Pintard calls Davis’ VAT food removal ‘April fools’ economics
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard yesterday accused the Davis administration of offering “April Fools’ economics,” arguing that the Davis administration’s latest cost-of-living measures are politically motivated and long overdue.
BNU chief ‘traumatised’ by brazen daylight robbery
BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Muriel Lightbourn said she was left shaken but grateful to be alive after a brazen daylight robbery in Chippingham last week, during which a thief opened her car door and stole her belongings while she sat inside.
Pilot bailed over drugs but banned from foreign flights
A WESTERN Air pilot charged with drug possession was freed on $10,000 bail last week under strict conditions that bar him from leaving The Bahamas or flying internationally while awaiting trial.
Migrant apprehensions drop sharply in 2025 as RBDF records 78 percent decline
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended 440 migrants in 2025, a steep drop from 2,019 in 2024, as interceptions fell sharply across Cuban, Haitian and mixed-nationality routes tied to the Bahamas–Florida corridor.
ALICIA WALLACE: When help is needed, understand the forms of bystander intervention
THERE is a video recording of what appears to be sexual assault that has been circulating over the past few days.
PM Davis delivers 200 land conveyances to families on Moore’s Island, Abaco
AFTER generations of living, building and passing down land without formal ownership, scores of Moore’s Island residents received deeds of conveyance on Friday in what the government said marked a turning point for economic security on the Abaco island.
Five-year-old boy found dead in Abaco in suspected drowning incident
A FRANTIC search for a five-year-old boy in Abaco ended in tragedy yesterday after he was found dead in what police are investigating as an alleged drowning.
Superstar Rockers finally take top prize in GB's Pineyard Rush Junkanoo parade
THE Superstar Rockers are the unofficial winners of Grand Bahama’s Pineyard Rush Junkanoo Parade, finally breaking a six-year second-place streak to emerge the 2026 champions.
Young officer and recent graduate killed in separate weekend crashes
TWO men were killed in separate traffic incidents over the weekend, with one crash claiming the life of a recent high school graduate and the other ending the career of a young police officer.
Police probe officer over alleged bribe solicitation
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has launched an investigation into a viral video that appears to show a police officer attempting to solicit a bribe from a tourist during a roadside traffic stop to avoid issuing a ticket.
Bahamian group in $400m bid for GBPA
A Bahamian investor group featuring an ex-Olympic swimmer, former FNM senator and grand-daughter of Super Value’s owner are aiming to raise more than $400m in initial capital to finance the acquisition of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its key economic assets.
Families of murdered taxi driver and mechanic believe both men were lured to their deaths
A TAXI driver and a mechanic, both fathers of four, became the country’s first two murder victims of the year over the holiday weekend, leaving grieving families convinced the men were deliberately lured to their deaths.
VAT to be axed on all groceries
PRIME Minister Philip Davis last night announced the complete removal of VAT on food sold in grocery stores, a major tax policy shift the government says is aimed at easing persistent cost-of-living pressures.
Mitchell plays down rivalry over PLP constituency nominations as ‘normal passions’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell moved on Friday to cool internal tensions and reassert control of the party’s nomination process, dismissing recent flare-ups and criticism of constituency boundaries as routine political noise rather than signs of instability.
Rick Fox to run for St James seat as independent or party candidate
FORMER NBA star Rick Fox announced yesterday that he will run in the newly created St James constituency, raising the stakes in the contest as he weighs whether to run with a political party or as an independent.
Govt knocks down 27 shanty town homes on Russell Island, Eleuthera
DEMOLITION of illegal structures on Russell Island in Spanish Wells began yesterday, nearly a year after government notices warned occupants to vacate unregulated settlements in the area.
PM attends women’s rights activist Iva Nixon's funeral
IVA Rebecca Burrows Nixon, a revered community leader in Inagua whose life was marked by activism, service and quiet authority, was laid to rest on Saturday at Saint Philip’s Anglican Church in Matthew Town.
Clergy hit out at ‘politicisation’ of Majority Rule as unfinished project
TWO senior religious leaders used yesterday’s Majority Rule service to deliver pointed warnings to political leaders, criticising the politicisation of the national holiday and questioning why young Bahamians remain largely absent from positions of political power.
