‘No regret’ over contesting by-election for FNM leader
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said he does not regret contesting the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election and does not believe the result shows the FNM is poorly positioned three years away from the next general election.
German tourist missing after shark attack
A GERMAN tourist is missing after a shark attacked her in waters near West End on Tuesday.
PLP VOTE RISES AS SMITH WINS RACE – Davis: We wanted to win for Obie
THE Progressive Liberal Party’s Kingsley Smith comfortably won the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election yesterday, buoying the Davis administration in a race some saw as a potential barometer of the governing party’s popularity near the mid-point of its term.
Accused ‘confessed to being part of fatal armed robbery’
A POLICE INSPECTOR testified yesterday that a man confessed to being part of the armed robbery of a bus on East Street in 2014 that left a 43-year-old male passenger dead.
Parents of two-year-old found dead granted bail
THE parents of Daniel Nixon, a two-year-old found dead in bushes in Fox Hill last week, were granted $7,000 bail yesterday after spending two nights in prison.
Man charged with damage, grievous harm, threats of death
A MAN was granted bail after he allegedly stalked, threatened and injured his ex-girlfriend last month.
Man accused of stealing solar panels from Bahamas Harvest Church
A MAN was granted $7,000 bail yesterday after he allegedly stole $21,218.22 worth of solar panels from Bahamas Harvest Church over the summer.
PLP candidate Kingsley Smith wins West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election
ROUND UP: PLP candidate Kingsley Smith has won the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election. In the unofficial vote total, Mr Smith finished with 2,150 ahead of the FNM's Bishop Ricardo Grant with 1,276, Coalition of Independents leader Lincoln Bain with 307, DaQuan Swain, Independent, with 28 and Terneille Burrows, Independent, with four. Don't miss Thursday's Tribune with all the news and reaction from the day's events.
Change to court rules ‘would allow Supreme Court to recognise Tribunal judgements more quickly’
CHIEF Justice Ian Winder said changes to court rules would resolve a deficiency in the structure of the Industrial Tribunal by allowing the Supreme Court to recognise Tribunal judgements more quickly.
Industrial Tribunal closed 242 cases last year in a ‘landmark period’
INDUSTRIAL Tribunal president Indira Demeritte-Francis said the body closed 242 cases last year, the majority resolved in less than a year.
Ingraham criticises use of uniformed officers in campaign
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham was critical of how uniformed officers are used on the campaign trail for Progressive Liberal Party members.
Man held after video appears to show him offering money ahead of by-election
A BIMINI resident is in police custody after appearing in a video offering people money ahead of today’s by-election.
TIME TO DECIDE: Voters go to the polls in West Grand Bahama and Bimini
THE by-election in West Grand Bahama and Bimini today will test support for the governing Progressive Liberal Party, which is fighting to maintain a seat it won comfortably in 2021 and has held all but twice since 1972.
Man accused of threats to PM cleared of bail violations
A MAN accused of making death threats against the Prime Minister was acquitted of bail violation charges yesterday because of insufficient evidence.
