Bahamian importer said he was unaware of guns American man shipped through his service
A POLICE officer testified yesterday in the trial of a businessman who allegedly imported ten firearms and more than 100 rounds of ammunition through a courier company in June.
Two charged over fraudulent extensions for foreign nationals
AN immigration officer and a civilian were charged and granted bail yesterday after allegedly forging fraudulent approval and extension forms for foreign nationals.
Bahamas National Statistical Institute to produce quarterly reports on unemployment rates
BAHAMAS National Statistical Institute acting managing director Nerissa Gibson said the institute will start releasing data on unemployment rates quarterly, twice more than it has traditionally done.
Abaco waste management sites would cost over $10m to restore
MYLES Laroda, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, said it would cost more than $10m to restore two waste management sites in Abaco that have become health hazards.
Appeal for financial aid as cost of living rise impacts the Ranfurly Home for children
INFLATION is making it harder for the Ranfurly Homes for Children to function.
British Colonial Hotel expected to open on December 12
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said the British Colonial Hotel will open on December 12 with 288 renovated rooms, 300 Bahamian employees and 18,000 sq ft of meeting space.
Eight Mile Rock administration building to be named in honour of Obie Wilchcombe
AN administrator’s complex set to open in Eight-Mile Rock will be named after the late West Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe, according to Grand Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey.
Clarence Russell appointed interim chief passport officer
RETIRED superintendent Clarence Russell has been appointed the interim chief passport officer until the government finds a replacement for Kingsley Smith, who resigned to run for political office.
‘Nowhere to go’ for shanty residents as eviction looms
RESTLESS residents of the Kool Acres and All Saints Way shanty towns have packed their bags and secured their belongings, ready to leave before the bulldozers arrive.
Govt set on East Hill St for new Parliament
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said Cabinet has approved the creation of a new House of Assembly building, which will be located at the site of the old post office headquarters on East Hill Street.
Police-involved killing of Garth Harrison ruled a justifiable homicide
THE family of Garth Harrison III was stunned after a Coroner’s Court jury ruled yesterday that the 24-year-old’s police-involved killing in 2019 was a justifiable homicide.
Minnis calls govt plan to send troops to Haiti ‘unacceptable’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis opposes government’s plan to send troops to Haiti, telling parliamentarians yesterday that no officer should risk their lives “on a deployment to a conflict zone with no plan or structure.”
Man accused of sex with 17-year-old boy
A 44-year-old man was imprisoned accused of having sex with a 17-year-old boy earlier this month.
Man charged with killing Valentino McKenzie last week
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday accused of killing a 21-year-old man who was on bail for firearm charges.
Man whose passenger died in Abaco car crash charged
A MAN was charged yesterday with causing the death of a passenger in a car crash in Abaco this summer.
