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Man charged with attempted murder

A MAN is behind bars after allegedly shooting a man who was repairing his generator.

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Father and son charged with assault with a deadly weapon

A FATHER and son allegedly assaulted two people with a gun last week.

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American man charged with causing harm to a woman

AN American man was granted $1,000 bail after allegedly injuring a woman during a physical altercation earlier this week.

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Officers to be certified in mental health management after recent suicide attempts

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he is alarmed by the number of attempted suicides in the past week and wants more officers to become certified in mental health management.

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Seized: Police put guns on display

AN employee of the Office of The Prime Minister and two others, including a 13-year-old boy, will be charged today with illegal possession of firearms.

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Commissioner says police officer that struck boy was reprimanded, fined and removed from frontline duty

A POLICE officer shown in a viral video striking a boy was reportedly reprimanded and ordered to pay a fine.

‘I just thank God’ for new home after fire

ELLEN Sherman and her family were crushed last year when a fire destroyed their home.

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Flamingo Air says employee reprimanded after plane door opens mid-flight

FLAMINGO Air said an employee had been reprimanded after the passenger door of its plane flew open mid-air during a flight.

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Landlord who suspiciously died after police chase had ‘high concentration of marijuana’ in his system, said COP

TOXICOLOGY test results show that a man who died suspiciously with his 22-month-old son last month had “a high concentration of marijuana” in his system, Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander said yesterday.

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UPDATED: Minister says Central Eleuthera High School student who died was never tested for Dengue fever

TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said the Central Eleuthera High School student who died on Sunday was never tested for Dengue fever and was not prescribed Motrin, contradicting the mother’s claims.

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Tears, reflections and tributes for Dario

THE students, faculty and staff of Queen’s College confronted the death of a beloved student leader with tears, reflections and tributes yesterday.

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Sam Bankman-Fried offer to pay national debt ‘never entertained’, says OPM

THE Office of the Prime Minister said Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis never entertained proposals from Sam Bankman-Fried to pay off the country’s national debt.

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‘TROOPS READY FOR FAILED STATE HAITI’: UN approves mission - as Commodore vows ‘minimum casualties’

MONTHS after The Bahamas committed 150 officers to help stop the violence in Haiti and restore stability there, the United Nations Security Council approved a year-long multinational security mission to that country yesterday.

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Man accused of attempting to kill two police officers in 2020 and gun possession

A MAN is accused of trying to kill two police officers on Quakoo Street in 2020.

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Man gets 18 months in prison after admitting to gun possession, asks judge for leniency

A MAN was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun he claims he got from a murder victim shortly after the man was shot in 2021.