Local News

BEC blames transmission line fault for latest blackout

OFFICIALS at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) on Friday blamed a fault on an overhead transmission line for an outage that left nearly half of New Providence in darkness.

Vasyli trial halted for judge's witness ruling

EXTENSIVE legal discussions on Friday concluded the second day of the high-profile murder trial of Donna Vasyli, who is accused of fatally stabbing her husband at their Old Fort Bay home.

Man, 29, shot driving through McCullough Corner and dies in his car

A 29-year-old man was shot and killed early on Friday morning while driving through McCullough Corner.

Munroe: I never thought that the DNA would win

DESPITE running in the 2012 general election as a Democratic National Alliance candidate, attorney Wayne Munroe, QC, yesterday said he never believed the third party would have been elected to govern this country.

Women face barriers in the Bahamas, report says

THE Bahamas is one of many regional countries providing “barriers” to economic opportunities for women, an international report found.

Pintard: Making Ingraham focus of campaign a mistake

AS the Free National Movement prepares for the 2017 general election, party Chairman Michael Pintard said the opposition will avoid the “presidential-style campaigning” that it believes was a costly mistake during the 2012 election cycle.

Father of two found hanged

POLICE are investigating the suspected suicide of a 35-year-old father of two who was found hanged from a tree in the yard of his Coconut Grove home yesterday morning.

Blood on the tiles at Vasyli home

A JURY hearing evidence in the Donna Vasyli murder trial was shown a 20-minute video of a bloody crime scene at a home in the Old Fort Bay community that police were alerted to earlier in the year.

Abaco police arrest nine illegal immigrants

POLICE in Abaco have taken nine illegal immigrants who arrived by boat into custody after a late-night operation.

Straws in the wind for PLP leadership race?

DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday said he was not anxious about the PLP coming convention, even as party insiders say supporters are concerned about the lack of disclosure about who will make a leadership bid.

Prime Minister tells foreign investors ‘the time is now’

PRIME Minister Perry Christie insisted yesterday that the time is now for global investors to consider the Caribbean region, implying that regional economies have shown resilience amidst global trends.

Two Bahamians arrested after migrants detained

TWO Bahamians have been taken into custody by US authorities to face charges of human trafficking in a Florida Court after they were caught trying to smuggle 19 Haitian migrants to Florida.

Two men charged in separate murder cases

TWO men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged separately in connection with two murders that occurred in the capital.

Woman wanted over theft

ABACO police are searching for a woman who is wanted for questioning in connection with a stealing matter.

Urban Renewal probe delayed as official fails to show on time

THE Public Accounts Committee will continue to hear testimony on Monday as it pushes toward completing its probe into the operations of Urban Renewal 2.0.

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