Blair raid suspect arrested in Paradise Island hotel
SUPREME Court jurors heard yesterday how one of the accused men in the 2014 shooting death of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright was arrested by police in a hotel room on Paradise Island the day after the incident in question. Police Superinten
Scotiabank gives $500,000 to hurricane effort
SCOTIABANK is donating $500,000 to charitable organisations assisting with the rescue and relief efforts in the many Caribbean countries impacted by Hurricane Irma.“Our thoughts continue to be with the people of the affected regions as they demonstra
Deluge! Nassau hit by flooding
After experiencing almost no rain during Hurricane Irma, Nassau was hit by a torrential downpour yesterday which flooded the streets and caused chaos on the roads.
UNLIVEABLE: PM urges remaining Ragged Island residents to evacuate
HEALTH and safety conditions on storm-stricken Ragged Island will only continue to deteriorate, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday as he urged the 18 remaining residents on the island to evacuate in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which has reduced most structures there to piles of rubble and rendered the island unlivable.
Couple’s home of 35 years reduced to rubble
HURRICANE Irma’s fury stripped Marjorie Wallace and her husband of the only home they shared for 35 years, reducing the structure in Duncan Town, located in a bay of shallow water on Ragged Island, to a heap of rubble.
Acklins resident in tears as he surveys damage
JEFFREY Forbes, 75, was reduced to tears yesterday as he spoke of the damage left behind by Hurricane Irma in Salina Point, Acklins.
Electricity and water restoration by end of week in Grand Bahama
THE process for the restoration of utilities, as well as certain infrastructure in Grand Bahama in the wake of Hurricane Irma has started.
Bimini starts to rebuild after terror of storm
BIMINI residents were relieved yesterday to start the laborious, but bittersweet process of restoration with no casualties or injuries after hundreds were unable to evacuate before the devastation from the passage of Hurricane Irma.
Evacuees nervous as they prepare to return home
DISPLACED by Hurricane Irma, several Family Island residents yesterday expressed apprehension about returning home after receiving reports of varying levels of devastation.
Bank offers $1m in grants to help rebuild after hurricane
AS government assessments continue in the wake of Hurricane Irma, the Caribbean Development Bank yesterday announced that just under $1m will be accessible through emergency relief grants and loans.
Suspect charged with robbery after policewoman held up at gunpoint
A 26-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of robbing a senior woman police officer at gunpoint in the Mackey Street area last week. Garon Collie, of Nassau Village, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt
'Make Freedom of Information a Priority'
AS the government prepares to reconvene Parliament this week, the Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG), a not-for-profit civic foundation aimed at fostering better governance, has urges the Cabinet to prioritise enacting the Freedom of Infor
Two accused of robbery
TWO men were arraigned yesterday in connection with an armed robbery that took place on September 7. Reginald Bridgewater Jr, 32, of Norfolk Avenue, Mackey Street, and Torriano Smith, 27, of South Beach, were both charged before Chief Magistrate Joy
Bahamasair resumes domestic flights
BAHAMASAIR has resumed scheduled services throughout its entire domestic network and will resume routes into the United States this morning at several airports. These include: Ft Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport; West Palm Beach (serviced
Suspect faces court accused of double shooting at bank ATM
A 23-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with the murder of a man and the critical injury of a woman who were trying to make a bank deposit in the Palmdale area earlier this month.Bernard Appolon, of Hillside Estates, stood b
