Bethel plays down end of Laroda appointment on disclosures process
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel suggested yesterday that the expiration of Myles Laroda’s appointment as chairman of the Public Disclosure Commission does not affect the government’s ongoing process to have delinquent parliamentarians and senators file
Two face court over gunpoint robbery
TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after they were arraigned in connection with a recent gunpoint carjacking.Andrew Pyfrom, 25, and Leander Bell Jr, 22, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing an armed robbery charge conc
Happy trails!
THE school year may have ended but learning continued for nearly 100 youths spending the week exploring Grand Bahama.“Lucayan Trails” is the name for this year’s Governor General’s Youth Award (GGYA), Bahamas Award Super Expedition (BASE) that runs f
New BPL board to be in place tomorrow - and to be told to keep lights on
THE new Bahamas Power and Light board will “be in place on Wednesday,” according to Works Minister Desmond Bannister who said the group’s first priority is tackling the utility provider’s “inability to keep the lights on.” In an interview with The T
UPDATED: Man on bail for murder shot dead
Police are appealing to the public for information after a man on bail for murder was shot dead in the Nassau Street area on Friday night.
'Christie trying to distract' from poor record of PLP
DEPUTY Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest has dismissed former Prime Minister Perry Christie’s recent defence of the former government, saying the former Centreville MP was attempting to distract the country from his party’s “many unfortunate acts of lack of judgment”.
BPL puts three managers on leave during theft probe
SEVERAL managers attached to a department at Bahamas Power and Light have been placed on leave while a forensic audit is being carried out on the utility provider’s finances, Works Minister Desmond Bannister confirmed yesterday.
Disclosures left ‘in the air’
DESPITE his critical role in an ongoing process to have delinquent parliamentarians and senators file their outstanding disclosures or face prosecution, Public Disclosure Commission Chairman Myles Laroda said yesterday that his appointment has expired, leaving aspects of the process “up in the air”.
Passengers may face extra screening time on US flights
ENHANCED security screening measures announced by the United States for international flights heading to that country may increase screening time for passengers, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.
Special Passport Collection Facility Open for July
THE Passport Office has announced that a special collection centre opens today and will remain open during the month of July at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium at the school on Faith Avenue in Nassau. The special centre has been opened to promote and e
Teenage boy stabbed
A TEENAGE boy is in hospital in Grand Bahama after he was stabbed during an attack by a group of men. Police said the incident occurred shortly after 11pm on Saturday when the 15-year-old was attacked by a group of men while in the area of Wild Cat
Two charged in incest cases
TWO men were charged with incest in separate cases in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The first man, 55, appeared in court three before Magistrate Rengin Johnson on the charge of incest. The accused was not required to enter a plea to th
Police hunting for armed robbers
POLICE are asking the public to come forth with any information they may have in solving three separate armed robberies that occurred on Friday and Saturday. In the first incident, around 4pm Friday, a woman was sitting in her black 2007 Toyota Pass
PM Minnis to Attend 38th CARICOM Meeting in Grenada
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is scheduled to attend the 38th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in St George’s, Grenada.The meeting takes place July 4-6. It will be Dr Minnis’ inaugural CA
Organiser of Fyre Festival arrested and is charged with wire fraud
BILLY McFarland, one of the organisers of the failed Fyre Festival, was released on bail on Saturday after being arrested Friday on a fraud charge, according to international reports.The 25-year-old tech entrepreneur was charged with wire fraud in co
