Driver ‘freaked out’ after she discovers snake under hood
A ROUTINE drive became a frightening ordeal for Jade Bethell after she found a three-foot-long snake lodged in the engine of her Chevy Trax outside her office in the eastern area.
Man found not guilty of rape and burglary
A MAN was found not guilty yesterday of breaking into a woman’s house in Andros in 2022 and raping her.
Man awaiting trial for rape denied bail for robbery
A MAN awaiting trial for rape was denied bail yesterday in relation to an armed robbery on Carmichael Road earlier this year.
Charges dropped against man accused of killing cell mate
A MAN accused of murdering a prison inmate in 2021 had the charges against him dropped yesterday, days after the deceased’s mother tearfully testified about her son’s death.
$7,500 bail granted on firearm charge
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of having a loaded gun in his home on Moncur Alley last weekend.
Mystery why $5m Disney hospital offer rejected
AS THE Princess Margaret Hospital continues to be dogged by a host of issues including leaking roofs, rodent infestations, chronic supply shortages, and repeated delays in opening its new accident and emergency department, the former Minnis administration has been accused of rejecting a $5 million investment offer to tranform the children’s wards from Disney’s Global Team of Heroes children’s hospital initiative.
Widespread power outage hits Abaco after pole snaps in Dundas Town
MANY parts of Abaco lost power yesterday after a single Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) pole snapped and fell across a Dundas Town road.
FNM ratify four more candidates
THE Free National Movement ratified four additional candidates last night, pushing its slate to 29 as the party accelerates preparations for the next general election.
Pintard challenges Davis to name all who missed disclosure deadline
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said he is confident not all Progressive Liberal Party parliamentarians complied with the Public Disclosure Act this year and warned that the Davis administration has until Parliament resumes in the new year to account for the lapses or face public exposure.
BTC workers protest ‘inhumane treatment’
TWO unions representing employees of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) took their grievances public yesterday, staging a joint protest and calling for government intervention over what they say are unsafe working conditions, persistent breaches of industrial agreements and the dismissal of five employees without due process.
US Ambassador Walker makes first outreach visit to Fox Hill
US Ambassador Herschel Walker made his first official outreach appearance yesterday, addressing students from LW Young Junior High School at a Christmas party hosted by the Boys and Girls Empowerment Club at the Fox Hill Community Centre.
Police continue searching for man who slipped his restraints while at hospital
POLICE were still searching last night for a man who slipped his restraints and escaped custody while under treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital, the latest in a string of breakouts that has kept law enforcement chasing fugitives.
NJC ‘deeply disappointed’ over court order to refer to group as Valley Boys
TENSIONS between the National Junkanoo Committee (NJC) and the World Famous Valley Boys escalated over the weekend after a Supreme Court judge ordered the NJC to refer to the group as the Valley Boys, with the NJC calling the group’s legal action “deeply disappointing.”
26-year-old accused of murder after body found in Gambier
A MAN was remanded to prison on Friday after prosecutors accused him of murdering Kevin Poitier, whose body was found with multiple lacerations in Gambier Village earlier this month.
Country may hit lowest non-covid murder count in over a decade
THE Bahamas is on track for one of its lowest murder counts in over a decade.
