US Congresswoman Frederica Wilson pays courtesy call on PM to celebrate Women's Suffrage Movement's 60th anniversary
UNITED States Congresswoman Frederica Wilson joined Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis at the Office of The Prime Minister for a courtesy call on Friday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Women's Suffrage Movement.
Woman, 87, dies at Grand Isle Resort and Residences, Exuma
AN 87-year-old woman died at Grand Isle Resort and Residences in Exuma.
Man fined for having drugs
A MAN was fined $300 in the Magistrate’s Court after admitting to having drugs for his own personal use.
Three charged in separate sexual assault cases
THREE men were charged in Magistrate’s Court on Friday in three separate cases of sexual assault.
Concern over lack of Family Island teachers
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said her ministry is seriously concerned about the increasing number of teachers who are opting not to be transferred to the Family Islands amid a shortage of specialty educators on those islands.
Village Road work still set for December finish
THE Village Road Improvement Project is still on target to be completed by the end of the year, press secretary Clint Watson said yesterday, adding that the final road works should be finished by mid-December.
Pedestrian dies after collision with vehicle
A MALE pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in Grand Bahama on Wednesday, said police.
Munroe: Defence Force officers who quit without permission risk jail
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe revealed that Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers must receive permission to resign as he said officers “will probably be imprisoned for that offence” if they fail to do so.
Teaming up to give Thankgsiving help
FOR the third year in a row, Family Guardian yesterday partnered with Great Commission Ministries for a Thanksgiving Day initiative.
PLP will pay govt back ‘in next weeks’
PRESS secretary Clint Watson says he suspects that the Public Treasury will be reimbursed for Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ controversial trip to Bermuda by the Progressive Liberal Party in the next week or two.
Bahamian is shot dead by Turks and Caicos police
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said there was a police-involved shooting in Turks and Caicos which has left one Bahamian man dead, noting the incident involved members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force who were assisting the island.
GOVT PAY RISES ‘IN TIME FOR HOLIDAYS’: Minister says aim is for salary increases as union hints at action
STATE Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said yesterday that the government is aiming to roll out proposed salary increases for public servants before the holidays.
Man ‘should serve 12 years’ for repeated sex offences
A 73-year-old Grand Bahama man convicted of having unlawful sexual intercourse with an eight-year-old girl was labeled a repeated child sex offender who should serve a prison term of 12 years, a Crown prosecutor submitted to the Supreme Court.
Man used sword on gas attendant
A MAN was ordered to complete 75 hours of community service after admitting attacking a gas station attendant with a sword last week.
Suspect accused of armed robbery
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday in connection with the armed mugging of a man earlier this month.
