Political activist in police custody
ORMER political hopeful Omar Archer Sr was arrested early on Friday morning, a week after police issued a wanted bulletin for his arrest.
Inmates to start making licence plates in May
THE manufacturing of vehicle licence plates by inmates at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS) is likely to begin by the first week in May, Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin announced yesterday.
Minnis: Govt wasted our VAT money
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night blasted Prime Minister Perry Christie’s explanation on how his administration handled the $1.14bn in value added tax (VAT) revenue accumulated during 2015 and 2016, accusing the government of having a “pile of money” and wasting it.
State-recognised funeral for Bishop Samuel Greene on Saturday
BISHOP Samuel Greene, Senior Pastor of the Zion Baptist Church, Yamacraw, will receive a state-recognised funeral on Saturday, April 1, the Cabinet Office announced on Friday. The funeral will take place at 10am at Zion Baptist Church, Yamacraw Hill Road.
Texas man dies while snorkelling off New Providence
A MAN visiting from Texas has drowned while snorkelling off western New Providence, police have reported on Friday.
Man dies from stab wounds in Potter's Cay fight
POLICE are investigating a stabbing at Potter's Cay Dock that has left a man dead on Friday after a late night fight.
Hanna Martin accuses auditor of guesswork on road traffic
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday accused Auditor General Terrence Bastian of “guesstimating” while conducting his most recent audit of the Road Traffic Department (RTD), claiming that the department’s current proceeds “do not correlate” with its estimated annual revenue losses in Mr Bastian’s report.
Copper thieves blamed for fire
AFTER more than three weeks of battling toxic smoke in the aftermath of the New Providence Landfill fire, Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett revealed yesterday that the massive blaze earlier this month was the result of thieves burning wires in search of copper.
Turnquest says VAT explanation is ‘smoke and mirrors’
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said yesterday that Prime Minister Perry Christie’s explanation of “where the VAT money gone” was nothing more than “smoke and mirrors and word play”.
Minister warns of legal penalties as Cowpen Road farmland catches fire
A LARGE plot of farmland off Cowpen Road caught fire yesterday, sending plumes of smoke into the air and affecting residents in nearby areas, leading Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett to warn that setting fires is punishable by law.
Court hears questions on monitoring
AN issue was raised yesterday during a murder and armed robbery trial as to whether an employee of a company responsible for monitoring offenders put in the Electronic Monitoring Programme by the courts could speak to a report that was not signed by her supervisor.
Status hearing in shooting case
TWO men accused of having a role in a fatal shooting last summer appeared in the Supreme Court for a status hearing yesterday.
From tomboy to queen of the tiaras for pageant winner
WHEN Mariah Sherman reluctantly entered the Miss St George’s High Pageant in Grand Bahama, she did not take part with the intention of winning the title. But that is exactly what she did.
Police seek teenager over armed robbery in Freeport
GRAND Bahama police are searching for a Freeport teen they believe can help with an investigation into an armed robbery incident.
Trio wanted
THREE men are wanted in New Providence for breach of their Supreme Court bail conditions.
