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‘Most BPL home customers had bills under $125 in January’

MINISTER of Energy and Transport Jobeth Coleby-Davis said 62 percent of Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) 94,500 residential customers received electricity bills under $125 in January.

$300m borrowing resolution ‘just a precaution’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said a $300m borrowing resolution tabled in the House of Assembly last week is a precautionary measure designed to offer flexibility, not an immediate commitment to borrow the full amount.

Bail denied for double murder accused

A MAN was denied bail yesterday for a 2018 double homicide in Pinewood Gardens after his previous bail was revoked last year due to his failure to appear for trial.

Man charged over alleged abduction and attack on woman

A 52-year-old man accused of abducting and violently attacking a woman was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

High Commission hosts Bahamian Cambridge alumni

The British High Commission recently hosted the Bahamian alumni of Cambridge University for a celebratory dinner.

Mixed reaction to proposal to relocate roadside garages

SOME roadside garage operators are open but sceptical about the Davis administration’s desire to relocate such businesses from residential areas to designated zones, raising concerns over costs, space limitations, and unfulfilled promises from previous initiatives.

Man accused of gun charges admits curfew breach

A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison after admitting to breaching curfew conditions related to a pending drug and firearm trial, following the discovery of 100 rounds of ammunition at his home last year.

Businessman admits throwing stones through window

A GRAND Bahama businessman who pleaded guilty to causing damage at a local business establishment has been ordered by a magistrate to undergo evaluation and treatment at the Diah Ward of the Rand Memorial Hospital before sentencing.

Probation over stolen bike

A MAN was placed on probation yesterday after admitting to receiving a stolen motorcycle last week.

Guilty of cutlass assault

A MAN was placed on probation yesterday after admitting to assaulting a landowner with a cutlass while attempting to pick bananas.

Two men facing charges of child molestation and murder

TWO men were informed that their charges of child molestation and murder, respectively, would proceed to the Supreme Court.

Two killed in separate traffic accidents

TWO people were killed in separate traffic accidents, bringing the country’s road fatality count for the year to 11.

WSC TRIAL: ‘I’ll come up and slap you’, defence lawyer tells witness

A TOP defence attorney was cautioned in court yesterday after he threatened to slap Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) General Manager Robert Deal during cross-examination in the ongoing trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others.

Glover-Rolle silent on who gave support for pay change

PUBLIC Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said the administration has met with stakeholder groups that support bi-monthly pay for public servants –– but government officials have not identified the groups.

Yet more failures over disclosures

THE Public Disclosures Committee chairman said office inaccessibility and facility issues, including mould, have slowed the processing of this year’s public disclosures of public officials.

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