Volunteers battle to protect Abaco homes from forest fires
FIREFIGHTERS battled a bush fire in Abaco yesterday that sent thick black smoke billowing into the air.
Environmental Groups hold a community action day event in GB
A GROUP of environmental organisations held a community action day recently in Grand Bahama.
Wilson dismisses US report claiming that country failing to follow procurement laws
FINANCIAL Secretary Simon Wilson rebuffed a claim in the United States’ latest human rights report that The Bahamas is failing to effectively implement laws related to contracts and procurement.
Munroe suggested evidentiary hearings could expedite the legal process
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said an amendment to the Supreme Court Act can potentially facilitate evidentiary hearings to determine the admissibility of evidence before a trial.
Govt launches project to digitise the public service
THE Ministry of Labour and Public Service, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, launched Cloud Bahamas, a project to digitise the public service and stop relying on paper files.
16-year-old accused of assaulting man with knife
A 16-year-old boy was granted bail yesterday after being accused of assaulting a man with a knife in New Providence last month.
Man in wheelchair charged with gun and ammo possession
A MAN in a wheelchair was granted $7,500 bail after he was accused of having a loaded gun in New Providence this week.
Teen ordered to be on good behaviour for having drugs
AN 18-year-old youth was ordered to be on good behaviour for six months after he admitted to having drugs last month.
'Operation United Force' nets weapons, drugs and a dozen arrests
A joint operation with local and international authorities targeting high-crime areas and prolific offenders in Abaco led to a dozen arrests and the seizure of two firearms today.
Diver allegedly drowns at Half Moon Cay
A man allegedly drowned while diving at Half Moon Cay, Exuma yesterday.
Abaco police investigate alleged suicide
Police are investigating an alleged suicide after a woman was found unresponsive with a laceration to her wrist in a home on Guana Cay, Abaco.
Trial by Judge Alone Bill passes in the House of Assembly
ELECTED officials passed a bill yesterday that would let people waive their constitutional right to a jury trial in favour of a trial by a judge alone.
We will investigate dumped fetus, says Laroda
THE Ministry of Social Services will investigate the case of a baby found in a garbage disposal in a bathroom at Rubis Gas Station on Gladstone Road.
MP rape trial expected to resume again in October
THE rape trial of North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish will begin again on October 21.
Passport Act protocols for children of Bahamian men gazetted
THE long-awaited protocols for many affected by last year’s landmark Privy Council citizenship ruling –– which established that children born to Bahamian men are entitled to citizenship regardless of their mother’s nationality –– were tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday in a bill to amend the Passport Act.
