Department of Corrections officer arrested for drug possession
An officer from the Bahamas Department of Corrections is in custody after being arrested for possession of dangerous drugs on Friday at the prison.
Govt in talks over hotel and condominium complex in Berry Islands
PRIME Minister Perry Christie on Friday led a delegation of government ministers and advisers to Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands yesterday, announcing that his administration is closing in on several major initiatives, including a hotel and condominium complex.
FNM's plan for independent director of public prosecution 'would have prevented nolle prosequi affair'
THE CHAIRMAN of the Free National Movement (FNM) said on Friday that his party’s plan for an independent director of public prosecution would have prevented the “whole sordid affair” over the Attorney-General’s ‘nolle prosequi’ direction in the Sandals Royal Bahamian case.
US couple arrested after firearms, ammunition found
AN AMERICAN couple have been arrested for possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunition found at a residence in the upscale subdivision of Fortune Bay, Grand Bahama.
Haitian sloop crew rescued off Inagua
NINE crew aboard a Haitian sloop that had run aground on a reef off Inagua on Thursday have been saved after Bahamian security forces, local residents and fishermen and the US Coast Guard launched a rescue mission.
'Half a billion' to be injected into Grand Bahama economy after Bill passed
THE passing of Investment Incentive Bill has paved the way for an injection of half a billion dollars into the economy of Grand Bahama over the next decade, Minister for Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville said at the opening of the Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO) annual Northern Bahamas Conference at the Pelican Bay Resort on Friday.
Tourism 'not impacted' by Zika virus
WHILE ZIKA fears persist throughout the region and the wider world, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the country's top industry has not been impacted by the presence of local transmission of the virus in the capital.
$5,000 fine or 18 months in prison for man accused of being 'firearms trafficking mastermind'
A MAN accused of being the mastermind behind a firearms trafficking ring was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for possession of ammunition or face 18 months in prison on Friday.
Review of data systems after 'Bahama Papers' leak
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson confirmed yesterday that officials have undertaken a review of data systems at the Registrar General's Department following the leak of 1.3 million files from the corporate registry.
Woman charged with COB cash theft 'to submit alibi'
A WOMAN awaiting trial on stealing and laundering charges concerning theft of over $500,000 at the College of the Bahamas (COB) said she would submit an alibi to the Office of the Attorney General within 21 days.
Assistance for 60 single mothers in Grand Bahama
SIXTY single mothers in Grand Bahama received much needed assistance this week thanks to the Bahamas Feeding Network (BFN) with the support of AML Foods Ltd.
Prime Minister Perry Christie, Sir Lynden Pindling to be enshrined in Junkanoo 'Shack of Fame'
TWO of the three men to hold the title of Prime Minister of the Bahamas are due to be enshrined in the Junkanoo "Shack of Fame", a creation by the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) to "immortalise" Bahamians whose contributions to the genre have been deemed outstanding.
Bruno Rufa sues government for $550,000 over ‘racist’ treatment
CANADIAN resident Bruno Rufa has filed a lawsuit alleging racist and degrading treatment at the hands of the Department of Immigration when he returned to The Bahamas for an ongoing case in Magistrate’s Court.
Staff terror as armed men storm into clinic
POLICE are on the hunt for two armed men who ran into the Fleming Street Clinic yesterday morning looking for a man with whom they had had an argument.
Report on carnival to be released next week
MORE than four months since festival-goers masqueraded through the streets of Nassau at the second annual Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, organisers confirmed that the highly anticipated economic and revenue report on the event will be released next week.
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