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Man accused of murder over fatal shooting on Gibbs Corner in 2021

A MAN was accused of murder yesterday over a fatal shooting on Gibbs Corner in 2021.

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Bail for break-in suspect

AN Eleuthera man who denied breaking into a man’s home on the island was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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Man accused of indecent assault on girl

A 23-year-old man who denied indecently assaulting a ten-year-old girl was yesterday granted bail before his trial.

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Waltiea to continue pro career in Europe

AS she was being honoured recently by Bahamas Hoopfest as the first Bahamian to be drafted to play in the Women’s National Basketball Association, Waltiea Rolle was making plans to head over to Europe to continue her professional basketball career.

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Lincoln Bain loses appeal over $64k repayment

FIREBRAND political activist Lincoln Bain has had the threat of a 90-day prison sentence eliminated despite losing his appeal against having to repay $64,000 over a failed investment deal.

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Attorney must pay $165k over ‘forged’ bank drafts

A Bahamian attorney has been ordered to pay Scotiabank some $165,000 after his business account became overdrawn due to two bank drafts that were discovered to be “forgeries or counterfeit”.

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FRONT PORCH: Forget the naysayers, Lawrence Rolle’s spirit and joy delivers a message to uplift us all

The late Joseph Campbell, a professor of literature whose groundbreaking work in comparative religion and comparative mythology included the book and companion PBS series, The Power of Myth, recalled an exchange at an international conference in Japan.

Investments Minister: Bahamas ‘in a mess by many measures’

A Cabinet Minister yesterday conceded that the Bahamas was “in a mess by many measures”, and warned that painful “radical surgery” was necessary to haul both the economy and society back on the right path.

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Still waiting answers on son’s unlawful killing

KENDAL and Christine Rolle were relieved last April when Coroner’s Court jurors found that a police constable killed their son unlawfully.

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BAMSI plumber jailed for shotgun possession

A PLUMBER at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute (BAMSI) in Andros received a six-month sentence, a $4,000 fine and a strong lecture from a magistrate yesterday after he pleaded guilty to possession of an unlicensed shotgun.

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Suspect shot dead ‘pointed gun at police’

A 22-year-old shot and killed by police in the Nassau Village community two years ago was not the person they were seeking to apprehend, according to police testimony on Friday.

Doctors Hospital wins case that sparked procedure review

A nurse whose firing triggered an “organization-wide review of procedures” by BISX-listed Doctors Hospital has seen the Court of Appeal back the rejection of her wrongful dismissal claim.

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Davis Cup: Bahamas stays in Zone III

THEY were not the results that they wanted, but veteran player/captain Marvin Rolle said it was better than being relegated from American Zone III to zone IV (four) in the Davis Cup competition.

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Henry Rolle to co-ordinate relay coaching staff

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net WHEN Team Bahamas heads to this year's Olympics, coach Henry Rolle said they are going to make every effort to ensure that all four relay teams are present at the Games in London, England. R

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FNM Senator finally gives public apology

MORE than a month after the she accused sitting Free National Movement (FNM) members of Parliament of being “jealous” of party chief Dr Hubert Minnis, Senator Lanisha Rolle publicly apologised to those she offended.

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Rolle says she was slandered and unlawfully recorded

INSISTING that her name has been “slandered”, Lanisha Rolle was adamant yesterday that she was allegedly “unlawfully” recorded during a private conversation with Free National Movement (FNM) political hopeful Lincoln Bain.

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A love affair renewed

BAMSI takes on Androsian Ezralee Rolle

Ezralee Rolle recently joined the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute’s (BAMSI) team as a lecturer in biology and environmental sciences. What makes her employment remarkable is that she is an Androsian by birth – daughter of Bettymae and Ezra Rolle from North Mastic Point – who watched BAMSI spring forth and grow, and then decided that she would gain the skills necessary to position herself to one day fill a place at the institute.

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Legal action threatened in water corporation row

THE general manager of the Water and Sewerage Corporation said he has instructed attorneys to pursue court action over a scathing letter written by the “disputed” president of the utility provider’s management union.

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Family’s fight to save mum-of-four

A RELATIVE of an Andros woman who died from COVID-19 last week, yesterday recalled the family’s frantic efforts to save her life.

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Waltiea Rolle joins Turkish Women's Basketball League

WALTIEA Rolle’s pro basketball career will continue this season in Turkey.According to World Wide Hoop, Rolle has signed with Endremit Gurespor of the Turkish Women’s Basketball League (TKBL).The TKBL is the top women’s basketball league in Turkey an