News

# Emanuel Vergara, 23, of Colombia, was arraigned on charges of grievous harm and assault with a dangerous instrument before Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley. # Vergara allegedly seriously injured ...
# A SOUTH African woman was found dead in the engine room of a vessel docked at a Harbour Island marina yesterday afternoon, with a 40-year-old Mexican man taken into custody shortly after in what ...
# PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says voter numbers are out of balance in “one or two” New Providence constituencies, requiring an “anxious look” to decide if boundaries should be redrawn.
# E-cigarette use, measured for the first time, emerged as a major concern at 17 percent, indicating a clear shift from traditional cigarettes. Access to illegal drugs also appears worryingly easy, ...
# FORMER Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine said he will again seek to contest the Pineridge seat as an independent candidate, ...
# DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper says the Constituencies Commission hopes to submit its report to Prime Minister Philip ...
# A 39-year-old man was granted $20,000 bail earlier this week after being accused of murdering a 64-year-old man in Grand Bahama in 2024. # Charles Tony Fritzgerald was granted bail by Justice Andrew ...
# A MAN has been granted bail after being accused of stealing equipment from a shop last week. # Melchior “MJ” Francis Jr, 21, was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Raquel Whyms on charges of shop ...
# A MAN was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday after admitting to pinning another man against a wall with his car earlier this year. # Garvin Smith, 45, appeared before Senior Magistrate ...
# BAHAMAS Nurses Union (BNU) president Muriel Lightbourne says she will seek re-election in January 2026, expressing confidence that ongoing tensions within the union will not affect her chances of ...
# Minister for Grand Bahama Ginger Moxey says the MSC’s move to join the Grand Bahama Shipyard shows “continued confidence in the Grand Bahama economy”. # The move sees MSC Cruises join Carnival and ...
# NEARLY 100 people gathered yesterday at the University of The Bahamas (UB) for the second annual Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Youth Conference, encouraging young people to challenge ...