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Voter registration off to slow start in West Grand Bahama for upcoming by-election

VOTER registration in West Grand Bahama ahead of a by-election has got off to a slow start.

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Freeport woman accused of $40k fraud

A FREEPORT woman was charged yesterday with committing more than $40,000 worth of fraud.

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GB attorney ‘found dead in swimming pool’

WELL-known Grand Bahama attorney Jethro Miller is believed to have been found unresponsive in a swimming pool at his residence on Sunday.

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‘Open clinic on Sweeting’s Cay’

EAST Grand Bahama MP Kwasi Thompson is urging Minister of Health Michael Darville to open the clinic and deploy full-time medical personnel to Sweeting’s Cay.

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Husband and wife charged over firearm

FREEPORT - A husband and wife and a minor were charged with possession of firearms and ammunition in the Firearms Court in New Providence on Th

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Man held over copper theft

FREEPORT – A man has been detained for questioning in connection with the discovery of a quantity of copper wire which is believed to have been stolen from a ZNS transmitter site.

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Men charged over armed robbery

FREEPORT - Two men were charged in Freeport Magistrates' Court on Wednesday in connection with armed robbery and housebreaking at Hudson Estate.

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Shotspotter and cameras brought to Grand Bahama in crime fight

SHOTSPOTTER is finally activated in Grand Bahama to assist police in the detection and location of gunfire as it happens - while officers will also be outfitted with body cameras and dashboard cameras.

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Four arrested over theft of vessels worth $500,000

FREEPORT - Four Bahamian men were arrested and two stolen vessels valued at more than half a million dollars were recovered during a joint operation between Bahamian and US authorities.

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Ingraham criticises use of uniformed officers in campaign

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham was critical of how uniformed officers are used on the campaign trail for Progressive Liberal Party members.

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Three juveniles accused of stabbing 13-year-old for not joining gang in GB

THREE juveniles were charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Grand Bahama on Thursday for allegedly stabbing a 13-year-old boy.

GB registrar general’s office waiting on relief from the heat

THE Registrar General has hired contractors to repair the air conditioning units at the Registrar General’s department office in Grand Bahama.

Grand Bahama numbers for sexually transmitted infections see increase

GRAND Bahama is on track to record more sexually transmitted infections this year than in 2022.

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Two arrested after illegal immigrants discovered

TWO Bahamians were arrested after 10 illegal Haitian immigrants were discovered at a residence in the Freeport area on Friday night.

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Crime scene visit in GB murder trial

JURORS in the double murder and armed robbery trial being held in the Supreme Court on Grand Bahama were taken on a site visit on Monday visiting several areas, including the murder scene in Deadman’s Reef.

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Two accused of overstaying their time in the Bahamas

TWO people were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in separate incidents for overstaying their time in the Bahamas.

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Five arrests over drug, gun and ammo discovery

FIVE people were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs, illegal firearms and ammunition in Grand Bahama, a senior police official reported.Asst Supt Terecita Pinder reported that the arrests were made between 5pm Friday and 2am on on Saturday du

Census officers sworn in

FIFTEEN people in Grand Bahama were sworn in yesterday as listing officers for the 2021 Population and Housing Census.

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Teenager accused of armed robbery

A 19-year-old man was arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of armed robbery and causing damage to public school property in Grand Bahama.

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Bahamian, Chinese nationals intercepted during human smuggling operation

A Bahamian and a group of Chinese nationals were intercepted by the US Coast Guard at sea during an illegal human smuggling operation last week, according to Immigration officials on Grand Bahama.