$1m cocaine seized on ship
POLICE seized over $1m in suspected cocaine during a search of a vehicle freighter yesterday.
Man who jumped out of police car is fined
A MAN was fined a collective $800 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being found with drugs and jumping out of a moving police car to evade custody.
Mentally-ill man hits defendant in court hearing with handcuffs
A MENTALLY ill man found guilty of a damage charge was restrained after attacking another defendant in the prisoner’s dock while awaiting his own arraignment in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Man discharged over decades-old firearm
A MAN was discharged yesterday in connection with a decades-old firearm and ammunition charge due to conflicting reports from police on the exact firearm model found.
Woman charged over stabbing
A WOMAN faced a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after allegedly stabbing a co-worker at a construction company multiple times during a workroom brawl last week.
$5k fine for bail violation
A 27-YEAR-OLD Grand Bahama man was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court with violating the conditions of his bail.
‘Government has defamed prison Commissioner’
THE attorney representing Corrections Commissioner Charles Murphy accused the government of defaming his reputation while having no intention of investigating allegations about his tenure.
PM: I’ll keep fighting for fairness over climate
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he will continue to advocate for “justice and fairness” for small island nations during the current climate crisis ahead of COP27 next month.
Investment fund ‘to meet goals’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday the National Investment Fund Bill paves the way for a new framework that moves the country toward crucial national development goals.
VAT lift on power bill ‘insignificant’
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said the government’s amendment to the Value Added Tax Bill to increase the VAT-free ceiling on Bahamas Power and Light bills from $300 to $400 is “insignificant”.
Mitchell says goalposts shifting on tax
DESPITE the notion that Caribbean countries with competitive tax regimes are robbing European countries of revenue, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the evidence shows the opposite of this is true.
Darville tables new NHI Bill in Parliament
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville yesterday tabled the new National Health Insurance Bill 2022, which once passed will repeal the NHI legislation of 2016.
Davis: We’re looking at action on shanty towns
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said his administration is looking at how best to deal with the shanty towns in Abaco that are not covered by an existing court injunction, adding demolition was among the options that can be taken.
Traffic victim’s biggest fear was leaving son alone
THE best friend of a 25-year-old woman who was killed in a traffic accident in Grand Bahama on Tuesday said the victim’s biggest fear was leaving her son in the world without her.
Daughters of US resident may already have been deported
LABOUR and Immigration Minister Keith Bell said yesterday that deportation documents signed several days ago may have included the two minor daughters of US resident Clairnise Louis.
