Local News

East Nassau water outage due to damaged transmission main on Prince Charles Drive

SOME eastern New Providence residents had their water supply interrupted as the Water and Sewerage Corporation repaired a damaged transmission main on Prince Charles Drive yesterday.

Police still looking into an apparent motorbike accident that left teen dead

POLICE have yet to classify the death of Jamesly Richmond, a 19-year-old whose motorbike reportedly went missing after he was apparently run over in a traffic accident.

New US Chargé d’Affaires introduced at US Embassy opening ceremony

THE US Embassy in Nassau celebrated the 248th Independence Day anniversary of the United States on Friday with a symbolic ribbon-cutting ceremony that also marked the opening of its new embassy compound on Shirley Street.

‘We need answers on missing Taylor’

MORE than a week after American Taylor Casey went missing, her relatives said they need more answers surrounding her disappearance and don’t feel “as confident” in police’s investigations.

Johnson drops legal action against the FNM

FORMER Free National Movement vice-chairman Richard Johnson has discontinued his legal action against the FNM, which he said was expensive for him to pursue.

Bahamian swim coach takes part in carrying the Olympic torch in France

BEFORE the Olympics begin later this month, 11,000 people will have carried the Olympic Torch in a relay. One of them is a Bahamian.

Woman and man killed in separate incidents

THE country’s murder count rose by two after a woman who was shot by her boyfriend last week died in hospital on Saturday, and a man was found stabbed to death hours later.

Bahamian students hope to avoid Hurricane Beryl

AS Hurricane Beryl barrels towards the Caribbean, some Bahamian students in Jamaica are anxious and making plans to return home.

Health officials record uptick in COVID-19, flu-like illnesses

THE MINISTRY of Health and Wellness revealed it has has observed recently an uptick in the number of persons testing positive for influenza-like illnesses (ILI).

Ministry of Health hosts HIV testing drive

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness in partnership with The Bahamas AIDS Foundation held a Regional HIV Testing initiative on Friday, urging others to take the next step and know their status.

Man shot and killed in Fox Dale subdivision

A MAN wearing a bail monitor was shot dead as he arrived at his home in the Fox Hill area last night.

FBI assisting local police in search for missing American woman

THE US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has helped local police with its investigation into the disappearance of American Taylor Casey, 41.

‘Lack of transparency on Independence costs’

AS a new round of Independence Day celebrations nears, the cost of last year’s festivities is still unknown.

Govt reviewing conduct of revenue task force

OFFICIALS are reviewing how the Revenue Enhancement Task Force conducts itself when checking whether businesses are complying with the law after a video of law enforcement officers entering CBS Bahamas with guns on Monday went viral.

‘Courts must be safe’ urges Bahamas bar

THE Bahamas Bar Association called for greater security at the courts after Wednesday’s brazen shooting outside the Magistrate’s Court, saying court users were “seriously let down by the lack of security and persistent failure to take reasonable and necessary steps” to protect judicial officers and the wider public.

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