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Love Ya Dog: Betty Major and Max

READERS have been hearing our call to join in our Love Ya Dog campaign.

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Family and friends of missing American Taylor Casey raise $32k

FRIENDS and relatives of Taylor Casey, an American woman who went missing in The Bahamas, have raised $32,000 through crowdfunding as they try to find the 42-year-old.

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Club Med staff to see nine-percent pay increase in new industrial agreement

THE Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union have signed a four-year industrial agreement with Club Med Columbus Isle to help over 180 union members.

Justice explains why man, with prior charges, now accused of armed robery is granted bail

A 25-YEAR-OLD father of two was granted $20,000 bail after being charged with armed robbery and having two prior convictions for stealing and fraud.

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A guide to Bahamian words and phrases published by teen

NICO Miller, 19, spent about three hours a day for two months working on a book he has published: “The Bahamian Dictionary: A Guide to Bahamian Words and Phrases.”

Two men charged with stealing woman’s car at gunpoint

TWO men were remanded after they were accused of stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint in New Providence earlier this month.

Bimini man accused of string of burglaries

A BIMINI man was remanded yesterday after he was accused of a string of home burglaries and attacking a police officer on a Family Island.

Four men charged over large quantity of drugs

FOUR men were granted bail after they were accused of having $15,500 worth of marijuana and a large quantity of marijuana plants last week.

Man charged for having unlicenced firearm

A MAN was granted $6,500 bail after he was accused of having a gun in his car on East Street last Friday.

Jamaican woman accused of human trafficking

A JAMAICAN woman was remanded in custody yesterday after she was once again accused of human trafficking.

Man charged with molesting 12-year-old boy

A 40-year-old man was charged yesterday with molesting a 12-year-old boy four times between the spring and the summer.

Man charged with murder and intent to endanger life

A 23-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday accused of being involved in a double shooting outside a Nassau Street club where one man was killed last week.

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Fernander: Police believe recent murder victims targeted, and two are connected

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police believe recent murder victims were targeted and that two of the incidents were connected.

DEPP approved Andrew Hanna’s company to build wooden dock

DEPARTMENT of Environmental Planning and Protection director Dr Rhianna Neely-Murphy approved Andrew Hanna’s construction of a wooden dock at Athol Island on February 16, according to a Certificate of Environmental Clearance Office of the Prime Minister officials sent to The Tribune over the weekend.

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BPL work on Eastern Road finished but road repairs not yet completed

BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) said disruptive works on the Eastern Road were completed over the weekend.