More needed to stop ‘epidemic of sexual abuse against children’
THE Bahamas is experiencing an “epidemic of sexual abuse against children in our country,” Rise Bahamas claimed yesterday. Government, they said, was not doing enough to address the problem.
FNM votes for violence bill - but says it is not enough
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said although his party supported the passage of the Protection Against Violence Bill last week, it believes the legislation is inadequate.
Atlantis’ tone softens on RCI beach project questions
ROYAL Caribbean International is nearing completion of its efforts to satisfy the requirements to have its Paradise Island Beach Club project fully approved.
Mitchell defends Bahamas’ efforts on smuggling
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell defended the country’s efforts to counter human smuggling after an American newspaper highlighted the problem.
Minnis concerned as 19 passports are missing
THE temporary misplacement of 19 passports at the Passport Office has sparked a police investigation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
WITNESS: DEANGELO RAISED HANDS IN AIR – Crowd shouted that man shot by police did not have a gun
TWO men testified about the chaos that consumed Masons Addition after police killed Deangelo Evans in 2018 and the crowd’s scepticism about officers’ claim that the 20-year-old had a gun.
Sentence appeal upheld for woman in murder conspiracy
THE Privy Council has asked the Court of Appeal to re-sentence a woman found guilty of conspiracy with others to murder O’Neil Marshall.
Police in New Providence investigating two hit-and-runs that left one woman dead
POLICE in New Providence are investigating two hit-and-run incidents - with a woman dying of her injuries in one incident.
One month prison for mother on child neglect charge after abandoning daughter last month
A MOTHER was sentenced to one month in prison after neglecting her four-year-old daughter last month.
Bail set at $50k for man on $1.2m cocaine possession with intent to supply charge
A MAN was granted $50,000 bail after police allegedly found him with $1.22m worth of cocaine that it was said he was trying to smuggle out of the country last month.
Andros man determined to find missing brother
THE brother of a 47-year-old missing man is determined to find his mentally ill relative, who was last seen a month ago.
BPL CEO rates company 8 out of 10
BAHAMAS Power & Light CEO Shevonn Cambridge rates BPL’s performance an eight out of ten.
Police investigate an armed mugging in Grand Bahama and drugs in Abaco
GRAND Bahama Police are investigating an armed robbery incident in the Taino Beach area on Friday.
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- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
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- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
