Suspect faces court over Omar Davis Jr murder
A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the murder of Omar Davis, Jr.
GUN VICTIM IN ‘WRONG PLACE AT WRONG TIME’: Man had not wanted to go to baby shower where he was shot dead
THE girlfriend of a 22-year-old man who was killed when a gunman opened fire at a baby shower on Sunday said initially he did not want to attend the event, but only did so not to disappoint his friends.
Two in court over firearms charges
TWO men were each granted $8,500 bail in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate firearm and ammunition charges.
Man accused of posting sex video online
A MAN accused of filming a woman giving him oral sex and posting the explicit content online without her consent was granted $3,500 bail yesterday.
Attempted murder case
A WOMAN was remanded yesterday after she was charged with trying to kill a man. Brittney Nelson, 22, appeared before Magistrate Shaka Serville on a charge of attempted murder.
Bail denied in robbery bid case
A MAN was denied bail yesterday after he allegedly attempted to steal another man’s car at gunpoint. Machino McKenzie, 21, stood before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain accused of attempted armed robbery.
Contractors chief warns of 60 percent cost rise
THE Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) says post pandemic inflation has influenced an increase in construction materials by around “60 percent”.
Slow uptake on child vaccines
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville has admitted that paediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine “are moving a little slower than we expected” with only about 320 to 330 administered so far.
Govt has not provided draft bill to campaigners
CAMPAIGNERS calling for the criminalisation of rape within marriage have been left in the dark about the state of proposed legislation.
‘FNM will regain public confidence’
THE Free National Movement knows what it must do to be re-elected to office, former prime minister Hubert Ingraham has said, adding he was confident the party would regain public confidence.
Decision to give Gibson WSC role questioned
FORMER prime minister Hubert Ingraham called into question a decision made by the former Minnis administration to appoint a member of Parliament as chairman of a utility company.
Pintard: Let’s get back to principles
MICHAEL Pintard, Free National Movement leader called on FNMs to return to some of the principles that guided the party in 1992, during a service commemorating the party’s first victory at the the polls 30 years ago.
Clinical counselling offering in link with Christian Council
THE Bahamas Christian Council and the Ministry of National Security announced a partnership that will offer clinical counselling as part of the fight against crime.
Call to grant gaming licence to GB this year
DR DANIEL Johnson, executive chairman of the Gaming Board, wants to issue a gaming license by the end of this year in Grand Bahama and a second one by next year.
Talks held at police HQ
HIGH-LEVEL discussions centering around the National Identified Risk Framework (NIRF) took place last week at Police Headquarters, underscoring the importance of the Royal Bahamas Police Force as the primary enforcement agency of the anti-money laundering, countering of Terrorist and proliferation financing regime (AML/CFT/CFP).
