FLIGHTS ARE HALTED AMID HAITI CHAOS: State of emergency declared in nation after prison breakout
ALTHOUGH Bahamasair has suspended flights to Haiti, Immigration Acting Director William Pratt said repatriation flights to Haiti will continue even though that country declared a state of emergency after thousands of inmates escaped prison.
Jury selected for inquest into 2018 police-involved killing of two men on Cowpen Road
A FIVE-PERSON jury was empanelled yesterday as the inquest into the 2018 police-involved killings of Roy Stubbs and Ernst Forest on Cowpen Road began.
Exuma man accused of molesting ten-year-old girl on two occasions
A 20-year-old man was sent to prison yesterday after being accused of twice molesting a ten-year-old girl in Exuma last week.
25-year-old Man charged with rape
A 25-year-old man was jailed yesterday after he was accused of raping a 27-year-old woman last week.
Armed robbery accused admits to escaping custody at Southern police station last week
A MAN accused of robbing a web shop admitted yesterday to escaping the Southern Police Station last week.
Man with prior charge of arson of a church now charged with setting fire to a car
A MAN previously charged with the arson of a church was remanded in custody yesterday for allegedly setting a car on fire.
Ministry of Works investigates new shanty buildings on Gladstone Road
THE Ministry of Works is investigating a developing shanty town in Gladstone Road, according to building control officer Craig Delancy.
PM says there is ‘some misinterpretation of allocation of funds’ for $100k travel expenses
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said criticism of how his administration used $100,000 in travel expenses before last year’s by-election was the result of “some misinterpretation of allocation of funds”.
FEARS OF BPL PRIVATISATION: Unions and FNM raise concerns at possible PPP deals
CONFLICT looms over the future of Bahamas Power and Light as Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis vows reforms and the head of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) pledges resistance.
Davis: Cabinet still considering amendments to Nationality Act
AS many mark March as Women’s Month, it remains unclear when the Davis administration will amend the law to equalise citizenship access for men and women, although Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that Cabinet is reviewing amendments from the Office of the Attorney General.
After unprecedented murder numbers in January, rate slows in February
AFTER an unprecedented start to the year, the murder rate dropped significantly last month, though the country still recorded 29 per cent more killings than it did in February 2023.
A $200k helping hand from Atlantis
ATLANTIS and its partners donated over $200,000 to five non-profit organisations yesterday as the resort continued to celebrate last year’s 25th anniversary of its opening.
CARICOM MEETING: PM focusses on food security, climate finance, stability in Haiti
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis focussed on food security, climate finance, and stability in Haiti at the Regular Conference of the Heads of Government of CARICOM this week in Guyana.
Minister: Plans underway for removal of derelict boats from Potter's Cay Dock
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Jomo Campbell says plans are underway for the removal of derelict boats from Potter’s Cay Dock, stressing that the boats are a safety hazard.
BCC president urges parents: Steer children from crime
BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander is urging parents to intervene when they see their children going down a criminal path.
