Coleby-Davis says Road Traffic Department's relocation is ‘imminent’
TRANSPORT and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said the relocation of the Road Traffic Department is imminent because the staff has reached a boiling point over the poor working conditions at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
Baha Mar Foundation and govt join to launch the Calvin J Morley Safe School Zone initiative
THE aunt of Calvin Morley, Jr, a 13-year-old killed while trying to cross the street on his way home from school in 2012, said his memory will live on through a safe school zone initiative launched yesterday in his honour.
Haitian Pastor helped 20 since demolition of shanty towns
LEAGUE of Haitian Pastors president Dr Jean Paul Charles said he helped 20 residents affected by recent demolitions in New Providence who needed money and food.
Boy killed in Pinewood shooting was ‘no bad boy’
A GAS tank exploded when gunmen shot up a house in Pinewood on Sunday, preventing the murder victim and his injured friend from evading the shooters, according to a neighbour who hid himself during the ordeal.
Pintard says ‘enough is enough’ as murders rise
FREE National Movement leaders held press conferences in New Providence and Grand Bahama yesterday to slam the Davis administration’s reaction to the soaring murder rate, which FNM leader Michael Pintard said is an epidemic.
MOMS WEEP AS BLAIR SHOOTING CASE BEGINS: Inquest to probe police killing of three men in 2019
THE mothers of three men police killed in Blair Estates in 2019 burst into tears when close-ups of their sons’ bloody corpses were shown in court yesterday after the long-awaited inquest into the matter began.
Man charged with last week’s murder at Parkgate Road
A 33-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he allegedly murdered a man who was on bail for murder on Parkgate Road.
Man remanded on charge of attempted rape of a woman
A 52-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman last week.
Man charged with vehicular manslaughter of two people
A MAN was granted $10,000 bail yesterday after he was accused of causing the death of two people on a motorcycle in a traffic accident on East Street last October.
‘Crime crackdown shouldn’t violate human rights’
HUMAN Rights Bahamas (HRB) said the country’s rising murder rate is no excuse for law enforcement to arbitrarily detain people, warning that the Davis administration’s plan to crack down on crime shouldn’t violate human rights.
Woman’s pandemic job loss becomes a ‘Litable’ success
RISHAUN Bowe was laid off from her server job due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the job loss turned out to be a silver lining when it pushed her to start her own frozen drink business called “Litables”.
Woman who fell at Corporate Centre wins case – awarded over $100k in damages and fees
THE Supreme Court awarded a 72-year-old woman $62,500 in damages and $55,000 in costs after she sued the Goodman’s Bay Corporate Centre following a slip and fall accident she had in 2001.
Man dies after being thrown from his motorbike on JFK
A MAN in his early to mid-20s died after he lost control of his motorbike yesterday.
Tributes paid to Dr Elwood Donaldson, who died age 86
TRIBUTES were paid over the weekend to Dr Elwood Donaldson, the former parliamentarian and nation builder who died at 86.
Stuart Cove says shark attack at Atlantis first since operation began
STUART Cove said a shark attack at Atlantis last week involving a ten-year-old boy is the first guest-related incident since the operation began in 2006.
