Side-by-side with police on crime beat
POLICE of the southwestern division in New Providence took members of the media on a ride-along to visit various sectors of the community on Friday.
UPDATED: Man released from prison shot dead
A MAN who was recently released from prison was shot dead at the intersection of Eden Street and Foster Road on Saturday.
CRIMINAL PROBE OF FTX LAUNCHED...while FNM wants to know if government was left exposed
POLICE are working with the Securities Commission to investigate if any “criminal misconduct occurred” in view of the collapse of FTX, the Royal Bahamas Police Force announced yesterday.
$1.3m of drugs seized
POLICE confiscated over 150 pounds of drugs with an estimated street value of $1.3m in two separate incidents.
14 colleges at scholarship event
A PUBLIC school scholars college night is to be held tonight to connect public senior high school parents and students with the Ministry of Education’s Public School Scholarship Programme partners.
Bahamas in COP27 panel on tourism climate change
THE Bahamas last week participated in talks on how tourism-based economies can mitigate and adapt to cliate change at the United Nations (UN) COP27 conference,
FNM delegation inspects Abaco after hurricane
A DELEGATION from the Free National Movement travelled to Abaco on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicole.
PM unveils Bahamas Blue Carbon Credit Management Initiative at COP-27
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis along with environmental enthusiasts unveiled the Bahamas Blue Carbon Credit Management Initiative at the CARICOM Pavilion at COP-27 on Friday.
Exuma residents alarmed after murder
THE sister of a 22-year-old man who was killed in Exuma on Thursday night said her brother, Malik Fernander, relocated to the island to work and provide a better life for his unborn child.
Crypto exchange giant FTX collapses, files for bankruptcy
NEW YORK (AP) — It took less than a week for FTX to go from the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world to bankruptcy court.
Minister disappointed for Prodigal Sons after shack fire
YOUTH, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said Friday it was unfortunate that the Prodigal Sons Junkanoo group lost their shack to fire just weeks ahead of the holiday Junkanoo season.
Man charged with possession of ammunition
A 23-year-old man was charged in a Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday with possession of ammunition.
FNM chairman: It's time to come home, Prime Minister
FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands has called on Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis to get his priorities straight in governing the country, while claiming the electorate views him as an “absentee” leader.
Warm water means late storms may continue
A CANADIAN meteorologist said that due to ocean waters getting increasingly warmer, the chances of seeing a storm this late in the season is a trend likely to continue.
Pintard: Get on with completing home repairs
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard is calling for the government to move with urgency to complete home repairs that were approved since Hurricane Dorian under the Minnis administration.
