Jurors sworn in after lengthy selection process in Gibson trial
A NEW jury was empanelled yesterday in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial after a lengthy selection process that dismissed several candidates because of their ties to the accused or witnesses.
Students ask for airlift from Jamaica after earthquake - but are urged to stay
SOME Bahamian students in Jamaica asked to be airlifted to The Bahamas after an earthquake shook that country earlier this week.
Homeless fears over shanty town demolitions
IMMIGRANTS rights advocate Louby Georges said displacement and homelessness might rise when the government evicts shanty town residents next week. He said there are unanswered questions about how the demolitions will affect people.
MITCHELL: CHAIRMAN NEEDS PM’S SUPPORT – Fox Hill MP asks ‘why switch’ as he prepares ‘penultimate campaign’
FRED Mitchell suggested that if Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis does not support the victor of the Progressive Liberal Party’s upcoming chairmanship race, that person would struggle to function and carry out their duties as a vital party agent.
Man fined $2,000 for body armour he claims he found in the garbage
A MAN was fined $2,000 yesterday after admitting to having police body armour that he claimed he found in the garbage last week.
Woman granted $4k bail after allegedly stabbing boyfriend
A WOMAN was granted $4,000 bail yesterday after she was accused of stabbing her boyfriend during a fight last weekend on Carmichael Road.
Man charged with being found with loaded gun, granted bail
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun last weekend.
Man in jail for large amount of drugs sentence loses appeal
THE Court of Appeal upheld a man’s two-and-a-half-year prison sentence after he was convicted while being a passenger in a car that had $340,000 worth of marijuana in North Bimini in 2017.
Buckeye resolves odour issue that affected residents living nearby in Grand Bahama
BUCKEYE Bahamas Hub said it had resolved an odour issue that affected nearby Grand Bahama residents last week.
Dismissed worker wins just under $2,000 of the more than $50,000 he sued Ministry of Tourism for
CHIEF Justice Ian Winder ruled that the government pay $1,963.19 to a former Ministry of Tourism contract worker, far less than the more than $50,000 the man sought.
Labour on the Campus fair held to help students plan for the future
DOZENS of senior high school students attended a career fair at the Andre Rogers National Baseball Stadium yesterday, an initiative to assist students entering the job market.
Friend says victim was changing to a godly life
THE best friend of a man killed on Monday night said the victim was transitioning to a godly lifestyle before he was killed.
Davis administration accused of cronyism on Miller deal
A BAHAMIAN investor who submitted a proposal for the Road Traffic Department accused the Davis administration of “cronyism” for choosing to house the department’s headquarters in Leslie Miller’s Summerwinds Plaza instead.
SHANTY DEMOLITION COUNTDOWN BEGINS: Social Services to help displaced Bahamians – not other nationalities
THE Ministry of Social Services will provide housing assistance to Bahamians facing eviction from the Kool Acres and All Saints Way shanty towns, where 162 illegal structures are set to be demolished starting Monday.
Traffic police get new uniform shirts
ROYAL Bahamas Police Force traffic officers will wear new “dry fit” uniforms to protect them from the sun.
