OPM: Confiscated plane will be repurposed for govt use
THE Office of the Prime Minister clarified that police confiscated a plane that will be repurposed for official government use and refurbished for $2.5m.
Family shock over Father’s Day death
GEOVANI Rolle worked an early morning shift at Jet Nassau on Sunday because he wanted to spend that evening celebrating Father’s Day with his two children, a 12-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl.
Man who went to work despite positive COVID test loses dispute
THE Industrial Tribunal dismissed the trade dispute of a man fired after showing up to work at Atlantis despite having a positive COVID-19 test result.
Officer testified that Gibson ‘reached for a gun then pointed it in their direction’
THE officer who investigated the 2022 fatal police shooting of Rashando Gibson, 31, testified yesterday that officers believed the deceased matched the description of an armed robbery suspect.
Pakistan’s High Commissioner says recognition of Palestine’s statehood a ‘step in the right direction’
PAKISTAN’S ambassador to the US - who is also non-resident High Commissioner to The Bahamas - said Bahamian recognition of Palestine statehood is a “step in the right direction”.
Close call brings about a life change
A NEAR-DEATH experience gave Troy Roker the push he needed to leave behind a lifestyle of gangsterism for one of entrepreneurship.
Teen that drowned was avid fan of Junkanoo
ALTON Marshall, Jr, the 13-year-old boy who drowned in a pool on Monday night, was an avid Junkanoo fan who rushed with the Saxons during the recent Labour Day parade.
Ingraham 'recovering well' after brain surgery to remove blood clot
Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is recovering well and in excellent spirits after undergoing a two-hour brain surgery to remove a blood clot this afternoon.
Davis defends BPL and new hospital plans
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis defended his administration’s energy reform initiatives and plans to build a new hospital in New Providence when he wrapped up the budget debate in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Three Bahamians recognised in King’s birthday honours
THREE Bahamians, including the secretary to the Cabinet, have been recognised in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours.
Body with gunshot wounds discovered
A BODY of a man was found near RM Bailey Park on Monday in an apparent murder.
‘Police shot and killed my dog’
POLICE shot and killed a family’s beloved dog after visiting the wrong residence, then reportedly failed to apologise for the mishap, which has left the owners reeling and demanding accountability.
FACE TO FACE: Hope for a brighter future of trade and investment with Africa
WHEN Marcus Mosiah Garvey visited The Bahamas from November 19-20, 1920, he made a prophecy about The Bahamas that, to me, is finally being revealed.
Senator Lightbourne named director for the Caribbean for IDB
SENATOR Quinton Lightbourne has been appointed alternate executive director for the Caribbean at The InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB), according to the Office of the Prime Minister.
Weather officials monitoring tropical system near The Bahamas
WEATHER officials are monitoring a system developing near The Bahamas, which has a 30 per cent chance of becoming a tropical depression.
