Man on bail for murder shot dead off East Street
A man on bail for murder is dead and another man is injured after a shooting incident off East Street on Saturday afternoon.
Ministry denies report of vessel with malaria death landing in Bahamas
THE Ministry of Health announced late Friday evening that contrary to reports on social media, no vessel with a malaria death on board landed in the Bahamas.
PM pays tribute to 'nation builder' Sir Geoffrey Johnstone
PRIME Minister Hubert Minnis paid tribute to the late Sir Geoffrey Johnstone on Friday, lauding the former Cabinet minister as a nation builder.
'Series of tests' behind power outages on Abaco
THE recent wave of power outages in Abaco were the result of "a series of tests" at Bahamas Power & Light's Wilson City Power Station, the utility provider said.
Social media campaign against illegal coal venture gathers support
A social media campaign detailing an illegal coal venture near his home has gathered wide-spread support for one Excellence Estate resident and could offer some resolution to a problem that has plagued his community for more than three years.
Former PM Hubert Ingraham says Sir Geoffrey Johnstone was 'true Bahamian patriot'
“THE Bahamas has lost a giant of a man with the passing of Sir Geoffrey Johnstone,” former prime minister Hubert Ingraham said on Friday.
Former politician and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Johnstone dies age 89
FORMER Bahamian politician and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Johnstone died in Doctor’s Hospital in the early hours of Friday morning. He would have been 90 years old next month.
Police found liable for 2015 incident that led to arrest
JUSTICE Indra Charles on Friday found that the Royal Bahamas Police Force were liable for an incident in 2015 that culminated in the arrest of a civil servant at his home.
Mitchell warns of tit-for-tat response to PLP arrests
IF the Free National Movement loses the next general election, National Security Minister Marvin Dames “will understand what tit-for-tat means,” Senator Fred Mitchell has said, adding the governing party is “slave shaming” the opposition Progressive Liberal Party by charging former PLP politicians in court.
Gibson facing $250k charges
FORMER Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson was granted $40,000 bail with two sureties in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, less than one hour after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on 36 bribery and extortion related charges.
Vasyli released for January trial
DONNA Vasyli, who is scheduled to be retried in January 2018 concerning the fatal stabbing of her millionaire podiatrist husband, was granted $250,000 bail by a Supreme Court judge on Thursday.
Three hurt in shootings
POLICE are searching for several suspects responsible for three separate shootings on Wednesday that have left three men in hospital. In the first incident, a man was standing in front of his home located on Key West Street around 11pm when four men
'I'll only apologise to Sir Lynden for country being run by crooks'
IN the wake of calls from Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis for the Progressive Liberal Party to say “sorry” for the actions of the Christie administration, PLP Senator Fred Mitchell is adamant the only apology he will offer is to former Prime Ministe
Dominicans detained by RBDF are released and sent home
FIFTY Dominicans, who were charged and held in custody for illegally fishing in Bahamian waters last year, were released on Wednesday and turned over to Dominican officials to be sent home. According to a press release from the Royal Bahamas Defence
Henfield plays down comments by US ambassadorial nominee
DESPITE “misstatements” made during his confirmation hearing before a United States Senate committee this week, Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said yesterday he is still “enthused” by the opportunity to work with the nominee for United Stat
