 mangrove propagules at Dover Sound this month, marking the end of its 2025-2026 planting season.

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Opposition calls for probe into US laundering allegations

OPPOSITION Leader Michael Pintard has called for a commission of inquiry into allegations that drug trafficking proceeds were laundered through government contracts, arguing that US court filings tied to Eric “Player” Gardiner have raised questions too serious for the Davis administration to dismiss.

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Pintard declares FNM ‘unbowed’ after defeat in the general election

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard yesterday sought to rally his party after its general election defeat, declaring the organisation “unbowed” and insisting it will return to Parliament as a sharper, more aggressive opposition.

PM deflects questions on publicly funded PLP vouchers

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis avoided direct answers to questions in the House of Assembly yesterday about more than $200,000 in publicly funded gift certificates that were distributed in Abaco in the names of Progressive Liberal Party candidates and officials before the May general election.

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Govt plans new title rules and revised vehicle fees

THE government plans to overhaul vehicle ownership rules by requiring a Certificate of Title for every imported vehicle, introducing new licence fees and moving the Road Traffic Department toward a fully cashless system.

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New five mph speed limit set for Nassau Harbour boaters

BOATERS in Nassau Harbour will face a new five-mile-per-hour speed limit from July 1.

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Cancer patient issues plea for O-negative blood donors

CRYING from her hospital bed, Anastasia Johnson said she is in desperate need of O-negative blood donors to help her complete her final round of chemotherapy.

Lyford Cay homeowner awarded more than $1m for botched renovation project

A LYFORD Cay homeowner has been awarded more than $1m after a Supreme Court registrar found that an interior designer and his company failed to complete a renovation project, left the work highly defective and repeatedly made false claims about its progress.

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Seabreeze MP laughs off health rumours caused by seafood poisoning

SEABREEZE MP Leslia Brice used humour in the House of Assembly yesterday to knock down rumours about her health, blaming the weekend scare on a piece of lobster and insisting she is well.

Officer testifies accuser was crying, shirt torn after alleged rape

A POLICE officer testified before a Supreme Court jury yesterday that a woman who accused Kennedy Ingraham of rape appeared distressed and had a torn shirt when he assisted her after the alleged incident in March 2023.

45-year-old man remanded to prison on rape charge

A 45-year-old Bahamian man was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with rape in the Magistrate’s Court.

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