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.
Man charged with attempted murder
A MAN faced an attempted murder charge in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Man admits breaking into church
A MAN was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday after admitting to breaking into a church and stealing thousands of dollars worth of equipment six years ago.
‘Enter country the right way or be repatriated’
AMID reports of United Nations officials calling for deportations to Haiti to stop, Immigration Minister Keith Bell said yesterday any undocumented migrants wishing to come here should apply to enter The Bahamas the “right way” or they will be repatriated.
$10m damage but no injuries in cay blaze
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said the damage sustained in the structural fire on Monday at Over Yonder Cay, Exuma is estimated to be as high as $10m.
Message to troubled students
“YOU can be anything you want to be” was one of the key messages delivered to troubled students during a symposium held at the Hope Centre yesterday.
Minnis: Govt needs to give answers over FTX
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has insisted there are many FTX-related questions that need answers by the Davis administration. As The Bahamas based crypto exchange fund’s collapse is news around the world, the Killarney MP said the spotlight has been shone on FTX’s conduct and the people behind the operation.
Changing of the guard at hospital foundation
THE Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, founded in 2003 to provide funding to the hospital, recently toasted a warm thank you to outgoing chairman Richard C Demeritte.
‘No police probe’ of Lanisha Rolle
DEPUTY Commissioner of Police Leamond Deleveaux yesterday denied reports that former Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Lanisha Rolle is being investigated by police.
MPs answer on whether they had FTX investments
SEVERAL members of Parliament yesterday said they had no FTX investments, while one confirmed receiving a donation from the collapsed crypto exchange firm.
Senate president tells joint sitting: ‘Rape is rape’
SENATE President LaShell Adderley called yesterday for the criminalisation of marital rape, saying rape is rape no matter the context.
Man accused of rape attack
A MAN was accused in a Magistrate’s Court of raping a woman in the capital last week.
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