Woman attacked former business partner with piece of wood
A WOMAN was put on six months’ probation yesterday after threatening and attacking a former female business partner with a piece of wood.
Two accused over weapons
TWO men were separately sentenced in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday - one in connection with possession of a component part of a firearm and another for carrying arms.
Teen jailed for causing harm
AN 18-year-old youth was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday after being found guilty of grievous harm.
Donations to organisations still down amid pandemic
NON-PROFIT organisations are still struggling to survive amid a slump in donations sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘90 taxi plates are inactive’
THE Ministry of Transport and Housing has revealed some 90 taxi plates are inactive.
‘Bring relief to people over high gas prices’
FREE National Movement deputy leader Shanendon Cartwright has urged the government to bring relief to Bahamians who are struggling with high gas prices.
Four accused of stealing
FOUR men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on two separate charges of stealing.
Eight months in jail for hitting woman with bat
A WOMAN was sentenced to eight months behind bars for hitting another woman in the head with a metal bat.
Man who hit ex-girlfriend told to take anger classes
A MAN was ordered to attend anger management classes by a magistrate yesterday for assaulting his former girlfriend.
Man accused of assault on woman police officer
A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after he was charged with assaulting a female police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly behaviour.
UPDATED: Traffic fatality on Paradise Island Bridge
POLICE are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on the southbound Paradise Island bridge on Tuesday night.
Woman living in bus 'was not squatting'
A WOMAN, who was given 14 days notice by the government to vacate Crown Land in the Bacardi Road area, says she is not squatting. She said government was aware that she was living in the area.
‘We will end vexing issues over citizenship’
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder confirmed yesterday the Davis administration will bring an end to the “vexing” issue of inequality between men and women regarding the transfer of citizenship through the proposed Nationality Bill 2022.
Govt plans medical cannabis regulation
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says the Davis administration intends to advance comprehensive legislation to regulate a medical cannabis industry and a separate framework for industrial hemp.
'BPL hedging deal is still in place'
BAHAMAS Power & Light Company’s hedging deal is still in place and will continue to cover a portion of the electricity provider’s fuel costs until next year, Latrae Rahming, director of communications in the Office of the Prime Minister, said yesterday.
