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Two men charged in connection with fake $4,349 cheque
TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a fake $4,349 cashier’s cheque.
Three and a half years in jail for thief who broke into convent
A MAN was sentenced to three and a half years in prison yesterday after breaking into a convent and stealing $2,370 worth of gardening and landscaping equipment.
Police chief: Scrap bail for serious criminals
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander says he fully supports Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe’s position that people charged with serious crimes should be kept in custody rather than be released on bail.
Elderly woman thanks PLP for home repairs
WORKERS began renovating the home of an elderly woman yesterday as part of the government’s Urban Renewal programme.
Second man held over shooting
THE SECOND man wanted in connection with the deadly Baller Night Club shooting is now in police custody, police have confirmed. Police issued a wanted bulle
Foulkes says DNA surprised everyone
FORMER Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said the impact of the Democratic National Alliance on Monday's election took everyone by surprise
Darville: Antimicrobial resistance is a ‘new threat to the entire region’
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said antimicrobial resistance is an emerging threat in the region.
‘Our Daddy only had a gun to protect us’
A POLICE officer yesterday testified how daughters of a man accused of firearm possession told him on the day of his arrest that their father only had the weapon to protect them.
PLP 'abandoned health care'
AMONG the Christie administration's "extraordinary failures and wasteland of broken promises" was the abandonment of the Bahamian people on health care, the governing FNM said. The party noted that on April 4, 2002, opposition leader Perry Christie declar
Enticed by a sin so sweet
By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer "SPEAR the rod, you spoil the child" is a popular proverb often recited by Bahamian parents in defence of scolding their children. The adage suggests that parents who neglect to punish their children run the r
Let's Get it Started
Let's Get it Started By Get Well Bahamas PHASE three of the 16-week Get Well Bahamas Health and Fitness challenge is off to a great start, with 40 participants working to lose weight and improve their overall physical and mental health. The objectives
Let's Get it Started
Let's Get it Started By Get Well Bahamas PHASE three of the 16-week Get Well Bahamas Health and Fitness challenge is off to a great start, with 40 participants working to lose weight and improve their overall physical and mental health. The objectives
Let's Get it Started
Let's Get it Started By Get Well Bahamas PHASE three of the 16-week Get Well Bahamas Health and Fitness challenge is off to a great start, with 40 participants working to lose weight and improve their overall physical and mental health. The objectives
'Apologise for documentary'
NATIONAL Security Minister Tommy Turnquest yesterday demanded an apology from the Australian journalist whose documentary depicted the Bahamas as a country under siege by crime and violence.
Gun Point base to open later this year
THE new base being developed at Gun Point in Ragged Island will allow the Royal Bahamas Defence Force to maintain a constant presence on the Great Bahama Bank, Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said. The base is expected to become operational
US Embassy warns of scam calls
THE United States Embassy in Nassau has warned the American public of an apparent “fraudulent call” scheme, in which people were being coerced into transferring sizeable funds under the guise that the money would be used to aid family members travelling in The Bahamas.
A PM term limit would prevent another Pindling
Two referenda have failed in The Bahamas under the last Progressive Liberal Party administration of former Prime Minister Perry Christie: the constitutional referendum in 2016 and the gaming referendum in 2013. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ plan to implement term limits for the office of prime minister will almost certainly succeed in a referendum. I believe Minnis wants ten years or two terms for the prime minister.
Killer escapes death penalty
A MAN has been spared the death penalty for murdering another man in his Family Island home during the course of an armed robbery four years ago.
Judge dismisses firearm charges against mother and daughters
A Grand Bahama mother and her three children - including a 20-year-old son and two juveniles - were arraigned on illegal firearm and ammunition possession charges yesterday after police found a gun in a bedroom of their home.
Pair to compensate person they assaulted
TWO men were ordered to compensate a man $150 after they admitted to assaulting him during a traffic accident earlier this month. Errol Knowles, 32, and Charles Sweeting, 25, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney after they were accused of assa