No working fire engines leaves farmers to fight blaze
A RELENTLESS six-day fire at Fairfield Farm in Grand Bahama forced its owners to battle the flames themselves due to the island’s reported lack of operational fire engines.
Man fatally shot in this year’s first murder a targeted attack, say police
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot in Big Pond in the early hours of Monday, sparking a police investigation into what officials are calling a targeted attack.
Thousands of students in GB dismissed due to strike
PUBLIC schools in Grand Bahama were dismissed early on Monday after teachers and administrators failed to report to work due to a nationwide strike initiated by the Trade Union Congress.
No shutdown - but health ‘crisis mode’
VOWS of a formidable, nationwide shutdown failed to materialise yesterday as most government workers reported for duty, confining the industrial action mainly to healthcare workers and some Grand Bahama teachers.
DEPP to reduce red tape for Family Island developers
FAMILY Island developers and residents can expect a more convenient permitting process when regulations related to the Environmental Planning and Protection Act 2024 are amended to decentralise oversight and reduce red tape for non-sensitive projects.
Mother gets conditional discharge after leaving six-year-old home alone
A 23-year-old woman was ordered to be on good behaviour for one year after leaving her six-year-old daughter home alone in December, resulting in the child wandering Market Street unaccompanied.
Man charged with stealing over $50k in fake car import scheme
A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday after allegedly stealing more than $50,000 from seven people over five years through a fake car import scheme.
Two counts of assault with a dangerous instrument
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after allegedly threatening his former landlords with a hammer and damaging their property last summer.
Four months sentence for having hemp and cocaine
A 50-year-old man was sentenced to four months in prison last week after admitting to possessing two different illicit drugs last weekend.
Man accused of having over 200 hemp gummies charged with drug possession
A MAN was granted bail on Thursday after he was accused of having over two hundred marijuana-infused gummies earlier this month.
Department of Corrections reviewing video of an officer fighting with a civilian
A VIRAL video showing a uniformed Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) officer fighting a civilian is now under review by the department’s Internal Affairs Unit.
Healthcare workers strike forces closure of clinics
Some ninety percent of junior doctors have called in sick across the country as industrial action by healthcare workers forced the closure of follow-up clinics today.
Christie: My govt started work on GBPA
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie said his administration began efforts to change the management of Freeport.
Swingers win GB Pineyard Rush Junkanoo Parade
THE Swingers unoficially won Grand Bahama’s Pineyard Rush Junkanoo Parade after delivering a show-stopping performance that allowed them to dethrone six-time champions Platinum Knights to capture their first victory in nine years.
STRIKE: At least 14 unions set to take action
AT least 14 labour unions are threatening to begin a two-day nationwide strike today, according to Trade Union Congress (TUC) president Obie Ferguson, who warned that there will be a “reckoning” and the government will feel the “might of the workers” after three years of unmet demands.
