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Three teenagers charged with causing harm
THREE teenage males were granted $4,000 bail after they allegedly injured a man in a fight in Acklins last month.
Dr Allen warns that fentanyl is more dangerous and deadly
DR David Allen, a renowned Bahamian psychiatrist who witnessed the horrors of the crack cocaine epidemic in the Bahamas, warned that illicit fentanyl is more dangerous and deadly after officials noted that two people have died in Grand Bahama this year with the substance in their system.
Man accused of having loaded gun in car gets bail for $7,500
A MAN was granted bail after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun in his car near Kemp Road earlier this month.
Two Grand Bahama deaths with fentanyl in their system this year
GRAND Bahama has already recorded two deaths of people found with fentanyl in their system in 2024, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles, who said the drug was found in one person who died on the island last year.
Rising hoops star VJ named to McDonald’s All-American roster
Bimini native Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe can now add being named to the 2024 boys McDonald’s All-American roster to his already long list of impressive accolades.
UK stands ready to support Bahamas when disaster strikes
BRITISH High Commissioner Tom Hartley said the United Kingdom is ready to support the Bahamas in any way it can in response to hurricane disasters.
Three taken to hospital after shootings in Grand Bahama and New Providence
A 64-year-old Freeport man is in hospital and two men are in custody following a shooting incident in Freeport on Tuesday evening - while two males were shot in New Providence.
Baha Mar Foundation and govt join to launch the Calvin J Morley Safe School Zone initiative
THE aunt of Calvin Morley, Jr, a 13-year-old killed while trying to cross the street on his way home from school in 2012, said his memory will live on through a safe school zone initiative launched yesterday in his honour.
Resort revenue growth relies on 5-7% room rate increases
THE BAHAMAS is relying on a 5-7 percent increase in room rates (ADRs) to drive resort revenue growth in 2024 due to limited opportunities to expand occupancies, a senior hotelier has revealed.
Developer eyes second price rise after hitting $15m in sales
A SOUTH-west New Providence development yesterday revealed it will increase prices for the second time “in a few weeks” after earning $15m from selling 35 percent of its available lots within five months.
Water Corp couldn’t ‘bolt all doors’ on union chief
THE Water & Sewerage Corporation could not be expected to “bolt all doors” to keep out a former union president who disobeyed orders to go on vacation by continuing to work, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Pintard says ‘enough is enough’ as murders rise
FREE National Movement leaders held press conferences in New Providence and Grand Bahama yesterday to slam the Davis administration’s reaction to the soaring murder rate, which FNM leader Michael Pintard said is an epidemic.
Elite pro hurdler Charlton leads the pack
ONCE again, elite professional hurdler Devynne Charlton led the Bahamian contingent of athletes competing in various meets around the United States of America with another world-leading performance in the women’s 60 metres hurdles.
Track and field athletes make the cut for CARIFTA
THE sixth edition of the DTSP Wolf Pack Track Classic saw the trend of athletes qualifying in field events continue while track athletes joined the count.
Grand Bahamians set to be honoured at awards banquet
SOME of the pioneers of softball and baseball in Grand Bahama will be honoured during the Rising Stars Softball’s Pioneers Awards Banquet on Friday, January 26 at Blair House on Magellan Drive, Lucaya.
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.
‘Only two sought help’ after shanty town tear down
AS structures continued to be demolished in the All Saints Way shanty town yesterday, Social Services Minister Myles Laroda said only two women visited his ministry seeking help.
Witnesses recount shark attack as Deputy PM says govt looking at regulations
TWO Americans who witnessed a shark attack at Atlantis on Monday said their experience was peaceful but turned dark when the ten-year-old victim was attacked.
Students displaced after fire damages four classrooms at SC McPherson
OVER 100 students and several teachers have been displaced at the SC McPherson Junior High School after a fire ripped through four classrooms last week.
Tourism chief ‘doesn’t see’ US crime travel advisory
The Bahamas is not presently in danger of suffering a US travel advisory over the recent murder spike, a senior hotelier asserted yesterday, adding that it was not yet "a major concern for tourism.