Police ‘acted professionally’ in probe of attack on elderly man
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean maintained yesterday that police officers “acted professionally” despite claims that officers from the Carmichael Road police station failed to investigate the brutal beating of an 89-year-old man.
Beach protestor ‘in pain’ after arrest
THE wife of a taxicab driver arrested during Monday’s Cabbage Beach protest at the foot of the Sidney Poitier Bridge said her husband is in good spirits despite physical pain.
Thinking green
The Green Earth Festival will be held April 23-24 and will showcase health and wellness products.
Suspect in double murder trial taken to hospital
ONE of four men on trial for a double murder was rushed to hospital yesterday after experiencing an apparent asthma attack.
Police ask for public’s help in search for murder suspect
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating 35–year-old Tavares Roker of Daisy Lane, Garden Hills.
Queen's College tribute to Capt Brown
QUEEN’S College has lost one one of its longest serving members on the Board of Governors and one of its most committed supporters with the death of Captain Geoffrey Brown on Monday.QUEEN’S College has lost one one of its longest serving members on the Board of Governors and one of its most committed supporters with the death of Captain Geoffrey Brown on Monday.
Bahamian violinists perform at United Nations
STRING City Violinists, a Bahamian musical group previously known as Melodious Strings and consisting of 27 violinists aged between five and 14, performed at the United Nations in New York last week.
Upgrade for San Salvador airport
SAN Salvador’s tourism industry is expected to get a major boost with the expansion and upgrade of the island’s international airport.
$500,000 in hurricane contracts
MORE than $500,000 in contracts have been issued to contractors for the repairs to government buildings in the Central and Southeast Bahamas severely damaged by Hurricane Joaquin in October.
Educator honoured for more than 40 years in the field
THE community of San Salvador has celebrated the exemplary service and dedication of Paul Turnquest, former principal of United Estates Primary School, for more than 40 years to the field of education.
Photographer to give talk at national trust
ACCLAIMED wildlife photographer and conservationist Melissa Groo is a featured speaker at the Bahamas Natural History Conference, organised by The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), this month.
Training to help tackle drug use
THE US Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Section and Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre marked the end of a joint 15 month, $500,000 project to provide train-the-trainer training for substance use treatment professionals on January 29 at the Public Hospital Authority.
Royal visitors arrive in the Bahamas
THE Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, and his wife, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, arrived yesterday at Lynden Pindling International Airport.
THE BIG QUESTION: What would you do to solve the Cabbage Beach access problem?
This week saw beach vendors angrily protesting over the closure of an access point to Cabbage Beach. What would YOU do to solve the problem of beach access on Paradise Island?
Two men dead after overnight shooting incidents
POLICE are investigating two separate shooting incidents that left two men dead late on Tuesday night and early on Wednesday morning.
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- Prime Minister Philip Davis predicts his party's return to government in the 2026 general election
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- Liquor being sold at a store
- New Providence ahead of the lockdown
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- The disruption in Parliament
- Second video of fire at Bimini BPL
- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
- Second video of Bimini BPL blaze
- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
