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NPBA: Heatwaves, Rockets, Shockers in the win column
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with a series of games played.
Silent Partner and crew find time to celebrate
AFTER winning the Best-of-the-Best regatta title in December, it was time for the Silent Partner, formerly the Red Stripe, to celebrate over the weekend in Black Point, Exuma.
Electric car dealer targets mid-year start on new HQ
A Bahamian electric vehicle dealer yesterday revealed it beat 2023 targets via a “one-third” sales increase as it bids to start construction on its new “multi-million” headquarters by around mid-year.
Police Commissioner: Suspect questioned over FNM vice chairman argument
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said a suspect was in custody concerning an argument involving Free National Movement vice chairman Richard Johnson.
Ex-DRA chief quizzed as part of police probe
A TEAM of police officers travelled to Grand Bahama on Thursday to interview former Disaster Reconstruction Authority head Katherine Smith.
CRACKDOWN: More intrusive policing coming, anti-gang laws are promised, more CCTV and increased patrols
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said more intrusive policing is coming in response to the rising murder rate.
Mother of murdered teen charged with harbouring criminal
The mother of Davinique Gray, the 16-year-old who was killed in a shooting incident last weekend, appeared emotionless before the court on Friday as she was charged with harbouring a man wanted by police.
Bar president says a Judicial Complaints Committee to be formed for accountability
BAR Association president Khalil Parker said Chief Justice Ian Winder has collaborated with the Bar Council to form a committee to draft a Judicial Complaints Procedure.
'Whistleblower' official should go before PAC
A top civil servant's attorney yesterday argued that what his client has allegedly suffered must "in no circumstance be allowed to happen" to other public officials who seek to expose purported "wrongdoing".
Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy hosts first event of 2024
While many were enjoying the festivities on Majority Rule Day, juniors along with adults participated at the third Front 9 Golf Tournament Series drive, chip and putt event at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Practice Facility.
Bail defended as officials mark opening of the legal year
THE contentious bail issue took centre stage when lawyers, the attorney general, judiciary members and top police officials marked the opening of the legal year against the backdrop of a soaring murder rate yesterday.
MURDER RATE UP 150 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR: Grandmother is latest victim, her grandson in critical condition after shooting
THE murder rate has skyrocketed 150 per cent compared to last year as the country grapples with one of its deadliest ever starts to a year.
Timberwolves at the double
IN two contrasting ends of the spectrum, the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves senior girls and boys pulled off a double dose of victory over the Dame Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s basketball action on Thursday at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.
Search for solutions on crime
The brand-new year 2024 rolled in, fireworks barely subsided, and the country is seething with a high volume of senseless murders. There has been one murder a day. One murder is one too many.
154 prison officers promoted – but others wait for their turn
ONE hundred and fifty-four prison officers were promoted this week, but the head of the association representing them said he will not be satisfied until others awaiting promotion are advanced.
Leading civil servant claims FOIA whistleblower breach
A top civil servant is alleging the Government violated the Freedom of Information Act’s ‘whistleblower’ protections by “intimidating” and sidelining her after she sought to highlight purported “wrongdoing”.
Davis tries to explain Mitchell comments – but recording doesn’t match
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis explained Fred Mitchell’s dismissive comments about the Freedom of Information Act yesterday in a way that does not reflect what the foreign affairs minister told reporters.
Miller: No guts for capital punishment
FORMER Cabinet Minister Leslie Miller said legislators lack “the guts” to ensure murderers experience capital punishment, which he considers a deterrent to violent crime.
IMMIGRATION ‘A RISK TO NATION’: Pastor warns of those who come to Bahamas illegally at Majority Rule service
AS top government officials looked on yesterday, Pastor TG Morrison railed against illegal immigration during a Majority Rule Day ceremony, claiming that “something cataclysmic is going to happen” if the issue is not addressed.
FACE TO FACE: Nurse Bianca Edwards leads a call to action to support nurses
BEING a nurse requires skill, constant learning, patience, empathy and quick decision making. It’s not for the faint of heart, and nurse Biance Edwards wants to make sure that her colleagues in The Bahamas have the support they need to be their best.