Broncos revel in never-never land in Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
IN A year filled with previous "nevers" accomplished by the Western Michigan Broncos, the college added another on Christmas Eve with the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl title, the first bowl win in school history.
$10,000 secures release for two men over drugs possession
TWO MEN who recently pleaded guilty to possession of 100 pounds of marijuana have been released from custody after each paid $10,000 to the Magistrates Court on Thursday.
American in custody over huge Bimini drugs seizure
AN AMERICAN man was remanded to prison on Christmas Eve after he was charged in connection with the seizure this week of more than 1,400 pounds of cocaine in Bimini.
Sherman Brown faces prison after being found guilty of contempt
A FORMER ZNS reporter has been found in “contumacious” contempt of court for giving false testimony why being cross-examined for his alleged involvement in defamatory websites and articles published against billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon.
A new home for Christmas - a winner celebrates
NESBITT Smith has received the best Christmas present he could wish for - he is going home for the holidays. Mr Smith won the keys to his own home in the FML Group of Companies’ “All I Want For Christmas” promotion.
More Bahamians are now working claims Labour Minister
A DAY after the latest results of the Department of Statistics' labour survey revealed that the unemployment rate has risen to 14.8 per cent, with more than one in seven Bahamians now out of a job, Labour Minister Shane Gibson claimed the Bahamas has made "tremendous strides since the global recession".
Two dead, two fighting for life after Abaco traffic accident
TWO people - a 43-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman - are dead and two others are fighting for their lives in hospital after they were involved in a traffic accident in Abaco early on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day will be hot for Bahamians say forecasters
FORECASTERS at the Department of Meterology have dashed any hope of a cool Bahamian Christmas, with the holiday weekend shaping up to be “an average hot day”.
Rolle denies BIA claim of VAT removal from healthcare
FINANCIAL Secretary John Rolle said yesterday that no serious consideration is being given to removing value added tax (VAT) from healthcare services and health insurance premiums in this country.
Nurses are ‘sick and tired’ of treatment by govt
JANNAH Khalfani, president of the Bahamas Nurses Union, said yesterday she is “sick and tired” of being “disregarded and disrespected” by the government after the Department of Public Health postponed the signing of the union’s industrial agreement for the third time “for no reason.”
‘NHI without catastrophic care won’t help Bahamians’
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis reiterated yesterday that a National Health Insurance scheme that does not provide catastrophic care will not help Bahamians in the way they need it most.
Legal fight ahead as Rufa ‘told to leave country in 7 days’
ATTORNEY Fred Smith is preparing for more rounds of court battles over the rights of Bruno Rufa after the Canadian was reportedly told yesterday by immigration officers that he must leave the country within seven days.
FNM blames Prime Minister for ‘bleak Christmas’
BAHAMIANS will have a “bleak Christmas” this year because of the weak leadership of Prime Minister Perry Christie, the Free National Movement said in a statement yesterday.
Palm Cay killing accused must wait until 2016 for bail appeal
ONE of two men accused of being responsible for a murder at the Palm Cay community must wait until next year before he learns if the Court of Appeal will reverse a Supreme Court judge’s decision to deny him bail ahead of trial.
Judge considers next move after hung jury
A JUDGE has fixed a date in February 2016 to hear legal arguments on whether two men convicted of conspiracy to commit murder could be sentenced for the crime when a jury returned a hung verdict on the murder charge itself.
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