PM announces changes to Cabinet
Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis has announced the following changes to the Cabinet, effective January 2, 2024:
One Family optimistic despite hiccups and delays on Boxing Day
A YEAR after sweeping the Junkanoo parades, One Family finished a disappointing fifth in the 2023 Boxing Day parade but remains in “high spirits”, according to its leader.
Music Makers get backlash over Hurricane Dorian theme
JUNKANOO group Music Makers drew backlash for referring to Hurricane Dorian during the Boxing Day parade –– but its leader said its performance was meant to be an “expression of love”.
Authorities must ‘go back to table’ after murder count tops 100 again
AFTER missing his goal of keeping murders below 100 this year, police Commissioner Clayton Fernander said authorities must “go back to the table and see where we could strategise and do some things differently”.
Fernander defends high number of ACPs
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander defended the high number of assistant commissioners in the Royal Bahamas Police Force after recent promotional exercises brought the number to 14.
SUPERSTARS SHINE: Saxons inch past Valley, Colours take top spot in B
THE Shell Saxons Superstars unofficially won the Boxing Day Parade, dominating the major categories with its Ancient Rulers theme.
Man visiting Bimini on a cruise ship drowns
A 55-year-old man from Pensacola, Florida, drowned in Bimini yesterday.
Man charged with molesting 7-year-old girl remanded
A 20-year-old man was locked behind bars yesterday after he was accused of molesting his seven-year-old niece earlier this month.
Man charged with having illegal firearm granted bail
A MAN was granted bail after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun outside a bar on Nassau Street following a brief police pursuit last week.
Man held in prison after breaching his bail ten times
A MAN was sent to prison yesterday after he allegedly breached his curfew and failed to charge his monitoring device ten times this year while on bail for stealing charges.
RBPF announce promotion exercise for 721 officers
POLICE last week announced the promotion of 721 officers.
Man shot dead off Bernard Road
Police are searching for the occupants of a grey Nissan Note who reportedly shot and killed a man on Wednesday.
Serial sex offender Sidney Cooper charged with indecent exposure
SERIAL sex offender Sidney Cooper was charged with indecent exposure and released on bail Wednesday after allegedly flashing his privates and making unwanted sexual advances to a woman on Christmas Eve.
Man drowns after car accident in Abaco and a woman in GB attempts suicide
A MAN drowned after a car accident in Abaco on Monday.
Former FNM MP Floyd Watkins II dead at 73
FORMER parliamentarian Floyd Watkins II died at 73 on December 23.
