Police reward girl who broke-up fight between two school girls
AN eleventh-grade CI Gibson Senior High School student said she broke up a fight that went viral last week because it was the right thing to do despite risks to her well-being.
Man pleads guilty to stealing $1,200 in Junkanoo tickets, gets six months in jail
A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after admitting to stealing $1,200 worth of Junkanoo tickets earlier this week.
‘It’s unreal’ says woman after fire destroys home
CAROLYN Lewis and her family lost their home of 30-plus years in an inferno just two weeks before Christmas, leaving them vulnerable, emotional and uncertain about the future.
‘Fifty percent of cars in accidents are uninsured’
THE top traffic cop said it may be time to change laws so authorities can seize uninsured cars after finding that fifty percent of vehicles in accidents this year were uninsured.
$98m to repair roads in Nassau
A $98m road paving programme will start next month to repair more than 50 miles of roads in New Providence in the first phase.
‘NO ONE TOLD US MY SISTER DIED’: Family ‘not notified’ as Sandilands patient fell ill and died at PMH
A FAMILY claims Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre failed to tell them about their loved one’s deteriorating health and admittance to Princess Margaret Hospital, where the woman died on December 5 without the comfort or awareness of her relatives.
Man charged with attempted murder of another man at dock in Eleuthera
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he allegedly attempted to kill another man at a dock in Eleuthera last weekend.
Two men charged with spree of armed robberies collectively stealing $2,000 cash
TWO men were sent to prison after they were accused of being involved in a spree of armed store robberies last month.
Woman pleads guilty to having large amount of marijuana cookies in her home fined $3,500
A WOMAN was fined $3,500 after admitting to having 51 marijuana-infused cookies in her house this week.
Lewis calls for more funding to develop local sports talent during anti-doping bill debate
CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis said more funds should be allocated to the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture to develop local talent.
Cleare responds to UN Working Group criticisms over Detention Centre
AFTER the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WAGD) criticised the Department of Corrections for not allowing conjugal visits since the COVID-19 pandemic, acting Corrections Commissioner Doan Cleare countered yesterday that video calls are common and have generally replaced in-person visits.
Pintard calls on govt to pay retired officers ‘denied millions in gratuity'
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard renewed calls for the government to pay hundreds of retired police officers who claim they have been wrongfully denied millions in gratuity.
Conservation advocates call on Bahamas govt to join Pacific island nations on oil non-proliferation treaty
CONSERVATION advocates are calling on the government of The Bahamas to join Pacific Island nations, as well as Antigua and Barbuda, among other jurisdictions, international entities and prominent individuals, in endorsing the initiative for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Minnis presents Ingraham with a copy of his book - ‘The Power of Determination’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis presented a copy of his new book, “The Power of Determination”, to Hubert Ingraham yesterday.
Justifiable killing ruled in Adderley shooting case
A CORONER’S Court jury ruled yesterday that police were justified in killing Royal Bahamas Defence Force leading seaman Rodney Adderley, Jr, on Dunmore Avenue on January 10, 2022.
