US veteran arrested in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An Army veteran who complained that the government was controlling his mind drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire in the baggage claim area Friday, killing five people and wounding eight, authorities said.
UPDATED: Police investigate Palm Breeze Street shooting
POLICE are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 21-year-old man on Thursday night off Rocky Pine Road.
42 Cuban migrants intercepted in Cay Sal Bank area
FORTY-TWO Cuban migrants were brought to Grand Bahama and turned over to Bahamian authorities on Friday morning.
Man fined $1,000 for drug possession
A MAN was fined $1,000 on Friday after he pleaded guilty to possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
FNM Chairman slams Fitzgerald over Baha Mar VAT exemption
SIDNEY Collie, Chairman of the Free National Movement (FNM), on Friday decried the attempts by Jerome Fitzgerald to describe the effects of the government granting China Construction America and all sub-contractors exemption from Value-Added Tax on the completion of Baha Mar as “miniscule as far as we were concerned”.
'Historic' Tribune Media Group, PHA partnership aims to fight pediatric diseases
THE Tribune Media Group on Friday cemented an "historic" partnership with the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) to advance the fight against pediatric diseases in the Bahamas, an alliance local health officials said will have a "significant impact" on the delivery of pediatric care throughout the public healthcare system.
US warning to stay away from protest march
THE United States Embassy in Nassau released a security message yesterday urging its staff, citizens and US visitors in Nassau and Paradise Island to avoid a “planned demonstration” scheduled for Majority Rule Day.
Govt would have earned only ‘miniscule’ VAT from Baha Mar
EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald defended the Christie administration from backlash after it was revealed that Value-Added Tax (VAT) would not be applied on Baha Mar’s completion, telling ZNS News that the amount that would have been earned in this regard was “miniscule”.
44 Cubans detained at Cay Sal Bank
OVER 40 Cubans were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in conjunction with the US Coast Guard in the Cay Sal Bank over the last 48 hours, with three persons reported to have attempted to evade capture.
UPDATES: Five people dead, right shot at Ft. Lauderdale airport
Authorities say five people have died and eight were wounded after a lone suspect opened fire at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, international airport.
Miller: No point talking to We March organiser
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller has again lashed out at We March Bahamas lead organiser Ranard Henfield, telling a talk show host that with a man like the activist there was no time for discussion, “you only could break one damn bottle upside their head”.
Bran unaware of coalition plan
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney said yesterday he was “unaware” of any coalition between his party and Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Tuner or the six other “rebel” Free National Movement members of Parliament.
Sacked Ocean Club staff to be given help from pension fund
FINANCIAL assistance for sacked workers at the One&Only Ocean Club is reportedly on the way, with hotel union officials heralding yesterday’s expected approval of the union’s attempt to secure access from the Bahamas Hotel Industry Management Pension Fund.
Fitzgerald won’t confirm if tabled Freedom of Information act will be enacted before election
DESPITE assurances that the recently tabled bill will be successfully passed into law, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald would not commit to whether the government will enact Freedom of Information legislation before the next general election.
Drugs and firearm seized
POLICE on patrol took a quantity of dangerous drugs and a firearm off the streets of New Providence in separate incidents.
