‘Give us answers on Freeport plan’
THE Davis administration does not recognise the Freeport Licensees Association, a group seeking to meet Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis that criticised his Monday speech to the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce for lacking “critical details”.
Sweeting says shanty town task force to re-focus on New Providence
WORKS and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said the Unregulated Communities Action Task Force (UCATF) will refocus on New Providence shanty towns “throughout the summer” after becoming aware of “quite a number” of them.
Firefighters battle blaze on Joe Farrington Road
A FIRE that erupted on a scrap metal yard on Joe Farrington Road yesterday morning set derelict vehicles ablaze and sent smoke billowing into the air for much of the day.
Two senior police officers accused of trying to steal $90k from a business
TWO senior police officers are accused of trying to steal $90,000 from a business in March.
Sick child and mother airlifted from cruise ship by US Air Force
A sick child and his mother were airlifted by helicopter from a Carnival Cruise Line ship returning from a voyage to The Bahamas and Caribbean last Saturday.
Pintard bashes Davis for being ‘unprepared’ to answer questions
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard bashed Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis for being “unprepared” to answer several questions related to a $500m Inter-American Development bank loan, the status of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), the government’s efforts to enhance transparency, and other more matters.
Bahamas last CARICOM member to recognise Palestine as a state
CABINET formally recognised Palestine as a state yesterday, making The Bahamas the last CARICOM country to do so.
‘Save dolphins after eight die’
‘Living nightmare’ as five more suffer at Blackbeard’s Cay
The Bahamas was yesterday warned it faces a “PR nightmare” and severe tourism backlash unless it saves the five surviving dolphins at an abandoned project off New Providence’s north coast.
Murder in Fox Hill hours after Mitchell warning
A MAN was murdered in Fox Hill yesterday morning, hours after area MP Fred Mitchell warned constituents to expect tit-for-tat killings following the murder of an alleged prominent gang member.
Cousin says she never conspired with Gibson
THE cousin of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson said yesterday that she never conspired with the former WSC executive chairman to defraud the corporation, adding that the courtroom was the first time she learned that WSC contracts had been awarded to a company of which she was a shareholder.
Woman held after fetus found in garbage bin
A 24-year-old woman was taken into custody at the hospital after a fetus “between 15 and 20 weeks old” was discovered in the garbage disposal of a bathroom at Rubis Gas Station on Gladstone Road yesterday.
Man accused of marijuana possession granted $4k Bail
A MAN was granted $4,000 bail after he was accused of having 1.7lb of marijuana in his house last week.
Bail violations get murder accused six months jail time
A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after admitting to failing to sign in at a police station 32 times while on bail for murder.
Man charged with armed robbery of $15k jewellery
A MAN was sent to prison yesterday after he was accused of robbing someone at gunpoint of over $15,000 in jewellery.
Two men charged with molesting young girls
A 32-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of molesting a seven-year-old girl last month.
