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Jury acquits man accused of setting his relatives on fire

A MAN was acquitted on Friday of attempting to murder his grandmother and uncle after prosecutors accused him of setting them on fire during a heated dispute at Gibbs Corner in 2023.

Bail revoked for murder suspect after missing police check-ins

A MAN awaiting trial for a 2021 fatal shooting on Second Street was remanded to prison after allegedly breaching his bail conditions for 77 days.

Man accused of defrauding two women in fake apartment scheme

A MAN was accused on Friday of defrauding two women of $4,100 through an alleged fake apartment scheme last month.

Jamaican man, 66, accused of assaulting 15-year-old girl

A 66-YEAR-OLD man was accused on Friday of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl earlier this month.

54-year-old man killed in traffic accident

A 54-YEAR-OLD man died after a two-vehicle collision on Fox Hill Road South on Saturday night.

Cruise worker suspected suicide attempt

A 29-YEAR-OLD Kenyan man was hospitalised in serious condition on Saturday after allegedly ingesting a cleaning chemical aboard a cruise ship in a case of suspected suicide.

A brief history of BEC/BPL overtime controversies

BPL’S latest overtime controversy has echoes stretching back more than a decade, when an internal audit of its predecessor found repeated multimillion-dollar budget overruns, employees earning more in overtime than their basic salaries and weaknesses in management oversight.

Bar Association and AG clash over court power outages

THE Bahamas Bar Association has called for a clear, credible and time-bound plan to end persistent power disruptions affecting the courts, while Attorney General Wayne Munroe has insisted the Court Services Council must mitigate outages just as hospitals, prisons and businesses do.

More than 1,400 apply for school uniform help

MORE than 1,400 people in New Providence and Grand Bahama have sought government assistance to buy school uniforms ahead of the new academic year, with Social Services Minister Barbara Cartwright saying demand for the programme has increased.

Mother meets house in flames

A JOHNSON Road mother of two returned home from work and back-to-school shopping on Wednesday to find the house where her family had lived since 2019 badly damaged by fire, leaving them temporarily displaced.

$20m overtime ‘unacceptable’

ABOUT $20m a year has been spent on overtime at Bahamas Power and Light, the Davis administration confirmed yesterday, calling the level “unacceptable” and “unsustainable” after a review identified what it described as unusual patterns and anomalies in overtime practices.

Leaked policy reveals BPL overtime caps and strict rules

BAHAMAS Power and Light’s new overtime policy would cap planned overtime for some workers at 20 hours a month, subject employees who repeatedly hit overtime limits to management review and require senior scrutiny when overtime exceeds specified proportions of a worker’s salary.

Supreme Court blocks Palm Cay demand for immediate payout

PALM Cay Development Co Ltd has lost its bid for an immediate $506,731 judgment against a condominium purchaser after a Supreme Court judge found serious disputes over whether the money is actually owed.

Man killed while trying to flee gunman on Fire Trail Road

A 30-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead on Fire Trail Road East on Wednesday night after an armed man wearing a black hoodie approached the car he was sitting in and opened fire as he tried to run away.

Cartwright questions govt plan for schools amid power crisis

WITH the new school year approaching and Bahamas Power and Light unable to guarantee fewer outages in the coming weeks, FNM deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright is demanding to know how the government plans to keep classrooms running if the power crisis persists.

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