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MP demands BPL answers over prolonged outages

GOLDEN Gates MP Pia Glover-Rolle’s public demand for answers from Bahamas Power and Light prompted opposition politicians and some observers to portray the Cabinet minister’s intervention as a swipe at Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis.

72,000 BPL customers to get rebates after settlement

MORE than 72,000 Bahamas Power and Light customers will receive rebates after BPL abandoned years-long appeals and agreed to return $610,240.94 in regulatory fines imposed over its handling of the crippling power outages that battered New Providence in 2018 and 2019, according to the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority.

Cops now face murder charges in Azario case

PROSECUTORS have upgraded the charges against three police officers accused of killing Azario Major from manslaughter to murder after investigators concluded that he was shot repeatedly after he had already died.

Family mourns 22-year-old killed in Lucaya crash

A young Grand Bahama mechanic was killed in a two-car collision in the Lucaya area late Tuesday evening, pushing the island’s traffic fatality count to eight for the year.

Judge rules withdrawal of work permits was unlawful

THE Supreme Court has ruled that the Department of Immigration acted unlawfully when it withdrew work permits from two Jamaican nationals without giving them a fair hearing or explaining why.

Church mourns musician killed in fatal Andros plane crash

GIOVANNI McKenzie, one of ten people killed in the fatal Independence Day plane crash, was looking forward to returning home to worship with his church family and serve on the praise team before his untimely death.

Teen put on good behaviour after Sunlight Village assault

A MAN who admitted trespassing on a property in Sunlight Village and assaulting a woman over the weekend was ordered yesterday to be of good behaviour for six months.

Attorney denies stealing $168k from former client

AN attorney was granted $45,000 bail yesterday after he was accused of stealing $168,270.16 from a client in 2024.

Two men in custody after woman reports sexual assaults

TWO men are in police custody after a 19-year-old woman reported she was sexually assaulted by two men she knew in separate incidents on Sunday evening.

Accused gets bail after pleading not guilty to firearm charge

A MAN accused of possessing a loaded firearm in New Providence was granted bail yesterday.

Union says nurses are burnt out and ‘victimised’

BAHAMAS Nurses Union (BNU) president Muriel Lightbourn said nurses are tired, burnt out and feel like they’re being “victimised” as concerns persist about the state of public healthcare in the country.

Nine in 10 NHI heart cases linked to hypertension

NINE out of every 10 cardiovascular disease cases treated under the National Health Insurance (NHI) programme were linked to hypertension, according to the National Health Insurance Authority's 2025 Performance Report, highlighting the growing burden of chronic disease in The Bahamas.

BAMSI denies allegations of political victimisation

FORMER Free National Movement candidate Janice Oliver has alleged that employees at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute were dismissed or demoted because of their perceived political affiliations, warning that political victimisation is eroding confidence in public institutions and dividing the North Andros community.

Memorial held for crash victims

IN a final roll call for the ten victims who died in the North Andros plane crash on Independence Day, screams and tears filled The Pond as grieving relatives and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil in their honour.

Teacher dies weeks after she was stabbed in throat

A 56-year-old primary school teacher died in hospital on Monday, more than a month after she was reportedly stabbed in the throat by her attackers.

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