Bail granted in scam case
TWO men were granted bail yesterday after they were accused of failing to reimburse a man in a financial scheme earlier this year.
‘Homelessness on rise’ warns activist Gibson
HOMELESSNESS and evictions are on the rise across The Bahamas, according to Families of All Murdered Victims (FOAM) President Khandi Gibson, who said more people are struggling to survive as they have yet to recover from the impact of COVID-19.
SpaceX and US partners help with Bahamas evacuations
SPACEX has joined forces with US and Bahamian partners to help evacuate more than 1,400 residents from the Southeast Bahamas as Hurricane Melissa bears down on the region.
Pickstock resigns from senate ahead of nomination day for by-election
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) candidate Darren Pickstock has resigned from the Senate, paving the way for his nomination in the upcoming Golden Isles by-election.
Pickstock resigns from Senate
Senator Darron A. Pickstock has resigned from the Senate, effective immediately, less than a week after being ratified as the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate for the upcoming Golden Isles by-election.
Man found dead in alleged suicide
Police have launched an investigation into a suspected suicide after the lifeless body of a man was found at a home in Garden Hills early Tuesday morning.
Residents speak out over danger road after double deaths in crash
RESIDENTS of East Grand Bahama are demanding a stronger police presence and urgent safety upgrades along the Grand Bahama Highway after a deadly weekend crash claimed the lives of two men and left a woman seriously injured.
Mother charged with child cruelty after viral video
A 30-year-old mother was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge of child cruelty after a video showing her violently beating her daughter went viral on social media last weekend.
Govt to help fund extra stay for Jamaica wedding guests who remained
THE Davis administration has given financial assistance to Bahamians who visited Jamaica for a wedding but did not leave in time and could not afford to extend their stay as Hurricane Melissa neared the island.
Murder victim joked with family how he enjoyed life
MEKHI Taylor, 20, one of two men killed over the weekend, often joked with his family that if anything ever happened to him, at least he had enjoyed his life.
Rich businessman evades jail for guns on yacht
A WEALTHY businessman escaped a mandatory prison term for firearm offences and was instead fined $1.4m yesterday after admitting to bringing 14 guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition into The Bahamas aboard his yacht in Bimini last week.
Man shot dead by police 'was psychiatric patient'
AN officer testified yesterday that a man shot and killed by police in Fox Hill in 2018 was a psychiatric patient at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, as an inquest into his death began.
1,400 people evacuated from hurricane’s path
MORE than 1,400 residents are being evacuated from the southeast Bahamas after Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis issued a mandatory evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Melissa, which is expected to hit Jamaica with catastrophic winds, flooding, and storm surge before heading toward Cuba and The Bahamas as a weaker storm.
Pickstock promises 10-point plan for Golden Isles
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party candidate Darren Pickstock has promised a ten-point plan for Golden Isles centred on road repairs, better drainage, improved bus service, and community initiatives such as Read Across Golden Isles, Project Fresh, and the Stay in the Game sports programme.
Newborn baby alive after being found in bushes
A NEWBORN baby boy, umbilical cord still attached and body hunched over, was found crying in bushes off Marshall Road yesterday morning as rain began to pour down, prompting a police investigation.
