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$6,000 bail after alleged handgun threat

A 33-year-old man accused of threatening another man with a handgun after an argument has been granted bail.

Jury acquits man of 2021 murder and attempted murder

A JURY has acquitted a man of murder and attempted murder charges stemming from a 2021 shooting that left one man dead and four injured.

Man remanded for Boxing Day armed robbery

A MAN accused of robbing another man of his car, cash and phone at gunpoint on Boxing Day has been remanded to prison.


Downtown benefits from taking a ‘bite out of Bay’

The Tourism Development Corporation says downtown Nassau was transformed into a celebration of food and culture through the return of its Bites on Bay festival on Saturday, February 7.

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Bahamian students to share stage with world’s best at Iconique Ballet

BAHAMIAN dance students will take the stage alongside world-renowned performers when the Iconique Ballet returns to The Bahamas next month.

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‘Rather give it away than throw it away’: Restaurant feeds needy families

RATHER than throw away extra food at the end of the day, a family-owned restaurant that relocated from Abaco to New Providence last year is giving away about 20 plates several times a week to families in need.


BEYOND THE BORDER: Why The Bahamas’ $4.5B partnership with the US deserves a return to dignity

BAHAMIAN families remember an era when travel to the United States functioned as a routine cross-border relationship rather than a high-stakes legal proceeding.

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Comedy For A Cause play ‘SmartyPants’ opens to packed audience at Atlantis Theatre

Comedy For A Cause play ‘SmartyPants’ opened to a packed audience at The Atlantis Theatre on Thursday as it seeks to raise funds to benefit Bahamians in need.

Woman in hospital for apparent suicide attempt

A WOMAN was hospitalised Saturday afternoon after an apparent suicide attempt in the Yamacraw Hill Road area.


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‘VJ’ earns MVP honours

VALDEZ “VJ” Edgecombe had the kind of All-Star Weekend breakthrough every young player dreams about. Playing for Vince Carter’s squad in the four-team Castrol Rising Stars tournament at the Intuit Dome, Edgecombe delivered two late-game winners that secured Team Vince the Rising Stars title and earned him tournament MVP honors.

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Davis reaffirms One-China policy at Lunar New Year reception

PRIME Minister Philip Davis reaffirmed The Bahamas’ adherence to the One-China principle as he highlighted deepening diplomatic, health and development ties between Nassau and Beijing during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations last week.

Doctors: PM threw us ‘under the bus’ on NHI irregularity

Bahamian doctors are accusing the Prime Minister of throwing their reputation “under the bus” with vague assertions about National Health Insurance (NHI) billing “irregularities” as the scheme falls up to two months’ behind in paying some providers.


Prime Minister: Bahamas must not be swept away in AI ‘tsunami’

The Prime Minister says artificial intelligence (AI) can lower barriers to entry, expand opportunity and reshape small economies such as The Bahamas.

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02132026 AROUND DA ISLANDS

February 13, 2026

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Tourism director open to Uber

THE country’s top tourism public servant signalled support for discussions on bringing ride-hailing technology to The Bahamas, even as taxi drivers rejected a proposal to partner with Uber.


Adriel Moxey: The case that shocked the nation

It was a case that shocked the nation.

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Police officer fatally shoots man discovered on premises of his St Margaret Road home

A POLICE officer fatally shot a male after discovering him at his residence on St Margaret Road off Shirley Street, prompting a police investigation.

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Munroe: Body cameras were on during drug raid

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said he has been advised officers wore body cameras during a controversial drug raid at a Carmichael home on Wednesday, but authorities have not disclosed what the footage shows or offered a counter account to allegations that narcotics were planted.


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Father-of-three kids crushed by forklift

DAYS after gathering with relatives to watch the Super Bowl, Kirk Young was killed yesterday morning when a forklift collapsed on him at the Airport Industrial Park.

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'It should have been life in jail'

THE mother of murdered schoolgirl Adriel Moxey said yesterday ‘it should have been life’ as the man who raped and killed the 12-year-old after following her along a path home from school was jailed for 40 years.