Appeal court throws out rape conviction and says forensic evidence not enough
A MAN was acquitted of rape on appeal after the Court of Appeal found the forensic evidence in his case was not sufficient to have been left to the jury for deliberation.
57 Haitians detained in Exuma
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force on Sunday assisted police and immigration officials in Exuma with the transport of a second group of migrants to be apprehended in The Bahamas within a week.This second group was apprehended off Humming Bird Cay near m
Former BAF staff: We’ve been thrown to the dogs
A HANDFUL of women picketed outside the offices of BAF Financial & Insurance Ltd to protest alleged payment disputes of two former employees yesterday.
Full speed ahead for EduKarting programme
REGISTRATION opens this week for the 5th annual EduKarting Summer Camp, two one-week sessions beginning August 8 that allow young Bahamians to experience the speed and adrenaline-pumping excitement associated with the traditional sport that mixes thr
Weather expert tells inquest no warning for mariners
THE inquest into the death of 25-year-old Christopher Turnquest continued Monday with a local forecaster testifying that weather at the time of the crash did limit visibility, but didn’t “outright” prohibit small craft operators from waters around Ne
Commission has still not met on disclosures failures
A MONTH after the government missed its self-imposed deadline for prosecuting delinquent public officials under the Public Disclosure Act, the Public Disclosure Commission is still in limbo.Yesterday, Lemarque Campbell, chairperson of Citizens for a
Lawyer blasts failures to follow conventions on migrants
ATTORNEY Martin Lundy yesterday condemned the failure of successive governments to adhere to international conventions concerning the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, or its own law in the processing of illegal migrants. Mr Lundy said the g
Storm brings flooding to Grand Bahama
HEAVY rain showers and thunderstorm activity from Tropical Storm Emily, which is passing near Florida, caused significant flooding in Grand Bahama on Monday.
Gunmen murder bailed teenager
NEARLY two weeks after one senior police official urged persons out on bail for serious crimes “to stay home” or risk the chance of being killed, investigators are searching for two male suspects in a shooting incident that has left a teenage boy, suspected of being out on bail for housebreaking, dead on Saturday.
Davis surprised PM refused to meet him
LEADER of the Official Opposition Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday seemed to downplay certain portions of his strongly worded letter sent to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis earlier this month, which suggested that the Progressive Liberal Party would possibly seek retribution over the arrests and prosecution of former PLP politicians.
UPDATED: Man’s body found floating near Sand trap
POLICE will have to await the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death of a man discovered floating in waters off West Bay Street yesterday.
Reformer says 'it's not a one pill cure'
The Bahamas will take “at least a decade” to escape its fiscal crisis, a governance reformer warning: “It’s not a one pill cure”.
US warning over islands’ crime rate
THE United States Department of State has assessed New Providence and classified it as being a “critical” threat location for crime either directed at or affecting official US government interests, citing among other things that areas of Nassau referred to as “Over-the-Hill” should be avoided.
Miller says 'do it now' over death penalty plans
FORMER Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller on Friday praised National Security Minister Marvin Dames for having the “guts” to announce the Minnis administration’s plans to push for the enforcement of the death penalty, as he called on the government to “do i
Caution urged over austerity measures
FORMER Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller on Friday cautioned the Minnis administration to be “very careful” in rolling out its new austerity measures, warning that the Free National Movement government “could cause a recession if you go too far”.
